FAILCOEUR T-SHIRT ON SALE / Contest Winner
by royhobbs on May 23, 2009 7:45 PM EDT
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Yeah, I know I said May 27th, but I'm impatient, and for those who hurry can get some benefit out of this too. But the FAILCOEUR t-shirt contest is over, a winner has been selected, the design has been made, and the shirts are now up for sale!
Talking Chop reader, Rhyno18 wins the t-shirt contest with his submission of this photograph. I'll be honest, he's lucky he got this submission into the window I began closing, because I was totally going to go with another photograph, and in fact began working on it before this made its presence known. So Rhyno18, I will be in touch with you soon in regards to getting some contact information and mailing address to send you your grand prize of one autographed Chipper Jones baseball.
Before I continue, let me thank all those who submitted images and gave an effort to be a part of this little project. This project couldn't have be done as easily without your contributions, and I'm glad to know that so many people were interested. There were some good pictures, some awesome ideas that I had to turn down simply because they didn't work correctly in an artistic sense for this project. Extra kudos to those who stepped out of the box and pitched some interesting concepts.
So without further ado, here's the result for the front of the new shirt:
I gave ol' Frenchy the Obama treatment, and since this couldn't possibly be complete without it, surrounding the circle is the ill-fated quote that will probably define the remainder of whatever career he has left.
The back, most of you have already seen, but if there's anyone seeing this for the first time, here it is:
Thanks goes to the Braves-Nation.com users who saw the design and put forth their corrective font criticism to make this better.
The overall look of the shirt:
This is the front and back samples of the shirt. The logo is centered on the front, and should be no bigger than like 2-3" in diameter. By default it is on American Apparel Basic "Heather Gray" T-shirt. But apparently, you are able to choose your own color from a list of available options. And depending on what color you choose, the cost of the shirt can be anywhere from $21.95 to $33.95. The default gray is $24.95. FYI, putting this design on the black, brown, or any dark colors will render the type pretty much unreadable.
I AM NOT MAKING ANY MONEY ON THIS SHIRT. Please keep this in mind. I didn't make this to make profit, I made it as something I wanted to make, and share with those who might be interested in it as well. It was a great opportunity to hold a small contest too.
And that's really about it. Click on any of the t-shirt designs to get the link to my ZAZZLE.com shirt's page where it can be purchased.
ALSO: For the remainder of today, and I think through Sunday, Zazzle is having a Memorial Day sale, where I believe they knock off another 10% on the cost of the shirt with coupon code: MEMORIAL SALE So those who expressed interest for real, this is the time to get it; I was initially thinking about waiting until Monday to break the shirts out, but this discount for everyone has kind of forced my hand.
Anyway, thanks to all parties who expressed interest, those who contributed, and anyone who supports my artwork and buys a shirt.
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Wow, I’m stoked. So many people to thank here. I’d like to thank royhobbs for his wonderful taste in choosing pictures, Google image search, the Talking Chop FYF bashers, the Talking Chop FYF supporters, Jon Garland the rusty nail & bigjoe’s member, Bobby Cox and Frank Wren for leaving the rotting corpse in RF game after game, all the people who don’t know what OBP is and why its so damn important in baseball, the baseball stat-heads keepin’ it real from mom’s basement, my mom for letting me move back into the basement, my wife for letting me have sex whenever I she wants to, my oldest son who’s showing me that Escobar isn’t the only SS who never saw a pitch he didn’t like, my youngest son who is now in his first tee ball season(I love him dearly, but he seems to be twitching at the plate, and I don’t know why. Probably learned it watching Braves games with me.) And of course, thanks to Pujols, for making this all possible.
Can’t leave without thanking the man that inspired all this. I would never have been motivated to enter this contest without all the frustration built up, as I said before, by watching FYF himself flail about at the plate like an epileptic that just stepped on a fire ant hill. Here’s hoping you’ve found something the last couple games.
Logan Schafer for 2009 ROY!!! Go Wolverine!!! SNKT!
Call the Braves office and demand Anderson be stripped of #18. He doesn't deserve that hallowed number!
by Rhyno18 on May 23, 2009 10:43 PM EDT reply actions 8 recs
Wow, that was great. Thanks for mentioning my penis, he appreciates it
"If on-base percentage is so important, then why don't they put it up on the scoreboard?"
President, CEO, and chairman of the Brandon Jones fan club. PLEASE COME BACK! PLEASE COME BACK! PLEASE COME BACK!
Just noticed, reply fail. I’m drunk and gay.
"If on-base percentage is so important, then why don't they put it up on the scoreboard?"
President, CEO, and chairman of the Brandon Jones fan club. PLEASE COME BACK! PLEASE COME BACK! PLEASE COME BACK!
You can choose what kind of shirt you want it on. The cheapest it can get is $18.95, but that’s on a basic white t-shirt.
No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.
Just bought mine and it was just 15.95 plus with the discount just a little over 14 bucks, can’t beat that price!
Maybe it was because I ordered a white one. I wanted white because it would go with anytthing (girl’s thinking)!
I can’t wait to wear it out here in Chattanooga! We are right on the Ga/Tn line. Many love Frenchy in these parts just because he is a Ga Boy!
I make take some food to the face and rude remarks, but it will be worth it and kinda fun!
People whispering " she don’t know how to spell his name, bless her heart"!!
I can’t wait………….
"Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle."
I couldn’t get that discount to work lol…
I’ll be wearing mine around the Nooga though.
Tommy Hanson 4 ROY
Ugh...
I’ve argued with those people at the Ted. It’s nauseating.
by MichaelProcton on May 25, 2009 2:26 AM EDT up reply actions
will anyone wear the shirt to an actual game?
by WeStillHaveBobby on May 25, 2009 9:33 PM EDT reply actions
or try to get it signed by failcoeur
by WeStillHaveBobby on May 25, 2009 9:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Roy,
maybe I am being a moron, but I cant get the link to work, any suggestions on finding this shirt on zazzle ?
INTERESTING
I think it was taken down. And pretty recently, too, because I haven’t gotten any email or been contacted on why it was taken down.
No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.
Likewise.
I’d advise you and anyone else who ordered one previous to today to keep your eyes peeled online to see if your payments have been processed or not. Because if I’m not mistaken, once processed, they have to follow through with fulfillment of the order.
No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.
Well mine’s processed so I guess I’m in the clear.
These things are gonna be like collector’s items. lol
Tommy Hanson 4 ROY
lol, the 5-6 that have already sold, yeah, they’re going to be collector’s items alright. I changed the artwork slightly, so the previous t-shirts are for all intents and purposes discontinued. It’ll be like mistake baseball cards or action figures.
No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.
Processed here. Hope it gets in by the next homestand.
by MattDiazFanClub on May 26, 2009 11:27 AM EDT up reply actions
T-SHIRT HAS BEEN REMOVED
Details are pending. I have yet to hear from Zazzle why it was removed. But I have my suspicions.
I’m hoping zazzle will contact me or at least send me an automated email with the reasoning for its removal, but there’s no saying I can’t put it back up.
I have a feeling that I’m going to have to edit the artwork so that the hat looks like it has nothing close to resembling the Atlanta “A” on it, but there is no reason why this won’t be back up and selling within the next few days.
TC’ers, do me a favor, and make this comment green, so people can hopefully get the message instead of emailing me.
No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.
by royhobbs on May 25, 2009 11:41 PM EDT reply actions 7 recs
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Considering all the proof anyone would need is right here on this page, I have a feeling it has to do with the Atlanta A. I can easily change that.
No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.
Fight the power!
Reporter: How will you address all of the dropped passes?
Mike Smith: I don’t think that we were as sharp as we have been catching the football. It’s something that is very fixable. It’s VERY fixable.
If you are truly interested in a t-shirt
I would advise you to please contact me via email, listed at the bottom of the page. Make the subject line “FAILCOEUR SHIRT”. It will help your chances if you identify yourself be it TC user name, or if you’re some intrepid blogger from one of the notable sites that have hotlinked to this shirt as well.
The biggest flaw of this initial pitch was how publicly available the shirt was available, and all it took was one defiant viewer to report the design as infringement of some sort.
I am not making that mistake again. In order to control the viewership of the shirt’s availability, I request only genuinely interested parties (read: people fully intending to purchase) to contact me, and later on, I will point you to where you need to go to get your shirt. Although I cannot trust everyone to not share the link once I give it to them, hopefully those who were truly interested can get their shirts before someone tries to shut it down again.
No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.
by royhobbs on May 26, 2009 12:52 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
MLB police?
all it took was one defiant viewer to report the design as infringement of some sort.
Guaranteed it was one of the Oompa squad hired by MLB to peruse the iNet looking for copyright infringements on their stuff. This really is pathetic, no matter who reported it, but at the same time it is small compared to what MLB did to Little Leagues everywhere (not to mention the Cape Cod league).
You aren’t the czar of typographic emphasis
The question is when does it take effect if it even took effect? Little league teams are at Turner Field all the time, and they’re often wearing the same emblems and logos as the major league squads, and furthermore have what appears to be a cross-promotional MLB/Little League emblem on many of them.
Maybe MLB realized the atomically damaging repercussion of trying to cease and desist what pretty much if the future lifeblood of their own organization.
No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.
Those would be ok...
because they were bought from MLB directly.
by MichaelProcton on May 30, 2009 8:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Maybe MLB realized the atomically damaging repercussion of trying to cease and desist what pretty much if the future lifeblood of their own organization.
You’re giving them way too much credit. Nope, like MichaelProcton pointed out, they’re selling those uniforms to the little leagues. Personally, I would go with generic names just to throw and f-u at them.
"At least he didn’t nail the bitchy fat girl from Hell's Kitchen."
www.dropoutproductions.com
I tend to give the benefit of doubt
That’s kind of sad. The funny thing is, have you guys ever noticed that kids who say for example, like live in Nowheresville, Montana and play on a little league team, and their team was the Braves, when they grow up, they’ll forever have this like for the Braves for no other reason then that was their little league squad growing up.
No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.
BTW, my shirt has apparently shipped. So I’m fairly sure everyone who ordered before it was taken down is in the clear.
Just got my shirt!
I’m wearing it right now. It’s pretty badass.
Q: If on-base pct is so important then why don't they put it on the scoreboard? -Failcoeur
A: Because the Braves don't want to show their fans how bad you suck.
Man, that’s wrong. I made the shirt, put in my order a day before I made the announcement, and I STILL haven’t gotten it yet. If it’s not in my mailbox when I go home, I’m flipping cars over.
No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.
lol
Apparently I’ve got the reputation of being the biggest L4D fan in the world because when the news broke today, I’ve gotten about 3 texts, 8 IMs, and 2 emails about it.
No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.
Including one 5 minutes ago…yeah, I was at work all day and nearly fell out of my chair when I checked notes from Microsoft’s press conference.
"If on-base percentage is so important, then why don't they put it up on the scoreboard?"
President, CEO, and chairman of the Brandon Jones fan club. PLEASE COME BACK! PLEASE COME BACK! PLEASE COME BACK!
I should be taken out behind the shed and put down…how did I space on the date of E3 2009?!
by Smoltz's Beard on Jun 1, 2009 5:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Damn…I’ve been busy as hell today at work and didn’t get the chance to do my normal web surfing routine until now. Release date is right around the corner, but then again…they probably don’t have to change a whole lot compared to most other sequels.
by Smoltz's Beard on Jun 1, 2009 5:16 PM EDT up reply actions
You know why I really like Talking Chop? Because I never, ever feel like the biggest nerd on here.
"At least he didn’t nail the bitchy fat girl from Hell's Kitchen."
www.dropoutproductions.com
Killing zombies is nerdy?
What the hell does that make getting autographs from guys younger than you, and snapping mugshots of them?
"If on-base percentage is so important, then why don't they put it up on the scoreboard?"
President, CEO, and chairman of the Brandon Jones fan club. PLEASE COME BACK! PLEASE COME BACK! PLEASE COME BACK!
http://betav2.gamersyde.com/stream_11137_en.html
I dunno if you saw that yet or not
"If on-base percentage is so important, then why don't they put it up on the scoreboard?"
President, CEO, and chairman of the Brandon Jones fan club. PLEASE COME BACK! PLEASE COME BACK! PLEASE COME BACK!
Crap, I came up with a good comeback too late. Screw it:
At least when I’m out getting those autographs from the teeny boppers and snapping mugshots I’m outside my mom’s basement. How about when you guys are “killing zombies”?
"At least he didn’t nail the bitchy fat girl from Hell's Kitchen."
www.dropoutproductions.com
Oh yeah?
Xbox wireless controllers. I can open the blinds and play from my backyard, through the window.
No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.
Shit…I recently started reading Warhammer 40k novels this past year. Beat that.
by Smoltz's Beard on Jun 1, 2009 5:19 PM EDT up reply actions
That looks like the original red ranger..forget the dude’s name, but he had 3 names. Him and his massive Charizard (minus wings) looking T-Rex robot…pretty much was the entire torso of the Megazord.
Outnerd THAT
"If on-base percentage is so important, then why don't they put it up on the scoreboard?"
President, CEO, and chairman of the Brandon Jones fan club. PLEASE COME BACK! PLEASE COME BACK! PLEASE COME BACK!
Smoltz’s Beard went to go SEE the Red Ranger when he was bartending at some joint in Virginia.
No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.
That story has been so twisted and manipulated since I first brought it up. I’m never bringing up anything again…you must be pretty proud of yourself.
by Smoltz's Beard on Jun 2, 2009 10:28 AM EDT up reply actions
Hey. Don’t take it out on me that you’re bitter at the Red Ranger because he wouldn’t serve you your Sex on the Beach and Manhattan, and you flipped out in the middle of Mike’s American Grill, and challenged him to a game of Street Fighter 2 Turbo, and he beat your ass with Dhalsim. (true story)
No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.
I did lose to someone playing as Dhalsim the other day…not fun.
by Smoltz's Beard on Jun 2, 2009 10:53 AM EDT up reply actions
I went to see a Power Rangers show once…what separates me from you is that I was like 9.
"If on-base percentage is so important, then why don't they put it up on the scoreboard?"
President, CEO, and chairman of the Brandon Jones fan club. PLEASE COME BACK! PLEASE COME BACK! PLEASE COME BACK!
You think I was drinking sex on the beach and manhattan’s as a guy over 21? No…I was 9, thank you very much.
by Smoltz's Beard on Jun 2, 2009 12:01 PM EDT up reply actions
LOL…I have no idea what this is, but I just read “catch phrase” and it’s completely uncalled for. I love it!
by Smoltz's Beard on Jun 2, 2009 10:30 AM EDT up reply actions
Reds fan here
I’ll be at the game Sunday vs the Brewers, hopefully wearing this shirt. Zazzle tells me it shipped today so it should get here before I leave Saturday morning, but I’m unable to track it via UPS right now. I’d be happy to link to my writeup next week sometime if you guys are interested. :)
"It seems as if every mistake I've ever made in life I've had an erection in one hand and a Bud Light in the other."
Awesome.
This is hilarious. I can’t believe you, a Reds fan, are going to wear the Failcoeur t-shirt to a game. Hah!!
"If I had a little humility, I would be perfect" - Ted Turner
Hell, are you kidding?
I’ll even make it a point to wear it the next time the Braves are in town. Which is next year, sadly. Hopefully he sticks around until then, for my comedy’s sake.
"It seems as if every mistake I've ever made in life I've had an erection in one hand and a Bud Light in the other."
Hah! I would love that!
I’ll be wearing mine to the first game I go to once I’ve gotten it!
And much to royhobbs chagrin, it’s not teal. ;)
"If I had a little humility, I would be perfect" - Ted Turner
Hmm
I don’t know how much you want to drive, but you might see him next year (or maybe this year) when whatever team he’s playing for is playing against (or for, heaven forbid) the Dayton Dragons or Louisville Bats, or whatever MiLB teams are located within reasonable distance to Cincy.
No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.
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