Militant Geek Custom Shirts

When it comes to geek finery sometimes I think I get too focused on only technical or sci-fi oddities. In reality, the land of geekdom is full of social misanthropes and quirky neurosis to fill a hundred of Mariah’s closets.

Take, for example, ‘Deflated Defenses’ from Glennz Tees. They obviously saw the huge renaissance fair contingent, weighed it against the legion of bouncy castle practitioners, and came up with an epic mashup to appeal to thousands (if not millions) who belong to both camps. Or maybe it just made them laugh. For $19.95.

What could I say about Wikipedia that already hasn’t been said? Depending on what pundit you may be sitting closest to its either the repository of all that’s worth knowing (that’s not pr0n) or the victory of bully masses over reasoned scholarship. All I know is its where I look up my Dr. Who factoids.

This brilliant shirt from Busted Tees perfectly captures the ying and yang of the source that everyone love to doubt. You can have yours (no citation needed) for $18.99.

Dexterity This shirt has me torn. At first glance its a clever, albeit juvenile, tie in with a pop culture phenom that has been making a subtle comeback. On the other hand, it gives me great pause when I recall the words of Uncle Mort describing the “great pleasure” he derived from the “hours and hours” spent on the cube. Its that kind of ‘is-it-or-is-it-not-a-double-entendre that makes family reunions such hell. Don this tee at your own risk.

Rubix Cube shirt from Wicked Cool Stuff for $17.99. Tip ‘o the hat to Fashionably Geek for the find.

So we’ve covered quite a few political-themed geek tshirts in the past several months. Thankfully, the quality of geek tie-ins continues even if the campaigns have gotten mired down in negative ads and semantics.

‘Barack Is the Future’ can be bought from KarmaLoop for $20. Props to Hide Your Arms for the find.

When it comes to geek memes few things can surpass Star Wars (despite Lucas’s best efforts to kill the franchise with episodes 1-3). A mainstay in the pantheon of lovable science fiction characters is R2-D2, the droid that could. Artist Reece Ward here shows us a cutaway of just what is in our favorite bleepin’ hero - apparently a trike, Dalek, etc.

You can buy this shirt from RedBubble.com for $23.94. Hat tip goes to Geekologie for spotting this gem.

Pure Pwnage is a Canadian mockumentary based on Jeremy and his quest to be a pro gamer. Of course, central to any pro gamer is the ability to pwn, or completely decimate opponents, preferably in humiliating ways. Pure Pwnage’s store has a number of great items reflecting that including the ‘iPwn’ tshirt.

It’s available for $16.99 from the n00bstore. Online smackdown is extra. Props to TCritic for the find.

After launching to extremely high expectations Shirt.Woot.com has been quite a hit or miss affair. For every great, geek centric design there are a dozen that seem to be the equivalent C or D Threadless class submissions.

The ‘Human Genome’ shirt falls into the first category. Available for the post-Woot price of $15 its a nice addition for the genetic manipulator in your life. As first seen on TRoundup.

And now, in this hotly contested election year, I offer a ballad in support of a worthy candidate (sung to the tune of Gilligan’s Island):

Just sit right back and you’ll hear a tale,
A tale of a fateful trip
That started from this Kobol port
Aboard this old spaceship.

The mate was a military man,
The president brave and sure.
The passengers set course that day
For a three hour tour, a three hour tour.

The Cylons started getting rough,
The old ship was tossed,
If not for the courage of the fearless crew
Humanity would be lost, humanity would be lost.

The ship set course for uncharted planet Earth
With “Starbuck” Thrace
Adama too,
Roslin and her staff,
those Boomers,
Dr. Baltar and Number Six,
Here in Battlestar’s berth.

So this is the tale of the castaways,
They’re here for a long, long time,
They’ll have to make the best of things,
With frakkin Cylon slime.

The President and the Commander too,
Will do their very best,
To make the others comfortable,
(Only after their Cylon test).

So join us here each week my freinds,
It’s sure to be a while,
The space stranded castways,
on this modern Gilligan’s Isle.

Rosline ‘08 shirt available from Hijink’s Ensue Store. Prices start at $20.

Have you played Rock Band? If not, you haven’t lived. For many geeks, Rock Band is the closest we’ll ever come to having underwear thrown in our direction - hence its appeal. Combine a Rock Band parody shirt with a Star Wars reference and you’ve got a groupie worthy product.

The shirt comes from Think Geek and is available starting at $14.99. There is an affiliate link (to help the site) and a non-affiliate link available (to provide I’m not in the pocket of the powerful Tee lobby). Thanks to SlashFilm.com for the reference.

Ask any typographer what the biggest bane of the web is and it is only a matter of seconds before they reply ‘Comic Sans’. Of the handful of fonts the web founding fathers chose to include why one that was fit only to adorn Charlie Brown reprints was chosen is beyond me.

Bad Designer Threads understands my pain. They’ve created this wonderful Tee to proclaim to the world just what punishment should befall those ignorant enough to use this travesty of typographic display. Discovered through Pop Culture Tees. It’s yours for $20.