# How's the New Straight Dope Tshirt sell.......... **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 25, 2000, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hows-the-new-straight-dope-tshirt-sell/34428 "2000-09-25T05:15:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![shhh\_zzzz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/977dab/32.png) [@shhh\_zzzz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shhh_zzzz)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2000, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hows-the-new-straight-dope-tshirt-sell/34428/1 "2000-09-25T05:15:28Z")
What? There **IS** no new SD tshirt? Well, why not? I _was_ gonna buy one until I looked at it. [https://securesite.chireader.com/cgi-bin/dopestore/buystuff.bat#tshirt](https://securesite.chireader.com/cgi-bin/dopestore/buystuff.bat#tshirt) But I’m pretty sure anything that ugly would make my skin ache if I wore it. (Of course, it _would_ look better with me in it.) 😛 Really, I don’t want to trod on anyone’s toes – I understand someone put a lot of thought into that design and did a damn fine job!, and incorporated all kinds of cool stuff into the design, but isn’t it time to offer other options? Shouldn’t there be a new tshirt every year or so? I know there are countless talented artists among the membership here. Can’t someone create a new design that’s more cool, or colorful, (or at least one that looks more like Cecil)? ---
**Author:** ![Adriatic\_Ionian\_AEgean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Adriatic\_Ionian\_AEgean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Adriatic_Ionian_AEgean)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2000, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hows-the-new-straight-dope-tshirt-sell/34428/2 "2000-09-25T06:17:24Z")
At only $10, they probably don’t recover the cost now, so I doubt there’s an incentive for a new one. They need something with more margin, and a chance for repeat sales, like a calendar. ---
**Author:** ![Adriatic\_Ionian\_AEgean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Adriatic\_Ionian\_AEgean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Adriatic_Ionian_AEgean)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2000, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hows-the-new-straight-dope-tshirt-sell/34428/3 "2000-09-25T06:22:16Z")
Did you know The Norm cartoon site gives a bonus of pencils used to draw the strip, and the stuff that comes from their wastebaskets? How’s that for salsemanship? \*\* [http://store.yahoo.com/the-norm/freestuff.html](http://store.yahoo.com/the-norm/freestuff.html) \*\* ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2000, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hows-the-new-straight-dope-tshirt-sell/34428/4 "2000-09-25T18:40:18Z")
I have to agree that, no matter how well Slug Signorino’s drawings complement Ed’s…er, Cecil’s columns, I have absolutely **NO** desire to _wear_ his artwork. I’d hope they could come up with something better, because I’d really **like** to wear a SD T-shirt. I wouldn’t mind paying $15 for it, so they can make some money off it. ---
**Author:** ![shhh\_zzzz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/977dab/32.png) [@shhh\_zzzz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shhh_zzzz)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2000, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hows-the-new-straight-dope-tshirt-sell/34428/5 "2000-09-27T01:28:06Z")
Thanks guys–glad I’m not the only one who feels this way… The Norm trash is a very innovative idea. The calendar is a good idea too, but I **really** wanted something to _wear_. And yes, if it looked good, $15 wouldn’t be too much. I can’t help but think that sales of the current design must be slow, and why hasn’t anyone created an alternate design? I hope they’ll someday do one with some really cool tie-dyed effects along with a new design. Altho’ a light image on a dark shirt always looks good too. I’m optimistic–I’m gonna start saving my $15. ---
**Author:** ![Adriatic\_Ionian\_AEgean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Adriatic\_Ionian\_AEgean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Adriatic_Ionian_AEgean)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2000, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hows-the-new-straight-dope-tshirt-sell/34428/6 "2000-09-27T03:55:04Z")
Do you have a design in mind? Some of the recent Slug drawings are quite confusing without the text, and that makes them good for an insider’s joke. Like this one \*\* [http://www.straightdope.com/art/2000/000922.gif](http://www.straightdope.com/art/2000/000922.gif) \*\*