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TCS on RFV; Internet Shirts Going Bye-Bye

in Housekeeping by jon

Monday, November 21, 2005 - 05:51 PM

Some interesting ruminations on Republicans for Voldemort from Tech Central Station regarding seeing our RFV merch in public. A bit of clarification on the article: although we did initially donate $1 per shirt sold to MoveOn, we haven't done that for over a year, so conservatives and Republicans can feel better about their irony-tinged purchase.

Also, As Seen On The Internet shirts are going away as of this Saturday, so if you want one, I suggest you make your purchase this week. Ninja and Ham shirts will continue to be available and fabulous.

In unrelated t-shirt news, Sam Logan sent me email to point out the similarity of this t-shirt to this one. Coincidence? Or just blatant assholery? We report, you decide.
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Re: TCS on RFV; Internet Shirts Going Bye-Bye (Score: 1)
posted Tuesday, November 22, 2005 - 12:09 AM (#30367)
That article is one of the most pathetic attempts to be clever I've seen in some time. Republican's for Voldemort didn't need explanation--his suggestions, like Environmentalists for Trelawney, did. 'Nuff said.

And what Republican would buy an RfV sticker??
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Re: TCS on RFV; Internet Shirts Going Bye-Bye (Score: 2)
posted Tuesday, November 22, 2005 - 12:13 AM (#30368)
In Response to Llamarama (#30367):

A Republican with a sense of humor and a love of Harry Potter (and/or Goats, really)?
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Re: TCS on RFV; Internet Shirts Going Bye-Bye (Score: 1)
posted Tuesday, November 22, 2005 - 02:32 AM (#30370)
That was incrdibly sad and pathetic. A part of me died reading that.

Until reading that article, I truly believed there was no such thing as bad publicity. But now people will assume people who wear RFV apparel are retards by association.

Seriously, dude. You CAN read too far into something. And as far as the moveon.org mixup: HOORAY FOR FACT-CHECKING!
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Re: TCS on RFV; Internet Shirts Going Bye-Bye (Score: 2)
posted Tuesday, November 22, 2005 - 05:24 AM (#30373)
Journalism School wins again.
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Re: TCS on RFV; Internet Shirts Going Bye-Bye (Score: 1)
posted Tuesday, November 22, 2005 - 09:23 AM (#30384)
That was one of the worst "articles" I've ever read. Seriously. But ehhhh who cares. Anyone who would give Joe "Joementum" Lieberman an award doesn't deserve to be listened to.
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Re: TCS on RFV; Internet Shirts Going Bye-Bye (Score: 3, Compelling)
posted Tuesday, November 22, 2005 - 10:15 AM (#30387)
Coincidence? Or just blatant assholery? We report, you decide.

Having spent more time staring at the enlarged images than I really should have, I vote: coincidence. If I were to draw a monkey watching TV, say, it would be the same kind of generic monkey from essentially the same viewer perspective. Except with even less talent than their shirt exhibits, if that is indeed possible. What makes your shirt work is (1) context, (2) glasses, and (3) manual typewriter.

Unless there is some hidden subtext here regarding splitreason.com, in which case, I abstain.
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Re: TCS on RFV; Internet Shirts Going Bye-Bye (Score: 1)
posted Tuesday, November 22, 2005 - 06:00 PM (#30403)
In Response to mcgrue (#30368):

A Republican with a sense of humor and a love of Harry Potter (and/or Goats, really)?

I'm not sure...if I were a Republican, I don't think that I'd want to display something likening my leader to the dark lord. But I'm not a Republican, so what do I know of such things?
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Re: TCS on RFV; Internet Shirts Going Bye-Bye (Score: 2)
posted Tuesday, November 22, 2005 - 10:46 PM (#30410)
In Response to mkinyon (#30387):

Considering your immediate comprehension of the word boobie as a type of bird [goats.com], I'd also recommend you abstain.

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Re: TCS on RFV; Internet Shirts Going Bye-Bye (Score: 3, Clever)
posted Wednesday, November 23, 2005 - 06:37 AM (#30411)
In Response to unFalln (#30410):

... courteously [imdb.com].
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Re: TCS on RFV; Internet Shirts Going Bye-Bye (Score: 2)
posted Wednesday, November 23, 2005 - 06:51 AM (#30412)
In Response to mkinyon (#30411):

Had the scissors been invented by then? or were they still editing fil-ms with crudely sharpened rocks?
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Re: TCS on RFV; Internet Shirts Going Bye-Bye (Score: 2)
posted Wednesday, November 23, 2005 - 08:11 AM (#30414)
In Response to unFalln (#30412):

Sharpened? That would have been nice.
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Re: TCS on RFV; Internet Shirts Going Bye-Bye (Score: 2)
posted Wednesday, November 23, 2005 - 08:15 AM (#30415)
In Response to mkinyon (#30414):

Ooooeerrr...

You had rocks?
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Re: TCS on RFV; Internet Shirts Going Bye-Bye (Score: 2)
posted Wednesday, November 23, 2005 - 08:51 AM (#30418)
In Response to zamphir (#30415):

The real question is... two or more?
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Re: TCS on RFV; Internet Shirts Going Bye-Bye (Score: 2)
posted Wednesday, November 23, 2005 - 08:51 AM (#30419)
In Response to mkinyon (#30411):

But surely, Mister K., you are not obnoxious and disliked!
 
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Re: TCS on RFV; Internet Shirts Going Bye-Bye (Score: 3, Compelling)
posted Wednesday, November 23, 2005 - 09:36 AM (#30423)
In Response to gtyrrell (#30419):

Mr. Tyrell, dear Mr. Tyrell
I'm only 41; I still have my virility
And I can romp through Cupid's Grove with great agility
But life is more than sexual combustibility

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Re: TCS on RFV; Internet Shirts Going Bye-Bye (Score: 2)
posted Wednesday, November 23, 2005 - 09:37 AM (#30424)
In Response to mkinyon (#30423):

Oops! Let me make up the difference here, Mr. Tyrrrrell.
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Re: TCS on RFV; Internet Shirts Going Bye-Bye (Score: 1, Redundant)
posted Wednesday, November 23, 2005 - 10:03 AM (#30426)
In Response to mkinyon (#30424):

I think the set {'Tyrell','Tyrell','Tyrrrrell'} is not equivalent to the set {'Tyrrell','Tyrrell','Tyrrell'}.

Nor to the set {'Malkovich','Malkovich','Malkovich'}.
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Re: TCS on RFV; Internet Shirts Going Bye-Bye (Score: 2)
posted Wednesday, November 23, 2005 - 10:06 AM (#30427)
In Response to snipergirl (#30418):

The real question is... two or more?

I'm in computers. I only need one. And the absence of one.

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Re: TCS on RFV; Internet Shirts Going Bye-Bye (Score: 2)
posted Wednesday, November 23, 2005 - 12:06 PM (#30429)
In Response to Llamarama (#30367):

I am a Republican and have considered purchasing a shirt and/or bumper sticker many times. I find the whole thing pretty damn funny. My wife, whom is a lot more conservative than I am, also finds it funny.
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Re: TCS on RFV; Internet Shirts Going Bye-Bye (Score: 2)
posted Wednesday, November 23, 2005 - 12:08 PM (#30430)
In Response to zamphir (#30427):

Undescended rocks?

Remember, I'm one of those sick medical types.
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Re: TCS on RFV; Internet Shirts Going Bye-Bye (Score: 2, Insightful)
posted Thursday, November 24, 2005 - 01:41 PM (#30440)
In Response to mcgrue (#30368):

A Republican without a sense of humour, more like.

What a sad, sad little man. And clearly a love of Harry Potter and not of Goats: when arguing from quotes of other people's opinions, which I'm pretty sure is a logical fallacy, he quotes Dumbledore. He quotes a fictional character in an attempt to convince us all to be more partisan and go to war together.
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Re: TCS on RFV; Internet Shirts Going Bye-Bye (Score: 1, Insightful)
posted Wednesday, December 14, 2005 - 07:00 PM (#30899)
In Response to Llamarama (#30367):

Republican. Ordered a shirt. Love it. The fact that when I ordered it I knew some of the money was going to Moveon merely heightened the amusement.

I just love the way it works. The right-wing propaganda machine links Iraq and Al Queda (as well as Republicans and Military) allowing for our agenda to move forward. The left wing propaganda machine links Bush and Stupid, doing absolutely nothing to the republican congress that, y'know... DID all this stuff. I'm all in favor of Voldemort as the next president.

We're all the right kind of people, at least a few of you should know your Douglass Adams. Remind me, what's Zaphod's job, and why is he so good at it?
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Re: TCS on RFV; Internet Shirts Going Bye-Bye (Score: 1)
posted Wednesday, December 14, 2005 - 07:10 PM (#30902)
In Response to Lonely Goatherd (#30899):

If I hadn't already posted on this thread, I'm mod you up for insight, LG. And then I'd cry.
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Re: TCS on RFV; Internet Shirts Going Bye-Bye (Score: 2)
posted Wednesday, December 14, 2005 - 09:50 PM (#30904)
In Response to Lonely Goatherd (#30899):

Achievement is not something to be proud of, when it's achievement in evil.

Oh, wait. I don't agree with that.

I just don't agree with the kinds of evil that the Republican "congress" has "achieved".

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