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BadKen wrote:

I find the juxtaposition of donuts and fatal knockout gas rather disturbing.

I have a wide array of interests.

And yes, apple cider donuts are the best specialty cake donuts around. It is known.

Coldstream wrote:

The greatest donuts in the history of humanity are the piping hot ones sold out of tiny food-stands on the sea-shore in Cromer, England. This is irrefutable, scientific, gospel, unquestionable truth, and we will not suffer the heretic to say otherwise.

According to my wife, who considers herself an expert (a) them's fighting words, and (b) the polish bakery at the exit of Camden Town tube station will take your Cromer-based chancers out to the f*cking woodshed, pal.

Jonman wrote:
Coldstream wrote:

The greatest donuts in the history of humanity are the piping hot ones sold out of tiny food-stands on the sea-shore in Cromer, England. This is irrefutable, scientific, gospel, unquestionable truth, and we will not suffer the heretic to say otherwise.

According to my wife, who considers herself an expert (a) them's fighting words, and (b) the polish bakery at the exit of Camden Town tube station will take your Cromer-based chancers out to the f*cking woodshed, pal.

While I have no doubt that your wife is in all other respects above reproach, I fear that this is the sort of gaffe that comes back to you at 2am when you can't sleep, when your brain decides it's a good time to review everything embarrassing that you've ever done. I suggest that she steer clear of Cromer donuts, as once the truth is revealed to her, she will be condemned to living the rest of her life in the knowledge of how wrong she was. Probably, she would become a cautionary tale for wayward pastry enthusiasts around campfires in the Scottish wilderness. Cromer donuts, having reached a transcendent state, have no fear of woodsheds, Polish or otherwise. The initiates of the Cromer Donut Mysteries and Assorted Wonders, readily identified by their beatific expressions and infallible good taste, will only shake their head in sorrow that a donut in London (London!) was ever mistaken for a worthy adversary. Is it not indisputable truth that the very word 'Cromer', in the language of the ancients who called the area their stomping grounds some thousand years ago, actually translates to "Bloody hell these donuts are delicious!". Indeed, it cannot be denied.

I bid you a good day, sir!

All I'll say is this - the Camden bakery's donuts were #3 on the list of reasons to move back across the Atlantic after #1 (government aren't actual fascists yet) and #2 (not dying of coronavirus because see #1).

I have never had donuts as good as I did at literally every non-chain shop in Wisconsin, where I grew up. There is Dunkin and Krispy Kreme (both meh) in NC, and then a bunch of hipster places that pile a bunch of yummy sh*t on top of a reasonably-ok-but-not-great donut.

But I tell you what, the Midwest's dedication to baked goods is like nowhere else I've ever been and it makes me sad I can't get a lot of the things I grew up loving here. We at least have a small bakery here that makes Stollen seasonally and that makes me very happy.

I'm half tempted to try making donuts at home but that sure is a lot of work.

Jonman wrote:

All I'll say is this - the Camden bakery's donuts were #3 on the list of reasons to move back across the Atlantic after #1 (government aren't actual fascists yet) and #2 (not dying of coronavirus because see #1).

Your number one reason should be that a trans-Atlantic move back to a sane(r) country would also put you closer to purchasing and enjoying a Cromer donut. I look forward to photographs.

Where do people shop for funny/nerdy tshirts these days? I used to get shirts from thinkgeek but it looks like they’re part of GameStop now and the selection is less inspired than I recall. I’ve bought some from Amazon, but with those the printing was wearing out after a couple washes and I’ve been really disappointed.

Tscott wrote:

Where do people shop for funny/nerdy tshirts these days? I used to get shirts from thinkgeek but it looks like they’re part of GameStop now and the selection is less inspired than I recall. I’ve bought some from Amazon, but with those the printing was wearing out after a couple washes and I’ve been really disappointed.

Target for some.

Topatoco, of course. Seriously, some of the best nerd gear out there.

I want to find a t-shirt store that makes cool t-shirts with the process that infuses ink into the fabric. I have no idea what that is called. I *hate* shirts that have a decal-like thing on them. They always make me sweaty.

I have had little luck finding such a store. I found one years ago and got a cool TMNT shirt but they went out of business.

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(Dye-sublimation, maybe?)

Mountain brand T-shirts are all dyed, no decals, and you can find those in many places. I think they're all fully dyed, top to bottom, and I've found them to be quite durable.

Tscott wrote:

Where do people shop for funny/nerdy tshirts these days?

My go-to for high quality tees is teefury.com
Their tees are made of nice thick and durable fabric. The prints are of excellent quality. They look great, and and stay that way for a long time.

For five bucks cheaper, my favorite is shirt.woot.com
Their tees are made of a thin and not-so-durable fabric. The prints are of above average quality, but will start to deteriorate after many washes.

Both of these companies are great, but tee fury is best. I have it on good authority that tee fury treats their employees well.

Tee Fury does a new and unique shirt every day. For the first 24 hours the shirt is discounted. After that you can get the shirt of the day for a slightly higher price until they sell out. You usually have a choice of standard tee, hoodie, long sleeve tee, and tank top. Though sometimes the type of shirt is limited due to the print size. Their prints are almost always mash-ups of pop culture icons. I believe the original version of Mario mashed with Van Gogh’s Starry Night was a tee fury exclusive that then got copied by other tee sellers. I happen to be wearing a tee fury shirt as I type this.

The shirt.woot prints are generally more generic and more vague, but I kind of like that. For instance I have one that has Darth Vader as a cat whose playing with a ball of yarn that vaguely resembles the Death Star. They also do a shirt of the day that is cheaper for 24 hours. Most of their prints become available again at some point. You can get their prints on coffee mugs, and large wall poster as well as tanks and tees.

Happy shirt shopping.

BadKen wrote:

I want to find a t-shirt store that makes cool t-shirts with the process that infuses ink into the fabric. I have no idea what that is called. I *hate* shirts that have a decal-like thing on them. They always make me sweaty.

I have had little luck finding such a store. I found one years ago and got a cool TMNT shirt but they went out of business.
(Dye-sublimation, maybe?)

I too hate the shirts with really thick decals on them. I do tend to like the ones from Threadless.com when I can find a design I like.

It might just be different quality of screenprinting?

muraii wrote:

It might just be different quality of screenprinting?

I think silk screening generally leaves a very thin layer of ink behind (I almost took a class on it in college but I did alternative photographic processes instead). I am betting the thick heavy ones use a different process and they feel like they use some type of plastic material instead of ink.

Apparently vinyl and "plastisol" are the common ones for placing a pre-printed design onto a shirt. So print the plastic, then essentially stick and melt it onto the shirt.

Pretty sure those are the sweat-inducing ones lol.

All my recent t-shirts came from a site called redbubble. The quality has been hit or miss - my first order fit great and were durable, and then a second order a year later, not so much.

But the good part is it's one of those sites where creators can upload anything, so you can get a shirt with the Neuromancer game box art, or with the Zik-Zak corporate logo, or whatever else.

Delivery takes a while though, since they're (usually?) printed on demand after you order.

I think rebubble is a print to order site that'll put anything on anything if you pay. So it depends on where and how they got the plain white shirts that month.

Thanks everyone. I found a couple shirts I liked a teefury for now. I’ll see how the quality is once they arrive.

Is there a name for pictures / illustrations that have tons of little details so the longer you look around the more little things you notice?

There’s a lot of results if you search for “The longer you look the worse it gets”. Not all are quite what you’re asking about but some qualify.

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copyright Fantasy Flight? Is this from an Arkham Horror property?

maverickz wrote:

I think rebubble is a print to order site that'll put anything on anything if you pay. So it depends on where and how they got the plain white shirts that month.

Pretty much. I got some window stickers for Elite: Dangerous and Destiny 2 from there that I have on the back of my car, but I'm not sure I'd go to them for clothing. I get cutesy/nerdy shirts from TeeTurtle.com for my wife that she likes. They're pretty comfy for her and the quality has been pretty good.

Pretty sure all my fun t-shirts come from Uniqlo.

I'm interested in discovering more authors, game designers, and other content creators that are people of color. Does anyone know a good resource to help me find excellent artists who may not always get the attention that they deserve?

trichy wrote:

I'm interested in discovering more authors, game designers, and other content creators that are people of color. Does anyone know a good resource to help me find excellent artists who may not always get the attention that they deserve?

Check out the link on the front page, my friend: https://www.gamerswithjobs.com/node/...

Tscott wrote:

Thanks everyone. I found a couple shirts I liked a teefury for now. I’ll see how the quality is once they arrive.

Which ones did you order?

I’m a sucker for their Totoro art. So many beautiful designs.

RawkGWJ wrote:
Tscott wrote:

Thanks everyone. I found a couple shirts I liked a teefury for now. I’ll see how the quality is once they arrive.

Which ones did you order?

I’m a sucker for their Totoro art. So many beautiful designs.

I’ve been looking for a good “42” (answer to life, the universe and everything) shirt for a while now, so I got “About 42”- where the number is made up of text that tells the story of the great computer and the revelation of the answer.

And I got one called Space Cowboy that just looked cool. If it’s not exactly a screengrab of the Cowboy Bebop credits it looks very very close.

I think I got that one. Does it have a profile of Spike making “gun hand” with the episode titles in the background? I get lots of nerd nods when I’m sporting that.

Judging from the tag, I think I got this one on Amazon:

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Got this on shirt woot

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People seem to get a kick out of it but hardly any understand the original reference. It’s a pretty great “atheist” shirt though.