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107 t-shirts for geeks that do not suck

Posted in Popular Posts, Technology, Tshirts by engtech on December 14th, 2006

Being naked sucks.

Not for you, but the people around you. You might be living the geek dream, but a chubby belly, pale skin, and the muscle tone of a newborn calve isn’t doing anything for the people who have to look at you.

That’s why t-shirts are good.

maria1.jpg
(bad example, she probably looks good without a t-shirt)

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Nerds like shirts-with-funny-things-on-them like a fat kid likes cake. I don’t know why; I’m not a psychologist (although I play one on the Internet). But you can use that to your advantage. It’s might be too late to order t-shirts online in time for Christmas, but I thought I’d continue my Gift Guide for Geeks by taking a look at some of the best shirt choices on several popular websites.

If you’re a t-shirt addict, you might want to check out some of these fine blogs that are devoted to t-shirts: addic[tee]d, Preshrunk, iloveyourshirt, and tcritic. I’m only doing this for one post; they do this all the time.

On to the t-shirts!

The usual yada-yada: if you disagree with my picks, or you think I missed something then leave a comment and I’ll update. There are no affiliate links in this post (//engtech is a hobby, not a business). I only directly link to the product for Threadless and Etsy, because I know they won’t break the link when my back is turned. Photos are from the respective websites. Am I missing a good store? Tell me.

Legend

  • tg - Think Geek is one of the most well known geek stores on the Internet. Penny Arcade and Slashdot sell stuff through them. I’ve ordered from them before.
  • jx - Jinx is a popular site with gamers. I’ve ordered from them before.
  • pr - Phatrags is a site I hadn’t heard of before. More offensive than others.
  • tsh - T-shirt Hell is another site with a lot of offensive t-shirts.
  • gv - Geek Vogue is a European site. I hadn’t heard of them before but their email inspired this post.
  • tl - Threadless constantly gets rave reviews from everyone who uses them and has a thriving community.
  • ns - Nerdy Shirts is proof that StumbleUpon can be useful.
  • fic - Found Item Clothing sells t-shirts you see in movies and on TV.
    ec - Enclothe.
  • od - Oddica.
  • et - Etsy (lots of handmade stuff here).

General

Pop Culture

For The Ladies

  • I heart my geek (tg)
  • /usr/bin/girl
  • Totoro face (tg)
  • Modo-Kun face (tg)
  • Press and hold X to pick up (jx)
  • I am your webmistress you must submit (jx)
  • pr0n (jx)
  • Talk nerdy to me (jx)
  • Cuddletron 5000 (et)

Kids T-Shirts

  • Newbie (tg)
  • v2.0 (and v1.0 for the parent) (tg)

Bloggers

Internet Culture

  • NSFW (tg)
  • Meh (tg)
  • STFU university (tg)
  • OMFG - Ontario Mega Finance Group (tg)
  • THE INTERNET: All of the piracy, none of the scurvy (jx)
  • Every time you download music, god kills a kitten (jx)
  • Diggnation (jx)
  • Ninjas and pirates agree: cowboys suck (tl)
  • Free hugs (ns)
  • On the Internet I’m a 15 Year Old Girl (ns)
  • I Heart Google (ns)
  • Ninja Pirate (ec)

Computers

  • I read your e-mail (tg)
  • No, I will not fix your computer. (tg)
  • There’s no place like 127.0.0.1 (tg)
  • Practice Safe Hex (tg)
  • Power symbol (tg)
  • Got root? (tg)
  • I see dead pixels (tg)
  • You say “bug”, I say “feature” (gv)
  • The Architect (gv)
  • Ctrl z (tl)
  • Stat city (tl)

Robots

Gamers

  • FF - Caught in the Act (Penny Arcade fans) (tg)
  • FF - Apocalypse (Penny Arcade fans) (tg)
  • Jesus says “Don’t be a dick.” (tg)
  • Jesus is my guild leader. (tg)
  • Insert coin: the evolution of man kind. (tg)
  • Leeroy Jenkins - School of Welp Training (tg)
  • It’s not my fault you suck. (tg)
  • I hate Jack Thompson. (tg)
  • 1up mushroom (tg)
  • The Horde (jx)
  • /dance (jx)
  • Green linen shirt (lvl5 chest armor) (jx)
  • pwnstar (jx)
  • Live in your world, get pwned in mine (playstation style) (jx)
  • Wiid (tsh)
  • Wii-tarded (tsh)
  • Your mom: Rated E for everyone (tsh)
  • Nintendo family tree (ns)
  • Gamer nostalgia (ns)

Roleplaying

  • Rogues do it from behind (tg)
  • I roll 20s (tg)
  • +20 Shirt of Smiting (tg)
  • -1 STR / +1 CHA (tg)
  • I am not a geek (i’m a lvl 12 paladin) (jx)
  • Guns don’t kill people - magic missiles do (jx)
  • RPG skeleton (jx)
  • Jesus saves… and takes half damage (jx)
  • Critical hit (d20 cutting through skin) (jx)
  • NPC (jx)
  • My other sword is vorpal (jx)
  • Carpe DM - seize the dungeon master (jx)
  • (monster cuts off hand with sword) (tl)
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Gift Guide for Geeks is a series I started for Christmas 2006 where I did a round-up of gift ideas for the geek in your life. It’s an excuse for me to write about things I like.

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  1. engtech said, on December 14th, 2006 at

    Good overall reviews of the various t-shirt sites out there:

    http://chalkline.blogspot.com/2006/06/shirts-you-didnt-know-you-needed.html
    http://chalkline.blogspot.com/2006/11/shirts-you-should-own.html

  2. engtech said, on December 14th, 2006 at

    and how could I forget Panic Goods? They do katamari damancy t-shirts:

    http://www.panic.com/goods/

  3. engtech said, on December 14th, 2006 at

    more sites:

    http://www.splitreason.com/
    http://www.defunker.com/
    http://www.t-shirthumor.com/Merchant2/scnc.html
    http://www.wfshirts.com/
    http://www.dieselsweeties.com/shirts/
    http://www.pixeltees.com/

  4. RobotSkirts » Blog Archive » 107 t-shirts for geeks that do not suck « //engtech said, on December 14th, 2006 at

    [...] 107 t-shirts for geeks that do not suck If you didn’t guess from the title: there are very few J!nx shirts here. [via Tcritic] [...]

  5. Andreas Matern’s Weblog » Threadless T-Shirts - Damn Scientists by John Slabyk said, on December 14th, 2006 at

    [...] Not that I only want t-shirts, but I just found this site and I had a little chuckle.  [...]

  6. Scott said, on December 14th, 2006 at

    Or, my personal favorite, “What Would Jesus Digg?”

    http://www.cafepress.com/pantalones

  7. jeffbalke.com - words.pictures.music » Blog Archive » More T-Shirt Fun…For Geeks said, on December 14th, 2006 at

    [...] Everyone knows I’m a big t-shirt nut.  Well, not EVERYONE, but, you know, EVERYONE!  Here are a few faves I found on a list of 107 t-shirts for geeks that do not suck thanks to a link from t-critic.com. [...]

  8. tshirt : iloveyourtshirt : t-shirt blog » 107 tshirts, said, on December 14th, 2006 at

    [...] 107 t-shirts for geeks that do not suck ! [...]

  9. esquizophonia » Blog Archive » Who´s your daddy? said, on December 14th, 2006 at

    [...] Who´s your daddy? 107 t-shirts Também gosto da “Jesus says: Don´t be a dick” [...]

  10. Dumbledorito said, on December 14th, 2006 at

    Offworld Designs has loads of gamer stuff:

    http://www.offworlddesigns.com

    The OMFG eye chart is a fav.

  11. addicteed.com said, on December 14th, 2006 at

    Thanks for the mention

  12. engtech said, on December 14th, 2006 at

    offworld looks very good. I should have thought to check where Norwick sells their shirts.

    Just got an email suggesting http://dirtymicrobe.com/

    I think I’m going to have to do a part 2 for this one… there’s probably another 100 great shirts out there…

  13. 107 T-shirts for geeks that don’t suck | Tony Romen said, on December 14th, 2006 at

    [...] [LINK] [...]

  14. needsmorecoffee said, on December 14th, 2006 at

    I love cafepress myself: http://www.cafepress.com

    The level 70 nerd shirt for warcraft players: Level 70 Nerd

    “Of course I have 100 feet of rope. Doesn’t everyone?” for tabletop: 100 feet

    And the wonderful “zombies may be flammable”: Flammable Zombies

    Some of my favorites…

  15. Collin said, on December 15th, 2006 at

    So, how many people have just sat in front of their screen and tried to make the word “blog” with their fingers?

    Oh, just me then. ;)

  16. John said, on December 15th, 2006 at

    You’re missing Boo Boo Walker from goapeshirts.com!

  17. nerdXcore said, on December 15th, 2006 at

    What, no love for my obscure, almost totally unknown cafepress shop? =0

    nerdXcore clothing

  18. globelovers said, on December 15th, 2006 at

    support!

  19. Rafael Arcanjo » Camisas para Geeks / Nerds said, on December 15th, 2006 at

    [...] Soa meio nerd, mas é esta a intenção. E pensando nisto, o EngTech fez uma seleção de camisas para Geeks (se você se acha que inglês é palha, tudo bem, troque o “Geeks” ali por “Nerds”!). São 107 tipos de camisas. Tem de todo tipo: para Bloggers (sim, isto foi uma direta), Gamers, Pop Culture entre outros. O estilo é quase o mesmo dos nacionais Camiseteria e Erro404. [...]

  20. A.J. Valliant said, on December 15th, 2006 at

    The Nerds unite, and Monster cuts off hand one are pretty funny.

  21. engtech said, on December 15th, 2006 at

    Some of those Threadless t-shirts are amazing.

  22. Tcritic Quicky - 107 T-Shirts for geeks that don’t suck at Tcritic - The Daily T-Shirt Blog said, on December 15th, 2006 at

    [...] The EngTech blog just posted 107 T-Shirts for geeks that don’t suck… and they sure don’t. Lots of gamer, geek, robo and girl related.           0 Vote Filed under: T-Shirts   |   Tags: No Tags. [...]

  23. Laura said, on December 17th, 2006 at

    I’m personally a big fan of Busted Tees. I think they fit women really well too (it’s sometimes hard for us to find a good fit). Maybe they aren’t geeky enough?

    http://www.bustedtees.com/

  24. Oddly Zen » Blog Archive » links for 2006-12-16 said, on December 18th, 2006 at

    [...] 107 t-shirts for geeks that do not suck « //engtech Nerds like shirts-with-funny-things-on-them like a fat kid likes cake. I don’t know why; I’m not a psychologist (although I play one on the Internet). (tags: geek tshirts clothing t-shirts funny humor cool) [...]

  25. j random american said, on December 19th, 2006 at

    I really enjoyed your Gift Guide for Geeks series. I enjoyed this post the most, but that may have more to do with Ms. Nguyen than yourself. :)

    I have put up my own Gift Guide for Real Geeks of All Ages . It does not have the pretty pictures yours does, but it includes more gifts for younger geeks. I’m trying to keep my list updated, and will add a link to your series on it. I’d appreciate it if you’d give my list a look and consider giving me a link if you approve.

  26. engtech said, on December 20th, 2006 at

    A few more missing sites:

    http://www.geeklabel.com/
    http://www.offlinetshirts.com/cgi-bin/ol/comp/compgeek.cgi/compgeek
    http://www.geekculture.com/geekculturestore/index.html

  27. Dustin said, on January 1st, 2007 at

    I think a lot of those girls were bad examples.

  28. tinny said, on January 2nd, 2007 at

    ^ yeah. agreed.

  29. jay said, on January 4th, 2007 at

    That’s on crazy-ass list!!! I’ve discovered a few new shops too!

  30. Mfanwy said, on January 6th, 2007 at

    What about science geeks?
    http://yellowibis.spreadshirt.com

  31. links for 2007-02-13 at __Sakurazuka No Maboroshi__ said, on February 13th, 2007 at

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  32. Steven Whitlam said, on February 14th, 2007 at

    I don’t know if I should be pleased or disgusted with myself that I own about 20 of these. Some of them twice. Geek!
    I love meh btw. Just for the conversation it encourages. “meh?” “meh” “oh ok” “meh”

  33. T-Shirt Day « Changing Way said, on February 20th, 2007 at

    [...] declare it to be t-shirt day, in that it’s time to link to a rather good post featuring 107 t-shirts for geeks that do not suck. I presume that the ambiguity as to who (the geeks?) or what (the shirts) is suck-free is [...]

  34. dave lee said, on February 26th, 2007 at

    A new website that features culturally cool t-shirts plus about any kind of t-shirt that you may want.
    http://www.culturallycool.com

  35. alejna said, on February 27th, 2007 at

    Great list! I’ll have to get myself one of the “procrastinators” shirts. Maybe tomorrow.

    And are you familiar with this store?
    http://www.onehorseshy.com

    Their category of “highbrow” in particular has some geeky goodness. “No one cares about your blog” is a favorite of my husband’s. They also have a bunch that are especially good for language-oriented geeks, like “bad grammar makes me [sic]” and “your a looser”.

  36. Elaine Vigneault » Blog Archive » 100 Reasons I Love the Internet said, on March 14th, 2007 at

    [...] Geeky Tees that say things like “Internet: all the piracy, none of the scurvy.” More shown at engtech [...]

  37. cool t-shirt said, on April 3rd, 2007 at

    Great article, you should check this great funny and cool T Shirt online store:

  38. Savior Machine » links for 2007-04-21 said, on April 21st, 2007 at

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  40. rafa said, on May 2nd, 2007 at

    In brazil
    http://www.geekworld.com.br

  41. roKult said, on May 8th, 2007 at

    Here are some cool Trance/Club/DJ Tees http://www.MyClubTees.com

  42. Free workout videos said, on May 15th, 2007 at

    Change Clothing has some pretty nice T-shirts too

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  47. 107 t-shirts for geeks that do not suck « Hone Watson Bookmarks said, on December 7th, 2007 at

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  48. Links for February 17th - February 19th : KARMALIZED said, on February 24th, 2008 at

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  49. Antoine de Brabant said, on March 15th, 2008 at

    We just got a really great design called PhotoShop Hero. Its a take on the Guitar Hero Logo.

    Come check it out!

    http://www.wordans.com/display/shop1/2813

  50.   Lists: 107 T-shirts for Geeks that do not suck (but some do) by HIDE YOUR ARMS said, on April 1st, 2008 at

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  51. TM said, on April 2nd, 2008 at

    “analog” is spelled wrong. ;P

  52. PixelSoda said, on May 5th, 2008 at

    hahah good post!

    I design my own graphics for my tees at
    http://www.pixelsoda.com

    Let me know if you want something, I’ll do one for you free!

  53. dave lee said, on May 11th, 2008 at

    There are a lot of cool t-shirts out there. but none sell as well as
    The original Native American Homeland Security tees.
    http://www.culturallycool.com/otherindex.html

  54. culturallycool said, on May 25th, 2008 at

    By far the most popular t-shirts are.
    http://www.culturallycool.com/otherindex.html

  55. joe said, on June 11th, 2008 at

    http://www.spotlighttees.com is a great site for any type of T-shirt, offensive or otherwise!

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  57. Dave Lee said, on July 28th, 2008 at

    My site http://www.culturallycool.com is doing very well and I would like to thank this board for helping out.
    Culturally Cool

  58. Jamie R. said, on July 29th, 2008 at

    My favorite funny Geek T-shirts

    The ultimate funny geek t-shirt would be “Geek Orthodox”

    I Wish My Lawn Was Emo, …So It Would Cut Itself

    I Could Be Gaining Levels Right Now

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  60. Jeff said, on August 4th, 2008 at

    Excellent list, thanks.

    Geek T-shirts at the Geek Bouteek

    I really like some of their designs, especially the QT-Pi.

  61. Джонище said, on August 16th, 2008 at

    Захватывающе

  62. DaveLee said, on August 30th, 2008 at

    http://www.buyrefurbtoday.com

  63. DaveLee said, on August 30th, 2008 at

    New classic rock tees
    http://www.culturallycool.com/musicindex.html

  64. Thai SEO said, on September 3rd, 2008 at

    Good post! I like one, Sad robot make me sad.

  65. Jack Lawson said, on September 11th, 2008 at

    Making such geeky T-Shirts is a very creative job. You just create a good design in a photo editing tool such as photoshop and develop its print-out on a T-shirt. Even I have made a decent collection of such geeky T-shirts apart from some geeky laptop stickers. You can have a look at them over here.

  66. Gift said, on September 16th, 2008 at

    Здорово.

  67. porn said, on September 22nd, 2008 at

    oke thanx

  68. fikra said, on September 22nd, 2008 at

    s never published nor shared. Required fields are marked

  69. STLU said, on October 21st, 2008 at

    Красота, особенно первая фотка

  70. Morphius said, on October 24th, 2008 at

    “Очень познавательно”

  71. PDV said, on October 24th, 2008 at

    “Прикольно”

  72. N.Y.B. said, on October 24th, 2008 at

    “good post”

  73. OVEN said, on October 25th, 2008 at

    “респект”

  74. Nikitich said, on October 25th, 2008 at

    “соглашусь с автором”

  75. dave lee said, on October 28th, 2008 at

    Obama’s Nation t-shirts now on.
    http://www.culturallycool.com

  76. Венелин said, on October 31st, 2008 at

    тема реально старая

  77. Дедушка said, on November 1st, 2008 at

    да,но это еще и не все…

  78. Джокер said, on November 1st, 2008 at

    хм…ну это памойму уже крайность…

  79. SergZ said, on November 2nd, 2008 at

    спасибо большое.

  80. Maxick said, on November 2nd, 2008 at

    “подробней пожалуйста”

  81. Serjik said, on November 2nd, 2008 at

    забавнo

  82. Alex_Jackson said, on November 3rd, 2008 at

    “Занятно”

  83. Morphius said, on November 4th, 2008 at

    “респект”

  84. Kandrat said, on November 5th, 2008 at

    “Мало кто может похвастаться такой смекалкой, как у автора”

  85. риелтор said, on November 16th, 2008 at

    забрала в цитатник, спасибо!

  86. риэлтор said, on November 16th, 2008 at

    Это должно быть в цитатнике

  87. ЛЁША said, on November 16th, 2008 at

    забрала в цитатник, спасибо!

  88. Ямбуй said, on November 17th, 2008 at

    Очень рада, что возникло желание взять этот пост в цитатник!

  89. Петр said, on November 18th, 2008 at

    Видела…видела….слишком всё утрировано, но круто)))

  90. Slavandos said, on November 18th, 2008 at

    хорошая подборка)

  91. Сталкер said, on November 18th, 2008 at

    спасибо большое.

  92. vnik said, on November 24th, 2008 at

    “Спасибо за пост, а это тема”

  93. VBA said, on November 24th, 2008 at

    “решил помочь и разослал пост в соц. закладки. надеюсь поднимется популярность”

  94. Maks said, on November 24th, 2008 at

    Восхитительно..

  95. slav_ko said, on November 25th, 2008 at

    забавнo

  96. business said, on November 25th, 2008 at

    Шикарно, возьму в дневник

  97. Кортина said, on November 25th, 2008 at

    =))))))

  98. мобильный агент said, on November 25th, 2008 at

    Большое спасибо! Есть ещё повод получить удовольствие… С вашего разрешения, беру.

  99. Спб said, on November 25th, 2008 at

    Классно!

  100. Спутник said, on November 25th, 2008 at

    Видела…видела….слишком всё утрировано, но круто)))

  101. маталлообработка said, on November 26th, 2008 at

    Спасибо огромное!

  102. DIN said, on November 26th, 2008 at

    здорово)

  103. Дмитрий said, on December 3rd, 2008 at

    Понравилось, жаль только сейчас наткнулся. Пост сохранил.

  104. Андрей said, on December 3rd, 2008 at

    Автору респект, скрасил перерыв на работе. Занятно

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