'We like lists because we don’t want to die.' Tee Shirts

But the list setting doesn't make sense! As a short quote it flows so nicely when you read it/ hear it in your mind, but the pause caused by the colon and the weighting of the following words makes the rhythm of it less nice. Imagine if you didn't know the quote already, and read it for the first time in the list form. I guess I think it's kinda neat as a visual, but doesn't go with the actual words.

I also like the dates because, y'know, he's dead.

#unacceptablynotonthelist

That is a very kind offer.

If I may, I would like to have a think, then get back to you.

I agree RE: the dates thing.

#commentacceptedeventhoughtyouarenotonthelist

I have had a price back from fifth column.

It looks like £13.50 per shirt - which includes a £2.00 forum donation.

Post, if necessary will be at cost (to make life easy, call that £1.50 anywhere).

Get em printed, don't pander to typical lfgusser 'dibs and i'll pay you when I get paid... go quiet for 6 months, sorry the winds changed and this is no longer flavor du jour, undibs' fuckwittery

1) Jingle_Jangle
2) Scilly.Suffolk
3) b&d
4) johnnyhotdog
5) knowthejo
6) EB
7) pdlouche
8) bazschmaz
9) roadrash
10) kl
11) Aroogah
12) cgg
13) Lucerne x 2 medium
14) RG - 1 x large, black
15) Jeez
16) Merak
17) ChainBreaker
18) Ramsaye
19) nathwilson22
20) NorthLondonlight - 2 please one XS and a large

please advise paypal / cheque details

Sensible price is sensible.

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Yeah, I am working tonight, any I want to talk to pjay to finalise the design.

Then I will pm everyone re: size, colour, delivery & payment.

I agree with people saying that the quote just doesn't flow with the colon and list-like formatting. Whilst I can see how that makes more design-sense, the raw quote is a beautifully concise statement and dragging it out like that ruins its flow.

I'm aware that I'm not on the list, but that's only because I was waiting on the design proof before making a decision.

If you haven't finalised yet, then please add me as a +1 for the boring:

"We like lists because we don't want to die."
Umberto Eco 1934-2016

layout.

Umberto Eco 1934-2016

But can we please have the full list and not just a summary, i.e.:

1934
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016

Hang on, that's a finite list. :)

#trollolol

Umberto Eco, b.1934 d.2016

happy?

Should be 1932-2016...

Why did you miss out 1976?

fucken anal lysts the lot of you

I'm in
1) Jingle_Jangle
2) Scilly.Suffolk
3) b&d
4) johnnyhotdog
5) knowthejo
6) EB
7) pdlouche
8) bazschmaz
9) roadrash
10) kl
11) Aroogah
12) cgg
13) Lucerne x 2 medium
14) RG - 1 x large, black
15) Jeez
16) Merak
17) ChainBreaker
18) Ramsaye
19) nathwilson22
20) NorthLondonlight - 2 please one XS and a large
21) TGR - large (need posted) PP

Thanks,

Richard

TGR

      I'm in

1) Jingle_Jangle
2) Scilly.Suffolk
3) b&d
4) johnnyhotdog
5) knowthejo
6) EB
7) pdlouche
8) bazschmaz
9) roadrash
10) kl
11) Aroogah
12) cgg
13) Lucerne x 2 medium
14) RG - 1 x large, black
15) Jeez
16) Merak
17) ChainBreaker (LARGE)
18) Ramsaye
19) nathwilson22
20) NorthLondonlight - 2 please one XS and a large
21) TGR - large (need posted) PP

Thanks,

Richard

Added large too

ListBreaker!

I just got a tshirt through from a Humble Bundle from months ago. It's an American Apparel brushed cotton or something. Fits good and is SO SOFT. I think the tees need to be on this kinda material.

Here is the design I am going to run with:

Huge thanks to pjay for all your help, and thanks also to branwen for your input.

The spelling error on the full quote will be corrected before going to print.

It will be printed on Continental N03, which can be viewed on the fifth column web site.

I will PM everybody on the list either tonight or over the weekend with order info.

In the meantime, if anyone else wants one, go for it.

One for me please

1) Jingle_Jangle
2) Scilly.Suffolk
3) b&d
4) johnnyhotdog
5) knowthejo
6) EB
7) pdlouche
8) bazschmaz
9) roadrash
10) kl
11) Aroogah
12) cgg
13) Lucerne x 2 medium
14) RG - 1 x large, black
15) Jeez
16) Merak
17) ChainBreaker
18) Ramsaye
19) nathwilson22
20) NorthLondonlight - 2 please one XS and a large
21) TGR - large (need posted) PP
22) el_presidente - XL please

thanks

Huge thanks to you (and Pjay and Branwen) for getting this off the ground!

But I thought the idea behind this, was that it should be the forum motto (props to the whoever suggested that...).

So without a "LFGSS" somewhere on there, I feel that the joke is missing it's punchline.

(A big "LFGSS" across the chest, with the quote superimposed on it?)

#designbycommitee

Needs more list

Love this. I'll take one too please!

1) Jingle_Jangle
2) Scilly.Suffolk
3) b&d
4) johnnyhotdog
5) knowthejo
6) EB
7) pdlouche
8) bazschmaz
9) roadrash
10) kl
11) Aroogah
12) cgg
13) Lucerne x 2 medium
14) RG - 1 x large, black
15) Jeez
16) Merak
17) ChainBreaker
18) Ramsaye
19) nathwilson22
20) NorthLondonlight - 2 please one XS and a large
21) TGR - large (need posted) PP
22) el_presidente - XL please
23) Altyris

So without a "LFGSS" somewhere on there, I feel that the joke is missing it's punchline.

How about this? :-)

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I get what you are saying, but we'll all know it's an LFGSS thing, because we're all 'on here'.

In that way, it's esoteric, and that's not a word I get to use that often these days.

Personally, I would probably prefer it if the T Shirt had a list of all the purchasers on it, but unfortunately we can't all have it our way.

I think the design we now have looks great as a T Shirt, makes good use of the original quote, and pays due respect to the sadly departed Umberto Eco.

I have to go with something, so I'm going to go with this.

#myballandallthat

i support the benevolent despot