rundown of Michigan's riser
MGoShirt Alert - Day 11
“Incest is wrong because it brings Buckeyes into the world”
This is the eleventh entry of the 2009 MGoShirt Alert, a design project that will enable MgoBlog readers to vote for upcoming designs in the new MGoBlogStore.
On Friday, I rolled out an unfinished design that I asked you, the MGoBlog faithful, to embellish with your unique senses of humor. To my delight, there was well over 100 responses, which can be viewed here in the event that you missed them. In the end, however, it was clear that one reader's suggestions gathered more steam than any other. Congratulations, then, is in order to Beegs, who came up with this:
I added the tagline below, after struggling with it most of the day yesterday during various home improvement jobs. In the end it just seemed to make perfect sense to bring it all back to the family values nonsense. This shirt may very well be asking for legal trouble, but it's all in malicious hate and ridicule of the enemy-- good times!
I also thought it was worth sharing my original 'final' design for the retro shirt, borrowing heavily from a Chrisgocomment word that I remember surfacing several months ago:
Since I've never heard, read or smelled the word 'douchenozzle' anywhere but here on MGoBlog, I thought it had some insider community appeal-- but in the end it was definitely worthwhile to open the shirt design up to the MGoCommunity instead. Thanks again to everyone who got involved... we're less than two weeks away from the opener boys!! GO BLUE!!
Time to vote. What do you guys think of Beegs' shirt?
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***** Five Stars: Justin Boren puts all but one slice away from 3 whole pies! If only he could find someone on campus to add all dem up!
**** Four Stars: Boren scarfs down 2 pizzas and still has room for bread sticks.
*** Three Stars: Benedict Arnold eats an entire pie himself, for breakfast.
** Two Stars: 6 slices. He just doesn't have an appetite until snow plow season.
* One Star: Justin can barely get down 3 slices. Fat quitter Buckeye bastard.
There's been a lot of questioning about how final judging will work-- it's quite simple, really. I'll take the poll results of each design, and weigh them against the star value of their vote: In other words, every five-star vote will get multiplied by five, every four-star vote will be multiplied by four, etc. until a final 'score' is tallied for each design. That score will then be divided by the total number of voters to get an overall average score. I think we're going to go with the three highest-rated shirt designs and have a final deathmatch poll to determine the winner, probably a week from today.
Tomorrow I look forward to unveiling the shirt known simply as "The Woodson." Until then, see you next time for another exciting edition of-- MGoShirt Alert!
August 24th, 2009 at 8:18 AM | 
i like both
i like both
August 24th, 2009 at 9:28 AM |
If you mean
If you mean
If you mean only the Ozzie and Harriet image, then I agree. I would buy either that way.
I would laugh with and perhaps surreptitiously high-five someone who wore one of the shirts as-is, but I wouldn't buy one.
August 24th, 2009 at 9:32 AM |
I agree
I agree
The taglines just beat the joke into the ground. Less is more. I would buy the first one without the unnecessary tagline.
August 24th, 2009 at 8:28 AM |
I like the first more than
I like the first more than
I like the first more than the second. I particularly like the "More gooder family values" bit, reminds me a little of the Simpsons episode where Ralph Wiggum fails english and his response is "Me fail English? That's unpossible."
August 24th, 2009 at 8:25 AM |
The first one
The first one
is killing me.
"Great news, Sis!"
I'll be snickering all day at that...
New Oldsmobiles are in early this year.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIdGxR-aU6o
August 24th, 2009 at 8:28 AM |
Best designs so far
Best designs so far
I like both. I like the sencond one more though...
August 24th, 2009 at 8:44 AM |
The first one
The first one
"Great news sis" that won it for me
Despite what the other guy calls himself, my name actually is Magnus.
August 24th, 2009 at 8:46 AM |
I just feel like we have strong enough traditions
I just feel like we have strong enough traditions
That we don't need to say something like this.
I am only concerned with players who play for Michigan. I thought that we agreed as a community that we'd all be happier if the "family values" meme never came up in the media again... bad or good. I just feel like feel like this just perpetuates that that whole episode mattered.
(This isn't to say that I didn't think that the shirt's saying was funny because it was I just know that I would never buy it)
"A house divided against itself cannot stand"
August 24th, 2009 at 8:56 AM |
I like the 1st one the most
I like the 1st one the most
I like the 1st one the most out of the two. Nice work.
August 24th, 2009 at 8:57 AM |
Shirt
Shirt
The first one was awesome, "thats great news sis."
August 24th, 2009 at 8:58 AM |
Add a Buckstache
Add a Buckstache
Add a buckstache to the brother and a fe-mullet to the sister and you have a winner.
Brewer. Wolverine.
August 24th, 2009 at 9:05 AM |
Again, too wordy.
Again, too wordy.
Again, too wordy. More than 3 words is too much for tOSU fans to comprehend. Worst State Ever > Six Zero Alerts 1-11
August 24th, 2009 at 9:19 AM |
I like the first one better
I like the first one better
I like the first one better than the second but both are pretty funny.
Then just as a suggestion for future shirts, we need more Muppets!
August 24th, 2009 at 9:24 AM |
no thanks
no thanks
Neither work for me. The A and the B seem totally incoherent in the first and while I appreciate the B on the second, I hate the A.
Oh well, just personal preference, I guess. I look forward to seeing the what the next installment of "Living in the Past with the Great Players who are no longer on the Team" brings us.
August 24th, 2009 at 9:58 AM |
One other thing
One other thing
As an aside, I think the title of this entry "Incest is wrong because it brings Buckeyes into the world" would be a better B to the A of "Great news, sis"
August 24th, 2009 at 9:48 AM |
i think the angle of
i think the angle of
i think the angle of demeaning their academics has ran its course. to me incestual references are as funny as fart jokes. im also bitter my t-shirt idea wasn't selected, i'm going to go cry and kick someone in the balls because THATS comedy.
August 24th, 2009 at 10:15 AM |
Douchenozzle
Douchenozzle
Urbandictionary.com has several definitions of "douche nozzle" or "douchenozzle".
I'd never heard of it before, but clearly the internets have. But then again, pretty much any combination of two words will result in something on Urban Dictionary.
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=douchenozzle
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=douche+nozzle
August 24th, 2009 at 10:20 AM |
So full of win
So full of win
This is my second-favorite of yours so far, and I mean that in a Reggie Bush/Vince Young...HUUUUUUUUGE CHASM...other-2005-Heisman-candidates kind of way.
No. 1 is still Desmond doing the pose, with or without the text.
Keep up the good work, man. And major props for doing this.
(Blogger alias: "Misopogon") This team is under construction. We thank you for your patience.
August 24th, 2009 at 10:36 AM |
The first one is hilarious but
The first one is hilarious but
How could you wear this shirt without looking like a real elitist asshole? Succeeds everywhere except marketability. Its also a bit hard to read. The shirt is by far the funniest of the contest though.
August 24th, 2009 at 10:55 AM |
Readability
Readability
As other people have brought up, I too am concerned about readability for the mom and dad/sister and brother comments. It has to be big enough that it can be read by people that are more than a a few feet away. I think the cursive style might hinder that somewhat.
I really like the first shirt but do think that it can be improved somewhat. It would be kind of weird to actually wear that shirt though. I don't think I could manage to wear that in Columbus and not get beat up.
August 24th, 2009 at 12:18 PM |
!
!
Ha! This is the first shirt I've really liked, and might buy even though I have wayyy too many M football shirts already. I hope this one happens.
"Are you coming to bed?"
"I can't."
"Why not?"
"Someone is WRONG on the internet."
August 24th, 2009 at 12:22 PM |
if you sell the first one ... i will buy mine immediatly
if you sell the first one ... i will buy mine immediatly
its great, i would wear it too the first day of class without a second thought ... i might order one for my cuz whose attends that school also
Just Win Baby
August 24th, 2009 at 12:52 PM |
I prefer the second shirt.
I prefer the second shirt.
I prefer the second shirt.
When your team is winning, be ready to be tough, because winning can make you soft. On the other hand, when your team is losing, stick by them. Keep believing. -- Bo Schembechler
August 24th, 2009 at 1:05 PM |
Put me down for 3 incest shirts
Put me down for 3 incest shirts
You can never please everyone, but it would certainly make me happy if you printed the "family values" shirt. Cannot read it without laughing.
May T-Force Be With Us.
August 24th, 2009 at 1:21 PM |
Today
Today
I am so proud to be a Michigan fan today. Nice work gentlemen. That brought a tear to my eye.
"I don't know where you people get the nerve."
"From a long, hard winter, Mr. President."
August 24th, 2009 at 1:56 PM |
i like the douchenozzle one.
i like the douchenozzle one.
i like the douchenozzle one.
August 24th, 2009 at 4:35 PM |
I know George is an "old timey"
I know George is an "old timey"
sounding name but shouldn't we name the brusband Justin?
"Experience is the name we give our mistakes" Wilde
August 24th, 2009 at 8:29 PM |
Woooooooooo
Woooooooooo
DOUCHE NOZZLE FTW!!!!!!
OW!
No question, Jim.
-CHIPS
August 24th, 2009 at 9:40 PM |
what about one that says
what about one that says
what about one that says daughter/girl and him just saying "no more hugs for her" with the same bottom phrase. let's play by the rules. TITLE IX TITLE IX TITLE IX
i like both, but without the taglines. 5 stars.
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