The sun gives us light. It gives us heat. It raises our crops. It makes summertime awesome.

Show the sun some love, damn it! Vote for Mr. Sunshine...

It's called the "Beaver Mobile." It's made from a block of wood, super sculpey and a dash of love. I wasn't able to predrill the axle holes so one of the wheels doesn't exactly "touch the ground." But it still rolls.

Thanks, extended deadline!

I need help picking a winner!

Help me, Threadless community!

Tell me which one you like best. I won't necessarily go by the popular vote, but it will help me make a final decision!

Here's the new design... It's called, "Mr. Sunshine"



Here's three awesome models to pick from...

1) Maltzmania!



2) Boysbeambitious!



3) Gigguli!



VOTE HERE!

I'm looking for someone AWESOME to model my next design. The design is summer themed, so you'll be photoshopped into a beach environment by yours truly!

Photo guidelines:

-- you must be wearing a blank white or natural color tee.

-- unobstructed views of the front of the shirt (it's a big design)

-- you must be wearing shorts and awesome looking sunglasses.

-- you have to look like you're having the time of your life.

-- photos should be unique... nothing seen in previous Threadless subs.

-- ideally, photos should be taken in front of a blank, white wall


Whoever submits the best photo will get a $25 Threadless gift certificate. Interested in submitting photos? Got any questions? Contact me at andy@andygonsalves.com

DEADLINE: 6:00 PM Eastern time - Friday May 9

Good luck, and watch out for that Gigguli character!


Here's a look at the design...

Who's down for a wi-fi race tonight? Post your Mario Kart friend codes!

Funkie fresh: 1934-1201-6309

Andyg: 0516-7665-8881

My latest design is a hot potato. Don't be afraid to vote and comment...



For those who may have misinterpreted the message of my design:

“A Little Bird Told Me” should, in no way, be viewed as making light of the tragedy of September 11. As someone who witnessed the towers collapse on the street firsthand that day, I know how powerful that event was. I’m a different person today because of what I saw.

There is also nothing funny about elements within our intelligence infrastructure possibly playing a role in 9/11. Or, for conspiracy theorists of another view, there is nothing funny about the possibility of the government having foreknowledge of a massive terror attack and letting it happen on purpose.

There is, however, something inherently funny about a bluebird swooping down from the sky, landing in the middle of children’s birthday party or something, and in a high, squeaky voice, exclaiming something extremely controversial. That's what this is all about.

My goal with this design was to find a way to say something that people don’t want to hear in a really cute and marketable way.

Additional Note:

For those who think that the conspiracy theory included in my design is deplorable and completely out of the realm of possibility, google "Operation Northwoods" and you might get a different perspective on things.

"Hot Rod Lincoln" is almost done scoring. Guess the exact score, and you can hang out with me and drink beer. It's a win-win situation.

I love this design! I can't wait to get my hands on it!

Vote and comment on my latest sub, then info-tain yourself with the following fun facts. I may have invented a few:

*Lincoln was seeing the play "Our American Cousin" when he was shot.

*Lincoln was the first president to have a beard while in office.

*Lincoln, Nebraska was named after Abraham Lincoln.

*Lincoln's mother, Nancy Hanks Lincoln, died when the family dairy cow ate poisonous mushrooms and she drank the milk.

*Lincoln's diary was filled with crude drawings of naked women.

*A plot was developed to steal Lincoln's body, so a secret society to guard his tomb was formed.

*During the Civil War, telegraph wires were strung to follow the action on the battlefield. But there was no telegraph office in the White House, so Lincoln went across the street to the War Department to get the news.

*Lincoln was the tallest president. He was 6 feet and four inches tall.

*Lincoln once had a dream right before the fall of Richmond that he would die. He dreamt that he was in the White House, he heard crying and when he found the room it was coming from he asked who had died. The man said the President. He looked in the coffin and saw his own face. A week later Lincoln died.

*Lincoln was shot on Good Friday.

*Lincoln was the first president to be photographed at his inauguration. John Wilkes Booth (his assassin) can be seen standing close to Lincoln in the picture.

*Lincoln was the only president to receive a patent, for a device for lifting boats over shoals.

*Lincoln had webbed feet. He could swim faster than any U.S. President.

*Lincoln's brother, half-brothers, and brothers-in-law fought in the Confederate Army.

*Lincoln worked as a deck hand on a Mississippi flatboat.

*Lincoln once killed a mountain lion with his bare hands.

*Lincoln had a wart on his right cheek, a scar on his thumb from an ax accident, and a scar over his right eye from a fight with a gang of thieves.

*Abraham Lincoln grew his beard out of the suggestion of an 11 year old girl.

*John Wilkes Booth's brother once saved Abraham Lincoln's son's life.

*The contents of his pockets on the night of his assassination weren't revealed until February 12, 1976. They contained two pairs of spectacles, a chamois lens cleaner, an ivory and silver pocketknife, a large white Irish linen handkerchief, slightly used, with "A. Lincoln" embroidered in red, a gold quartz watch fob without a watch, a new silk-lined, leather wallet containing a pencil, a Confederate five-dollar bill, and news clippings of unrest in the Confederate army, emancipation in Missouri, the Union party platform of 1864, and an article on the presidency by John Bright.

*Lincoln once found an injured cardinal in the White House rose garden. He nursed the bird back to health and kept him in special compartment in his stovepipe hat for over 3 months!

*Lincoln and his wife held seances in the White House. They had great interest in psychic phenomena.

*Abraham Lincoln was the first president to be born outside of the original thirteen colonies. He was born in Kentucky.

*Abraham Lincoln coined the phrase, "You go, girl!"

* Lincoln wrote the first two seasons of "My Two Dads" over 130 years before the invention of television!

I stop at the same deli in Manhattan everyday on the way to work to grab something for breakfast. Usually it's a bagel. Sometimes it's a strawberry and cheese croissant. Anyway, a few weeks ago I decided to get a cranberry muffin for the first time. I went up to the counter and before I said what I wanted, the girl said, "cranberry muffin?" I said, "yes" and was more than a little weirded out. Over the next few weeks I ordered nothing but bagels and croissants.

Today, I walked in the deli with another cranberry muffin on my mind, and sure enough, the same girl said, "cranberry muffin?" before I could open my mouth. I didn't ask questions again out of sheer bewilderment.

It's really, really bizarre.

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UPDATE:

Today, I went to the deli and bought a drink. A different girl was at the register, but the Telepathic one walked up to the counter...

TELEPATHIC GIRL: No cranberry muffin today?

ME: Not today... Hey, how do you always know when I want cranberry muffins? I don't order them much.

TELEPATHIC GIRL: I just know. (big smile)

I tried not to make eye contact for too long because I was afraid she might steal my soul somehow.