New design up for voting.


Show me some Emptees Love?

Spanx for dudes? T-shirt promises instant six-pack
MSNBC Article



Quote from the article:
"The first clues that you’re in for something different are the instructions on the box. Those would be instructions for how to put on, and take off, a T-shirt. (“How to put shirt on: Pull on all the way to your underarm, then pull over your head.”) Men have celebrated the T-shirt for generations, from the brilliance of Brando to the hipster uniforms of Threadless, and now we’re being told that we’ve been doing it wrong? You almost have to admire the chutzpah."

Baby Vans? (Kids Tee Proposal) 2 Rows of 4 Down Vans.


What do you think? Would this work? Would you buy it for your kid? Are the right vans on it? I tried to keep the vans kid friendly, so no horror movies and nothing too out there on the theme like the Top Gun van.

Discuss.

Can someone take me a few store front photos this week while my design is for sale at the Threadless retail stores in Chicago? I'd love to see a full store front photo with the sign and window. Then a shot of my shirt in the window (if it is actually in the window).

I would be willing to send you an It Would Be Cooler as a Van post card for your troubles.


PLEASE. Thanks.



PS. I love that Craig is Rockin my shirt in the Product Photo. Thanks man you are the greatest. :D

The Remake Challenge!

orangatang wins the highest increase in score over previous sub, and unfortunately Maltzmania has the largest decrease in score. :( Then there is a 4 way tie for getting the Closest to the original score but unfortunately they were all under just by 0.01.

31 Above Previous
24 Below Previous

Name of Artist Participating (Their Submission Score - Previous Submission Score = Total +/-)

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orangatang (2.49 - 1.26 = 1.23+)
alexmdc (3.42 - 2.33 = 1.09+)
bortwein (2.54 - 1.65 = 0.89+)
John Will Balsley (1.93 - 1.10 = 0.83+)
Chengui (3.03 - 2.31 = 0.72+)
mr spiers (2.30 - 1.66 = 0.64+)
ratkiss (2.27 - 1.68 = 0.59+)
ratkiss (2.35 - 1.78 = 0.57+)
mark722 (2.10 - 1.53 = 0.57+)
Aphte (2.31 - 1.77 = 0.54+)
Torakamikaze (2.58 - 2.08 = 0.50+)
xiv (2.04 - 1.57 = 0.47+)
Brightwood (2.45 - 2.03 = 0.42+)
badbasilisk (2.98 - 2.58 = 0.40+)
cash_ivc (2.54 - 2.14 = 0.40+)
xiv (2.15 - 1.82 = 0.33+)
oJimo (2.11 - 1.78 = 0.33+)
wowrainbows (2.26 - 1.94 = 0.32+)
Ryder Revolution (2.45 - 2.16 = 0.29+)
ferfo (2.13 - 1.86 = 0.27+)
boysbeambitious (1.81 - 1.55 = 0.26+)
Leroy_Hornblower (3.10 - 2.86 = 0.24+)
EricDiaz (2.18 - 1.95 = 0.23+)
silverqe (3.07 - 2.85 = 0.22+)
jreffreyg (2.51 - 2.29 = 0.22+)
agrimony(2.56 - 2.40 = 0.16+)
ste7en (2.47 - 2.32 = 0.15+)
Dexter Spandex (2.43 - 2.29 = 0.14+)
jreffreyg (1.87 - 1.77 = 0.10+)
mismonaut (2.08 - 1.99 = 0.09+)
jrmasm (3.11 - 3.03 = 0.08+)
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ste7en (3.07 - 3.08 = -0.01)
Opifan64 (3.02 - 3.03 = -0.01)
Rodrigobhz (2.94 - 2.95 = -0.01)
ArTrOcItY (2.50 - 2.51 = -0.01)
ratkiss (2.35 - 2.43 = -0.08)
buko (3.23 - 3.33 = -0.10)
pilihp (2.96 - 2.86 = -0.10)
ISABOA (2.93 - 3.09 = -0.16)
EricDiaz (2.27 - 2.46 = -0.19)
xiv (2.24 - 2.49 = -0.25)
ecsu (2.23 - 2.49 = -0.26)
B 7 (2.05 - 2.37 = -0.32)
dabogain (1.78 - 2.15 = -0.37)
TheInfamousBaka (2.66 - 3.05 = -0.39)
ivejustquitsmoking (2.13 - 2.52 = -0.39)
HAHA.sg (2.27 - 2.75 = -0.48)
westicles (1.48 - 1.98 = -0.50)
Resistance (1.63 - 2.19 = -0.56)
randyotter3000 (2.63 - 3.24 = -0.61)
ivejustquitsmoking (1.90 - 2.52 = -0.62)
matiandrivein (1.64 - 2.26 = -0.62)
Resistance (2.05 - 2.69 = -0.64)
ivejustquitsmoking (1.84 - 2.52 = -0.68)
Maltzmania (1.49 - 2.24 = -0.75)
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Remember Boinks?


I got my first Boink Toy at a Candy and Toy convention that my Mom took me to when I was really young. She worked for a candy company that was showing at the event.

What other retro random toys do you remember growing up with?

Society6 is a pretty cool place. Come check it out and while you are there feel free to Promote my stuff. Thanks.

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5 Closet without going over were:
dbrv11 - 3.19 - email received
rossmat8 - 3.21 - email received
mgill52 - 3.22 - email received
garciagirl - 3.23 - email received

BIG WINNER
Wonderlove - 3.24 - email received

Email me at bortwein @ hotmail .com



Top FIVE closest guesses Win a limited edition "It Would Have Been Cooler as a Van" Post Card mailed directly to them by me. (sorry but post cards are limited to USA residents only except for the Closest Guessed Score.)
Closest Score Wins the post card and if the shirt prints they get a Free copy of the shirt paid for by me.


Only 50 of these were printed as part of a free 50 post cards promotion that I took advantage of to get these great post cards for the fun of it. They are not for resale.

Don't Forget to Check to see if someone has already taken your guess. Please leave a comment on the submission as well. That would be nice of you.
Thanks, B

I started a series of Van illustrations. I'm working off of various Movie and TV references. Taking a vehicle from the movie that wasn't a van and making it a van. It's just an idea at the moment, I may end up just making some cool vans instead.

GUESS THE SCORE and WIN Congrats Wonderlove for winning.

Promote Me at society6.com

Here is the Link to my Flickr to view larger versions of all of the series.

Love the Vans @ emptees



24. The Deathmobile from Animal House and it's Under cover Cake Version


23. The Tank from Tank Girl


22. E.T. in the Escape - Elliott's Kuwahara BMX Bike


CLICK TO ENLARGE Vans

21. Hey Hey it's The Monkeemobile from the TV show The Monkees


20. The Pizza Planet delivery Truck from Toy Story


19. Thomas the Tank Engine


18. The F-14 Tom Cat from Top Gun


17. The Alligator Car from Death Race 2000


16. Grease Lightning from Grease


15. The Pacer from Wayne's World


14. Mach 5 from Speed Racer


13. Herbie the Love Bug


12. Batmobile from Batman Returns


11. The red bike from Pee Wee's Big Adventure.


10. Happy Toyz Truck from Maximum Overdrive Movie


9. National Lampoon's Truckster


8. Optimus Prime from Transformers


7. Titanic Before and After


6. Starsky & Hutch - 1976 Gran Torino


5. Delorean from Back to the Future


4. General Lee from the Dukes of Hazzard


3. KITT - Knight Rider


2. Ecto-1 - Ghost Busters


1. Blues Brothers Van - version 2 -


• Other ideas I had for vans include:
Kaneda's Motorcycle from Akira
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off Red Ferrari
SUV from Jurassic Park
Smokey and the Bandit Trans Am
The Highwayman Truck
Star Wars Landspeeder
iRobot audi
Boss Hogg's Car (not sure on this one)
• Bloggers Ideas I might try:
Green Ranger's Dragonzord
Mad Max Car
The Homer
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
The Munster Koach
Nerd Herd Car from Chuck
The Partridge Family Bus
Flying Taxi from Fifth Element
Yellow Submarine
Flintstones' Car
Wonder Woman's Invisible Plane
Orca Fishing Boat from Jaws
Stuntman Mike's Death Proof car
Pussy Wagon from Kill bill
SpiderBuggy from 80's Spiderman
C.H.i.P.S. motorbikes as vans
Christine
Dastardly car from Wacky Races
Godfather 's Cadillac
Eleanor from Gone in 60 Seconds
Lightning McQueen from Cars
filmation's ghostbusters car
totoro bus
Bluth company stairs truck
Creepy Coupe from wacky races
Radio Flyer Movie wagon
The Wraith
vin diesel's car in Fast & furious
George Jetson's car thing
Axel's Chevy Nova from beverly hills cop
the car from the beverly hillbillies.
Max from Flight of the Navigator
Colt Seavers (The Fall Guy) Truck
Nautilaus from 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Tron (started one but it wasn't going well)
Star Trek Enterprise (not sure on this one)
The Wiener Mobile (not sure on this one)
Millenium Falcon (not sure on this one)

Am I the only one that opens up a 2oz bag of Skittles and then sorts them by color into lines before eating them? Like this:



December 11th Bag:

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December 8th Bag:

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November 23rd Bag:

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FUN SIZE!

October 31st Fun Size Bag:

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October 28th Bag:

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June 24th Bag:

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April 24th Bag:

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April 22nd Bag:

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April 20th Bag:
I had 2 anorexic Skittles in this bag. They looked like half and third sized skinny Skittles.

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April 17th Bag:


ok here are the stats so far:
Total Number of Skittles (5 bags): 299
Total Number of Red Wild Cherry Skittles (5 bags): 49
Total Number of Pink Strawberry Skittles (5 bags): 57.5
Total Number of Purple Berry Punch Skittles (5 bags): 61
Total Number of Green Melon Berry Skittles (5 bags): 73.5
Total Number of Blue Raspberry Skittles (5 bags): 58

I have to be the only one. I'm a freak.