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bmorehouse

About my design

by bmorehouse
"A Jenga commercial playing in the early 1990s shows a party where host 'Alan' is shown fumbling a Jenga tower to disaster. At the tower's downfall, the party guests are heard to lament, "Allaaannn!" As such, some Jenga players refer to the toppler (loser) of the Jenga tower as the "Alan" of the game."

(Wikipedia)



Poor Alan is playing for his family's life... Black, brown, and silver, on natural.
bektravels
bektravels on Mar 14 '07
Haha! I love jenga:-)
Low Digital
Low Digital on Mar 14 '07
Love It. Nice use of line. $5
DrVSP
DrVSP on Mar 14 '07
Playing for his family's lives?! Looks to me like he tied them up himself so they'd be quiet during his turn. No, thanks.
eerie
eerie on Mar 14 '07
Hehehe nice! In Danish it's called Klodsmajor. I played it a lot when i was younger
piledrivefinger
piledrivefinger on Mar 14 '07
"Playing for his family's lives?! Looks to me like he tied them up himself so they'd be quiet during his turn. " LOL - That's essentially what I thought, as well.
chelly
chelly on Mar 14 '07
omg that is so funny
phones
phones on Mar 14 '07
hahaha why are there no cool Alans in the world?
raemelle
raemelle on Mar 14 '07
I agree with DrVSP.



Though I do like the idea behind the design. Maybe if it were executed differently.
podium_06
podium_06 on Mar 14 '07
it's nice and the jenga tower stands out. but i wouldn't wear it. and i don't know the commercial. 4 for the illustration.
mushrush
mushrush on Mar 14 '07
Yeah, it's not clear he's playing for their lives. Perhaps if the person who tied them up were egging Alan on while holding a knife to his wife's throat...
oa7mov
oa7mov on Mar 14 '07
yeah...i agree...with mush...or have a guy with like a ski mask on with a gun to his wife's head...or somethin...that would get your point across better...
podium_06
podium_06 on Mar 14 '07
it looks more like he tied them up so they won't disturb him.
bmorehouse
bmorehouse on Mar 14 '07
yeah, i understand what you guys are saying, i should have put someone in the background... eh, maybe i'll re-sub later.
SuperPope
SuperPope on Mar 14 '07
Whether or not he has bound and gagged his family personally or a kidnapper has done it, all will agree that this is the most intense game of Jenga ever played.
ooOkevtOoo
ooOkevtOoo on Mar 14 '07
he's not playing with a full set. actually it would appear that he's playing with exactly half a set.
Perudoesitbetterthanu
   Perudoesitbetterthanu on Mar 14 '07
haha...damn my name is Alan



i guess i was born to be horrible at jenga
phones
phones on Mar 14 '07
yes! another Alan- that makes 4!
Perudoesitbetterthanu
   Perudoesitbetterthanu on Mar 14 '07
im pretty cool though...even if i do suck at jenga -theoretically
Slinkey Binky
Slinkey Binky on Mar 14 '07
i like tht! i think it's funny!
wotto
   wotto on Mar 14 '07
nice
samtabsav
samtabsav on Mar 14 '07
oh god, please please PLEASE redo and resub? You're totally on to something, here.
bookworm
bookworm on Mar 14 '07
I think Ive seen that commercial. haha.
DirtVulch
DirtVulch on Mar 15 '07
That...Is...Awesome.
madeline_g89
madeline_g89 on Mar 15 '07
no one is going to get that!!!
konami kode
konami kode on Mar 15 '07
That's creepy enough to work!
Papaprime
   Papaprime on Mar 15 '07
I'd suggest the gun on alan's head, then the message will be more clear.
Papaprime
   Papaprime on Mar 15 '07
^ and no family members
minipure
minipure on Mar 15 '07
The angle his hands are at makes it look as if his two lower fingers are shorter than the others... and there should be someone with a gun pointed at his family members would make the message more clear.
tofurky
tofurky on Mar 15 '07
the hand could be done better.

Rambunkcious
Rambunkcious on Mar 15 '07
JENGAAAAA!!
jillypilly
jillypilly on Mar 15 '07
i thought to myself "wow, this is an intense game of jenga", which i actually find much more funny. the whole playing for his family's lives is 1. not really funny, and 2. not even the slightest bit apparent in your design. i say leave it, and just make it about HIM tying them up.
ya_rly
ya_rly on Mar 15 '07
i agree with jillypilly. nice first try though :]
Velvet Jones
Velvet Jones on Mar 15 '07
BRILLIANT! print.
bmorehouse
bmorehouse on Mar 15 '07
i guess you could take it either way... but no matter what, he's totally losing, haha. oh, and thank you for all of the comments.
applegary
applegary on Mar 16 '07
I was imagining the family jostling the table or Alan's arm(great strategy) since he's prevented them from shouting "OOOPS! OOOPS! Don't MESS up!"
dank57
dank57 on Mar 16 '07
Alan's upset because he broke his fingers
Shebly
Shebly on Mar 16 '07
Ahaha, poor alan.
Alexandra Marie
Alexandra Marie on Mar 16 '07
That hand needs some serious work.

I don't know about you, but my hands do not bend like that.
therabbidchimp
therabbidchimp on Mar 16 '07
"John Hammond: Nedry, our lives are in your hands and you've got butterfingers?", sorry, jurrassic park is just a great movie
49waRGHO
49waRGHO on Mar 16 '07
The colors don't work for me.
FRICKINAWESOME
   FRICKINAWESOME on Mar 16 '07
Funny concept, but yeah- it looks like Alan is about to obliterate his family because his Jenga game is on the brink of topplage. I get into my games too, but never to the point og hog-tieing . hmmm, might be a good idea for those answer screamer-outers.
rib4herpleasure
rib4herpleasure on Mar 17 '07
Frickin Awesome shirt. The guys expression is funniest thing i ever seen on a shirt.
NateT
NateT on Mar 17 '07
You shanked my jenga ship!
NightvisionVoyager
NightvisionVoyager on Mar 17 '07
i didnt really get it until it was explained, i thought he bandaged them up himself to stop then from yelling JENGA,
funkminister
funkminister on Mar 17 '07
It's good but hard to understand that he didn't tie them up himself. I love the idea though.
stellaluna
stellaluna on Mar 18 '07
i like his jakked up fingers...

& jenga....

$5
bhoomika
bhoomika on Mar 18 '07
haha 5
missyesta
missyesta on Mar 19 '07
BAHAHAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!



JENGA!!!



lovin' it mate. $5
TinyPixie777
TinyPixie777 on Mar 19 '07
his hand scares me...
simpleone
simpleone on Mar 19 '07
haha i love it, probs wouldnt wear it but it is good
Nodus
Nodus on Mar 19 '07
Have a chap in the back with a gun saying "Don't screw up now, Alan..."
sparklypants
sparklypants on Mar 19 '07
i think the story you included is funny, but people seeing the shirt wouldn't necessarily understand. i do like the idea of a jenga-related shirt, especially one that conveys the stress of the game.
Isidore
Isidore on Mar 19 '07
i really like it, but the fingers are kind of awkward.
sheastar
sheastar on Mar 19 '07
Even though the people seeing this shirt wouldn't understand immediately, I understand.



It's like an inside joke with myself.

I like that.



And I think this design is a winner.
cintrao
   cintrao on Mar 19 '07
the ideia is funny. I saw it happen once.. lol
Super Slothman
Super Slothman on Mar 20 '07
He looks a bit like Scotty in the animated Star Trek. Scotttttttty!
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