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Apr 02 '07
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1.80 out of 5
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Studley
About my design
by Studley
This is a collaboration between two Threadless users.

Text translates as "Mao Money, Mao Problems".

Communism and crunk go hand in hand. Fact.
Edword
   Edword on Apr 02 '07
hahaha!
Kojima
   Kojima on Apr 02 '07
awesome
lunchboxbrain
lunchboxbrain on Apr 02 '07
nice grill! 5
jamonit
jamonit on Apr 02 '07
That is funny.
shirtflirt
shirtflirt on Apr 02 '07
is the chalice tonguing mao's ear?
Shebly
Shebly on Apr 02 '07
I'm sure wearing this would make my skin tingle with delight. Not for the love I hold for the two who produced it (which is ardent, and boundless). But for the entirely pleasing whimsical sensation that comes over me upon seeing it.
5555$
13strong
13strong on Apr 02 '07
That's insanely ugly...
Bramish
   Bramish on Apr 02 '07
You're insanely ugly...
drmtama2
drmtama2 on Apr 02 '07
the best title ever!!!!
Robsoul
   Robsoul on Apr 02 '07
yeah, yeah, wus up wit dat! nice work guys.

stingerstyler
   stingerstyler on Apr 02 '07
cha-ching!!!!
killacamron13
killacamron13 on Apr 02 '07
sweet shit
chelly
chelly on Apr 02 '07
love it!
FRICKINAWESOME
   FRICKINAWESOME on Apr 02 '07
shit...now which color do i want is my biggest problem...ok red or black, but it MUST HAVE GOLD FOIL REGARDLESS OF SHIRT COLOR!!! this is quite awesome indeed guys, great collab! 5$
phones
phones on Apr 02 '07
Awesome!! $5

*cough* i just can't wait for our collab!
aluminumfoil
aluminumfoil on Apr 02 '07
amazing!!!
i think it looks even better when in shirt form and not math class paper form
yayyyyy.
Kerrn
Kerrn on Apr 02 '07
get the money
dolla dolla bills yall

-k.
nonolarson
   nonolarson on Apr 02 '07
Haha. Kinda like it on red.
piradical
piradical on Apr 02 '07
The pun doesn't work in Chinese at all. Out of the context of the name 毛泽东,the character 毛 simply means feather, or wool. So your text says "feather money, feather questions".
Bramish
   Bramish on Apr 02 '07
Precisely. What would one purchase with all that feather money? is one such feather question.
Studley
Studley on Apr 02 '07
Point of Clarification: I know the pun doesn't make sense when literally translated into chinese, but I am not entirely sure that Biggie Smalls was as popular there anyways, so it may be a moot point.

The characters were included for asthetic purposes [think to irritating jock tattoos], so I'm sorry if they've caused any consternation for the bilingual.

Fun fact though, in cantonese, it sounds like "no money, no problems".

[PS wenti is problems in chinese]

Thanks / Sorry again
littlem
littlem on Apr 02 '07
hahahaah. damn that's ugly. :P
repubblica
repubblica on Apr 02 '07
five dolla
jpiatt
   jpiatt on Apr 02 '07
haha I don't have the vocabulary that Shelby has, so I'll just say FIVE DOLLA!
stopthemusical
stopthemusical on Apr 02 '07
$5

hadley is wonderful
professortruth
professortruth on Apr 02 '07
this is glorious
pseudonymrose413
pseudonymrose413 on Apr 02 '07
sooo awesome!
Pixtoons
Pixtoons on Apr 02 '07
Don't even try to wear this in China. You'll get locked up.
Lucretia Mott
Lucretia Mott on Apr 02 '07
For being too cool for school??! Or in this particular case, communist China??!
abeadle
   abeadle on Apr 02 '07
haha awesome job hadluart!
kooky love
   kooky love on Apr 02 '07
GREAT $5
plastic taxi cab?
plastic taxi cab? on Apr 02 '07
This is the best I've seen in my 104 years in the design business. 5$ like a pizza pie in the sky that fell in my eye and made me cry and almost die if it wasn't for that guy with the chai.
cintrao
   cintrao on Apr 02 '07
lol ...
Roostersauce
Roostersauce on Apr 02 '07
ehhhh iunno
i dont like the colors
or the writing
and take out the text
and change the way the lines work
and the idea is ok, but the exacution is really terrible
learn how to draw asswads!!

$5
Malcolm Man
Malcolm Man on Apr 02 '07
OMG! I want to make love to this shirt and then wear it! Wear it, without washing it! OMG OMG! I am experiencing uncontrollable excitement!

5! 5! 5!!!!
ChickenCurry
ChickenCurry on Apr 02 '07
I just don't get the appeal of the historical figure excess jewelery tandem. Since I only give out $5s now, I'll just avoid voting here.
lenabean
lenabean on Apr 02 '07
5iver and a dolla $ign
MooCowMoo
MooCowMoo on Apr 03 '07
Hahaha, this is so awesome!
pilihp
   pilihp on Apr 03 '07
haha... nice :)
radiostaticstar
radiostaticstar on Apr 03 '07
oof, dayum...
5$
GallyAl
GallyAl on Apr 03 '07
Love it...love you two :) $5
hoight
hoight on Apr 03 '07
Commie commie commie commie commie chameleon, you come and go, you come and go. Loving would be easy if your colours were like this tee. black, gold and cream, black gold and cream


$5
lemonalle
lemonalle on Apr 03 '07
gimme some mao! sorry, i just felt the need to make a pun.

awesome job!
onli4
onli4 on Apr 03 '07
Hong Kong designers here?!?!?! cool

I am new to Threadless.com, hi everyone.

I love this design. But I think only Hong Kong people can get it 100%!
milingmai
milingmai on Apr 03 '07
i love his teeth. i'll get golden ones too once i sold my partens.
but anyway, it's really cool. $5
Studley
Studley on Apr 03 '07
Well I'm glad that you enjoy it so much but actually neither of the designers live in Hong Kong.
Gretchen_Jesus
Gretchen_Jesus on Apr 03 '07
this is fantastic.
yr red scare
yr red scare on Apr 03 '07
YES!
herky
   herky on Apr 03 '07
hilarious work and concept, great collab $5
eXtrachunky
eXtrachunky on Apr 03 '07
hahaha awesome man!!
BubuSam
   BubuSam on Apr 03 '07
Very funny hohoho
onli4
onli4 on Apr 04 '07
Studley, you mean you are not from Hong Kong (or Chian)? So why you understand and come up with the idea of the shirt?
Studley
Studley on Apr 04 '07
One of us is from America and one is from England.

Mao is not a famous figure in China alone y'know!

:)

And crunk is universal.
Luke...
   Luke... on Apr 04 '07
hahaha, Mao Money Five
Alexandra Marie
Alexandra Marie on Apr 04 '07
And no one bitches about this glorifying communism?
Studley
Studley on Apr 04 '07
Hmm..This doesn't really glorify communism, I don't think. Communism and Crunk are perhaps even mutually exclusive. It's really more of a stupid pop culture reference historical pun translated in to Chinese.
Studley
Studley on Apr 04 '07
It may indeed glorify communim. But it also has fuckloads of gold foil, so who gives a shit?
d3d
   d3d on Apr 04 '07
communism is glorious all by itself. if anything it glorifies fur collars.
arabiantealeaves
arabiantealeaves on Apr 04 '07
best title Ever.
natsam
natsam on Apr 05 '07
Bling? Fabulous! I love it!
jackanapes
jackanapes on Apr 05 '07
hadleyhadleyhadleyhadleyhadleystuartsuartstuarstuartstuart.
aluminumfoil
aluminumfoil on Apr 05 '07
fuckin commies
aluminumfoil
aluminumfoil on Apr 05 '07
(love)
WalkingAlong
WalkingAlong on Apr 05 '07
Ha! My dad's Cantonese.

And even the Chinese admit that Mao had some issues.
Really funny.
marchhare
marchhare on Apr 06 '07
I like the red.
mattiasjss
mattiasjss on Apr 07 '07
Sexellent!
staffell
staffell on Apr 07 '07
ace
jet approves
jet approves on Apr 07 '07
Haha.
StopPickingOnMe
StopPickingOnMe on Apr 07 '07
awesome
hellothere
hellothere on Apr 07 '07
why how lovely

5
samji
samji on Apr 08 '07

haaa i like the title
57 days later
KBShakedown
KBShakedown on Jun 04 '07
This should have scored ten times better.

Yeah, I said it.

An 18 out of 5.
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