Threadless T-Shirts - Stalagmite vs Stalagtite

Stalagmite vs Stalagtite

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steven218
on Apr 09 '08

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Average score:

2.65 out of 5

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1,783 people

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31 days ago

Comments:

92 comments

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steven218 on Apr 04 '08

This might possibly be the most complicated design I've ever done. No really, it just might.

Please wait 5 seconds to see the back. It's up to you though, because it's pretty much just the front upside down… :)

Hope you like it.

5 days later

morozco420 on Apr 09 '08

It's cute, but it would be kinda funny, if the stalagtite and stalagmite were both on the front, the stalagtite was sneezing, and the stalagmite was saying "stalagtite" as if it were "ghezuntite." hehehe...sorry, my stupid humor...

ladrones on Apr 09 '08

i like it, if it doesnt win re-sub it with crazy stalagtite and stalagmite colors.

5!

platinum on Apr 09 '08

awesome!!!! hope this prints

Katrinn on Apr 09 '08

ohh such love for this. 5.

ginetteginette on Apr 09 '08

FIVE FIVE FIVE

batgirl93 on Apr 09 '08

I love it!!!!!!! $5

belettefofolle on Apr 09 '08

luv

funkie fresh on Apr 09 '08

love this.

Andreas Mohacsy on Apr 09 '08

your work always interests me...

OhaPomelo on Apr 09 '08

I agree with ladrones~ $5

C Kid on Apr 09 '08

I love this too! 5.

Truotsalainen on Apr 09 '08

$5 ding ding ding we have a winner

negativetrooper on Apr 09 '08

lawl

KBShakedown on Apr 09 '08

Too bad it's spelled stalagmite and stalactite.

steven218 on Apr 10 '08

my bad :/

steven218 on Apr 10 '08

though in my defence i was pretty drunk when i did this one

EricDiaz on Apr 10 '08

lol, then it's ok.

Tonteau on Apr 10 '08

You've gotta have a system.

deboraborialis on Apr 10 '08

I likes it.

(matthijs) on Apr 10 '08

Nice work. Yes, you should drink more.

d3d on Apr 10 '08

that's pretty cool. i'm pretty sure Stalagtite was a nazi prison camp for athletes.

willypiva on Apr 10 '08

Nice! $5

Bramish on Apr 10 '08

Good job!

snaggle tooth on Apr 10 '08

this da bomb dot com

koorong on Apr 10 '08

Great concept, original idea

Pixtoons on Apr 10 '08

I like the suggestion of treating "stalagtite" as if it were "gezundheit".... brilliant.

Hachette on Apr 10 '08

That's... ok.

firebolt816 on Apr 10 '08

this is amazing!

Mattias on Apr 10 '08

haha not bad - very original.

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Batty1980 on Apr 10 '08

Fix the speeling and I would certainly buy this.

boysbeambitious on Apr 10 '08

simple and lovely. :)

Mr Rocks on Apr 10 '08

Nice work. Spelling is an easy fix. Everybody nose that grate artists can't spell four chit!

suceda on Apr 10 '08

so simple it's genius! $5

Pizazz on Apr 11 '08

um, can I just say that this is incredibly wonderful?
$5

herky on Apr 11 '08

looks great!

Bio-bot 9000 on Apr 11 '08

I only wish "Stalactite!" was right side up.

ShebasFire86 on Apr 11 '08

Ooh... educational!

Raid71 on Apr 11 '08

great work

i know very little about art on Apr 11 '08

Great!

FRICKINAWESOME on Apr 11 '08

Nice stuff, but i'd like it if the white negative space around the black stalagmite was actually the stalactite and just had a face on the bottom of it with the word up top.

courtney pie on Apr 11 '08

rad

squeegebeckenheim on Apr 12 '08

Yes!

berrynoir on Apr 12 '08

The stalactite's face should not be upside down. Nor should the word be. Other than that, really cute.

hayesone on Apr 12 '08

I think it makes perfect sense that the stalactite's face and speech bubble are upside down. The defining difference between stalactites and stalagmites is the difference in orientation, and that's the concept of the shirt. Perfect the way it is. $5

Maddo16 on Apr 13 '08

Leave the face upside down! But change the spelling :/

Other than that perfecto :D

calcium888 on Apr 14 '08

The Quiet Life already did this

This shirt's title is the exact title of the shirt that they already did.

If it wasn't the QL, then it was Crownfarmer or Commonwealth Stacks.

Don't praise the stealing of artwork and ideas!!!

steven218 on Apr 14 '08

could you link to it?

steven218 on Apr 14 '08

before you accuse me of theft that is.

Ste7en on Apr 14 '08

I wouldnt worry about it, steven218. Calcium888 stole his name from the periodic table.

fooliam on Apr 14 '08

I like just the stalagmite part.

calcium888 on Apr 14 '08

It's true, I did in fact not come up with the word calcium. I'm not making this up, I cannot find the image as it was a shirt from a few seasons ago; however, I have contacted the people at The Quiet Life asking them for a link as proof.

I'm not here to make false accusations, I just don't enjoy the appropriation of art

berrynoir on Apr 14 '08

I guess I can see it either way, I was thinking that the "tite" lives upside-down - so to him, it's right-side up - if you follow...but works the other way. Still cute! :)

calcium888 on Apr 14 '08

http://bp3.blogger.com/_xlVIq5KW55c/SAPLaFQCXgI/AAAAAAAAAB8/ip5-x7aVcy4/s1600-h/ql037_front_navy_large.jpg

Here is proof given to me from Andy Mueller himself (if you don't know who that is he designs for Girl and Chocolate Skateboards, The Quiet Life, etc)

SWAMPFACTORY on Apr 14 '08

nice

tesco on Apr 14 '08

hmm it doesn't really qualify as a rip off, which is a shame because me and steve are mortal enemies

fatheed on Apr 14 '08

calcium888 on Apr 14 '08

I'm not here to make false accusations, I just don't enjoy the appropriation of art

You cock.

lemonalle on Apr 14 '08

calcium888 on Apr 14 '08
http://bp3.blogger.com/_xlVIq5KW55c/SAPLaFQCXgI/AAAAAAAAAB8/ip5-x7aVcy4/s1600-h/ql037_front_navy_large.jpg

if that is the design you think he "stole", you are beyond ridiculous.

theurbanraptor on Apr 14 '08

yo calcium. that is nothing like that

lemonalle on Apr 14 '08

p.s. this is adorable.

Khol on Apr 14 '08

I love it. And it most definitely is not any sort of art theft.

$5

ladykat on Apr 14 '08

Calcium, you must be seeing something I'm not. Besides the phrase "stalagmite vs stalactite" (which isn't even exactly copied, since Steve misspelled "stalactite"), there's nothing similar about those designs.

wotto on Apr 14 '08

i second the you cock comment

(matthijs) on Apr 14 '08

third.

That's not a rip off. It's just the same title.

_lydia on Apr 14 '08

The art looks nothing like that other shirt. This is way more awesome!!! (why do I say awesome so much?)

steven218 on Apr 14 '08

shit. i was actually worried about being seen as a rip off merchant.

now that i'm not worried anymore i can get back to plotting tesco's doom.

radiostaticstar on Apr 14 '08

i'll fourth that.

5anda$ for sure!

ginetteginette on Apr 14 '08

hahaha omgz someone used the same object on one t-shirt so you can never ever use it again!
whatever man, that other tshirt sucks while this one is super fly.
$5again and again

ofthecoast on Apr 14 '08

fifthed.

cock x 5.

this is neato, steve.

renfrue on Apr 14 '08

most controversial design of 08 bestee here you come!!!!

woooooooooooooooooooo :-)

it's very cute btw

iDanSimpson on Apr 14 '08

bahahhah. not at all similar. cock x 6.

shobattack on Apr 14 '08

stopped getting owned calcium

scumbag

btw this is $5 :D

couch style on Apr 14 '08

uhh, u spend 3 minutes on this..
i wouldn't use this as a dish rag..pfft

courtney pie on Apr 14 '08

well that was uncalled for couch

ginetteginette on Apr 14 '08

haha, don't worry about that guy, i've seen a few of his comments and he has terrible taste.

kickass_Suzy on Apr 14 '08

dude thats some radd shit going on there.
i fucking love it.
:F

drkblkforest on Apr 14 '08

Kinda wish "stalactite" was right side up so it was easier to read, but this shirt is very clever nonetheless :D

bsweber on Apr 14 '08

dude i can't believe you stole from this design too!!!!! plagiarism is soo uncool omg omg omg omg

lol $5

Pizazz on Apr 14 '08

I'll say it again, this design is wonderful, can't wait for it's print

shobattack on Apr 14 '08

thats not very constructive criticism couch, use your brain you fuckin turdmuncher

ar4jesus on Apr 15 '08

rofl well this is a very entertaining comment section and an amazing shirt 5$ and calcium888 is an idiot

Manos on Apr 15 '08

Nice one steve. $5!

squatterjohn on Apr 15 '08

I've lost track of how many cocks are in here (that's what she said!) so I'll just point out (a) you can't copyright a title and (b) the title is irrelevant, it doesn't appear on the shirt, it's the image we are judging.

steven218 on Apr 15 '08

Thanks for the kind backup over this, I really appreciate it. It's not nice to be accused of something like that.

I emailed Andy Mueller from The Quiet Life too, and his opinion is pretty much the same as the rest of us, that the two designs have nothing in common other than the name.

I also had a look at some of his awesome artwork and after speaking about threadless hopefully Andy will maybe take a look at subbing some design work here too. The more the merrier eh?

I think all I can say now is thanks to calcium888 for a) bringing the pain on himself and b) helping to (hopefully) attract more top notch talent to threadless. Well done sir.