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Feb 20 '06
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by hogboy   
I wanted to do a map of paranormal activity in the U.S. pointing to the fact that not only is the country steeped in a rich living history but also home to it's own fair share of superstitious nutters (hence the double entendre of the 'US' in the title). When the Joy of Text competition arrived I felt it was the perfect time to roll this out.
I have painstakingly researched (googled) the paranormal activity of each individual state. Where my research fell flat I relied on artistic license to fill the gaps...

The first incarnation of this design had a large 'Para-Normal US' across the centre of the map, however after an avalanche of advice to discard it I decided it might be prudent to listen to the critics for once. After much thought I decided to hedge my bets by leaving the first version on the guys shirt... If you like it that way, please leave a comment and maybe if it gets printed I could convince threadless to splash out for a second ink colour.

hogboy
M4L1K
   M4L1K on Feb 23 '06
Awesome !!!

5 !
rudra
rudra on Feb 23 '06
Any chance of getting a larger pic so we can read all of them?

beechcraft11
beechcraft11 on Feb 23 '06
sweet im a child of the corn!
5$$$$$
heyimalex
heyimalex on Feb 23 '06
nothin for maryland huh?
hurricane_xx
hurricane_xx on Feb 23 '06
i love it but i such at geograhy so what's mass?...

bigger version?...either way i love it...i would love it better in a deep blue or purple though
hurricane_xx
hurricane_xx on Feb 23 '06
suck* haha

obviously i suck at spelling too=)
abeadles
abeadles on Feb 23 '06
awesome, $5!
Rachel Raygun
   Rachel Raygun on Feb 23 '06
I adore this far more than most other subs i've ever scored.

$5 for sure
inayellowsub
inayellowsub on Feb 23 '06
OOOOO. i love.
cinderwild
cinderwild on Feb 23 '06
-Very- Cool.

$5
ethanjhayward
ethanjhayward on Feb 23 '06
so many quality tee's are coming out of the JOT contest.

and i'm so glad that my homestate says threadless on it. that's so awesome.

this needs to be printed.
scoutti
   scoutti on Feb 23 '06
DAMNGOOD
redsugar
redsugar on Feb 23 '06
Neat. Can we see a massive version?
streetwise
   streetwise on Feb 23 '06
this is great :-D
letum
letum on Feb 23 '06
is that blue "Para-Normal US" text found on the shirt itself part of the design or only what you displayed big? I don't like the blue title font spanning the country. it's a solid 4 without it
hogboy
   hogboy on Feb 24 '06
No, if you read the crap I wrote at the start of it. I decided not to go with the blue type spanning the country bit. I wnted to see if anyone thought it might be a go-er so I left it on the guy... It's called a dollar both ways.
Rockslide
   Rockslide on Feb 24 '06
I've always loved this one hogboy! Although, I prefer it with the blue paranormal going cross-country. Really cool fun idea. Its fun to just look at it and see what monsters go where. $5
starr226
   starr226 on Feb 24 '06
i think this is so, so, so money, HB. If this doesn't get printed here - especially being one color, you should print it yourself. I would totally buy this. no joke.
msm
msm on Feb 24 '06
seriously, this is superb 5
jane_bond
jane_bond on Feb 24 '06
wheres hawaii? hawaii is the 50th state you know...
(matthijs)
   (matthijs) on Feb 24 '06
great stuff!
jett
jett on Feb 24 '06
fantastic. i'm really impressed with the amount of effort you've put into this.
phones
phones on Feb 24 '06
Brilliant. Louis Theroux episode homage may not be intentional (i wish it was) but its still rad rad rad.

Is eerie indiana in there?

oh and jackanpes will surely $5 this too.
Monkey II
   Monkey II on Feb 24 '06
Amazing!!

Reminds me of Outer Limits, Unsolved Mysteries and the X-files back in the days.
ekaj47
ekaj47 on Feb 24 '06
i like it - good stuff
prettylittlelightningpaw
prettylittlelightningpaw on Feb 24 '06
haha, politicians in DC. good one.
mezo
   mezo on Feb 24 '06
This...is stellar. I hope it's not really all blurry.
andywarholsucks
andywarholsucks on Feb 24 '06
okay oh my god love this print it right now
Little Liana
Little Liana on Feb 24 '06
Beauty! You know my score, don't you...
kirstenlovesdinner
kirstenlovesdinner on Feb 24 '06
wish you could zoom... :(
hogboy
   hogboy on Feb 24 '06
Yeah, sorry bout the zoom thing. Havn't got a handle on the Flash template. I did put up a huge version at myspace but it doesn't come up as large as in pshop. I'll work on it.
_kapow
_kapow on Feb 24 '06
5.
dancingwithmyconfusion
dancingwithmyconfusion on Feb 24 '06
whooot whoot good job 5
CalmAsHinduCow
CalmAsHinduCow on Feb 24 '06
THIS is f*cking AWESOME.
tikitoaster
tikitoaster on Feb 24 '06
another delicious hunk of love 5
agent99
agent99 on Feb 24 '06
nice... what does it say in Pennsylvania? Squonk?? Never heard of him :D

0712
0712 on Feb 24 '06
that looks really awesome. however, a shirt with stuff like "corn children" and "succubus" printed all over it is a little to hottopic-ish for my taste. the concept is 5 material, but i wouldn't buy this.
geishaberry
geishaberry on Feb 24 '06
The moth man is WVA, not Ohio. D:
phones
phones on Feb 24 '06
haha just noticed 'threadless'
zarand
zarand on Feb 24 '06
quality

$5
emeraldlily
emeraldlily on Feb 24 '06
soooooo fun 5
hogboy
   hogboy on Feb 24 '06
The origins of the mothman is west virginia however sightings range across a number of connected states.
plans
plans on Feb 24 '06
i don't think i even need to say anything here. you're going to win for sure!

:)
rockketsauce
rockketsauce on Feb 24 '06
aww man i hope this gets printed!!! best shirt for the JOT contest so far
but no jersey devil??? ah well
$5
HitOrMissy18
HitOrMissy18 on Feb 24 '06
hahahahahahhahaha politicians... i live in the scariest state of all :X

I love this..
audiolovely
audiolovely on Feb 24 '06
you forgot hawaii ;)
ddcrandall
ddcrandall on Feb 24 '06
This is a fantastic shirt, but I wish I could read it. I live in Michigan, and it's difficult to see that state's words.
Jesse Mack
   Jesse Mack on Feb 24 '06
omg i want it i want it i want it
allenssoasian
allenssoasian on Feb 24 '06
haha, love how it says Politicians in the DC area

if only it was big enough to read all of it.


I'd buy it in a heartbeat $5
CurlyCue
CurlyCue on Feb 25 '06
i love that you consider skunks paranormal. i love this shirt and i find that wierd considering i'm canadian.....go figure. 5$.
Kaleidoscope*swe*
Kaleidoscope*swe* on Feb 25 '06
i am not american so i wouldnt wear it but the illustration is good.
Arielledyan
Arielledyan on Feb 25 '06
I know there is ALOT on the east coast. and i can hardly read it, 5$, anyway, but maybe some arrows? state boarders?
hogboy
   hogboy on Feb 25 '06
Ok just answer a few of these queries -

I tried to fit the Jersey Devil in but the area I had left to work with was so small it basically wouldn'tve printed.

Hawaii - shit no excuse I totally forgot... if this ever gets selected to print I promise I'll include it (it'll probably end up somewhere under the arm)

Size - well I'm sure you are all aware that presentations have to be a particular size... I should've made the presentation in Flash so it could be zoomed on but I don't know flash well. I am working on a large scale version posted somewhere.

finally - arrows, state borders - to be honest I wanted the words to make out the borders, the design is busy enough already without adding more lines etc, but thanks.
GunstPfeil
GunstPfeil on Feb 25 '06
Not to pile on you, Hogboy, but make sure you include Alaska.

Anyway, excellent job, best JOT submission I've seen yet.
ohthelameness
ohthelameness on Feb 25 '06
yeah, PA is hard to read.
but i love 'politicians'
holdingtheflare
holdingtheflare on Feb 25 '06
i would really love to buy this. but im canadian, and i think that would be weird...
rudra
rudra on Feb 25 '06
since i can't read them all - i just have to say i really hope that chupacabra is on there somewhere
¡ Squirrel Lover !
¡ Squirrel Lover ! on Feb 25 '06
what does tennessee say? and pennsylvania?and georgia?
deenator
deenator on Feb 25 '06
a shirt with the names of all of my friends!
l0u
l0u on Feb 25 '06
It's actually Skunk Ape, not skunks.
hogboy
   hogboy on Feb 25 '06
Oh gawd damn ALASKA! curse america and it's vast geography
graphic frost
   graphic frost on Feb 25 '06
great!
asher27
asher27 on Feb 25 '06
you forgot long island! its east of nyc, it kinda just juts out of NY state.
and you forgot hawai'i and alaska...

thats ok though, it still rocks.
4
Mindylane
Mindylane on Feb 25 '06
it doesnt have long island. and thus i shalt not buy it
ieatfish
ieatfish on Feb 26 '06
DOOD, THE SKUNK APE IS REAL, I"VE SEEN 'EM!
twangd
twangd on Feb 26 '06
it's like a checklist for the winchesters that you can wear! awesome.
hogboy
   hogboy on Feb 26 '06
gaaahh my pencil was not sharp enough to get the level of detail to do stuff that small(long island)... As I've said befor e all this stuff (Hawaii, Jersey Devil, Mothman, Alaska & now Long Island) has been compiled on my list of fix ups... thanxs y'all.
radioactive_toast
radioactive_toast on Feb 26 '06
Agh! Love it!
kingoftokelau
kingoftokelau on Feb 26 '06
PROPS!! I'm from Vampire State.

$5
Cerebratious
Cerebratious on Feb 26 '06
i take umbridge the the fact that maryland is engulfed by politicians. you get a $5, but im still shaking my finger, buddy.
jellorocks
jellorocks on Feb 26 '06
i love the idea.. it's just cool.
i'd wear this.. it is an awesome teeshirt.

yay for making geography fun *thumbs up*

5 for sure
WentWhere
WentWhere on Feb 26 '06
Amazing! The amount of work alone is incredible. 5 forizzle.
library_queen
library_queen on Feb 26 '06
Hawaii on the hip, Alaska on the shoulder. Otherwise, totally awesome. What does Massachusetts say???

$5
iheartmap23
iheartmap23 on Feb 26 '06
new color and ill love it 5
Badgerr
Badgerr on Feb 26 '06
I was gonna say you forgot the Jersey Devil but I saw what you said about it. xD
This is pretty awesome. :D $5.
Brntpinkrose
Brntpinkrose on Feb 26 '06
..some one needs a pat on the back
~amanda~
A Minimalist
A Minimalist on Feb 26 '06
Really cool concept. As someone else mentioned, the first thing it reminded me of was of X-files.

5$.
jacksonowens
jacksonowens on Feb 26 '06
Moth man in Ohio?
flipthedisc
flipthedisc on Feb 27 '06
Kudos to the amount of time you put in this.
glennerd
glennerd on Feb 27 '06
that's good man.
xcarex
xcarex on Feb 27 '06
I'm Canadian, and I'd still give it a $!
jar_bombadillo
jar_bombadillo on Feb 27 '06
wow!! tight! 5
freehugs
freehugs on Feb 27 '06
i love it but i wouldnt want it in black maybe in a red or something i have no idea just another color besides black
but i do love it!
jsitzer9
jsitzer9 on Feb 27 '06
sweet.
How 'bout cyan on black?
-shoulda put in the Jersey devil, too.
Zambooti
Zambooti on Feb 28 '06
Love it! I'd buy it in an instant if the design was just a bit larger on the shirt, though.
Amazing job.
Nephi
Nephi on Feb 28 '06
Jersey Devil was my first question too. Glad to see you're thinking about it. REALLY nice design.
softserveanalogy
softserveanalogy on Feb 28 '06
I'm Canadian... still a five.

Reminds me of my Radiohead Hail to the Thief shirt a little...
Thievery
Thievery on Feb 28 '06
This is great.... glad you took off the big paranormal US text, it works so much better without it. 5$.... this should surely get printed
shadowcat22791
shadowcat22791 on Feb 28 '06
AWESOME!!!
shadowcat22791
shadowcat22791 on Feb 28 '06
i would totally buy (sorry computer flipped out and sent only the first part of my text) $5
kayceeface
kayceeface on Feb 28 '06
Nice job, but wait!
It's La Llarona for New Mexico.
Not La Llorna!
No!!!!
hogboy
   hogboy on Feb 28 '06
Actually google claims it's La Llorona... ha see we're both wrong!!

but thanks, I'll add it to my list:

Hawaii
Jersey Devil
Long Island
Alaska
Mothman returned to West Virginia
& now La Llorona (or La Llarona)...

will all be fixed IF this gets printed.
4this
4this on Mar 01 '06
texas should say something about chainsaws
TrivitsMeBoy
TrivitsMeBoy on Mar 01 '06
Get rid of the outline around the country and just let the text form the nation -- it'll look less like you took a map and filled it in and more like a true tight design. Just one man's opinion...
sunnycmg
sunnycmg on Mar 01 '06
You should put "normal" in the location of Normal, Illinois.
Monica Jean
Monica Jean on Mar 01 '06
yes, the research is impressive...i live in florida, and now i'll have to do research on the skunk ape...$5!
littlem
littlem on Mar 02 '06
very nice:)
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HAHA
HAHA on Aug 12 '06
good job on the research, its very cool! but where is the link to the myspace with the big picture?? thanks.
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mychemhead
mychemhead on Sep 09 '06
too kewl... 4
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snapcrackleprops
snapcrackleprops on Dec 06 '06
favorite shirt on the whole site, hands down
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