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1.) You WISH...

but i PRETEND

((more funny if the "You WISH" is on the front side of the t-shirt, at breast-level))

2.) Agree to me, or talk to my succubus.

3.) Pan inside, Manaeds welcome

4.) Relax. This is not the game, it's just reality.

5.) Reincarnation just make's me more deadly

6.) I heard there exist a live beside DOMINIONS2, but i'm not very impressed.

7.) Have Iron Dragon. Need infidels.

8.) mindless does not mean worthless

9.) It's not true that i had no life before playing Dominions2. I played Dominions

10.) need not eat

((wearer have to be self-ironic))

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1) Stop pretending. Be the only God!

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I absolutely loved both "...And I shall strike thee with furious anger..." Bob 3:17(a.m.) and 5. Please refer to me as Bob the Omnipotent, Prince of Many Names, King of Kings, the EverLasting Pyre, Lord of Destruction ... Thompson. (although Crack, pixelated is a winner too) http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

How about :

1. All prayers answered ! (next turn)
2. The only thing more deadly than enemy archers is friendly archers (or a one-eyed Abyssian Fire mage)
3. I'm not afraid of the dark, I'm afraid I'll disappear when the Last candle dies.
4. SMITE YOU, PUNK !
5. Just you wait till I research some more. We'll see who's laughing then.
6. Oecumenism denotes lack of ambition.
7. You're fired. Literally.
7b. You're fried. That's not a typo.
8. Make love, not war (I need Blood Slaves fast)
9. God, Satan...And 15 random others.
10. Kill one man, and you're a murderer. Kill a million, and you'll get Pazuzu for free !
11. Armageddon is coming ! (next turn)

[ April 25, 2004, 21:11: Message edited by: Kobal2 ]

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I too think the "Bob 3:17 (am)" is super and great.

I sincerely hope it comes second :-D

Here are my suggestions:

1) "My other T-Shirt is Ulmish Steel"

2) (accompanied by musical notes)
"...then I saw my faith: Now I'm a Pretender"

3) "All of us are lying in the gutter, but some of us are gazing at the stars"
- Cthugle Wilde

4) "Of course I don't have a life - I'm playing Ashen Empire"

5) "and on the sixth day god defeated Man"

6) "The only thing wrong with immortality is that it tends to go on forever."

7) "Play God....and beat him."

8) "MMmmm Mmmmmm...that IS a tasty burgermeister" (not sure I spelt that right)

9) "Sometimes I've believed as many as 6 impossible things before breakfast.
...sometimes I just skipped breakfast"

10) "I don't get out much anymore"

11) "Prophet Forecast?"

12) (in same font as Guiness ad)
"Believe"

13) "God is not dead but alive and well and working on a much less(strikeout) more ambitious project."

14) "Oh, what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to believe."

15) "Of Mice and Men...and Dragons and Angels and Elves and Trolls and Molochs and Vampires and Demons and Ghosts and Wyrms and Virtues and Oracles and Ghouls and Giants and Assassins and Magicians and Blood Slaves and Knights and Starspawn and Prophets and Wolves and Castles and Goblins and Sages and Ravens and Temples and Librarys and Archers and....You?"
(getting smaller and smaller down the T Shirt)

16) "Choose lifeform. Choose a god. Choose a starter home. Choose mental endurance, magic skills and matching nation. Choose your future. But why would anyone want to do a thing like that?

17) "Total Global domination, or a world of pain and h..t
What's missing?
U R"

[ April 26, 2004, 14:51: Message edited by: Tris ]

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Ok, seriously, what are all the Bob references ? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

- Kel

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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Im guessing they mean God Bob. "Bob is the god who was born on internet, by internet, and for internet."
Although he isnt really a god he is often referred to as one. He is the figurehead of all Slackers represented by the Church of the Sub-Genius. Like many things that are internet subculture your best definition is to look for the culture dictionarys Online such as wikipedia and "the Jargon File" which can help you find the correct websites for the Church of the SubGenius and their famous "what the.." FAQ file.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._R._Bob_Dobbs
http://www.alt-hacker.org/~noadle/ja...SubGenius.html
Because we have such low opinions of ourselves, in Bob we trust

Personally I think Eris and the Church of Discordianism (the Goddess of Hackers) is more interesting but not as well known.
http://www.alt-hacker.org/~noadle/ja...ml/E/Eris.html but then since I host the www.alt-hacker.og site for the alt.hacker newsgroup Im probably biased. (Besides she very much fits MY style of Dom2 playing)

[ April 26, 2004, 14:33: Message edited by: Gandalf Parker ]

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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Im guessing they mean God Bob. "Bob is the god who was born on internet, by internet, and for internet."</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">*Harrumph* Bob's naught but a "Deity light" for people who can't handle Kibo.

[ April 26, 2004, 14:41: Message edited by: Leif_- ]

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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Ahhh Kibology. I know it well.

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Ah, internet sub culture, gotcha.

Thanks http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

- Kel

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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Nice suggestions, but you need to number them, as non-numbered suggestions wouldn't be considered.

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1. Dominions 2: Because I'm a better gamer than you are.

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1. Actually, there IS a knight in my pocket...
2. Actually, there IS a Gift of Kurgi in my pocket...
3. I'm no god... yet!
4. Check out my Pretender
5. Check out my prophet
6. Look at the size of that prophet
7. Look at the size of my prophet
8. Look at the size of that Pretender
9. Look at the size of my Pretender
10. Dominions II - Divine Might Made Easy
11. I got Bogus'd
12. God Under Construction
13. My dominion is bigger that your dominion
14. Instant Pretender - just add faith
15. If you can read this, you have just been Horror Marked. (add image of Horror Mark)
16. If you can read this, you have just been Cursed. (Might need a image of Totem Shield).
17. Oh my... Me!
18. Pan failure - got Order.

[Edit. Added the following]
19. Can You Feel My Dominion?
20. Spreading Dominion.
21. Pretending I'm There
22. Will Crush Nations For Faith
23. This mod was brought to you by Real Life(tm)
24. I Wish.
25. This year's harvest was Greatest Ever!
26. Powered by Dominions
27. (pretender) God Complex

[ April 29, 2004, 08:52: Message edited by: Humer ]

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Oh, come on. All that but no "Actually, there IS a mast in my pocket..."?

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1. Count your Blessings

Not sure if someone thought of that already as I don't have time to read this whole thread.

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Back in the 90s, Red Dog, a very bad USA beer had a very good commercial, with Tommy Lee Jones the movie actor doing voice work. Commercial was advising people not to follow others, not to pay attention to conventional tastes in beer, not to run with the pack.

Key phrase, in his husky, growlish voice, was along the lines of "If you can't run with the big dogs, stay on the porch. Be Your Own Dog"

So, I'd suggest either a picture of Tommy Lee Jones, or a picture of the beer label, and (deific dyslexics unite) :

#1 : "Be Your Own God"

http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

[ April 30, 2004, 02:46: Message edited by: Cainehill ]

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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Im guessing they mean God Bob. "Bob is the god who was born on internet, by internet, and for internet."
</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Well, actually I just picked a name out of the blue. Some name that fits to a stereotypical gamer. That entry just doesn't work with a Joey or Michael or Veronica saying it. I had no previous knowledge about the internet identity called Bob. Interesting though.

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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Well, actually I just picked a name out of the blue. Some name that fits to a stereotypical gamer. That entry just doesn't work with a Joey or Michael or Veronica saying it. I had no previous knowledge about the internet identity called Bob. Interesting though. </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Really? And here I was slapping myself for not thinking of it first. It seemed so obvious to use Bob scriptures. I havent gotten back to the Church of the Sub-Genius to scroll thru them for goodies but Ive been meaning to.

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The contest is now closed. Thanks everyone. We will try to have the winners within a couple of days - but there is alot to go through. We will post here when they are determined.

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A New Idea: As we work on these great choices, coming up with the winners is proving quite challenging. So, we thought we would ask for your input. Post your top three choices here.

Please, no more than three. We will use the outcomes here to help break ties, as everyone seems to have their Favorites!

But hurry - time is short!

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Well, avoiding my own entries, my Favorites has to be ... ummm... this is hard.

"Något gick fel"

"I am become death, shatterer of worlds."

"We put the FUN in Fundamentalism."

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My favourites, after long thoughtful contemplation (five would have been easier than three):

Tricon's 1: "...And I shall strike thee with furious anger..." Bob 3:17(a.m.)

Gandalf's 11: The Ascension is yours! (some assembly required)

E.Albright's 5: God is dead. Well, yours is, anyway...

These come in no particular order.

Oh, and I'd vote for a *black* t-shirt. Really. Noone who ever roleplayed and only very few computer geeks wear white t-shirts.

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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">They're using Cafepress as the back-end, though, and Cafepress doesn't sell black T-shirts, as it's a lot trickier to print on black cloth than on white.

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Alot of these I really like but I dont want to put Shrapnel into a quandary. So after I take out any that might be copyright problems, then any that would mean nothing to someone who never played the game, then any that would just start a fight with religious people....
Well anyway the best would be ones that make people ask about the game. The rest Ive added alot of to my favorite sig lines.

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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Hmm, coloured t-shirts in massproduction are around 0.50? more than prints on white a piece, at least around german copyshops. And if the printer uses quality material that won't rub off after the first wash, the printing process is by no means more complicated.

Too bad the printer does not offer anything other but white t-shirts. However, will anyone actually buy this? I could convince myself for a black-shirt to wear on conventions and such, but definitely not in white. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif But maybe that's just me.

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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Yes, but Cafepress doesn't do mass-production, but print on demand, which has different economics.

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My top choice, (apart from all of mine :-)) is the "Bob 3:17(am)" quote.

I really don't like "Något gick fel", as it's not actually anything to do with the game, and is an in joke that only some forumites and people who've found that error message have seen.

Even if people did enquire, the conversation might go:

Punter "Why does your t shirt say that on it?"

Tshirt wearer "It's from a quote that isn't meant to come up at all, which comes up when the game doesn't work"

Punter "and that's well known enough to be on a T-Shirt? Um....ok. I think I'll pass on buying that then"

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These got me:
"Our Elves are Vikings" by Vicious Love
"To serve is yours, to rule is mine." by Taqwus

_________________________________________________
Honorable mentions:
"All that and mooseriders" by E. Albright
"Nagot gick fel", which is a really nice insider, but personally I'ld rather not wear a shirt where everybody (else)either thinks I'm gramatically challenged or asks me what it means and I have to explain it.(edited)

[ May 03, 2004, 21:27: Message edited by: Tricon ]

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Following example and avoiding my own entries =), gotta "give props" to:

joystick addicts need not apply - gandalf
Caffeine sold separately. - kel
Over 1080 unique units and we still mod! - leif

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"Nagot gick fel" is the best
This is the best because only people who play the game will get it...and other people will have no idea what it means, which makes it humorous....

[ May 03, 2004, 20:04: Message edited by: tibbs ]

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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">"With any question there is never a best, there is only Pros and Cons". Sorry, I quote that alot.

I like Nagot Gick Fel and I would love to wear it someday to a dominions gaming convention. It would be "best" for that http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif
But I think the devs and pub company might prefer something that would get people to ask about the game. More shirts might follow later, or a user with a domain can always hit CafePress (I highly recommend it), but the first ones will probably be for creating interest.

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My choices, with no thought given to marketing strategies:

Leif_:
22. I sacrificed 40 bloodslaves, and all I got was this bloody T-shirt.
29. Ssssh! I'm hunting bwood slaves.

J. Stanley:
1. Nagot Gick Fel! (There went your Pretender...)

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1) Tricon's #1. "...And I shall strike thee with furious anger..." Bob 3:17(a.m.)

Looks like a 'classic' and a real winner to me.

2) Leif's #22. I had to change my pants after reading this one.

3) Of course, I'm rather partial to having my own nickname printed on a thousand T-shirts. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon6.gif

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1."...And I shall strike thee with furious anger..." Bob 3:17(a.m.)-TRICON

2. "Putting the 'Decide' in Deicide... E Albright

3. Gandalfs shrinking disclaimer, after it is vetted and tightened. (let me know if I can help?)


Kudos to all.

Honorable mentions (I can't help it!!) in no particular order.

DominionsII: Everything you do is divine intervention!-tricon

Caffeine Sold separately-kel

God is dead... well, YOURS is, anyway....e albright (<----won't work, but damn funny!)

DominionsII: Crack, Pixilated. JStanley


Rabe the Giggly

[ May 06, 2004, 01:20: Message edited by: rabelais ]

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My favourite is probably Leif's:

6. My other prophet is an ice devil.

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Who the devil posted on my name?!

[ May 07, 2004, 15:52: Message edited by: HotNifeThruButr ]

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And then we can all be ghetto fabulous. Sweet...

[ May 07, 2004, 09:43: Message edited by: J Stanley ]

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HEY! I have a life thank you very much!
(Its virtual, but its a life)

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And the Winners are:

God does not play dice, He plays Dominions. --Nagot Gick Fel

Dominions 2 - Where do you want to rule today? --PrinzMegaherz

Time will not be the only thing you sacrifice. --Tricon

Congrtualtions to the three winners, who will recieve a T-shirt with their winning saying on it!

The winners should contact me by e-mail with their T-shirt size. E-mail me at tbrooks@shrapnelgames.com and make the subject: Dominions II T-shirt Winner.

We should have the T-Shirts up in the Cafe Press Store on Monday, May 10th.

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Rats. Its too late to add this but .....

Do not go quietly into the night, rage rage rage against the dying of the light - Dylan Thomas
And what does that mean? It means dont be a putz and quit the multiplayer game before all your candles are snuffed out.

[ May 28, 2004, 14:28: Message edited by: Gandalf Parker ]

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OK, I was without internet access for the past week. Now I can send that e-mail ...

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OK Im un"feature"ing this thread so that it can roll down. too many featured threads makes it hard to notice featured threads. Personally I think if a subject is already getting traffic then it will do better foating free. Only the important ones with very little traffic do better with a feature-lock to keep it from moving.

[ May 28, 2004, 14:26: Message edited by: Gandalf Parker ]

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So has anyone bought their shirt yet?
http://www.cafeshops.com/shrapnelgames

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I still think the blue Dom wallpaper goes great with a black background. I don't like the white background at all.

I'd actually buy a shirt and a mug if they were black. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif However, I know the arguments against greater cost, and me just buying a single t-shirt probably wouldn't even pay for the packaging.


Ah well. Perhaps there's followers to the cause.

"Don't wanna wear no whimpy white!"

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I'm waiting for the Bob 3:17/Gandalf disclaimer shirt.

Then I'll buy five.

Plus a Mug.

Coffee tastes better in an amusing mug, I'm told.


Rabe the Fashion Victim.

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Arent mugs that make you laugh kindof.. dangerous? Especially in a work area where the boss might be walking by.

-- Do not go quietly into the night, rage rage rage against the dying of the light - Dylan Thomas
And what does that mean? It means dont be a putz and quit the multiplayer game before all your candles are snuffed out.

[ May 30, 2004, 15:53: Message edited by: Gandalf Parker ]

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Now I want a t-shirt that says,


Madness? THIS IS R'LYEH!!

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A bit late but....

Don't play with fire - play with Abysia!
Hinnom - forget all the rest
Dominions is what the world was waiting for
Dominions 2 - think you can handle it?