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Friday, September 14, 2007

Moore Pr3++y

GeekyRAM Hey! The shirt showed up in Southern California and is being enjoyed by its new owner!

In this image, we see Andrew Moore sporting his brand-new "Karma. Kicks Me In The Junk Every Time." Pr3++yG33kyTh1ng T-Shirt. You may recall that Andrew provided the slogan for the banner proudly displayed at the top of the page.

I believe I requested an "action shot" of the shirt in use. I requested it for a number of reasons. First, it allowed a post without a Google Image search beforehand. Second, I needed some semi-tangible proof that Zazzle had, indeed, shipped the shirt.

Finally, I've known Andrew forever and knew (on an almost molecular level) that he would offer a picture that invited (nay, demanded) discussion.

To begin, Andrew looks fabulous for reasons beyond the exceedingly classy shirt. His jeans are seemingly distressed in a way that suggests a casual contempt for purchasing jeans which are pre-distressed in some third-world sweat shop. The level of "weathering" suggests many hours spent in the active creation of art. These are not faux ranch hand jeans. These are all-night, coffee-fueled brainstorming jeans. If more people legitimately developed right-brain wear patterns in their garments the world would no doubt be a better place.

A corn cob pipe adds a touch of dignity to the ensemble. The pipe itself indicates Andrew's disregard for convention. While able, no doubt, to enjoy a smoky refreshing tobacco-fueled trip into "flavor country", Andrew uses this pipe as an accessory to this outfit in a way that makes it seem much more likely to contain other substances. Bubbles, perhaps?

The photographer seems to have captured Andrew in a candid moment of T-shirted enjoyment. It isn't as though people commonly pose with a mandolin unless they were in the process of . . . mandolining . . . at the time. Further, this is the finest image of someone preparing to "Rock the Druidic Enclave Old (really old) School" that I have seen in recent memory. Nice mandolin, my friend. And that last statement is 30% less flirty than it probably sounded.

Finally, Andrew's expression conveys a sense of joy which can probably only be achieved through the concurrent application of a corn cob pipe, a mandolin, and a T-shirt which simultaneously references an ancient Hindu philosophical belief and a violent act targeted at a humorous slang term for genitalia. 

I think I speak for the rest of the readers when I say that our bliss-oriented shopping lists are pretty clearly spelled out.

Wednesday, September 05, 2007


Today, a new era dawns here at Pr3++yG33kyTh1ng. No longer must we labor under the default Blogspot text-only banner rectangle.
No longer must this blog blend into the "Safe Weight Loss Herbal Supplement" blogs, the created and abandoned husks of derelict blogs spinning in the blackness of cyberspace forever emitting their tiny trails of sparks and spam-laden comments, and the "Tokyo Subway Phonecam Upskirt" blogs.
No, my friends. Today we have a banner.
And who do we have to thank?
Andrew Freaking Moore. He provided the winning slogan in the slogan contest. He went far enough in a later submission to reduce my age by two years. While picking a single slogan from all the choices was not easy, Mr. Moore has not only solidified the past 400+ posts into a single unified meaning . . . he has given Pr3++yG33kyTh1ng a vision for the future, a purpose for typing this stuff out every day and configuring countless mobile devices to vibrate whenever a comment is posted.
What thanks could I possibly offer? I believe the customary gift is a T-Shirt.
It will be provided as soon as Zazzle can churn it out and ship it.
I also must thank my lovely and supportive wife who sat for far too long with me "backseat banner editing". I think the traditional gift for that is socks, but I'll Google that later to be sure. Those would have to be phenomenally nice socks, believe me. If only backseat banner editing were the most annoying thing I do.
I'd also like to thank everyone who submitted an entry. They were all completely awesome.
Tomorrow we may go back to the regular topics, but Pr3++yG33kyTh1ng will never be the same.