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T-Shirt Hell Shuts Down - Nooooooooooooes!
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» system_glitch replied on Mon Jan 26, 2009 @ 9:22am |
 Coolness: 163425 | I’m done. I’m finished. I can’t take the stupidity anymore, so I’m leaving and I’m taking my website with me. As of Tuesday, Feb 10, 2009, T-Shirt Hell will be no more.
No, I’m not selling out to some douchebag corporate entity. No, we’re not being sued by any of the over 40 companies that have sent us cease and desists over the years. No, I’m not going to jail (yet) and no, it’s not because of the economy. Although, the recent dip in sales certainly does make the idea easier to accept, even though we still sell over 3000 shirts a week. I started this company in June of 2001, nearly 8 years ago, with the intention of producing the best satirical, the most controversial, the funniest t-shirts on the internet. Generally speaking, I feel I’ve accomplished that and am satisfied with what we’ve put out. I made a shitload of dough along the way. I’ve done cocaine off the better body parts of supermodels. I’ve even raped and killed a mountain panda in the hills of Shaanxi. But these perks are besides the point. I just don’t feel like dealing with idiots anymore. I’ll give you an example of the kind of misguided morons we deal with on a regular basis at T-Shirt Hell. We released a new shirt a couple weeks ago that says “It’s not gay if you beat them up afterwards”. I will not explain the irony or the social commentary of the slogan because anyone with half a brain should be able to handle that on their own. Problem is, we’ve been besieged with emails from angry people complaining about the “fact” that the shirt is hate speech or that we’re promoting gay bashing and should take it down immediately. Comments like: Now, I can’t say I’m surprised we’re getting hate mail from people who have nothing better to do than to start half-assed campaigns because of their lazy, just enough passion for an email, ideals towards a misguided cause. It happened when we did our first really controversial shirt, “The School Shootings Tour”, it happened when we did our “What About All The Good Things Hitler Did” shirt, it happened when we did our “Arrest Black Babies Before They Become Criminals” shirt (boy did it happen then). It used to happen all the time when we did more social commentary and didn’t give a fuck about what anyone thought and did shirts that did not leave anyone out. Unfortunately, as a concern for the safety of my employees, we don’t push the envelope as much anymore…and I can’t say I feel good about having caved in. Anyway, rather than cater to the masses, I’m just going to stop making shirts. It’s not enjoyable anymore and I have enough money to move on to something more rewarding. Maybe I’ll start my own hooker farm or maybe I’ll practice sleeping. Whatever I decide to do, it will be better than this. Attention any venture capitalists or independent investors/business assholes who are about to inquire about purchasing T-Shirt Hell. Don’t. You won’t do the company justice and I won’t take that chance. I’m putting it to sleep. It’s over. That’s right, I’m crazy. I’m pulling the plug on a company I could have sold for millions. Why in the fucking world would I do something so stupid? Because I can. I don’t care about money. This is the way I’ve always done things…my way. So, to all the kickass motherfuckers who supported us and REALLY got what we were trying to do, thank you (no, not you, you racist idiots who thought we actually had racist intentions and no, not you, you dumb as a stump fucks who just think any shirt with the word “fuck” on it is as right as rain). Thanks to all the people who contributed to my vice fund and at the same time helped make a funny statement about the world today. As a final farewell, I’m going to bring back some of the top selling Worse Than Hell shirts as a fuck you to those who forced me to remove them. To those who are offended by them and to those who think I’m racist, promoting rape, a nazi, homophobic or just the world’s biggest asshole…well, at least you think I’m something, which means I’ve achieved what I wanted. Thanks to Gary, Mika, Jacob, Greg, Bob, the black lady who writes our newsletter, and to everyone else who was part of T-Shirt Hell. Time to move on to even greater things. I’ll miss you (by miss, I mean, it’s going to suck not being able to give you my excellent reach arounds when you least expect them). Fuck you, -Sunshine Megatron |
| I'm feeling in venomous bloom right now.. | |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Nuclear replied on Mon Jan 26, 2009 @ 10:24am |
 Coolness: 2750400 | I bet they won't go out of business... It's a ploy to sell more shirts... |
| I'm feeling nuclear right now.. | |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Gamos replied on Mon Jan 26, 2009 @ 10:43am |
 Coolness: 94420 | yeah...the dude sells 3000 t-shirts a week. Suppose he's only clearing 5$ a shirt after expenses. Thats 15 000 per week. So 60 000 a month, 720 000$ per year. So his company could have been sold for anywhere from 5x-15x earnings. Suppose you take 10. Who the fuck leaves 7 million on table? Thats more than the guy has made from the site in all its history.
Im going with noah on this one |
| I'm feeling like a failure right now.. | |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» system_glitch replied on Mon Jan 26, 2009 @ 10:54am |
| Coolness: 163425 | Yeah, might be true, but it doesn't mean you shouldn't duck and cover everyone claims the world is ending .... or does it ???? |
| I'm feeling in venomous bloom right now.. | |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Nuclear replied on Tue Jan 27, 2009 @ 12:03pm |
| Coolness: 2750400 | [ www.roadkilltshirts.com ] <-- there so many t-shirt sites... anyways... we should make one! |
| I'm feeling nuclear right now.. | |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Gamos replied on Tue Jan 27, 2009 @ 4:55pm |
| Coolness: 94420 | |
| I'm feeling like a failure right now.. | |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» neoform replied on Tue Jan 27, 2009 @ 4:56pm |
 Coolness: 340590 | |
| I'm feeling pompous right now.. | |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» DCRn replied on Thu Jan 29, 2009 @ 9:17am |
 Coolness: 159160 | Originally Posted By NUCLEAR
[ www.roadkilltshirts.com ] <-- there so many t-shirt sites... anyways... we should make one! Wow those shirts are fucking boring. They all look like they were written by a stoned highschooler. |
| I'm feeling happy right now.. | |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Daf replied on Thu Jan 29, 2009 @ 10:02am |
 Coolness: 186280 | joke t shirt are always boring
and sex joke t shirt are even worst je sais pas, mais quand je vois un gars avec un t shirt "you are here" pis c'est le dessin d'une fille qui suce un bonhomme allumette, j'peux juste pas m'empêcher d'avoir pitié du gars qui porte le chandail haha |
| I'm feeling kiss me, im shitface right now.. | |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» JojoBizarre replied on Thu Jan 29, 2009 @ 10:26am |
 Coolness: 295900 | the man
the legend ça c le pire ever... |
| I'm feeling to much reading right now.. | |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Daf replied on Thu Jan 29, 2009 @ 10:35am |
| Coolness: 186280 | jpourrais pas dire lequel est le pire, dans mon livre à moi sont toute pire
tout cas jsé que j'ai jamais vu un beau mâle porter ce genre de chandail fack, t'es laite si t'en porte un ouuuhhh |
| I'm feeling kiss me, im shitface right now.. | |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Screwhead replied on Thu Jan 29, 2009 @ 11:01am |
 Coolness: 686515 | Originally Posted By JOJO_BIZARRE
the man the legend ça c le pire ever... heeeeyyy 
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| I'm feeling your norks right now.. | |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» JojoBizarre replied on Thu Jan 29, 2009 @ 11:02am |
| Coolness: 295900 | still the worst EVAR |
| I'm feeling to much reading right now.. | |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Screwhead replied on Thu Jan 29, 2009 @ 11:06am |
| Coolness: 686515 | I'll be sure to wear it if I'm ever at a party you're going to! ^_^ |
| I'm feeling your norks right now.. | |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» JojoBizarre replied on Thu Jan 29, 2009 @ 11:11am |
| Coolness: 295900 | nice :D
it doesn't bother me I just find them stupid, maybe cuz the idea is too old! |
| I'm feeling to much reading right now.. | |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Daf replied on Thu Jan 29, 2009 @ 11:12am |
| Coolness: 186280 | yeah same for me
not that it bothers me, not at all, i really don't care, i just find them so stupid and pretty ugly mais tous les goûts sont dans la nature! |
| I'm feeling kiss me, im shitface right now.. | |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» system_glitch replied on Thu Jan 29, 2009 @ 2:26pm |
| Coolness: 163425 | Yeah, but t-shirt hell had some really nice ones, outside of the "sex" shirts...
My fave; "Slavery. It gets shit done." |
| I'm feeling in venomous bloom right now.. | |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Screwhead replied on Thu Jan 29, 2009 @ 10:40pm |
| Coolness: 686515 | my favorite was the one that had (in really small writing around the stomach) "If you're close enough to read this, why don't you just suck my dick?" |
| I'm feeling your norks right now.. | |
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