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1. todd. on Sep 27th, 2007 at 6:32 pm

   Why not do mugs at CafePress? I’m very much tempted by the shirts, but I’m not sure if every member of the faculty would get the joke. A mug is a nice compromise.

2. Sean on Sep 27th, 2007 at 6:50 pm

   And you were worried about me confusing the keyword-chooser for the Google ads?

3. Cosma on Sep 27th, 2007 at 7:20 pm

   What? No thongs?

4. Jack on Sep 27th, 2007 at 7:37 pm

   Sorry to be so unkewl, but what is “blow”? Anything to do with the Job? If not, what is it?

5. Julianne on Sep 27th, 2007 at 8:10 pm

   What? No thongs?

   They weren’t edible.

6. Elliot on Sep 27th, 2007 at 8:12 pm

   Jack,

   Blow is a slang term for cocaine.

   e.

7. Doug Natelson on Sep 27th, 2007 at 8:14 pm

   I second the call for coffee mugs.

8. onymous on Sep 27th, 2007 at 8:15 pm

   Ooh. I think I should buy one of these shirts, put it away, and save it to wear in front of the committee when (one hopes), many years from now, I am up for tenure.

9. Julianne on Sep 27th, 2007 at 8:58 pm

   Ok, I’ll work on the mugs this weekend…

10. Andreas on Sep 27th, 2007 at 10:16 pm

    Just ordered my shirt

11. Harold on Sep 27th, 2007 at 11:47 pm

    I love the T-shirt design with Mark’s words! Too funny!

12. Carl Brannen on Sep 28th, 2007 at 12:14 am

    I wonder if knowing what the slang “blow” means pegs me as an old fogey.

    One of our employees got stopped at the Canada border earlier this year. The drug sniffing dog took a great interest in him (which in itself was not a surprise to any of us), in particular to his groin area.

    The officer asked him what he had in there. He said “my package” and shrugged. Since I’m an old fogey, I’d have immediately had him strip searched after an admission like that, but apparently his explanation is standard slang.

13. Chanda on Sep 28th, 2007 at 11:50 am

    I third the call for tea mugs! On the other hand, the current selection is so good that I may go bankrupt getting everything that looks good, if only because Canada Post is going to make me pay taxes to pick it up

    Are you guys officially the first physics blog to have ware?

14. Jack on Sep 29th, 2007 at 1:25 am

    Carl B: Well, I *am* told that the usage is “archaic”….anyway thanks for the education in archaic usages.

15. geraint on Sep 29th, 2007 at 3:01 pm

    Why are the women’s tees “organic”, whereas the men’s are just heavyweight? (not that I care, I’m going to get one anyway).

16. Julianne on Sep 29th, 2007 at 4:06 pm

    Because we’re delicate flowers?

17. mtw on Sep 29th, 2007 at 7:04 pm

    Are there any particular restrictions on when one wear the above mentioned shirts. Like in peoples General Relativity classes?

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