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Please tees me (updated)

I keep running into Bombayites wearing random U.S. t-shirts like Hollister, California, or college campuses they’ve never been to. Where’s the hometown pride, yo?

Check out the Ultrabrown tees. You can choose your own color.

Also check out tees by Sepia Mutiny and Pardon My Hindi.

Update: Added some more designs. The references aren’t obscure, I hope, for those who read

manish vij on Monday, July 17th, 2006, 7:20 am in Blog, Humor › Email this Email this › Tweet this › Facebook this › Reddit this › Link › Reader links

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14 comments

  1. 1Ennis › history on July 17th, 2006, 7:33 am › Link

    Those t-shirts with the random US locations are probably made in India for export ;)

  2. 2achat › history on July 17th, 2006, 8:21 am › Link

    Why no shirts that say “Ultrabrown” with the rad banners?

  3. 3DDiG › history on July 17th, 2006, 8:30 am › Link

    I love how the Pink spaghetti strap says Mumbai, but the Chennai tee is more modest. You know thy market ;)

  4. 4Kush Tandon › history on July 17th, 2006, 10:46 am › Link

    T-shirts with American logos/ cities/ sport teams are craze world wide.

    Last month, I wore Sepia Mutiny “whazup” T-shirt in India. I think people smiled at me for that T-shirt. I thought girls liked it.

  5. 5Kush Tandon › history on July 17th, 2006, 11:03 am › Link

    Why don’t you do a fund raiser for Mumbai Train victims?

    I’ll buy the T-shirt.

  6. 6manish › history on July 17th, 2006, 3:21 pm › Link

    Why don’t you do a fund raiser for Mumbai Train victims?

    The margins are too thin to make much of a difference. You’d need to find a T-shirt vendor willing to donate nearly the entire price and a low-overhead charity directly involved in Mumbai. I’d contribute designs though if someone wanted to organize it.

  7. 7manish › history on July 17th, 2006, 7:46 pm › Link

    Why no shirts that say “Ultrabrown” with the rad banners?

    Added one.

  8. 8manish › history on July 17th, 2006, 7:46 pm › Link

    Last month, I wore Sepia Mutiny “whazup” T-shirt in India. I think people smiled at me for that T-shirt. I thought girls liked it.

    That’s awesome!

  9. 9Kush Tandon › history on July 17th, 2006, 10:01 pm › Link

    You’d need to find a T-shirt vendor willing to donate nearly the entire price and a low-overhead charity directly involved in Mumbai. I’d contribute designs though if someone wanted to organize it.

    I’ll keep in mind. Thanks

  10. 10brimful › history on July 17th, 2006, 11:03 pm › Link

    The spelling bee tee is hilarious!

  11. 11malai jamun › history on July 18th, 2006, 12:58 am › Link

    Manish-

    Excellent job on the gear, as expected. I’m curious- what was the inspriration for the Biswas Builders shirt (as opposed to say, a Mukherjee Metals or something)? Married to a Biswas, I am totally thrilled and intrigued. Is there a story behind it or is it just a great shirt and nothing more?

  12. 12manish › history on July 18th, 2006, 1:54 am › Link

    Inspired by this. Other shirts are similarly lit-themed, thoughly admittedly obscure :) (Let me know if you need a hint…)

  13. 13saurav › history on July 18th, 2006, 10:16 am › Link

    i agree with kobayashi (now that i know what hte f@#k he was talking about)–madna museum of art is hilarious :)

    -s

  14. 14malai jamun › history on July 18th, 2006, 10:44 pm › Link

    Aww, how did I not catch that?! Thanks.


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