When we produce a slogan tee that might be duplicated, we make sure our graphic is the coolest.
There are other t-shirt sites that simply throw catchphrases on a t-shirt and put it up on their site. No thought, no creativity. If you need any examples, google GTL t-shirt and let me know what you find.
We labored for a while over whether or not to do a Guys GTL T-shirt. But when Chachi sent over this concept for the GTL t-shirt, it was no longer a question.
If your into looking fresh to death, your gonna need our Gym Tan Laundry T-shirt to complete your outfit. Remember, you only get two chances at a first impression--at the club and in the hot tub.
Our Girls GTL v-neck is the coolest of all the GTL t-shirts in the land. There's not much more that needs to be said about our girls GTL shirt, because the t-shirt does the talking.
I would like to quote from our product description of the GTL girls shirt: "Cause first impressions only happen twice--once at the club and once in the hot tub."
Brooklyn is cool as shit. Good music, Great bars, weird people. What else could you want? This is our second Brooklyn t-shirt. Our first Brooklyn t-shirt is an homage to our first favorite band. The "No Sleep til Brooklyn t-shirt" has been a huge hit.
Our new, I love Brooklyn Guys T-shirt is just as cool, but declares your love of Brooklyn a little bolder. We've got these t-shirts in stock, so pick up your favorite Brooklyn t-shirt today.
This is one of the coolest videos i've ever seen. And its even cooler because its about t-shirts. Good Job Rhett and Link. Way to use t-shirts as your canvass for creativity.
When we're coming up with funny t-shirts, sometimes we think of a graphic and need the right text to accompany it, or sometimes we produce the text, but need to figure out the appropriate graphic. And sometimes, we get touched by the hand of god and produce both simultaneously.
Here a t-shirt slogan we've just revisited that we've been wanting to do for a while: "Silent but deadly." We could go with the tried and true graphic of a kung fu master. After all, if Beverly Hills Ninja taught us anything, its that ninja's are silent but deadly.
But we came to thinking. What else is Silent yet deadly? Oh I know. Swine Flu.
And what epidemic is lacking in funny t-shirts? You guessed it. Swine Flu.
So How do we feel about that t-shirt? Graphic: Swine Flu. Text: Silent But Deadly.
Since Crooked Monkey is all about selling funny t-shirts and graphic t-shirts, we work hard to make sure that google recognizes our products. And recently we leapfrogged from page 6 to page 3 when you search for funny t-shirts in their search engine.
Thanks Google. But we're not going to stop until we're on page 1 when people search for Funny t-shirts.
And it's not really for us--it's for the public. People who search for funny t-shirts shouldn't have to sift through all that crap until they find us. They should find us first--it's just a more efficient use of their time.
When we come out with new shirts, we come out with new shirts. This day is no different. We just posted Four new graphic guys t-shirts, and One Environmental Guys Funny T-shirt.
Let your dad re-live his glory days and get him a t-shirt from Crooked Monkey. We're running a site-wide 25% discount on all our funny t-shirts (including the graphic shirts). Just type in the promo code: "Father" at checkout and you'll get the 25% discount. Don't forget that if you buy two shirts you also get Free Shipping.
Some recommendations: Livin the Dream Shirt - This is an easy choice. Chillin on the couch, with a bud and a remote. No worries in the world. Tree TV Graphic Shirt - A Cool looking graphic shirt, your dad is sure to love it. That's How I Roll Shirt - I'm not sure if Dad's say "That's How I roll" but if your dad is cool enough to know this phrase, he needs this shirt. Retro Snapshot Graphic T-shirt - Chances are the polaroid has a special place in your dad's heart.
Crooked Monkey doesn't have any YouTube videos, we've kind of skipped out on that Medium. We made a pretty sweet video about our photoshoot, but we never took the raw footage to the editing room. Hopefully this summer we'll release the blockbuster.
So here's our tribute to all those unpaid Youtube Celebrities. South Park does a real funny episode on all the famous YouTube Celebrities trying to claim their "cash."
I guess if you asked us to describe the good life this would be it--Cocktails, palm trees, sunset, beach chairs and a Crooked Monkey soaking it all in.
What drink do you think he's sipping on? We should get his drink sponsored.
And for some reason he's not wearing a t-shirt. Whats up with that?
Contrary to what you may think, you cannot just walk into the bank and cash an oversized check--those checks are just for PR purposes. I'd be interested in learning the history of the oversized check. I know it wasn't just created for Happy Gilmore.
I was tempted to bring the check to the bank with me today and try to cash it--and videotape the experience. But we had some technical difficulties.
Today we got an email from the Dignman Center and BB&T informing us how to collect on the prize money.
What will we be using the money for? 1)You know what I would do if I had a million dollars? I would invest half of it in low risk mutual funds and then take the other half over to my friend Asadulah who works in securities... 2)Making more funny t-shirts 3)Making more graphic t-shirts 4)Revamping our website to make it more Google friendly (when you google funny t-shirts, we want to be first).
It's happening tomorrow, (Thursday). So if you're in the Los Angeles area, listen to the On Air Show with Ryan Seacrest from 6-8 AM (pacific time) and try to be one of the lucky On Air t-shirt giveaway winners. And if you're not in LA, stream it at the KISSFM website cause I'm sure they'll have a field day with the shirts we gave them.
Roses are red, Violets are blue Crooked Monkey has a challenge for you:
Valentines day will soon be here What will you get for the one you call dear? How do you show your significant other That they're your one and only lover?
Instead of just saying, "can i take off your pants?" Write a little something that screams "romance" Talk about passion, about beautiful eyes If yours is the best, we'll give you a prize!
Write a poem, thats the deal Tell your girlfriend or boyfriend how you feel Let your love flow through your pen But make sure its in by february ten!
Love is tricky, sometimes it hurts But the winner of this gets three free shirts! Every girl hopes that her man proposes But she'll be content with a dozen roses
The Fine print: Submit a Romantic poem, via email to Poem@crookedmonkey.com or just post it as a comment, by 2/10/09. There are no rules as to the length, format and content--so be funny and creative!
The best poem receives: A Free shirt for yourself A free shirt for your boyfriend/girlfriend A Free shirt for the boy/girl on the side A dozen Roses to the person of your choosing.
Pop Star. Probably the most subtle shirt we've come out with in a while.
Like we said in the description of the shirt: "It takes most people 3 or 4 times until they get this shirt, but once they get it, they realize that you're not the kind of Pop Star that Michael Jackson was when he was in the Jackson 5, but more like the kind of Pop Star that R Kelly is now."
So enjoy it and let the world know that you're mutli-talented. You can sing, dance and Pop Cherries.
Ask me About the After Party NEW Guys Funny T-shirt
The After party is the most important part of the night. Pull whatever or whoever you can from the bars and take them to the after party, because thats where the magic happens. If you're smart enough to wear this t-shirt to the bars, people will slowly gravitate to you as the night draws to a close.
And if for some reason you forgot to wear it to the bar, you can always wear it to the after party, so people can ask you "How's the after party?"
Get some recognition at the bar. Let them know that you're three steps ahead--you even know where the pre game for tomorrow night is. Ask me about the after party t-shirt
Rock out with your Cock Out NEW Guys Funny T-shirt
Rock out with your Cock Out. Everyone says it; every t-shirt company has its own rendition. Ours is the only one that's truly unique.
It's taken us so long to produce this graphic, because we like to seperate ourselves from the "competition." We could've done a simple text based graphic, but we chose not to go down that road of unoriginality. That's a slippery slope and who knows what would've come next. Perhaps one of those super cool looking, super original Cowbell or Speaker City shirts. No No No. Never.
So when we finally came up with the concept of a Rooster rocking out to guitar hero, we knew we had a winner--and a winner that you could all be proud of. So go ahead, Rock out with your Cock out and stay Fresh.
She Kissed a girl and I liked it NEW Funny T-shirt
Here's the second of our new funny t-shirts for the holiday gift buying season. I think our description on the site really explains our reasoning best: 'Because it wouldn't be funny or ironic if we made a shirt that read 'I kissed a girl and I liked it.'"
Our intern Chloe came up with this shirt over the summer before she returned to Syracuse for the Fall semester. Too bad we didn't make this one in girls sizes...
We just came out with a slew of new t-shirts for the holiday gift-buying season. The first one is the Guys No Sleep til Brooklyn t-shirt, which is a tribute to one of my favorite bands growing up. The Beastie Boys also composed Crooked Monkey's theme song, "Brass Monkey."
The current state of the economy is effecting everybody. Few people are able to "Make it Rain" these days, but some are taking the hit harder than others.
Earlier today, Wall Street giant Lehman Brothers went into bankruptcy. This historic moment will impact many, many people, and we at Crooked Monkey extend our best wishes to people who are suffering from the current mortgage crisis.
Watch this video to see how two "Roommates" are handling the situation.
Our new V.I.L.F. shirt (Vice President I'd Like to Fuck) tells it like it is.
Show your support for the McCain-Palin Ticket through the finest form of flattery: A Crooked Monkey funny t-shirt. What better way to let somebody know you want to vote for them and/or have sex with them than expressing it with a soft, vintage tee?
Regardless of your political affiliation, one thing is certain: A Change is Gonna Come. Whether that change comes in the form of groundbreaking new policy improvements or just having a hot piece of Eye Candy to watch on C-Span...... only time will tell.
Countdown for Crooked Monkey Funny T-shirts To Hit Page ONE on Google
This is big, actually bigger than big, it's HUGE.
At the start of this summer when we googled "Funny T-shirts" Crooked Monkey was on page 14.
But, as of today we we are number near the top of page 2. Which means that if all goes well, and hopefully soon, Crooked Monkey Funny t-shirts will hit page 1 on Google.
We would like to thank everyone that has been apart of this, of course our staff in the office, the stores that buy from us, those who order online, anyone who sends us shirt ideas, anyone who wears our shirts, and anyone actually reading this blog.
So if you are bored at home, in your office or wherever you may be, rather than wasting your time on Facebook, which is my my day job, check up on our Google status and let us know if you see any changes.
We will keep you updated on our Google status, and keep your fingers crossed that we reach our goal of making it to page 1 sometime soon.
Meetings with Alloy and Seventeen Magazine about our Funny t shirts!
So besides going to shows and cruisng around town with has-been governors (see our blog post from yesterday about my trip to New York City), we're also meeting with some big whigs in the city.
Today I met the buyer from Alloy, for the first time. She's picked up a lot of our funny t shirts, which have been doing real well, so we finally had to meet. We invited her to our NYC showroom and it was a true meeting of the minds.
We showed her our new funny t-shirts, chatted about bridge and tunnel girls, and looked into ways we can work together in the future. She actually gave us a bunch of ideas to work on for the meeting--i posted one of our new funny t-shirts below. She challenged us to come up with some vintage looking destination shirts and she was real impressed with our concepts. The new shirts remind me of old school destination shirts you'd find in those old vintage shops. We're going to be coming out with a whole series of these--if you have any cities you want done, or if you can think of any clever lines for cities, please do email us or post them here.
I'm actually pretty tired so I'll blog about Seventeen magazine tomorrow--just enjoy the sneak peak at our newest vintage looking funny t shirt.
True story. So last night I was out at a bar and I saw this girl wearing our retired Crooked Monkey funny t-shirt, Sorry boys I only blow shofar. Sad but true, she was a complete Butterface.
So a few drinks later I had to break the seal. I walked into the unlocked bathroom and there was the butterface, hooking up with some guy. So I guess she uses that shirt as a real pick-up tool. I don't know how their night ended but I doubt she was blowing any shofars.
Crooked Monkey has modeling shoots all the time, and we produce some pretty sexy pictures like the one above. The photograph was taken by Richard Greenhouse, a famed Washington DC photographer, who does all the shots on our funny t-shirt website. You can check out our Gallery for more hot, steamy pictures.
But it's not everyday that I'm asked to be the model of a photoshoot. I was quite flattered and a little nervous for my first shoot--finally understanding what our models have to go through. Leading up to the shoot I kept to a strict diet of Pizza and Fruit by the Foot.
The shoot took place in NorthEast DC at what we thought was an abandoned warehouse. There was some real cool Graffiti art about the election that we spotted and Modern Luxury wanted to use it as a backdrop for the shoot--providing a nice urban feel to the sleek outfit the set me up with. The best thing about the shoot was I didn't have to dress myself--they had stylists taking care of my appearance. I only had to make sure that my mascara looked good and my hair was gelled. I rolled up to the shoot in jeans and a Crooked Monkey Funny t-shirt. They swapped that outfit out for a sharp looking Dolce Gabana suit. The photographer told me I was a natural born model and looked comfortable in front of the camera--I told him that I already had a girlfriend but was flattered nonetheless.
Anyways, about 45 minutes into the shoot we got shoed away by the owner of the warehouse who accused us of a lot things--not fit for publication--and threatened to bust a cap in our asses. Apparently you need a permit to look this good in front of a camera. It was kind of ridiculous. She looked like the cat lady from the Simpson--but instead of cats she traveled with Monty Burns' hounds. And off we went--but not without a number of fantastic pictures--probably the only pictures in circulation of me not wearing a funny t-shirt. We'll post the pictures as soon as we get them. You'll enjoy them.
Crooked Monkey is inspired often, but once in a while something comes along that makes us all stop what we're doing, gather round the computer, and really watch a YouTube video. This happened today with the "Where the Hell is Matt?" video. If you haven't seen it, we recommend you watch it here.
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