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Dave from Albury T-Shirt Challenge #2

May 28, 2009
by Dave Gaukroger

With 100flowers on three points and lemmiwinks on two, we move into the next round of the Dave from Albury T-Shirt challenge. Comments on round one are still open, so if you can give any more detail about the Whitlams shirt or shirt number three, there are points still on offer.

Round Two shirts are below the fold.


An easy one to start with today.

An easy one to start with today.

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I'm afraid I can't let you play that, Dave

I'm afraid I can't let you play that, Dave

30 Comments leave one →
  1. May 28, 2009 1:13 pm

    #3 is the Xbox 360 Red Ring o’ Death with a reference to 2001: A Space Odyssey. Very neat. :)

  2. May 28, 2009 1:15 pm

    2 points Matt.

  3. May 28, 2009 1:26 pm

    I recognised number 3 from your ‘ring of death’ post. But do I get some points for saying that I’m absolutely gobsmacked that you actually had that printed for you? And that it was at the ‘Mr Minute’ booth in Albury Centro shopping centre?

  4. May 28, 2009 1:31 pm

    I’ll give you a point for the link to the previous post Ray, but I didn’t have it custom made. And you lose a point for not realising that the ‘Dave’ referred to is from 2001, surely a baby boomer should know that? ;)

  5. May 28, 2009 1:44 pm

    2001 a Space Odyssey came out in the mid 70s, I think. So yeah, I would have known that if I had seen it again since then and if I’d found the film in any way memorable. I haven’t and I didn’t. It was very over-rated and all I can recall is that ridiculous ending where some poor fucker gets shot off into space forever. Oh yeah, and like that’s how 2001 really turned out, far outer-space travel and super intelligent computers running everything!

  6. May 28, 2009 1:55 pm

    It was released in 1968, before the moon landings, but I won’t dock you any further points.

  7. Lee permalink
    May 28, 2009 2:03 pm

    Boy, you have way to much time on your hands.

    Is the first one to do with your Duke?

    I’ve seen the middle one, but as if I pay any attention to the significance of what you wear! Regurgitator maybe?

  8. May 28, 2009 2:09 pm

    I remember watching the moon landings, Dave. Now that was a bloody good movie.

  9. Garry permalink
    May 28, 2009 2:32 pm

    The middle one is awfully TISM like

  10. Garry permalink
    May 28, 2009 2:34 pm

    Meccanica is a Ducati thing, isn’t it?

  11. Garry permalink
    May 28, 2009 2:35 pm

    TISM from the Best of Tour.

  12. May 28, 2009 2:37 pm

    Hints please. You can’t expect us normal people to understand what inspires your choice of clothing.

  13. Lee permalink
    May 28, 2009 2:39 pm

    Regurgitator – shit… it was TISM that I was thinking of. Seems that I give your music taste less attention than your clothes.
    One of the best on the spot interviews I’ve heard was on 2UNE with ‘hitler’.

  14. May 28, 2009 2:41 pm

    One point to Lee for identifying the Ducati shirt, two to Garry for the Tism shirt, one for the band, one for the tour.

  15. Garry permalink
    May 28, 2009 2:42 pm

    Yep, Ducati shirt definite.

  16. May 28, 2009 2:42 pm

    Hang on, I recognise that first T shirt. You wore it to the first bloggers meet at Milawa and I’ve got a photo of you in it. It’s the one with the poser Ducati bage on the sleeve, right?

  17. May 28, 2009 2:43 pm

    And I wrote that before I saw Garry’s comment (as you can see from the time). Points please.

  18. May 28, 2009 2:43 pm

    I actually have that tape with my Ron ‘Hitler’ Barassi interview in my bottom drawer. I should put it on an mp3 and post it here.

  19. May 28, 2009 2:50 pm

    I specifically put the Ducati shirt in as an easy one for you and jr, Ray. Lee was the first to identify it though. Sorry, no points.

    Anyone care to add any more detail?

  20. May 28, 2009 4:39 pm

    Hang on, here are your rules: Points will be awarded for correctly identifying what the shirt is for and bonus points will be awarded for extra detail.

    Where does it say points will only be awarded to the FIRST person who identifies it? Lee’s ‘Duke’ answer wasn’t exactly a giveaway and my identification was the result of my own ‘skill’ and powers of observation. I also added extra detail about where you wore it. Protest!

  21. May 28, 2009 4:49 pm

    Alright Ray, you can have a point, and you can keep it this time.

  22. May 28, 2009 5:04 pm

    “A” point? It deserves two surely, one for identication and one for extra detail (I mentioned the poser badge too!)

    Getting back to no. 3. If you didn’t have that logo printed on it then I should get an extra point for the observation that you obviously do your shopping at ‘geek swap meets’.

  23. May 28, 2009 6:02 pm

    Bloody bush lawyers. OK, on extra point on the Ducati shirt, but no points for the RRoD/2001 shirt, your observation does not add detail.

  24. May 28, 2009 8:22 pm

    Dave, a thought has just occured to me. How mant T-shirts do you own? I’ve just done a quick count of mine and including polos (the ones with collars) and long-sleeved Ts, I’ve got about 60. If you’re like me we’re going to be playing this game for the next 3 weeks.

  25. Miss Andrea permalink
    May 28, 2009 11:23 pm

    We could all take turns playing this game. I have quite a few t-shirts to choose from, and some terrible CDs I want to give away.

  26. May 29, 2009 10:09 am

    I’ve got t-shirts dating back… shit, I’ve got one from 1983 or thereabouts. Were I to do something like this, I’d be perverse enough to post the t-shirts that were impossible to guess.

    And I’m at least 7 colours of envious over the RROD t-shirt.

  27. Lee permalink
    May 29, 2009 12:13 pm

    It occurs to me that I do not have a single t-shirt with an image on it (other than a Yankee’s one that I wear to bed). I suddenly feel very un-cool. Although that preposes that you guys are cool, which you’re probably not (or ‘are not’ in Dave’s case). Now I’m feeling a little less un-cool. If you post an image of your Lego watch, I will re-valuate again in my favour.

  28. Lee permalink
    May 29, 2009 12:31 pm

    In totally unrelated matters, we need an update post on Mrs Dave’s Melbourne adventure. I hear that you were quite the domestic goddess?

  29. May 29, 2009 12:58 pm

    Lee, I personally am so cool that I’ve moved beyond the commonly known markers of ‘cool’, and into a whole new realm where only those rare few who are cooler than I can recognise my own coolness..

    Lunchtime. I’m bored. Hurry up with those t-shirts, Dave.

  30. Lee permalink
    May 29, 2009 1:45 pm

    100flowers, didn’t doubt it for a moment.

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