In our on-going quest to satisfy the demands of our readership, we introduce the launch of http://cosmicvariance.spreadshirt.com, where you can find clothes and accessories imprinted with the soon-to-be-immortal words of Mark Trodden:
“Once you have tenure, it’s all edible panties, firearms, and blow.”
Shirts with the CV logo are also available. (Note that the graphic we have for the logo is on the small size. If you order one, and it looks like crap, let us know and we’ll discontinue the logo shirts until we make a bigger version.) Any profit will be quickly reinvested in some combination of edible panties, firearms, blow, and paying our web hosting overlords.
September 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.
September 27th, 2007 at 6:50 pm
And you were worried about me confusing the keyword-chooser for the Google ads?
September 27th, 2007 at 7:20 pm
What? No thongs?
September 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?
September 27th, 2007 at 8:10 pm
They weren’t edible.
September 27th, 2007 at 8:12 pm
Jack,
Blow is a slang term for cocaine.
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September 27th, 2007 at 8:14 pm
I second the call for coffee mugs.
September 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.
September 27th, 2007 at 8:58 pm
Ok, I’ll work on the mugs this weekend…
September 27th, 2007 at 10:16 pm
Just ordered my shirt
September 27th, 2007 at 11:47 pm
I love the T-shirt design with Mark’s words! Too funny!
September 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.
September 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?
September 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.
September 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).
September 29th, 2007 at 4:06 pm
Because we’re delicate flowers?
September 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?
September 30th, 2007 at 4:03 pm
[...] – professor/theoretical physicist Mark Trodden, as quoted on Cosmic Variance. [...]