The "No, I will not fix your computer" shirt has become my trademark among friends and family. When I first got it, I noticed something interesting: the constant phone calls asking for help setting up Christmas gifts of iPods ceased. After that first burst of good karma, the shirt lost its power, and I've since found myself repairing classic cases of PEBKAC while wearing it.

I'd wager that "Rays cast from this shirt TRAVEL AT OVER 670,000,000 MPH" would generate the same amount, if not even more, of stares and questions as "There's no place like 127.0.0.1". I can't even step outside with that shirt without stares and being asked its meaning. Of course, my explanation is always followed by even more staring.

"Hacker" so far is the only shirt that doesn't generate any questions, stares, or "fix it anyway" requests. 'Real' hackers can see that I'm not a hacker (my 'hacking' skills are currently limited to messing around with Windows, namely getting it to behave exactly how I want it to), though I've found that most people believe it.
Don_HH2K | Homepage | 07.11.06 - 12:16 pm | #

Count me as another "No I Will Not Fix Your Computer" T-shirt owner. It's great to wear at work, where I fix computers.

Andrew: Try Ubuntu 6.06. You will not be disappointed. With Wine installed, the only thing missing is Half-Life 2. :)
Citizen Keith | Homepage | 07.15.06 - 7:29 am | #

For what it's worth, I settled on Rays Cast and Pebkac. :-)
Andrew T. | Homepage | 08.25.06 - 9:16 pm | #