http://laughingsquid.disqus.com/a resource for art, culture and technologyenFri, 18 Jul 2008 04:21:10 -0000http://laughingsquid.com/fail-whale-ate-my-balls-celebrate-twitter-downtime-with-style/#comment-930229<p>Hey now, everyone's got their own way of expressing themselves with regards to the fail whale. And like Anil says, this is an Internet lore portmanteau. <br></p>JanelleFri, 18 Jul 2008 04:21:10 -0000http://laughingsquid.com/fail-whale-ate-my-balls-celebrate-twitter-downtime-with-style/#comment-787347<p>I can't believe people don't know their web history! <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ate_my_balls" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ate_my_balls">Ate my balls</a> is a venerable part of internet lore, just as Fail Whale will be someday, and they belong together.</p>Anil DashTue, 01 Jul 2008 01:45:22 -0000http://laughingsquid.com/fail-whale-ate-my-balls-celebrate-twitter-downtime-with-style/#comment-787333<p>Hi kids. I'm the guy who made the shirt. This is the shirt *I* wanted to make. So I made it. You're free to buy it, you're also free *not* to buy it.</p><p>More importantly; if somebody out there isn't making the thing *you* want, why not go ahead and just make it yourself, rather than yappin' that they made choices you wish they hadn't?</p><p>Apparently there's a need for a non-offensive Fail Whale t-shirt. I suggest you gentlemen seize that opportunity by the balls.</p>mikemonteiroTue, 01 Jul 2008 01:41:27 -0000http://laughingsquid.com/fail-whale-ate-my-balls-celebrate-twitter-downtime-with-style/#comment-780118<p>I'm agreeing with both michael and fred, why can't they make a tee without the semi-offensive tagline, i wouldn't hesitate to go right ahead and buy one if that was the case. not now.</p>thespyMon, 30 Jun 2008 05:47:17 -0000http://laughingsquid.com/fail-whale-ate-my-balls-celebrate-twitter-downtime-with-style/#comment-768892<p>I'm not even sure I could wear the shirt you describe, my office is pretty strict. Can't they just make one without the whale or any words?</p>Fred ClausenSat, 28 Jun 2008 07:29:05 -0000http://laughingsquid.com/fail-whale-ate-my-balls-celebrate-twitter-downtime-with-style/#comment-768262<p>If the "ate my balls" part wasn't there I wouldn't even think twice about it, I would pull out my credit card and buy it right now, but because whoever thought this up didn't realize that a shirt that has a picture of the fail whale on it that underneath simply says "Fail Whale" is good enough, they have to put something on that offends people.</p><p>(It doesn't offend me, but I wouldn't be able to wear it in most situations and therefore, I can't buy it).</p>MichaelSat, 28 Jun 2008 01:29:50 -0000http://laughingsquid.com/fail-whale-ate-my-balls-celebrate-twitter-downtime-with-style/#comment-766805<p>the Twitter was full....<br><a href="http://flickr.com/photos/evilsigntist/2613527050/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" title="http://flickr.com/photos/evilsigntist/2613527050/">http://flickr.com/photos/ev...</a></p>courtneyFri, 27 Jun 2008 20:29:28 -0000