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I just got back from shopping in exciting, cosmopolitan Wood Green, while wearing my SO T-shirt. Did people in shops say things like:

You are a StackOverflow user? Please have this litre of gin at half-price!

or:

StackOverflow! Do you know Neil Butterworth? He is my God!

Did they b*ggery, but perhaps that is expecting too much in N22. I was wondering if anyone has had positive (or negative) recognition while wearing their shirt? Conferences and trade shows don't count.

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  • I don't wear it :O
    – Andreas Bonini
    Commented Jun 10, 2010 at 12:34
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    @Kop are you keeping it in mint condition so you can flog it on ebay for a ludicrous amount in twenty years time?
    – nb69307
    Commented Jun 10, 2010 at 12:37
  • @Neil Butterworth: Maybe it's signed by Jon Skeet and he doesn't want to ruin it?
    – Andy E
    Commented Jun 10, 2010 at 12:54
  • I hate revealing my address to anyone I don't know personally, so I never signed up for mine. I guess now I don't have to feel bad that I'm missing out on all the "glory".
    – mmyers
    Commented Jun 10, 2010 at 14:42
  • @mmyers This is the sort of thing that gives paranoia a bad name. Utilities, electoral roll, tax man etc. Are you personally acquainted with all of these entities? Anyway, if you don't want yours, can I have it? They've already got my address, and it must be XX large.
    – nb69307
    Commented Jun 10, 2010 at 15:10
  • There's a T-shirt now? Oh well, they probably wouldn't have had one in my size anyway...
    – Aarobot
    Commented Jun 10, 2010 at 15:16
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    @Neil: I don't think I'm a paranoiac, but I only give out information on a need-to-know basis. (You could find out my first name, age, and general location if you're really good at cyber-stalking -- and even a picture if you're an absolute ace -- but I prefer to stay slightly in the shadows.) Anyway, I also had two other reasons; one is laziness and the other is that I just don't like wearing clothes with logos.
    – mmyers
    Commented Jun 10, 2010 at 16:17
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    @mmyers I agree about the logos thing - but these are free, which counts for us poor people.
    – nb69307
    Commented Jun 10, 2010 at 16:25
  • @Neil: Quite true. And it also occurs to me that they already have my IP (although I use IPs in two different states). Well, if the offer is still valid I just might do it.
    – mmyers
    Commented Jun 10, 2010 at 16:43
  • What does a SO t-shirt look like?
    – Moeb
    Commented Jul 13, 2010 at 15:15
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    @cambr something like this - meta.stackexchange.com/questions/45782/t-shirt-time-beta/…, but not very.
    – nb69307
    Commented Jul 13, 2010 at 15:58

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Still haven't got mine.

Still sad with no shirt! http://pix.motivatedphotos.com/2009/1/7/633669119863087455-SadCat.jpg

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    Yeah, me neither!
    – Pekka
    Commented Jun 26, 2010 at 20:33
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    And still none. I'm sad!
    – Pekka
    Commented Jul 13, 2010 at 11:39
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I wore mine on a plane once, and while waiting in a long line for the restroom, someone joked that he hoped there would be no "stack overflow".

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When I visited a Microsoft office recently, one developer did comment "Nice T-shirt" - but I'm not sure whether they actually knew about the site, or whether they thought it was to do with the general exception.

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    It is, after all, an exceptional shirt.
    – Pollyanna
    Commented Jun 10, 2010 at 12:48
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    they probably thought you were making fun of their code ;-)
    – Steven A. Lowe
    Commented Jun 10, 2010 at 14:23
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None at all.

Kinda sad, since I wear it like a badge of honor and I live in a high-technology area.

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  • I'll have to keep an eye out, then. You've commented twice now that we live in the same area.
    – Pops
    Commented Jun 10, 2010 at 15:17
  • Maybe those t-shirts are just too common in your area?
    – Georg Schölly
    Commented Jun 10, 2010 at 17:26
  • @Georg I have yet to see someone with one.
    – George Stocker
    Commented Jun 10, 2010 at 17:37
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Not the SO T-shirt itself, but I was wearing my unicorn T-shirt the other day, and a guy (programmer) I know loosely noticed it.

Him: So, what's the deal with that unicorn?

Me: Oh, that's a long story. Do you know Stack Overflow?

Him: Yeah, that's the site where I get all my XML snippets from.

(whatever that was supposed to mean …)

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I live in rural Nebraska, so nothing yet. Maybe I'll wear it when I fly through Chicago O'Hare later this month, so we'll see then.

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  • Your profile says "WI". You don't live in Wisconsin?
    – Kyle Cronin
    Commented Jun 10, 2010 at 15:11
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    I know almost nothing about Nebraska except for the Springsteen album. But are there any bits that aren't rural?
    – nb69307
    Commented Jun 10, 2010 at 15:15
  • Moved about 6 months ago (has it been that long?) - must have forgot to update meta. Fixing now.
    – Joel Coehoorn
    Commented Jun 10, 2010 at 15:15
  • @Neil - just Lincoln & Omaha.
    – Joel Coehoorn
    Commented Jun 10, 2010 at 15:16
  • *holds up microphone* Do you have an opinion on the impending realignment of conferences? (Hey, no one has suggested a SE sports site yet. I wonder if that could work.)
    – mmyers
    Commented Jun 10, 2010 at 16:45
  • @mmyers - Couldn't care less. The only thing that concerns me is that I'll always be more of a Badger fan. If Huskers join the Big10 that will make things... interesting in my new locale for a few games each year.
    – Joel Coehoorn
    Commented Jun 10, 2010 at 19:05
  • @mmyers: there is one already.
    – uɐɯsO uɐɥʇɐN
    Commented Jun 26, 2010 at 7:03
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A friend of mine ask me: "How many rep. point do you need to get that?"

And I answer: " .. No, no, no.. I had to pay for it, :'( "

Now at dollar exchange of $12MXN per $1USD + shipping, I felt a bit embarrassed for final price I paid.

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  • Pay? Why? Customs?
    – Pekka
    Commented Jun 26, 2010 at 20:34

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