Tee party - Sepia Mutiny

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October 05, 2005

Tee party

You can finally buy Sepia tees and hoodies. Also check out the funny desi designs in the second half of the store.

You’re welcome to post design or color requests here, but please send any questions about the underlying shirts or order status to Spre adshirt. They use Fruit of the Loom, American Apparel and Hanes tees. A tip on ordering: the designs called ‘flex print’ are the most durable. The other designs eventually fade with repeated washing.

We make $5 per tee to help pay for blog hosting. If anyone’s ordered from Spreadshirt before, please let us know how the t-shirts turned out.

Here’s the store.

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POSTED BY manish @ 01:22 PM

91 comments

1 · Jo on October 5, 2005 01:28 PM · Direct link

Oh. My. God.

Which one(s) should I buy!?!?!?!?!

These are awesome. Who did the designs? They are too funny.

2 · Neha on October 5, 2005 01:55 PM · Direct link

That mustache ride is a bargain at 2 Rs. Sold!

3 · kenyandesi on October 5, 2005 02:21 PM · Direct link

I'd love the "Suitable Girl" on a long-sleeved hoodie

4 · rahul on October 5, 2005 02:27 PM · Direct link

why north dakota?

5 · SM Intern on October 5, 2005 02:30 PM · Direct link

It's ~~where they hold us hostage~~ our headquarters.

6 · KIT- KeepItTogether on October 5, 2005 02:36 PM · Direct link

I like it. I like it a lot.

Just one concern (and flame me to your hearts content for saying this). Please do not let this get out of hand. I love Sepia Mutiny the way it is, somewhat exclusive but not elitist.

7 · A N N A on October 5, 2005 02:39 PM · Direct link

I'd love the "Suitable Girl" on a long-sleeved hoodie

me too. everyone loves a suitablegirl.
:D

8 · Manish Vij on October 5, 2005 02:43 PM · Direct link

I'd love the "Suitable Girl" on a long-sleeved hoodie

Done.

9 · DesiDancer on October 5, 2005 02:53 PM · Direct link

w00t!!!!!

10 · DesiDancer on October 5, 2005 02:58 PM · Direct link

Mrs. Rushdie?!? Gandhi has a Posse?!

Can we work out an endorsement deal? I'm going to go broke. :)

If you're taking suggestions-- I'd love to see "Thank you Come again" with www.sepiamutiny.com on the back...

11 · Jay on October 5, 2005 03:10 PM · Direct link

Sweet! Lovin' the "S" logo!

12 · Jai Singh on October 5, 2005 03:28 PM · Direct link

How about:

"Too many Cowboys. Not enough Indians".

13 · Manish Vij on October 5, 2005 03:34 PM · Direct link

I'd love to see "Thank you Come again" with www.sepiamutiny.com on the back...

Done.

14 · punjabikuri on October 5, 2005 03:40 PM · Direct link

is this for real? are the mutineers getting shirts?

15 · timepass on October 5, 2005 03:47 PM · Direct link

Wow, what a great idea. How about a regular contest to see who can come up with the best slogans/designs? Winner gets to have their idea included in the SM clothing line...

16 · O'Ya Bula Bula Bi on October 5, 2005 04:01 PM · Direct link

I am disappointed....you dont have one with a sketch of ANNA on it ????

17 · Bong Breaker on October 5, 2005 04:11 PM · Direct link

WWKD - awesome.

18 · Rani on October 5, 2005 04:20 PM · Direct link

What about: "How Mutinous Are You?"

Would it be possible to get "Suitable Girl" in the Sepia Mutiny font (see banner above) at some point?

19 · Project 37 on October 5, 2005 04:21 PM · Direct link

Too many choices...not enough spare cash...

Great job, guys :) Will be ordering soon.

20 · Fun & Games on October 5, 2005 04:25 PM · Direct link

How about: "One Lau"

Oh oh oh...

"The only thing exotic about me is my t-shirt"

I could do this all day....no, don't run! Where are you going?? I'll be keeping my dayjob then.

21 · nofixedadderess on October 5, 2005 04:29 PM · Direct link

that "kutta" one is hilllarious......cant wait to go back to india and face the 'gharwalas' wearing that.....

ma,dad....sorry bout the stroke!!

22 · DesiDancer on October 5, 2005 04:41 PM · Direct link

wah wah, kya service hai! thanks Manish :)

23 · oodles on October 5, 2005 04:54 PM · Direct link

Too many choices! But, I'm digging the "samosa monster."

24 · DesiDudeInAustin on October 5, 2005 05:09 PM · Direct link

Manish,

I think the 'wazzup' tee and 'extra virgin' tees should come with www.sepiamutiny.com in the back in small font.

You need something to spread the love dude.

25 · Manoj on October 5, 2005 05:56 PM · Direct link

Damn. So that's 'Kutta' as in bow-wow, and not 'adorable lad from Mallu land'?

26 · Manish Vij on October 5, 2005 06:03 PM · Direct link

So that's 'Kutta' as in bow-wow, and not 'adorable lad from Mallu land'?

It swings both ways. Maybe we should do a kutty/kutti tee.

27 · Agastya Sen on October 5, 2005 06:04 PM · Direct link

DILF?

That is SO wrong it's right.

Sheer genius.

28 · ms on October 5, 2005 06:04 PM · Direct link

Damn. So that's 'Kutta' as in bow-wow, and not 'adorable lad from Mallu land'?

Yeah that was kinda confusing to me too.;).

Maybe it should be 'Kuththay!!' (if you mean dog) - I think this was ABs fave line (or was it Dharmendra - maybe 'Haraam Zaday' was his). Better yet have 'Kuththay' in Hindi. Or maybe 'Life's a Kuththee(bitch)!?'.

29 · Manoj on October 5, 2005 06:11 PM · Direct link

Maybe we should do a kutty/kutti tee.

The kutty idea is good, though I'd personally prefer something that said Anna thinks I'm a kuttan. :)

30 · Manish Vij on October 5, 2005 06:19 PM · Direct link

Maybe it should be 'Kuththay!!' (if you mean dog)

Only if you're addressing someone (as Amitabh was) or if you mean plural, 'dogs.'

31 · SIrChes on October 5, 2005 06:41 PM · Direct link

Can I be the first to cry out, "SELLOUTS"! Commodified!

Actually, I'm torn between "DILF" and "Ravi Shankar's Love Child". Coincidentally, I was eating dinner with my relapsed Muslim homeboy in an empty Thai Jaiya (a brownie-favored Thai restarant on 28th/3rd for all non-New Yorkers) last nite and Ravi Shankar and his party came in and sat in the table behind us. Sans love child! We overheard Pandit Shankar relate some story about Roman Polanski at one of his dinner parties.
If only I had the shirt on!

Manish, this might be too narrow of a request for you to entertain but I need a fire engine red ringer tee-shirt emblazoned with the offical Bombay Dreams logo accompanied with an Arrow pointing down South.

32 · Manish Vij on October 5, 2005 06:45 PM · Direct link

Sure, just as soon as you sign this form promising truth in advertising ;)

33 · saheli on October 5, 2005 06:46 PM · Direct link

Oh my God, Manish, if I had only had that Rushdie has a Posse shirt last night. Oh well, I think he called on me b/c of my bright red kurta,anyway.

YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I will inspect the collection later, though.:-)

34 · SirChes on October 5, 2005 06:56 PM · Direct link

You're lucky I've outgrown yo' massi is sooo fat jokes...

35 · 5abi Boy on October 5, 2005 06:57 PM · Direct link

How about:

"Once you go brown you never frown", with a happy face above it.

36 · A N N A on October 5, 2005 07:00 PM · Direct link

The kutty idea is good, though I'd personally prefer something that said Anna thinks I'm a kuttan. :)

As the Vij would say, "Done!"...just forward your photograph to our tipline, so we continue on the truth in advertising tip. ;)

No, seriously, very cute idea...maybe in our NEXT BATCH of tees... :D

37 · Manish Vij on October 5, 2005 07:06 PM · Direct link

You're lucky I've outgrown yo' massi is sooo fat jokes...

Ah, you wanted the version with the short arrow...

38 · Random on October 5, 2005 08:06 PM · Direct link

saheli: "if I had only had that Rushdie has a Posse shirt last night"

Word. Me too. Now my book just says my name instead of "To Rushdie Posse"

39 · badindiangirl on October 5, 2005 08:53 PM · Direct link

I think the "Moustache Rides" shirt should be changed to "Muchee Rides"

40 · chick pea on October 5, 2005 10:00 PM · Direct link

reminds me of david and goliath tees..too damn funny..like the samosa monster..

41 · not_so_FOB on October 5, 2005 10:48 PM · Direct link

Maybe it's too late in the day or I'm hopelessly dense.....but what's DILF ?

42 · Communis Rixatrix on October 5, 2005 10:50 PM · Direct link

DILF = "desi i'd like to fuck"

it's a play on "MILF".

43 · niki on October 5, 2005 11:43 PM · Direct link

my favorite is samosa monster :)

44 · oh hyeah on October 5, 2005 11:56 PM · Direct link

Life's a kutti!

THATS AWESOME ms.

45 · Pattie Kaur on October 6, 2005 12:28 AM · Direct link

That mustache ride is a bargain at 2 Rs. Sold!

did someone say muzzie rides? i'm there!

i love ravi shanker's love child. AND samosa monster!

Oh, these are great! will have to order whenst we get bill sout of the way.

one question - where are the sardars? not one did i see!

46 · Patrix on October 6, 2005 01:37 AM · Direct link

This is priceless! An absolutely brilliant idea. I wonder why you guys didn't use Cafe Press.

47 · Sandeep on October 6, 2005 02:14 AM · Direct link

Another suggestion: how about one for the guys with "suitable boy" on it?

48 · Duniya Dur Darshan on October 6, 2005 04:09 AM · Direct link

I'd like a version where www.sepiamutiny.com is on the back of "Gandhi has a posse"... That way, when someone asks me where Gandhi's posse is, I can point to the back of the shirt... :)

49 · sikhgirl on October 6, 2005 05:00 AM · Direct link

i want a tshirt with a picture of ennis... the suspense has been killing me for quite a while ennis singh

50 · ms on October 6, 2005 05:38 AM · Direct link

Life's a kutti! THATS AWESOME ms.

Thank you! Thank you! I am here till...oh well I am here everyday.

Btw , how about, "Meera Meera on the wall, I am not a gora at all !". (The Acorn had a hand in this)

51 · fairest gora of them all on October 6, 2005 06:11 AM · Direct link

Patti, you want turbans? Check out this pic of Bobby's t-shirt. Or ask Turbanhead to open up his own online shop full of lovely old woodcut images. ;)

My ex used to use that moustache ride line all the time to be tacky. I am SO buying him that shirt for xmas. (this is the one who won't return my cartoon anatomy San Francisco Sex Information shirt - "The clit - 1) Know it. 2) Use it." because he loves the reaction he gets when wearing it) He wants it immediately, of course. Current bf has neither facial hair nor a sexual sense of humor, so no shirt for him! ;)

Personally, I want a shirt that says "Horn OK Please." Fave India-related phrase EVER. Someone's squatting on the domain, dammit.

52 · Bong Breaker the Cock on October 6, 2005 06:23 AM · Direct link

Horn OK Please is my favourite too! The girlfriend and I are very fond of it. We collect posters of wacky Indian signs, I'll scan them in some time. Surely T-shirt designs aplenty in them. Who needs engrish when you gots hinglish?

I've made a few T-shirts of me own courtesy a friend with a small business. I quite like one that has a big picture of a cock on it. A male chicken you dirty-minded lot. It sums me up perfectly.

53 · DesiDancer on October 6, 2005 06:59 AM · Direct link

it's not quite "Horn OK Please"... but it's close...

54 · DesiDancer on October 6, 2005 07:00 AM · Direct link

and it does say "use dipper at night"... heh heh. ;)

55 · Jai Singh on October 6, 2005 07:23 AM · Direct link

You could have Apu's full name on the front, with his surname extending around the side all the way onto the back of the shirt......

56 · Bong Breaker on October 6, 2005 07:25 AM · Direct link

Hey, nice find DD. How did you know about that one? But the girl looks Thai!

57 · Jai Singh on October 6, 2005 07:28 AM · Direct link

Or "Pony Up, Robin. Pony Up !"

*Apprentice/Raj Bhatka reference

Or "Riz Khan Revival".....

Or "I love Monita".....

Or "Sepia Mutiny. Now outsourced to Bangalore"

58 · Bong Breaker on October 6, 2005 07:42 AM · Direct link

HERE'S the shit you're after, done by yet another cool friend of mine:

59 · Manish Vij on October 6, 2005 07:48 AM · Direct link

Here's a Horn OK Please tee.

60 · Bong Breaker on October 6, 2005 08:04 AM · Direct link

Wow, you're fast. Remind me, do you actually have a job?! ;) That's cool stuff. I fear delivery to the UK would be rather pricey. Oh yeah and I'm a tight-fisted Scrooge.

61 · fairest gora of them all on October 6, 2005 08:10 AM · Direct link

Manish, thanks! I shall order everything tonight.

And Bong Breaker, you've exposed Kunal to the whole world now! Now I won't look anywhere near as cool prancing around in his exclusive t-shirts! Damn you, *I* discovered him 2 years ago in the first place, in Shoreditch when Talvin was DJing. :p Just for that, I'll give you a t-shirt with my logo on it for xmas, so that YOU may advertise ME. ;)

62 · Bong Breaker on October 6, 2005 08:15 AM · Direct link

Yes, terrible of me to advertise someone's business so that he can make money! I'm so sorry!

And my dear fair gora, I already advertise you. But I would be more than happy to receive a free T-shirt. I mean I would be more than happy to advertise you on a T-shirt.

I am currently wearing another fave T-shirt of mine. Speedy Gonzales, my idol.

63 · fairest gora of them all on October 6, 2005 09:46 AM · Direct link

BB - You probably advertise me by putting my number up in a phone booth, accompanied by a pic of some feather-haired bimbo with an American flag thong, innit? Yeah, just you wait until I splash your face all over the Daily Mail, accusing you of purposely giving pensioners avian flu on the NHS.

No, I'm all about starving artist Kunal getting some pounds into his account, even if it wrecks my unique wardrobe. But what he really needs is a visa, right? This is where SepiaDestiny dating service needs to come into play, but Abhi hasn't done it yet. ;)

64 · Bong Breaker on October 6, 2005 09:58 AM · Direct link

1 -

feather-haired bimbo with an American flag thong

Sorry, don't understand your objection to this. Are you trying to claim it's NOT accurate?

2 - How did you find out about my avian 'flu stash?

3 - One of our mutual friends was willing to marry the fella simply to keep him in the country. Even that article doesn't seem to have helped him...whereas I've been positively deluged with an offer.

65 · Ennis on October 6, 2005 10:09 AM · Direct link

Current bf has neither facial hair nor a sexual sense of humor, so no shirt for him! ;) [Link]

So why is he current boyfriend?

66 · Jai Singh on October 6, 2005 10:45 AM · Direct link

A few more ideas:

"Sepia Mutiny: Spreadin' da love since 1857"
"Sepia Mutiny: Spilling the daal since 2004"
"Ek Aur Galassee"
"Show Me The Paisa !!"

[A really suicidal one] On the front it says "I went to Gitmo..." and on the back "...And all they gave me was this lousy T-shirt !"

You could have various versions for the ladies too, eg: "Bhoochie Queen", "Chalu Chokri", and so on...

67 · Pattie Kaur on October 6, 2005 11:43 AM · Direct link

i want a tshirt with a picture of ennis... the suspense has been killing me for quite a while ennis singh

HAHAAH That makes two of us!

fairest gora of them all, thank you! OMG!!!! Now, I'm DYING to track down where you can one of those!!! That is *too* damn cute! Ok, dearest Turbanhead, you heard the call, and Ennis! We need MORE SARDARS ON SHIRTS!!!!! Ach, what am I saying, I'd better set to work myself! ;) anyhoo...still gotta know where I can get one of those shirts....man, I may need two or threee, might wear one out!

68 · Kenyandesi on October 6, 2005 12:20 PM · Direct link

I'd love the "Suitable Girl" on a long-sleeved hoodie

Done.

Thankyou :)Will be purchay-sing soon

and Yes A N N A, everyone loves a Suitable Girl

69 · Branch_Dravidian on October 6, 2005 01:35 PM · Direct link

I'd be all over that Veerappan shirt if it came in any color besides white... I'm stuck doing laundry on coin-op machines... which means any white clothes I have don't stay white for very long...

70 · SMR on October 6, 2005 02:02 PM · Direct link

..."Horn OK Please"...Fave India-related phrase EVER.

When I visited Bombay around 8 years ago the kids were all wearing "Horny OK Please" t-shirts from Tantra ("India on a T-shirt")

71 · A N N A on October 6, 2005 02:43 PM · Direct link

I'd be all over that Veerappan shirt if it came in any color besides white...

amen. i'm not a fan of white tees, at all.

72 · DesiDancer on October 6, 2005 04:16 PM · Direct link

since when is it booty and not S.w.a.g? :(

73 · Ennis on October 6, 2005 04:45 PM · Direct link

Ever since we started to shake it ;)

74 · Ennis on October 6, 2005 04:46 PM · Direct link

Blame those of us with Y chromasomes for the name change - we have no booty, and are in desperate need ;)

75 · Ennis on October 6, 2005 04:48 PM · Direct link

i want a tshirt with a picture of ennis... the suspense has been killing me for quite a while ennis singh

*blush* Keep that up, Sikhgirl, and my ego will get to large to fit on a t-shirt.

Besides which, don't you like your men ... mysterious?

76 · DesiDancer on October 6, 2005 04:52 PM · Direct link

are you telling me you pay for booty, Ennis?

77 · Sifox on October 6, 2005 05:25 PM · Direct link

Every boy pays for booty, one way or 'nother. T'aint nothing in life is free ...

78 · HalfDesi on October 6, 2005 08:10 PM · Direct link

So where do I send the pics of me in my Suitable Girl top?

79 · Ennis on October 6, 2005 10:47 PM · Direct link

To suitablegirl, of course ...

80 · A N N A on October 7, 2005 12:32 AM · Direct link

i was waiting for that. :)

81 · milehigh on October 7, 2005 03:55 PM · Direct link

at least, the t-shirts! they are awesome and I am gonna grab some for me. good work, folks.

82 · khush on October 14, 2005 01:18 PM · Direct link

Hey guys,
is there any way that y'all could get the "Rushdie has a posse" design on a long sleeved hoodie? pretty please?

83 · Manish Vij on October 14, 2005 01:26 PM · Direct link

Rushdie posse on hoodie-- done.

84 · DesiDudeInAustin on October 14, 2005 02:34 PM · Direct link

Manish, I would buy the wassup tee but i need some sepia branding on it too.

That's why the girls lost last night at The Apprentice.

85 · DesiDancer on October 14, 2005 02:36 PM · Direct link

good call, DDIA. I'm a lot more compelled to drop coin on the soft goods if I'm a walking billboard for the mutiny :)

86 · Manish Vij on October 14, 2005 02:38 PM · Direct link

No fair, DD. You already got your custom tee :)

87 · DesiDancer on October 14, 2005 02:40 PM · Direct link

I'm trying out my business acumen to help the mutiny sell shirts. That and I'm practicing to be the next desi meanie on Apprentice...

besides, I'm a girl-- one shirt a wardrobe doth not make ;)

88 · cicatrix on October 14, 2005 03:03 PM · Direct link

I am currently wearing another fave T-shirt of mine. Speedy Gonzales, my idol.

*snort*

I wouldn't advertize that if I were you, BB ;)

89 · Manish Vij on October 14, 2005 03:17 PM · Direct link

... I would buy the wassup tee but i need some sepia branding on it too.

How about this.

90 · DesiDancer on October 14, 2005 03:19 PM · Direct link

Manish, that's bangin'!!

91 · Ananthan on October 25, 2005 03:48 PM · Direct link

Although in most cases it would probably be copyright infringement, why not tshirts with your various banners on them

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