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steveomacsaid 52 weeks ago

pretty cool, not for me though
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flavorlishiossaid 52 weeks ago

nice totally bought
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OpenIntrosaid 52 weeks ago

LOVE it! The red looks great on the charcoal...

How cool would it be if the red was flocked? :)
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FrozenFlamesaid 52 weeks ago

dang, did the site take forever the load for anyone else? Cool shirt, I do like the red against the grey. Yep.
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IronMansaid 52 weeks ago

Wow, this is pretty awesome. I'm a fan, and thinking I have to have it.
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FrozenFlamesaid 52 weeks ago

sorry to* instead of the
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reonmastersaid 52 weeks ago

Great shirt. Totally bought.
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slakinatorsaid 52 weeks ago

This is BEA-utiful!
Has any one considered these designs on perhaps a polo or a long sleeve shirt? Some of these, especially this one, would look spectacular that way. Anyways, still going to buy, i love it!
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CPUT99said 52 weeks ago

For lack of better words: "I like it. I like it a lot. What do you think the chances are of a ... guy like you -and a girl like me... ending up together?"

Dig the color selection on it too. Maybe I am a sucker for red... Would probably rock this for certain if I was from across the pond, but, alas... I am not. Maybe I can pretend.
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stablercakesaid 52 weeks ago

I really actually like this, surprisingly. Designs like this usually aren't for me, but the eagle heads and talons speak to my inner child. I liked anything with angry eyebrows, pointy teeth, and/or claws and I love how large it's printed. That, and I'm a sucker for black/grey/white with red for accent.

I like the mesh with the English flag in front of an Eastern European two-headed eagle that looks like it's an American bald eagle. Don't get me wrong, it's not a problem and in fact if I were a Eastern European/British American instead of a Norse/British-American, it would be a certain buy C:
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EdwardBlakesaid 52 weeks ago

Is that... bald eagle with Union Jack?

Does...Not... Compute.
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CPUT99said 52 weeks ago

...I'm probably going to end up buying this. Although I shouldn't... need more green!!!
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FrozenFlamesaid 52 weeks ago

Thinking about buying this one when I wake up tomorrow. :D
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shutts67said 52 weeks ago

Someone tell me to buy this... I have too many shirts, but this is so cool I think it needs to be in my dresser. I just need some convincing to buy my 34th shirt from a shirt site. (Not all from here)
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Sirknifesalotsaid 52 weeks ago

Yeah I agree EdwardBlake. Looks cool though. Is this like what would happen if Americans fused with Brits?
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robinzeggblusaid 52 weeks ago

Not so much something i would wear, but serious props for getting printed, its a great design!! I do agree with one of the earlier comments, this would look amazing on a poloshirt or something similar. Keep up the good work!
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reonmastersaid 52 weeks ago

@Shutts67

Buy it lol.
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godzillasaid 52 weeks ago

BOUGHT! bought bought boughty bought-bought.
and LOVE everything on the right.
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redboxsaid 52 weeks ago

@ slakinator

on a polo? david bitton much?
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Lynxehsaid 52 weeks ago

SMALLER THIS IS WAL-MART BIG..... I'd buy it if the design weren't so huge
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slakinatorsaid 52 weeks ago

David Bitton? Not sure who that is. I just think this would look spectacular on even a long sleeve, or a polo. A plain old t-shirt undersells how classy this is. Heck, I'd definitely be willing to pay double for a polo or a long sleeve for shirts like this though.
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stablercakesaid 52 weeks ago

IMO I think putting this on a polo would look exponentially douchier :C
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IronMansaid 52 weeks ago

I don't know. I'm a fan of it on the tee, and I like polos, so I would buy it if it were on a polo. Long sleeve would look good too.
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AlvinPingsaid 52 weeks ago

YES. Bought! Really a fan of all your work, Castle. I just saw Mad Chop Barbershop on your site and I kind of want to buy it again (hey, it's printed on AA, which is pretty much the only brand that fits decently on me. And it's softer. At least, it's much better than the weird Gildan [or whatever it was, but definitely not the standard AlStyle] that I got Mad Chop on when it was printed here at TF!).

BTW, thank you for not positioning the design at an angle with front left shoulder placement. I am definitely a bit tired of that trend...
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turbogirlsaid 52 weeks ago

I like your stuff. A lot. =)

I'm going to have to sleep on this one, but I do fancy it.
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redboxsaid 52 weeks ago

@ slakinator

david bitton is the designer for buffalo jeans.
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redboxsaid 52 weeks ago

P.s. just got my Once Upon A Time tee the other day in the mail! It looks even better in person... and yes I know this is so dirtbag, but I totally wore it straight out of the package for 3 days straight! Hah!

http://www.teefury.com/archive/454/Once%20Upon%20a%20Time
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atomicchildsaid 52 weeks ago

AWESOME MAN
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melbelsaid 52 weeks ago

@Cput

I'd say like one out of a million.
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KyleMittskussaid 52 weeks ago

Nice shirt, but not for me.

Now, that Frankenstout shirt on the other hand... that shirt is AMAZING!!! The lit. student in my loves it. The stout drinker in me loves it. My body that needs a shirt loves it.
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Toonstarsaid 52 weeks ago

That is a very "gino" design, I'm disappointed. Didn't think teefury would put up shirts like this. It's nice art definitely, but it's got style deficiency written all over it as a t-shirt.
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melbelsaid 52 weeks ago

uhh.. very "gino"? its a crest with a british flag... Its not ed hardy or an italian flag.

why dont you just tell them to ship them all to jersey and continue with the stereotype?
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neonixsaid 52 weeks ago

I was sold the second I saw this.
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peppersagooddogsaid 52 weeks ago

kind of want.

then you went and said you like bands that do not sock.

makes me want to give you monies.

hmmmm.
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peppersagooddogsaid 52 weeks ago

grrrr stupid s.u.c.k. filter.
sometimes... just sometimes... one needs the word to actually be the word as typed.
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benditlikebenjiisaid 52 weeks ago

GO CANADA!
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Onibabasaid 52 weeks ago

The second to last one on the side there looks like panels from a hellboy comic I read a while back. About Saint Something and the wolves. I wish I could remember.
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ruinsofspacestationssaid 52 weeks ago

I am not a fan of shirts with crest designs but the colors are awesome. I think it's great that teefury puts up all kinds of art so there will always be something for everyone. Let's not be so selfish fellow "art on shirt" lovers
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michiganice91said 52 weeks ago

the shirt looks great, but its really cleche. Im going to have to sleep on it.
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AirHendrixsaid 52 weeks ago

Too bad. I'm Hungarian at heart.

Buying this would dishonor my Madgyar family lol. British ftl.
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TUGGBUSSsaid 52 weeks ago

I like this one. The red really pops. Too bad I'm broke. :(
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xylotismsaid 52 weeks ago

Well, the design is pretty cool and it's a perfectly-timed respite from the artsy cutesy designs TF usually has.

I'll mull it over in my brain station.
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wakegracesaid 52 weeks ago

i want it soooo bad!!! i just cant decide if i only want it cuz it has a british flag on it!!! i dont know if i would actually wear it! BAH. LOVE LOVE LOVE the design.
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Somberbrerosaid 52 weeks ago

This is an interesting design, but it makes no sense. Why on earth would you put a Union Jack over the Hapsburg double-eagle? On the same note, the sword looks like a Roman Gladius.

You get an A for Effort and Style, but a D for Theme and Coherency.
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cardinalgoldsteinsaid 52 weeks ago

Very loud and very British.
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jamiesoncostellosaid 52 weeks ago

Yep. Bought. My tshirt collection keeps getting bigger, but I couldn't pass this up.
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Jestiksaid 52 weeks ago

always solid work, castle. This is really cool - gonna buy!
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paraffinsaid 52 weeks ago

Bah I'd get this, but I just got yesterday's... =(

So good though...
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ez-kunsaid 52 weeks ago

CASTLE IS ACE! do check out his other work, his illustrations are magnificent!
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Blazeldudesaid 52 weeks ago

Wooo! Finally us British folk get some love. Do the two eagle heads represent the influx of immigrants from Eastern Europe? Great design for people outside the UK, but if you wear it here (in London) you'll look like a tourist, albeit a stylish one.
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happytunasaid 52 weeks ago

I so wish I wasn't broke.. I really like this.
Looove the Frankenstout design!
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Andy47240said 52 weeks ago

One of the best designs I've seen here in a while. Just something about it. Frankenstout is cool too.
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phoondaddysaid 52 weeks ago

I like the tee. But looking at the stuff on the right, the Virgin Mary is a little too close to Brian Morris' work IMHO.

Nice to see Hoosiers here. Any of you near Indianapolis?
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Scarahsaid 52 weeks ago

Cool looking design, great colors! Not a tee for me but I still like it!
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megahurtsaid 52 weeks ago

This should say AFFLICTION across the top, real big.
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Scarahsaid 52 weeks ago

PS - I love the Rasputin shirt on the site! And the Lunatic is also awesome, love the trees.
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Slawsaid 52 weeks ago

Love it. But my god, PLEASE print the frankenstout somewhere. It's amazing. I would pay several times as much as this for it.
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saturninesaid 52 weeks ago

Lovely, mate! The mashup of identities just makes it that much more interesting. I wish the eagle heads were more austere, rather than a bit cartoonish, but we can't have everything now can we?

Ah, mojito's & cahpriniah's...indeed, the drink of the gods.
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WinterArtworksaid 52 weeks ago

I can see this design doing very well...congrats Castle!
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dcastle8183said 52 weeks ago

DANGET! I thought this was tomorrow... haha. Thanks for all the comments so far. I wanted to set up a sale at Staw Castle for this feature but am late. So.... 30% off everything at www.strawcastledesign.com
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dcastle8183said 52 weeks ago

oh yeah, coupon code "TEEFURIAN" I'm scrambling........ haha;0)
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dcastle8183said 52 weeks ago

I now this design is a fusion of a couple of different things, like the world we live in today.... especially in America. Things are changing, cultures are melding.

You know, inspired by Traditional Americicana Tattoo designs, like a whole lot of my designs. I'm also a big fan of the British punk scene with the likes of The Exploited, The UK Bombs, The Damned and so many others. I wanted to fuse the two together and this just happened to be the result.
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FuzzyLogicsaid 52 weeks ago

Another scrambling artist!
You rock!.
Oh man!
The Exploited! The Damned! You Rule!

I'm liking you more and more, Castle. Off to Straw The Castle of Designs Dot Com!

Great design.

May negative deviants who don't understand things, learn to have appreciation for things in the future.
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FuzzyLogicsaid 52 weeks ago

My Friend is gonna LOVE this!
I even had it sent to his address!

Thanks, man! He's got the ole' school gorilla tattooed on him!
He loves this type of stuff and it will be a total surprise as he won't have seen this!
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cbass99said 52 weeks ago

Derricks work is simple killer! I've also purchased some tees from his bigcartel site and they're super quality! Support Derrick, he deserves it.
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dcastle8183said 52 weeks ago

ddue, awesome... thanks fuzzyLogic! And cbass! thanks for your continued support, I'm always there for ya bro!
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Muntoesaid 52 weeks ago

The design of this is really cool, but I really don't think I would wear this all the time. I'm gonna have to pass :c
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dcastle8183said 52 weeks ago

Special thanks to...

IronMan
reonmaster
slakinator
CPUT99
stablercake
godzilla
AlvinPing
turbogirl
atomicchild
neonix
peppersagooddog
wakegrace
jamiesoncostello
Jestik
ez-kun thanks bro!
happytuna
Andy47240
Slaw

I had planned on printing the frankenstout design foir my local octoberfest booth but found out last week they rejected me cause my shirts were "inappropriate" soooo..... we'll see what happens with this one;0)
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dcastle8183said 52 weeks ago

ahh thanks saturnine, yess.. I love the cocktails;0)
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LadyDragonflysaid 52 weeks ago

OMG ~ this is totally rad. Going to have to buy it ...
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Kjelldonsaid 52 weeks ago

Is it really not centered on the shirt? It looks askew by about 5 or 10 degrees to the left. That alone would keep me from buying it. Not into the "sloppily printed" look.
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kihtensaid 52 weeks ago

the colors are beautiful
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zipper

jimiyosaid 52 weeks ago

Kjelldon: "Is it really not centered on the shirt? It looks askew by about 5 or 10 degrees to the left. That alone would keep me from buying it. Not into the "sloppily printed" look."

My bad. I comped it incorrectly on the shirts. It will be centered by the hilt of the sword.
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Chickaboo1962said 52 weeks ago

In for one! The more I look at it, the more I like it. The colors are great!
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Soccerfun88said 52 weeks ago

Bought bought bought.
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DeadhedStevesaid 52 weeks ago

boughted
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teelicioussaid 52 weeks ago

yay uk!
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steveomacsaid 52 weeks ago

went to ur website, LOVE the fidel castro shirt! It's usually Che you see on shirt.
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happytunasaid 52 weeks ago

There's an owl staring at me at the bottom of the page...
How long has this been going on?
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LiLStephysaid 52 weeks ago

BEST SHIRT IN A LONG TIME!!! I haven't purchased a tee here since...the cinco de mayo randomness. I love it, the colors are perfect and I heart all things british, heh. Great pick TeeFury and kudos to the artist!
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LiLStephysaid 52 weeks ago

Btw, is that a gremlin on the bottom right of the page?

I love him and want to take him home. Send him over with this shirt, hehe.
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FuzzyLogicsaid 52 weeks ago

OMG!
Hahaha. That's my lil' owl!
NEAT!
That made me just happy as a clam! Weeee!
I love you guys and gals.
All of you.
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FuzzyLogicsaid 52 weeks ago

Furby/owl/gremlin thingie.
He speaks with muffled tones.
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saturninesaid 52 weeks ago

jimiyo
said 2 hours ago
"'twill be centered by thee hilt of thy sword."

Honestly, how many shirts can this be said of? Nicely done Fury.

Can you guys print more swordplay on say some green shirts or especially dark red?
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thejakeyl88said 52 weeks ago

Castle is the man, I have more of his shirts from the fury than any other artist, what does that say? It says "Awesome shirts, Castle!"
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thejakeyl88said 52 weeks ago

Also if your shirts were deemed to be inappropriate, well, I'd say it was for the best you didn't go. Sounds pretty lame, and at the same time I feel bad for those folk, just imagine what has filled their heads?
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thejakeyl88said 52 weeks ago

Also, I just crawled out of bed, crept up on teefury and I have to say, seeing an awesome shirt like this is a KHAAAAAAAN good way to get yourself to wake up. Once I saw this shirt I totally forgot I was groggy, irritable and ready to take someone's head off at a moments notice. Now I'm happy and having a good time thinking about my new shirt. I can't wait for it to arrive..... in 2 weeks..... "Doh!" It will be worth the wait and will make it that much more better.
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evaneckardsaid 52 weeks ago

Dig it. Bought.
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dcastle8183said 52 weeks ago

Thanks Chickaboo1962 ,Soccerfun88, ThanksDeadhedSteve

steveomac Thanks man! yeah i saw che all over the place so I figured I'd switch it up a bit

Thanks LiLStephy and evaneckard!

thejakeyl88 thanks man for your continued support! That's so awesome that my designs can have this type of effect on people... haha!
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moodeyes113said 52 weeks ago

I never comment on here, but omg, this shirt... I WANT IT!
O.O
i have too many tshirst... wth.......
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professorbootyxxxsaid 52 weeks ago

Please print the Frankenstout shirt! Hilarious.
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CPUT99said 52 weeks ago

"centered by the hilt of the sword" -Blacksmith Jimiyo haha
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xylotismsaid 52 weeks ago

Holy charmeleon, there's Fuzzy's Furby. Sweet.
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deadshallrisesaid 52 weeks ago

It's always a little weird seeing Americans getting such a kick out of the Union Jack without necessarily having ever been to the UK. Don't seem to see many cases of the other way around haha.

And stablercake, it's not the English flag, it's the flag of the United Kingdom - meaning the amalgamated flags of England, Scotland and Northern Ireland (Wales didn't/doesn't count as it's classed as a principality).

The English national flag is the cross of St George (white background with a red cross - think the Norwegian flag inverted).

As for the shirt, it's pretty cool but being from this rockpile in the North Sea, I'd just look like a total tourist wearing that anywhere but abroad.
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SleepyBanditsaid 52 weeks ago

Slept on it and woke up still loving it. I'm a very cautious buyer and this design still had be sold on it. Bought & THANKS!
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HRsaid 52 weeks ago

This is only my second purchase from Teefury. Very nice :)
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justdandysaid 52 weeks ago

Nice design.
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PrettyBlackRosesaid 52 weeks ago

This is really epic. I bought it for my BF, he got really excited too. :)
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peppersagooddogsaid 52 weeks ago

the oi
it called to me
i had to come back
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plbishopsaid 52 weeks ago

Been a fan for a while (mptees). Glad to finally be an owner too.
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Anaressaid 52 weeks ago

That's awesome! However, can you PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE make the dragon on the right into a shirt? I'd so totally wear that like ALL the time.
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IronMansaid 52 weeks ago

Awesome. Thats all I have to say about Castle's designs. Awesome in one of the purest forms.
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agentfiggysaid 52 weeks ago

love at first sight. bought.
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dcastle8183said 52 weeks ago

Thank you, Thank you, thank you all! Everyone has been so so so kind! So many compliments! I'm blushing;0)

@Anares the chinese dragon design is available in female form at Def Leppards merch site its kinda high but that's out of my control.

lot of love for frankenstout... I just may take my earnings here and have that bad boy printed... we'll have to see;0) Thanks again all!
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tsssaid 52 weeks ago

where is Ruaaia? GO RUSSIA!!!!
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maxhersheysaid 52 weeks ago

Sweet design and love the red on charcoal. Had to have it.
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jeffort23said 52 weeks ago

Bought it. Bought Mad Chop Barbershop. Will Buy Frankenstout if it comes out.

Keep killing it Castle.
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plainsaid 52 weeks ago

Revolutionary War: Never Forget
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Anonymoussaid 52 weeks ago

A bit low on the caish so I might buy if tomorrow's shirt doesn't appeal to me.

Just have to wait till there's half an hour left.
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melbelsaid 52 weeks ago

its a foam finger that says classy.

pretty much the complete opposite of this.
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Mikesaid 52 weeks ago

Oh Gads!! The Frankenstout T was an option and this thing got printed instead? WTFF?
There should be a Senate investigation over that!
This dual-headed eagle crest looks kinda Targetee to me.
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zipper

MJsaid 52 weeks ago

Actually Mike, Frankenstout was never an option lol- the artist created that for an event and it was not offered to TeeFury.

Be nicer about his art and maybe he'll offer it to us next time ;)
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Anonymoussaid 52 weeks ago

The next shirt is just hilarious I don't know
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sprint45_45said 52 weeks ago

The best shirt i have seen since i started checking this out, just bought it.
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Archived Tee - 2009-07-29

Protector of the Union

About the artist

Castle

Art curated by

jimiyo

Words from jimiyo:

Derrick Castle, a scholar, a gentleman, and a fantastic aritst. One of Teefury's favored artists, by the TF Staff, and the TF consumers. Derrick has always brought the best designs to Teefury, and he's leveled up on this one in my opinion.

Tell us about this design:

You know, inspired by Traditional Americicana Tattoo designs, like a whole lot of my designs. I'm also a big fan of the British punk scene with the likes of The Exploited, The UK Bombs, The Damned and so many others. I wanted to fuse the two together and this just happened to be the result.

What's a day in the life of Derrick Castle like? (Do you freelance, work, etc etc.)

My day begins like most I guess, I wake up in the morning and drink a pot of coffee. I start my day by driving into town and work through the day at my full time job which is an inhouse graphic designer for the healthcare industry. I spend most of the day worrying what I'm gonna have for lunch. When my work day is over I drive home, eat some dinner, spend time with the wife and kids. Give baths and put the kids to bed, then the real design magic happens! I fix myself a cocktail, usually something like a mojito or a cahpriniah then start crankin out some bad ass designs! The rest of the night consists of drinking and artwork till I pass out.

I do a ton of freelance and one of the things I'm loving right now is, I got picked up as a freelance artist by a major merchandising company for the music industry so I've been able to design shirts for some of my favorite bands growing up like Poison, KISS, Alice Cooper, Ozzy, Def Leppard and others!

You have a choice: Delorian, Knight Rider, A Team Van, or General Lee, which one and why?

I'd probably go with the General Lee, cause I'm a country boy at heart. I was born and raised in the south and would love to have an old muscle car! But it would be awfully cool to be able to travel back in time!

Godzilla or Staypuft Man?

I like marshmallows;0)

Sushi or Steak?

sushi for breakfast and steak for dinner!

Shatner or Patrick Stewart?

Gotta go with Malcolm Reynolds even though he's not an option here. Mal is a total bad ass and I'm more of a fan of the sci-fi western!

How's my old stomping ground Nashville? Still pimpin your shirts out there? How the progress on your brand/identity been working?

Things are going pretty good here in Nashville, my clothing line is still pretty small but it trucking right along. I have a few of my designs featured in Nashville boutiques with plans to keep expanding. I have a both scheduled for our Nashville Oktoberfest which is going to be exciting! I've been trying my hand at some fine art stuff and have managed to schedule a showing for what I call my "Classic Bad Ass Collection" at a local Rum Bar here in Nashville called Rumba.

Any shout outs or promotional info?

Just make sure to check out www.strawcastledesign.com for my t-shirt line. Use Discount code "TEEFURIAN" today for 30% of your entire purchase!

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