Vegetarians- Apparently not the most creative bunch?
April 1, 2013 4:26 AM Subscribe
I'm an officer in the Vegetarian Society at my school. We want to get hoodies made, but for some reason, not a single one of us has been able to come up with anything beyond "Meat is Murder" (which would be tongue-in-cheek to us, but no one else would see it that way and we'd rather not look like really smug, insufferable twits) and "Give Peas a Chance," which I think is horrendous.
So, basically, does anyone have any suggestions for what to put on such a society's shirts?
Cats: the other white meat.
posted by taff at 4:33 AM on April 1, 2013 [4 favorites]
posted by taff at 4:33 AM on April 1, 2013 [4 favorites]
Best answer: "Powered By Plants" or something like that?
Maybe a take on the "Keep Calm and Carry On" theme.
posted by backwards guitar at 4:34 AM on April 1, 2013 [6 favorites]
Maybe a take on the "Keep Calm and Carry On" theme.
posted by backwards guitar at 4:34 AM on April 1, 2013 [6 favorites]
Down with Vegetables!
posted by chesty_a_arthur at 4:34 AM on April 1, 2013 [2 favorites]
posted by chesty_a_arthur at 4:34 AM on April 1, 2013 [2 favorites]
You Don't Win Friends With Salad
posted by leastlikelycowgirl at 4:35 AM on April 1, 2013 [5 favorites]
posted by leastlikelycowgirl at 4:35 AM on April 1, 2013 [5 favorites]
Root Down
posted by third rail at 4:41 AM on April 1, 2013
posted by third rail at 4:41 AM on April 1, 2013
I [Heart] Tofu
posted by Faint of Butt at 4:41 AM on April 1, 2013
posted by Faint of Butt at 4:41 AM on April 1, 2013
VEGETARIAN SOCIETY OF [UNIVERSITY]
"No, Not Even Fish"
posted by Etrigan at 4:41 AM on April 1, 2013 [25 favorites]
"No, Not Even Fish"
posted by Etrigan at 4:41 AM on April 1, 2013 [25 favorites]
Nuts for Vegetables
posted by MT at 4:43 AM on April 1, 2013 [2 favorites]
posted by MT at 4:43 AM on April 1, 2013 [2 favorites]
Best answer: Tune in, turn on, veg out.
posted by HandfulOfDust at 4:48 AM on April 1, 2013 [9 favorites]
posted by HandfulOfDust at 4:48 AM on April 1, 2013 [9 favorites]
Really the whole Vegetarianism argument is so charged these days you're not going to come up with a "cute slogan" that brands your clothing that you're vegetarians that isn't going to be either cringeworthy or fighty. Generally these kinds of moral choices just don't go down well when brandished in public on clothing, unless you're at a rally or something.
So instead I would avoid the "cute slogan" completely, and just put the name of your club, which seems to be "Vegetarian Society", as a small, discrete logotype on the breast pocket area. Maybe you've got a nice logo or symbol or heraldric design?
Actually a heraldic design would be cool. A shield with fruits and vegetables on it.
There you go.
posted by seanmpuckett at 4:48 AM on April 1, 2013 [5 favorites]
So instead I would avoid the "cute slogan" completely, and just put the name of your club, which seems to be "Vegetarian Society", as a small, discrete logotype on the breast pocket area. Maybe you've got a nice logo or symbol or heraldric design?
Actually a heraldic design would be cool. A shield with fruits and vegetables on it.
There you go.
posted by seanmpuckett at 4:48 AM on April 1, 2013 [5 favorites]
animals love me--plants fear me
hug a vegetarian
posted by 2manyusernames at 4:55 AM on April 1, 2013 [6 favorites]
hug a vegetarian
posted by 2manyusernames at 4:55 AM on April 1, 2013 [6 favorites]
The Los Angeles Tofu Festival (sadly now gone) used to have a number of vendors with hilarious tofu-themed tshirts; no links because I'm on a phone, sorry, but you could google around for photos.
posted by jetlagaddict at 4:56 AM on April 1, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by jetlagaddict at 4:56 AM on April 1, 2013 [1 favorite]
"Nothing with a mother or a face."
"More beans less beings"
"Eat Your Own Kill"
Or, you could just go the "Eat More Kale" route, they have an iconic shirt AND they're fighting a copyright battle, so you can stick it to the man two ways.
posted by nevercalm at 5:01 AM on April 1, 2013
"More beans less beings"
"Eat Your Own Kill"
Or, you could just go the "Eat More Kale" route, they have an iconic shirt AND they're fighting a copyright battle, so you can stick it to the man two ways.
posted by nevercalm at 5:01 AM on April 1, 2013
I'm blanking on actual slogans, but had a few things in mind:
photosynthesis
breaking a link in the food chain
grazing animals
vegetarians are the first to throw rotten tomatoes.
ripe for discussion
rabbit food, not rabbits for food
vegetarians for deliciousness
plant hater
don't hate the player, hate the game (as in game meat)
more beans, more music
posted by sciencegeek at 5:04 AM on April 1, 2013
photosynthesis
breaking a link in the food chain
grazing animals
vegetarians are the first to throw rotten tomatoes.
ripe for discussion
rabbit food, not rabbits for food
vegetarians for deliciousness
plant hater
don't hate the player, hate the game (as in game meat)
more beans, more music
posted by sciencegeek at 5:04 AM on April 1, 2013
The best vegetarian T-shirt I've seen (I actually have seen a surprising number of them!) just had an adorable picture of a bunny and the word "herbivore."
posted by Jeanne at 5:11 AM on April 1, 2013 [5 favorites]
posted by Jeanne at 5:11 AM on April 1, 2013 [5 favorites]
There are a few places on Etsy selling prints that say "Lettuce Turnip the Beet."
It could be a slogan on the back with your name on the front.
posted by shortyJBot at 5:16 AM on April 1, 2013 [3 favorites]
It could be a slogan on the back with your name on the front.
posted by shortyJBot at 5:16 AM on April 1, 2013 [3 favorites]
"2 Elite 4 Meat"
posted by XMLicious at 5:31 AM on April 1, 2013 [3 favorites]
posted by XMLicious at 5:31 AM on April 1, 2013 [3 favorites]
How about an Arcimboldo-style face (or other image) made from fruit and vegetables, and just your club logo? If you have artistic types in the club, you can make an image yourselves, or ask someone in the art department, or just buy the use of an image from one of the stock photo places (like this, this, or this – there are probably hundreds of these). Or some variation on that idea.
posted by taz at 5:38 AM on April 1, 2013
posted by taz at 5:38 AM on April 1, 2013
Best answer: How about "Think veggie." in plain type with a simple logo of an apple a carrot with a bite taken out of it?
posted by phunniemee at 5:44 AM on April 1, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by phunniemee at 5:44 AM on April 1, 2013 [1 favorite]
Native Foods, a small vegan cafe chain, has numerous vegetarian-themed t-shirts the staff wear. My favorite has a drawing of an elephant and says THE WORLD'S LARGEST VEGAN.
posted by Juliet Banana at 5:45 AM on April 1, 2013
posted by Juliet Banana at 5:45 AM on April 1, 2013
Early vegetarians returning from the kill
(credit: Gary Larson, The Far Side)
posted by Salvor Hardin at 5:55 AM on April 1, 2013 [1 favorite]
(credit: Gary Larson, The Far Side)
posted by Salvor Hardin at 5:55 AM on April 1, 2013 [1 favorite]
Break The Food Chain That Binds You
You'll Thank Us When The Artichokes Revolt
Vegetarians Taste Better (Lick One Today!)
Give Me Celery Or Give Me Death
93% Of Us Also Frown On Cannibalism!
THE RUTABAGA IS OUR ONLY GOD NOW
posted by kyrademon at 5:56 AM on April 1, 2013 [4 favorites]
You'll Thank Us When The Artichokes Revolt
Vegetarians Taste Better (Lick One Today!)
Give Me Celery Or Give Me Death
93% Of Us Also Frown On Cannibalism!
THE RUTABAGA IS OUR ONLY GOD NOW
posted by kyrademon at 5:56 AM on April 1, 2013 [4 favorites]
We got the beet!
Building on leastlikelycowgirl's suggestion Vegetarian Society: Winning Friends with Salad since [year]
posted by inertia at 6:12 AM on April 1, 2013 [1 favorite]
Building on leastlikelycowgirl's suggestion Vegetarian Society: Winning Friends with Salad since [year]
posted by inertia at 6:12 AM on April 1, 2013 [1 favorite]
The Vegolution Starts Now
(with patriotic carrots, etc. by way of illustration)
posted by MonkeyToes at 6:18 AM on April 1, 2013
(with patriotic carrots, etc. by way of illustration)
posted by MonkeyToes at 6:18 AM on April 1, 2013
It's easy being green.
posted by amtho at 6:18 AM on April 1, 2013 [2 favorites]
posted by amtho at 6:18 AM on April 1, 2013 [2 favorites]
Best answer: Tomato and carrots as skull and cross bones.
posted by oceanjesse at 6:24 AM on April 1, 2013 [24 favorites]
posted by oceanjesse at 6:24 AM on April 1, 2013 [24 favorites]
Response by poster: What do patriotic carrots look like?
posted by Enchanting Grasshopper at 6:26 AM on April 1, 2013 [3 favorites]
posted by Enchanting Grasshopper at 6:26 AM on April 1, 2013 [3 favorites]
It's Not That We Love Animals; We Just Really Hate Plants.
posted by GenjiandProust at 6:40 AM on April 1, 2013 [4 favorites]
posted by GenjiandProust at 6:40 AM on April 1, 2013 [4 favorites]
You could also do a ? and and a ! out of, say, a curved bean and a pea for the ? and a carrot and a radish for the !
posted by GenjiandProust at 6:42 AM on April 1, 2013
posted by GenjiandProust at 6:42 AM on April 1, 2013
Eat your 'phyll.
posted by Turkey Glue at 6:50 AM on April 1, 2013 [2 favorites]
posted by Turkey Glue at 6:50 AM on April 1, 2013 [2 favorites]
"Vegetables are murder too."
Possibly with a subhead: "tasty, healthy murder"
posted by Naberius at 7:25 AM on April 1, 2013 [2 favorites]
Possibly with a subhead: "tasty, healthy murder"
posted by Naberius at 7:25 AM on April 1, 2013 [2 favorites]
Skull & Crossed-Carrots
posted by Pirate-Bartender-Zombie-Monkey at 7:31 AM on April 1, 2013 [2 favorites]
posted by Pirate-Bartender-Zombie-Monkey at 7:31 AM on April 1, 2013 [2 favorites]
A la Amelie, "Even artichokes have hearts."
posted by fiercecupcake at 7:33 AM on April 1, 2013 [2 favorites]
posted by fiercecupcake at 7:33 AM on April 1, 2013 [2 favorites]
Maybe I have a horrible sense of humor but I actually really appreciated the "Give Peas a Chance" one.
posted by mermily at 7:47 AM on April 1, 2013 [2 favorites]
posted by mermily at 7:47 AM on April 1, 2013 [2 favorites]
Best answer: PLANT STRONG, maybe with a fist busting out of a tomato or something.
posted by HotToddy at 7:53 AM on April 1, 2013
posted by HotToddy at 7:53 AM on April 1, 2013
VISUALIZE WHIRLED PEAS always gets a chuckle out of me.
posted by jquinby at 7:59 AM on April 1, 2013 [3 favorites]
posted by jquinby at 7:59 AM on April 1, 2013 [3 favorites]
"It's Not Easy, Eating Green" with a picture of Kermit and his Frog Legs crossed out.
posted by matty at 8:23 AM on April 1, 2013
posted by matty at 8:23 AM on April 1, 2013
Self-link warning, but something along these lines minus the text?
posted by Behemoth at 8:33 AM on April 1, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by Behemoth at 8:33 AM on April 1, 2013 [1 favorite]
I'm not sure what the words would be, but I find the idea of a T-Rex eating plants instead of being a carnivore pretty funny, and probably self explanatory.
Maybe, "T-Rex discovered that a healthy diet helps your arms grow" or something.
posted by SpacemanStix at 8:57 AM on April 1, 2013
Maybe, "T-Rex discovered that a healthy diet helps your arms grow" or something.
posted by SpacemanStix at 8:57 AM on April 1, 2013
Patriotic carrot: orange carrot, point down, suggestion of a face in the ridges near the top. The leaves, though, have some red, white, and blue in them, and one leaf stem curves around to be a saluting hand.
This could be really creepy or really cute.
Or maybe the carrot is wearing some kind of military uniform, or a red/white/blue ribbon of some kind.
posted by amtho at 9:05 AM on April 1, 2013
This could be really creepy or really cute.
Or maybe the carrot is wearing some kind of military uniform, or a red/white/blue ribbon of some kind.
posted by amtho at 9:05 AM on April 1, 2013
I'd probably raid the lyrics of Carrot juice is murder by the Arrogant Worms.
posted by sodium lights the horizon at 9:25 AM on April 1, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by sodium lights the horizon at 9:25 AM on April 1, 2013 [1 favorite]
Best answer: Metal-band-style shirt with "HAIL SEITAN" on it?
posted by irrelephant at 9:33 AM on April 1, 2013 [19 favorites]
posted by irrelephant at 9:33 AM on April 1, 2013 [19 favorites]
BEER is cruelty to YEAST
posted by flabdablet at 9:50 AM on April 1, 2013
posted by flabdablet at 9:50 AM on April 1, 2013
Response by poster: A lot of really great suggestions. Thanks, AskMe!
posted by Enchanting Grasshopper at 2:00 PM on April 1, 2013
posted by Enchanting Grasshopper at 2:00 PM on April 1, 2013
Just though of INFLORESCENT MUSTERDS which could probably be turned into something interesting with a WWII motif.
posted by jquinby at 2:14 PM on April 1, 2013
posted by jquinby at 2:14 PM on April 1, 2013
It would be great if you post back with a photo of your hoodies!
posted by HotToddy at 2:56 PM on April 1, 2013
posted by HotToddy at 2:56 PM on April 1, 2013
'Off my chops'
posted by Trivia Newton John at 5:06 PM on April 1, 2013
posted by Trivia Newton John at 5:06 PM on April 1, 2013
How about a line from Marvell's To His Coy Mistress taken completely out of context and repurposed?
"Vegetable love should grow
Vaster than empires"
posted by jamjam at 10:20 PM on April 2, 2013 [2 favorites]
"Vegetable love should grow
Vaster than empires"
posted by jamjam at 10:20 PM on April 2, 2013 [2 favorites]
My Vegetable Love has definite possibilities!
posted by MonkeyToes at 2:33 PM on April 3, 2013
posted by MonkeyToes at 2:33 PM on April 3, 2013
There's a photo of Chrissie Hynde somewhere out there wearing a Bart Simpson "Don't Have a Cow" T shirt.
posted by andreap at 11:19 AM on April 6, 2013
posted by andreap at 11:19 AM on April 6, 2013
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posted by Cool Papa Bell at 4:32 AM on April 1, 2013