Triactin 50an Jersey

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TheMisterT and has a joke with his dudes that goes something like:

Dude: Oof. I just can’t sleep on the ground like I used to.
Other Dude: Did you take your Triactin this morning?
Dude: Triactin?
Other Dude: Yeah, try actin’ like not such an old man/weakling/etc.
Laughter ensues.

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Anyway, the youngest is turning 50 this summer and they’re all gathering to celebrate. TheMisterT asked if I could come up with a Triactin 50 shirt that looked like pharmaceutical swag and working a little with AI, I did. I feel weird about it, but here we are. The AI added “mg” after the 50 which I initially changed to yr, but that seemed to obvious, so I changed it to “an” for the Latin for years, “anni.”

This pal’s favorite color is blue, so I ordered a blank soccer jersey in that color. They all met playing rec league soccer. I used 2 colors of HTV, included this really cool color-shifty stuff that was difficult for me to get good photos of. The shield is a lavender metallic from my stash.

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For the back I copied what I did for a jersey for TheMisterT for his 50th. “Mucho” being another in-joke with the dudes, said when someone is being too much. I used the same funky HTV as for the “Triactin 50an” for this, but with the “stripes” running vertically.

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This shot shows how that HTV looks with the light at another angle.

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I can launder it tomorrow and I hope the marks from the heat press diminishes or goes away. If not, I might try to press the rest of the shirt being careful not the melt the vinyl.

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Because it will require slightly special care - i.e. washing inside out in cold water, hang dry - I made a little care card to go with, since I won’t be there to say so and the dudes will be in the kind of state of revelry that doesn’t pay attention to laundry instructions. :rofl: A white card inside an envelope with a cut-out I made for stash a while back and a bright blue safety pin that must’ve come from store-bought clothing or something.

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TheMisterT’s sister will be 50 later this year and he wants a Triactin 50 an shirt for her, too. He got to share the joke with her earlier this year on a backpacking trip and she loved it.

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These are hysterical!!!

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What a fun gift! The color shifting HTV looks really good on that blue. This is such a perfect way to turn their joke into a physical item that can be gifted.

I have come to think of AI as an assistant that I can bounce ideas off of and get helpful feedback from. I really like the logo and my first thought when seeing it, was”that’s really neat! I wonder how she came up with that.” The whole thing looks great and definitely hits the pharmaceutical swag mark.

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Thanks, friends! TheMisterT is excited to give it and has shared pics with the non-birthday dudes who are also impressed.

@AudiobookLover It doesn’t have to be evil! I just feel bad about the water and energy usage. I’ll likely use it again, but I don’t want to use it even remotely often.

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This is great! That colour-shifty HTV looks like it was made for this.

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Thank you! I had to do quite a bit of searching to find what I wanted for an HTV. I assumed that a 2-ish color ombre would be easy to find (like blue to white or something), but it was not. Rainbow and tie dye were as close as I could come in the usual brands, so I took a chance on an Amazon brand with good reviews. One little glitch was that they sent plastic page protectors instead of the roll of HTV on the first try!

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Too fun! I love the color shift and the overall design. Your husband and his friends sound like they have a ton of fun.

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Too funny! Great shirt! I’ll bet it sparked a lot of laughter.

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Triactin, I am going to have to use that! The jersey is amazing.

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Thanks, y’all! I got it laundered today and think that am going to give it a press with the Easy Press where there aren’t designs to try to even out the places where it shows the press marks. Otherwise, it laundered nicely!

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This is hilarious. :rofl:

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Thank you!

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:sunflower: :scissors: :blue_heart: :crayon: :sun_with_face: Congratulations! Your Triactin Tee is a Featured Project this week! :sun_with_face: :crayon: :blue_heart: :scissors: :sunflower:

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Awww, thank you! I’m over here triactin like I’m not blushing.

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That shirt looks amazing and the story is so so funny. I cannot get over that hilarious joke! I’m totally gonna use that with the man & the children. I love it.

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Aww, thank you! It’s perfect for any whiner in your life! Including oneself. :wink: I’ll be making another shirt for my SIL for her upcoming 50th, as well.

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I love this! Great back story. I’m going to use that phrase. My husband turns 50 later this year and the next time he says something in reference to getting old, I will have to tell him that :rofl:

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Thanks! It’s all good fun. I think in different hands it could become toxic, but TheMisterT’s dudes seem to keep it chill enough.