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March 23, 2010

Health care bill passes as law and Ron Paul menstruates

Filed under: Dishonest Dude Finder,Dishonest K,Funny Stories,General,Humor,Serious Stories — Tags: biden, bill, care, health, house, obama, pass, senate — admin @ 9:03 pm

March 23rd 2010 a landmark bill passed today and the controversy begins. Ron Paul laid an egg and I did too!

“If costs were lowered, more people could simply pay for what they need out of pocket, as they were able to do before government got so involved. Instead, in the name of going after greedy insurance companies, the federal government is going to make people even more beholden to them by mandating that everyone buy their product!” – Ron Paul March 23, 2010

He goes on to implicate the media, not just in this instance, as fooling the public for payoffs and benefits from corporations. Although this stance seems a tad radical, he may not be far off. 1984 by George Orwell and V for Vendetta are great mediums depicting Big Brother’s manipulation on the masses. With growing government control we may find an increase in doctors like the one below, seemingly trustworthy and handsome yet, underpaid and deviant.

I found this interpreted version of the Health Care Bill from a U.S. military officer here:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2300451/posts

This is the House interpretation here:

http://edlabor.house.gov/blog/2009/10/affordable-health-care.shtml

There seems to be many different interpretations. So who is telling the truth? It is very difficult for the lay person to interpret the actual 1,017 page bill with factual results. So who can you trust to give you the facts and make a decision, or do we even have a say anyway? What it really comes down to is money, as long as you can overlook the infringement of one’s Constitutional Right of Liberty.

Back to money, what will I have to pay for medical care (hospital, dental, vision, surgery, etc.) based on my AGI from my yearly return? Let’s use our current social form of health care Medicaid, as an example:

Your husband is out of work and your wife grosses $24,000 per year, which puts you $100 giveth or taketh over to qualify however, your children “may” still be covered. This is why most college grads, uneducated adults, and unemployed or underemployed people lack health insurance, because they simply cannot afford it. Yet, do not qualify for Medicaid because of their ridiculous income cutoffs. Even New York Health Care Plus plans are expensive, not $600 per month, but $200-400 depending on which plan you have.

The big question is how will the cutoffs change in favor of the underpaid, unemployed, and underemployed demographic and what exactly will it cost, especially since we will have to purchase the product or be fined heavily? Then there is the demographic that can afford private quality health insurance who are seriously concerned about the future quality of health care if the government is now in control.

Lastly, t-shirts and health care go together like the media in bed with corporations and government. Rock this DHT tee shirt at dishonestees.com. Fuel the Revolution!

- Dishonest K

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March 19, 2010

Monsanto kills the Sacred cow and controls U.S. food supply – Dishonest or White Collar Genocide?

Filed under: Dishonest Dude Finder,Dishonest K,General,Serious Stories,T-Shirt News — Tags: corn, food, GMO, Monsanto, seed, soy — admin @ 8:30 pm

Follow the poison trail:

Our tax dollars subsidize the growing of corn on a massive scale.
Genetically and chemically modified corn is created by Monsanto.
It’s sold and in many cases forced on farmers to grow and harvest vs. naturally.
The plants are saturated with Roundup and fertilizers.
60% of the corn goes to feeding 80% of the livestock we eat.
The rest is sold as produce, modified for packaged processed foods and products, and plenty is exported as well.
We pay for and eat these poisonous produce, products, and foods.
We get sick, from depression and anxiety to cancer and diabetes.
Yet again we pay for the medical care needed to treat the illnesses.

For movie lovers:

1. Food Inc. – documentary
2. Fast Food Nation - not documentary but based on truth
3. The Corporation – excellent insight into Capitalism and it’s corruption in America
4. Soylent Green – oldy but goody! Charlton Heston. “Soylent Green is People.”
5. Super Size Me ….. is a descent one to watch with respect to how fast food affects your health.

Monsanto MOHX, MLSX, MON, MCPX and MONX. Why are these letter combinations linked to the Monsanto company? Anyway the business name even sounds Dishonest.

Genetically Modified Organism manufacturer/designer

Presently, Monsanto sells 90% of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) in the world. They own patents on their Genetically and chemically altered seeds, regular seeds (seeds found in nature!), and they are in the process of cloning and patenting GM animals and soon GM humans.

90% of soy beans and 80% corn seeds grown in the U.S. are GMOs purchased from Monsanto. They were modified to grow fast, big, and strong while being treated heavily with Monsanto’s famous product, Roundup weed killer and herbicide. They also produce insecticides, pesticides, and fertilizers. All proven to kill lab animals, cause cancer, liver failure, and they are personally responsible for the suffering and death of people in nearby communities because of toxic dumping from their facilities. Something they and the state knew and kept quiet while people, mostly African Americans died from their exposure.

Monsanto has placed former lobbyists and lawyers of Monsanto company in the White House, specifically with the FDA. This enabled them to patent life (GM seeds, regulare seed, animals, and soon humans) and force farmers to use their seeds and theirs only. And, the farmers cannot use seeds from the crop for the following season. As mentioned above, they own the patent for a GM soy bean, now dominating 90% of farms in the U.S. and the same in many other countries.

SILK is not organic - Monsanto GM soy beans - poison

SILK, the top brand of SOY MILK in high demand now, is made from these very same Monsanto GM soy beans and Chinese GM soy beans. Dean Foods bought SILK recently, kept the old packaging and just removed the little “Organic” stamp, but did not tell their customers.

80% of corn grown in the U.S. are GM from Monsanto. 60% of all corn grown in America is used to feed livestock. Billions of tax payer money is used to subsidize the growing of this corn. Then much of the corn is modified into forms like High fructose corn syrup and all of these:

Cellulose, Xylitol,Maltodextrin, Ethylene, Gluten, Fibersol-2, Citrus Cloud Emulsion, Inosital,Fructose, Calcium Stearate, Saccharin, Sucrose, Sorbital, Citric Acid, Di-glycerides, Semolina, Sorbic Acid, AlphaTocopherol, Ethyl Lactate, Polydextrose, Xantham Gum, White Vinegar,Ethel Acetate, Fumaric Acid, Ascorbic Acid, Baking Powder, Zein, VanillaExtract, Margarine, and Starch.

Next time you visit the grocery store look at the ingredients of almost every packaged product from Windex to Peanut butter, they have at least one or more of these poisonous ingredients. Studies have proven that these ingredients are a major factor with obesity and diabetes in children and adults. Not to mention it’s contribution to various Cancers and other mystery diseases and illnesses.

They are essentially committing a slow, white collar, and technological Genocide on the entire human race. They will squeeze every last cent of profit from each one of us, using the food supply, the material marketplace, the health and pharmaceutical industries, and last but not least, the media!

Monsanto was founded in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1901, by John Francis Queeny, a 30-year veteran of the pharmaceutical industry. He funded the start-up with his own money and capital from a soft drink distributor, and gave the company his wife’s maiden name. His father in law was Emmanuel Mendes de Monsanto a wealthy sugar factor active in Vieques, Puerto Rico and based in St. Thomas in the Danish West Indies. The company’s first product was the artificial sweetener saccharin, which it sold to the Coca-Cola Company. It also introduced caffeine and vanillin to Coca-Cola, and became one of that company’s main suppliers.[citation needed]

In 1919, Monsanto established its presence in Europe by entering into a partnership with Graesser’s Chemical Works at Cefn Mawr near Ruabon, Wales to produce vanillin, salicylic acid, aspirin and later rubber.

In its third decade, the 1920s, Monsanto expanded into basic industrial chemicals like sulfuric acid, and the decade ended with Queeny’s son Edgar Monsanto Queeny taking over the company in 1928.

The 1940s saw Monsanto become a leading manufacturer of plastics, including polystyrene, and synthetic fibers. Since then, it has remained one of the top 10 US chemical companies. Other major products have included the herbicides 2,4,5-T, DDT, and Agent Orange used primarily during the Vietnam War as a defoliant agent (later proven to be highly carcinogenic to any who come into contact with the solution), the excitotoxin[dubious – discuss] aspartame (NutraSweet), bovine somatotropin (bovine growth hormone (BST)), and PCBs[3]. Also in this decade, Monsanto operated the Dayton Project, and later Mound Laboratories in Miamisburg, Ohio, for the Manhattan Project, the development of the first nuclear weapons and, after 1947, the Atomic Energy Commission.

Monsanto began manufacturing DDT in 1944, along with some 15 other companies.[4] The use of DDT in the U.S. was banned by Congress in 1972, due in large efforts to environmentalists, who persisted in the challenge put forth by Rachel Carson and her book Silent Spring in 1962, which sought to inform the public of the side effects associated with the insecticide. As the decade ended, Monsanto acquired American Viscose from England’s Courtauld family in 1949. – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsanto

If we, the uninformed masses stop buying these products, shop at Trader Joe’s, stop using Scotts and other fertilizers on our lawns, Windex and other toxic cleaners in our home, and support local Organic farming, we may save the natural world as we know it, and reverse the damage, legislation, and domination of money hungry, powerful, and intelligent corporations.

50% of all profits on our “Sacred.” Cow t-shirt from Dishonestees at dishonestees.com will go directly to fighting Monsanto! Join the Revolution at dishonestapparel.com

- Dishonest K

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March 10, 2010

Car free cities and communities in the United States – Toyota would rather see their customers die!

Filed under: Dishonest K,General,Serious Stories — Tags: car, city, community, free, freiburg, germany, vauban — admin @ 5:04 pm

American traditions resonate throughout the world. The freedom of the open road became a mainstay long ago when the automobile was made available to the masses. It has changed communities on every continent the past century and with complex environmental and political affects.

Along with cable TV, mobile phones, electricity, gas and oil heating, the automobile has become a necessity for almost every human on earth, obviously there are millions without, but don’t you worry the greedy oil tycoons are working on it. For now the gun suppliers have the market. This all seems great, but what are the consequences as a result of depleting these natural resources and burning them into the atmosphere? Plenty, but let’s stick with autos for this post.

Driving is the sixth leading cause of death in the U.S., the first for children, and the most dangerous activity humans do, and most do out of necessity.

Worldwide it was estimated in 2004 that 1.2 million people were killed (2.2% of all deaths) and 50 million more were injured in motor vehicle collisions.[1][43] This makes motor vehicle collisions the leading cause of death among children worldwide 10 – 19 years old (260,000 children die a year, 10 million are injured)[44] and the sixth leading preventable cause of death in the United States[45] (45,800 people died and 2.4 million were injured in 2005).[46] In Canada they are the cause of 48% of severe injuries.[47] – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traffic_collision

If driving does not kill you than the fumes cars exhaust could. Regular exposure is proven to cause asthma in adults, and more so in children. If it weren’t enough that 57% of all auto fatalities were attributed to driver negligence, the vehicles themselves are now contributing due to malfunctions and poorly designed equipment. Toyota being the most recent, with millions of cars of various models having accelerator pedal and brake malfunctions. Many causing accidents and a significant number of deaths.

What are we to do when communities, towns, villages, and cities were designed for the dominance of automobile transportation? How do we transform existing places into car free ones and convince people to give up the tradition of the open road? Most importantly, where the hell will everyone work?

It’s probably impossible in the near future, unless forced because people are dying in the streets due to pollution. Until then people will suffer because the auto manufacturers and the oil men lobby our government and dominate our media. What we can do is build new communities, towns, villages, etc with a car free plan and infrastructure to support it, and show the world that they do in fact work. Freiburg, Germany received tremendous attention for their sustainable “green” and car free community.

The Vauban is a former French military base, currently housing 3,600, and ultimately designed to house 5,000, while creating 600 permanent jobs. In phases, student housing, co-housing, front garage and parking-free houses, and later, 210 plus-energy houses that produce more electricity than they consume have been developed. – Interview with Torsten Perner, Transportation Planner, Interview with Roland Veith, Project Director of the Vauban development on the city planning staff. City of Freiburg, F.R.G. (July 14, 2004).

This community was completed four years ago, this is a great example for the United States to follow suite. We need to get the ball rolling so Urban planners, architects, builders, and towns learn of these possibilities and begin to troubleshoot the potential for this in their communities. 90% of the residents have given up car ownership as a result of moving to this community in Germany, up from 48% initially. If you feel it would be impossible to do this, do you feel the same way about texting? Call up your provider and have text disabled, and you will see that you did not have it before and you do not need it now.

What’s great about this community in particular is, is that there is a parking area for residents just outside of the community, if they desire to keep a vehicle. Further, there is a rail line close by and rental service as well. So if you have the need to hop in the car and hit the road you can, but the benefit of limiting car use, is the drastic reduction in your carbon footprint. If millions of people around the world did the same, it may eliminate the major issue of excessive vehicle pollution.

Of course, the number one benefit, there would be no need to “Pull Out!” Fuel the Revolution and rock DHT threads at dishonestees.com

- Dishonest K

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March 4, 2010

Hilarious New Health Care Bill, what’s so funny? Not much it’s mostly BS!

Filed under: Dishonest Dude Finder,Dishonest K,Funny Stories,General,Humor,Serious Stories — Tags: bill, care, easter, health, new, obama — admin @ 1:31 pm

Obama and House Democratic leaders are pushing to pass this new Health Bill for Easter, which is planned to extend coverage to millions of uninsured Americans and crack down on greedy insurance companies, especially ones that deny coverage for those with pre-existing conditions.

Much of the cost of the legislation, nearly $1 trillion over a decade, would be financed by cuts in future Medicare payments and higher payroll taxes on individuals earning more than $200,000 and couples more than $250,000. – ERICA WERNER, Associated Press Writer.

Who makes over $250,000 every year anyway? Well 2% of the population does. The median household income is $50,000, so the masses will benefit greatly from this Bill. Conversely, if you are a couple living in New York making a total of $250,000 per year, would you be happy about being taxed considerably more? You probably are paying 2 or 3 college tuitions, or will be, premium health insurance coverage for your entire family, a mortgage in a safe and stable area, high taxes of course, car payments, and the list goes on for any breathing human?

At the same time I cannot feel sorry for any family making $250,000 because I make less than $12,000. If wages increased fairly along with the cost of real estate then this health crisis would not exist, but due to large scale corruption with various financial institutions, super high living expenses, current taxation, enormous tuition fees, the cost of housing, and the decrease in wages earned in comparison to the cost of real estate, it makes this new “Hilarious Health Bill” utterly absurd and not funny at all!

The government in cahoots with the insurance and drug companies have orchestrated another giant rip off, “masked” by an ethnic President in office; a perfect distraction! I say ethnic because that’s who best represents the demographic of an American in the 21st century. Here is a snippet of info to further increase the complexity of this debate:

Recent history contradicts the claim that raising taxes on high-income households weakens small-business job growth. Critics of proposals to increase taxes on upper-income households often argue that they would harm middle-income households by placing their jobs at risk. Critics of President Clinton’s economic plan made this argument in the early 1990s. Subsequent history, however, contradicted this claim: small-business job growth was more than twice as strong during the Clinton years, when Congress raised taxes on high-income households, than during the George W. Bush years, when Congress cut them. This experience shows that many factors affect job growth besides tax rates on high income individuals.^{^[13]}By Chuck Marr Revised July 30, 2009

So there you have it, the poor who used to make up most of the middle class and still called the middle class, will finally get health insurance, but we’re still not certain how affordable or free it will actually be, and we will now be forced to purchase health insurance or otherwise heavily fined, “ and the new middle class and Medicaid will pay for it, supposedly” Pure genius, as all government and corporate scams are! History repeating itself and the ignorant and overworked just endure, or better yet adapt!

If only we had a Private Investigator to squash these ridiculous government orchestrations, the best thing to do is wear this Serie Italiana t-shirt by Dishonest Apparel at dishonestapparel.com. Fuel the Revolution! This is my opinion, feel free to contradict and stand up for yours!

- Dishonest K

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March 3, 2010

What do the OSCARS, ABC Channel 7, Cablevision, and Nicolas Chartier of “The Hurt Locker” have in common?

Filed under: Apparel News,Celebrity,Dishonest Dude Finder,Dishonest K,General,Humor,Serious Stories — Tags: abc, cablevision, nicolas chartier, oscar — admin @ 11:40 am

Stupidity Dishonesty & Poopy.

Oscar night, one of the sexiest and most widely viewed events every year. An audience filled with who you assume to be some of the most talented, well rounded, and gifted people on this planet. Disappointment is upon us once again, I read on yahoo.com that producer Nicolas Chartier of “The Hurt Locker” movie sent emails to the Academy members to vote for his movie and actually bashed AVATAR? That could be one of the most childish, teeny-bopper moves I have not seen since first year of college or George Bush’s recent presidency, down right “Dishonest” in my opinion. AVATAR was phenomenal, it’s a fact. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences banned Chartier from the 2010 Oscars, great move!

Then comes the ransoming between ABC and Cablevision, arguing like preschool babies, yet apparently are a part of the highly educated upper class. Cablevision is by far one of the most “Dishonest” and low class companies, along with Verizon, Bank of America, and AT&T. They steal money from the masses, millions, by deliberately over charging and sneaking in fees and optional services that 9 out of 10 people have no use for. Cablevision I guess added to their Dishonest repertoire by withholding money, over 40 million dollars from ABC, money ABC rightfully deserved/deserves because of the hard work that goes into their programming so basic cable subscribers can enjoy quality entertainment and news. This is all like a divorce, the somewhat lazy and cheating husband (Cablevision) in a divorce with the over worked nagging wife (ABC), and we, the kids, are being toyed with to take sides.

Regardless, if you upgrade and side with Daddy or go to your rich neighbors to watch the Oscars be certain that doing the right thing by your customers is probably your best move. We each have the choice to be honest and do right by our fellow woman and man. Come on people wake up and rock this Serie Italiana t-shirt by Dishonest Apparel at dishonestapparel.com

- Dishonest K

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October 14, 2009

Hardwareandtools.com under fire for unethical E-Commerce, purchase a Hammer receive a Headache!

Filed under: Dishonest Dude Finder,General,Serious Stories — Tags: e-commerce, hardware, tools — admin @ 9:03 am

Hardwareandtools.com

HardwareandTools.com is one of the largest or is the Internet’s largest hardware store with over 100,000 products shipped to you from Winchester, Virginia distribution center offering 60,000+ Rapid Ship items ship within 1 to 3 business days. Wow that’s impressive, but don’t get your robe and slippers on and flag down the UPS guy just yet. I received an email from a disgruntled friend who purchased from their website. He received a different product than what was displayed in the picture and title of their product’s page, then was rudely accused of ordering the wrong product, because he didn’t read the fine print.

This e-commerce giant uses inaccurate titles, descriptions, and imagery to promote and sell their products. Essentially, this is false advertising.

http://definitions.uslegal.com/f/false-advertising/

Is this what they teach packaging design students at the Fashion Institute of Technology?? For example, if you visit their website at hardwareandtools.com and browse their inventory and/or use their search feature to find let’s say:

a 2 foot 2 lamp fluorescent light fixture you will find a product page with a picture of a 2 lamp 2 foot light fixture, a title that indicates a 2 foot light fixture, but doesn’t say 2 lamp, and a description in smaller font and not in bold that it is a one lamp 2 foot fixture.

I investigated this company further to find that the products on their website are from thousands of different companies and each company offers their product through hardwareandtools.com with free reign to use any imagery, titles, and descriptions accurate or not. The Hardware and Tools Corp. does not ensure accurate descriptions, titles or imagery for any of their products. You will find this statement at the bottom of their page:

“HardwareAndTools.com is not responsible for typographical or photographical errors.”

So where is the accountability from online retailers? Is there such a thing as ethical commerce when it’s a step removed by the internet?

e-Ethics in e-Commerce by Frederick Townes

“Not to get all philosophical on you, but ethics are our concepts of right and wrong. Ethics are the glue that holds our society together. They’re the foundation of our laws, regulations, rules, traditions, manners, conventions and customs. Without ethics, and people’s willingness to live by those ethics, there’s chaos and anarchy.

There’s nothing like buying something from the local merchants in town. You know them, you trust them, they know you and you swap cards during the holidays. These are relationships built on trust.

Not so in the on-line world of commerce. You’re a home page. Your buyers are numbers and e-mail addresses. You don’t know them; they don’t know you. However, you can and should still conduct business like a local merchant.

Customers will come back, generating repeat sales.
Satisfied buyers will tell their friends. (How do you think Amazon became so big?)
You’ll demonstrate your commitment to being a good, on-line citizen.
You’ll be able to look at yourself in the mirror each morning.

Welcome to the world of on-line commerce, where rules are vague, enforcement is virtually non-existent and “the skies are not cloudy all day.”

-Frederick Townes

E-Commerce – Legal and Ethical Issues

On the other hand, “ethics is a branch of philosophy that deals with what is considered to be right and wrong” (Turban et al. 2002, p.644). However, what is unethical is not necessarily illegal unless it overlaps with activities that are also illegal. Society will agree on what is considered right and wrong.

-Melanie Mackrodt

To get back to the 2 foot 2 lamp light fixture, if you walked into your local hardware store and browsed their inventory to find:

-a box with a 2 foot 2 lamp fluorescent light fixture on the box

-a title indicating a 2 foot fluorescent light fixture, but not 2 lamps specifically in the title text

-and the description somewhere on the box in smaller font indicating it is only a “1″ one lamp fixture

-you purchased it because you didn’t read the description and trusted the package picture and returned home surprised by what was inside

What would your local hardware store owner do? Well I went to my local hardware store and asked the owner that I know personally, so I told him to give it to me straight. He said he would apologize and be infuriated that a company he purchased from used inaccurate and contradictory titles, pictures, and descriptions on their product boxes.

Join the revolution and wear this t-shirt from Dishonest Apparel at dishonestapparel.com

Dishonest Dude Finder

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September 27, 2009

Why Men Cheat: Do they actually think with their Penis?

Filed under: Apparel News,Funny Stories,General,Humor,Serious Stories,Sexist Sally,T-Shirt News — admin @ 2:48 pm

If you compare our caveman predecessor to an average male in 2009 you will find one main indication of an evolved man, it’s his head or brain specifically. The male brain can now differentiate between his brain and his little brain or penis and which one is making the decisions. Yet, 9 out of 10 the men still have no control over the little head. Many men find themselves frustrated with promising one thing to their partners and doing the opposite with their penis. You may often hear women say “They only think with that thing of theirs!” A woman who says this probably was a first hand victim and is disgruntled by this typical male dilemma. The film by Ed Burns “Sidewalks of New York” captures the essence of what men go through and why they cheat and what women go through to cope with this “disease.”

Why is it that men only get the wrap for thinking with their genitals? The fact is women do the same while utilizing their vagina, so what’s the difference? The key word is utilizing, women use their genitals deliberately instead of uncontrollably. Women have motive, men have a sausage shaped alien in their pants with a mind of it’s own! There isn’t a jump in salary following a male orgasm, maybe jail time and the clap, but no promotion or monetary gain.

What are women to do when only 1 out of 10 men have the ability to control their penis in moments of immense sexual opportunity and the other 9 are hopeless? Below is a list of things to look closely at and suggestions that may help:

1. Father’s history of being faithful

2. Testosterone level typically obvious by loud personality, body hair, and body building

3. Feminine qualities – could be homosexual

4. Frequency of Pornography viewing

5. Did he cheat to be with you?

6. Frequent private cell phone calls and/or private texting

7. Show him that you’re not stupid and purchase this t-shirt from

Dishonest Apparel at dishonestapparel.com

Sexist Sally

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August 18, 2009

Artists vs. Writers Softball game and Copyright infringement?

Filed under: Apparel News,Funny Stories,General,Humor,Serious Stories,T-Shirt News,T-shirt Ted — admin @ 11:30 am

Lori Singer, Tarek Pertew

Copyrights are all the rave in the United States. You can’t trust anyone with anything it seems, but what’s the big deal of altering an existing image and attempting to make money with it? We spoke with The Pertew brothers of Dishonest Apparel who were hanging with the beautiful and talented musician and actress Lori Singer. The two brothers and third business partner are emersed in the world of stolen Art, many of their original Artwork featured on t-shirts and other apparel have been knocked off and replicated with just minor changes. Tarek the originator of Dishonestees Inc. mentioned “It can be very frustrating as an Artist to see your work selling without your permission and/or a Design altered slightly however, instead of focusing on suing people I continue to produce new and fresh Designs.” His brother Karim said “The fact is slight alterations to original Artwork are legal, we even do it! Duplicating and selling is not and I’ll drag those Commie Monkeys by the hair down 5th avenue.”

Should Shepard Fairey sue the Artists and Writers for replicating his work and color scheme on their charity team t-shirts? Fairey, the California artist whose “Obama Hope” works have garnered much attention has filed a lawsuit against the Associated Press over his right to use the famous image. As reported by the Associated Press (AP), Fairey’s lawsuit is requesting that the artist be found not to be in violation of any copyright law because the 2006 AP photo image was dramatically changed.

The Associated Press threatened to sue Fairey over use of the photo, citing being owed compensation and credit for use of a photograph taken by Mannie Garcia as part of an AP assignment. Paul Colford, a spokesperson for the Associated Press, is quoted in the report as stating, “AP believes it is crucial to protect photographers, who are creators and artists. Their work should not be misappropriated by others.”

Anthony Falzone with the Fair Use Project, which participated in bringing forth the lawsuit, is further quoted in the report as stating, “There should be no doubt about the legality of Fairey’s work… He used the photograph for a purpose entirely different than the original, and transformed it dramatically.”

The Associated Press and anyone like these bastards who make it their mission to crush Artists and Writers should be beaten in public. It’s hard enough for Artists and Writers to put food on the table while they work tiresly on a piece to achieve a descent living for them and their families, to then be attacked and sued for creating beautiful and salable work.

On the other hand knocking off (duplicating exactly) original Art, hand bags, DVD movies, clothing, etc is a crime and should be punishable by death or removal of extremeties. They do in Saudi Arabia! I’m not serious however, I do want to emphasize the magnitude of such dishonesty.

T-shirt Ted

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July 29, 2009

The New Pizzeria, who kneads your dough at your local pizza joint?

Filed under: Apparel News,Dishonest K,Funny Stories,General,Humor,Serious Stories,T-Shirt News — admin @ 11:22 am

Pizza, the staple for lunch and dinner across the world, also breakfast for some I guess. I have capitalized the “P” in Pizza because I feel it’s earned the capitalization. The first Pizzeria in North America was opened in 1905 by Gennaro Lombardi at 53 1/3 Spring Street in New York City, and some of the very first Pizzas, as we know it showed up in Brooklyn, New York in the 1930′s. However, cheese on dough has been around for centuries in the Mediteranean, and may have been discovered by the Egyptians, as was beer and braces!

Now, well into the 21st century the dominance of Italians creating and selling Pizza has evolved quite a bit. Pizza chains like Pizza Hut, Domino’s, Papa John’s, and Little Caesar’s who may have been founded by Italians are now owned and operated by groups of people who never ate Pizza before they arrived in the U.S. Furthermore, and especially in New York, most of the Italian Pizza restaurants are staffed by Hispanic men. Who prepare the dough from scratch, add the toppings, bake, and sell without the assistance of one Italian. Not that there’s anything wrong with that except for the name of the Pizza joint is Anthony’s and not Juan’s!

The fact is immigrant workers from Hispanic countries offer dirt cheap labor and the Italian owners need every penny to afford the mansions and fancy cars they flaunt in the Gold Coast. Not to say they’re not working hard and spending time each day overseeing their Pizza operations, but should these employees be exploited for their lack of rights, as many political leaders refer as “illegal aliens” in the United States. How can anyone be illegal when man wasn’t created by man, but was created by God or the Earth itself?

I don’t want to just expose Italians here, pretty much every ethnic group in the U.S. exploits these immigrants including former immigrants who have done well for themselves, and have forgotten where they’ve come from apparently. Whatever your opinion, albeit the wealthy Italian Pizza shop owner, the exploited immigrant or “illegal alien” for all you die hard patriots, or the holier than thou writer who writes articles like this, this t-shirt by Dishonest Apparel at dishonestees.com is a great way to express your vote for more delicious Pizza! A Mexican sporting a sombrero with the text “MEXICO” on the hat, the text on the tee shirt reads “Anthony’s Pizzeria” pretty clever!

Dishonest K

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July 28, 2009

Lego Man

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Photosynthesis is the intangible life blood of our planet that provides us with everything that is basic to human survival and evolution. With all the different business and influence that these sun rays are getting mixed into one specific entity is left behind in the list of the many benefactors that are digging on these good vibrations of UV penetration. The party in question is the infamous Lego Man who leads a secluded and mysterious existence within his silicon confines. Given his material composition most would think the Suns powerful rays would be a deterrent to his way of life and eventually soften his skin and leave it ripe for an unseemly bondage to anyone of the foreign object he has connected onto, or into, his body. In reality Lego Man is a photophile who would tan his hide to a crisp auburn if it weren’t for the protective walls of his cylindrical abode. Lego Man has been seen tracking the arc of that burning star across its fiery path and absorbing every beam he can. We at Dishonest Apparel salute you Lego Man, may you’re tan last and your innate hunger be quenched by nightfall.

The Lego Man T-Shirt

-R.Dishonest

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