Some free t-shirts are cool, and some are for polishing your car. I’ve been working with a design firm on a t-shirt that falls into the former category, so that when we pass out t-shirts at VMworld Cannes, it’ll be swag that you actually want to keep. The t-shirts will be black, they’ll have the logo for our new community that we’re building, they’ll relate to virtualization, and they’ll have some words that are so frackin’ clever people won’t be able to help themselves and they’ll have to wear them. At least, that’s the goal.

We came close to “All your VM are belong to us,” which started this huge debate as to whether this reference was too “done.” I personally think it’s timeless, and was about to make this a done deal until Dwayne Melancon gave me his idea. I won’t tell you what it was, just that it was hilarious, because Dwayne’s sense of humor tops all. To find out for yourself what t-shirt we are going with, you can get one by visiting our community (once it’s live) (be patient) (it’s coming very soon) or by visiting us at the Tripwire booth in Cannes.

AND… I’m still on the lookout for ideas! If you have any ideas for a fantastic and hilarious virtualization-themed t-shirt, drop me a line. Otherwise, uh, all your t-shirt are belong to me. And I’m not all that clever.

Dwayne Melancon, marketing, swag, Tripwire, vi, VM, vmware, VMworld, VMworld Cannes

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