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4 October 2005 @ 12am

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things people do for free t-shirts

This weekend, I went to the Castro Street Fair with some friends. As I’ve had a ridicuously shitty past couple of months, it was good to hang out with friends.

Also, blog fodder. There’s always blog fodder. I’ll leave the person involved with this conversation anonymous until he’s really okay with me posting details about his personal life. (Or until he gets his website up, whatever’s first.) Okay, I’ll say it; it’s Adam.

(The scene: Ernie is walking up Castro Street with some friends. He’s eating a chocolate chip cookie when two forsames* come up to me with a boutique beautiy store t-shirt. “You look like you like free stuff, Asian boy,” they seem to say, hand me the shirt, and walk away.)

Ernie: Oooh, hey guys, I just got a free t-shirt!
Friend: Ugh, lucky bitch. The last time I got a free t-shirt I had to suck cock for it.

(Cut to Ernie, choking on said chocolate chip cookie)

Ernie:
Friend: What? We were at Power House, he was kinda cute. I went down on him. Turns out he worked for some DVD company and gave me a t-shirt afterwards.
Ernie:
Friend:
Ernie: Uhm.. what would you have done for a water bottle? A paperweight? How bout one of those lightweight rubber frisbees?
Friend: Oooh. Well, first, I would probably…
Ernie: Oh look! A booth that sells rainbow windchimes!

* I got the term forsame from my friend Royce. As in, “Gay White Male, in-shape, masculine and attractive in his late 20’s seeks forsame for friends.” Use it in a derogatory term today!


24 Comments

Posted by
Astrid
4 October 2005 @ 1am

I got a free T-shirt the other day too, but all I had to do was make the move with my gym from the old location to the new!!!


Posted by
haretoday
4 October 2005 @ 8am

i read lots of writings all day long, but only you and yours can make me laugh. i’m sure someone has said some crazy ass thing like that to me, but i wouldn’t be able to foderize like you do.


Posted by
cp
4 October 2005 @ 11am

umm…. i’m a tard, I still dont get what forsame means….


Posted by
Ken
4 October 2005 @ 2pm

For future reference, if anyone ever does tell you that you look like you like free stuff, just say, “And you look like you gotta pay for it.”


Posted by
Gurustu
4 October 2005 @ 2pm

The last free t-shirt I got was at a geekfest… and the only thing to go down was my computer :-P


Posted by
Morgan
4 October 2005 @ 2pm

When my younger sister worked in radio, I got cool free stuff all the time (T-shirts, jackets, hats, music, concert tickets, jewelry, keychains, etc). She still gives wonderful gifts but it’s just not the same when they’re free for her.


Posted by
Donny O
4 October 2005 @ 3pm

And we *ALL* know who Royce was referring to when he coined the term too! We love you Mike!!!! :)


Posted by
Ladycracker
4 October 2005 @ 5pm

Ummmm. call me and Aussie but forsame - where is the accent? Never heard this word before…


Posted by
anonymous
5 October 2005 @ 4am

oi! straight folks! *slapping forehead*

Do we have to explain everything??

forsame = “looking for same” gay classifieds.


Posted by
Shells
5 October 2005 @ 1pm

You blog is fabulous! Im totally digging it! (sorry, I get excited easily!) It’s that GOOD blogs are so damn hard to find and when I come across one…I was get all warm and fuzzy.
(I suppose I should get a hobby huh?)

Anyway, I once signed up for a credit card to get a free shirt…and when I wore the shirt…red dye came off on my skin. I looked like someone had beat me with a bloody bat. Not pretty. If its free, it aint worth shit. (Thats how I see it anyway!)

~Shells xoxo
http://journals.aol.com/dazeychic/DayinthelifeofShelliP/


Posted by
Mark
6 October 2005 @ 1am

I once got a condom with a logo of a political party on it.


Posted by
Fan of Biber
6 October 2005 @ 3pm

Somehow, when I picture folks strolling down Castro St., the last thing I imagine them chomping on is a chocolate chip cookie. It is, however, an excellent snack that one can pay top dollar for, for the really good ones. I most likely would have had the same reaction, however, to hearing what your friend said.


Posted by
:: jozjozjoz ::
7 October 2005 @ 12am

I’m afraid to admit I get free shit all the time now. Eeek.


Posted by
brittany
7 October 2005 @ 4pm

oh god! last night my friend and I were driving to a strip club (why is this relevant? I don’t know) and we were discussing people who smoke pot and are in NA. I thought they were kind of silly because even though it can be -psychologically- addicting, it doesn’t count, right? I mean, it’s not like anyone’s going to go suck a dick for a twenty sack.

And my friend, Miss Home Maker Husband In Iraq 5 Coach Purses Pastel Sweaters From The GAP says “well, really, I think you can suck dick for ANYTHING”

and apparently that includes tee-shirts.


Posted by
Stacy
8 October 2005 @ 8pm

Ugh, I always have the beg the bitches for a free shirt… and then it’s typically in large, so I no where to wear it anyways. And don’t even say it’s a sleepwear shirt, because if it’s too big, it moves all over and chokes you in the middle of the night.


Posted by
Sylvi
9 October 2005 @ 9pm

Wow! A t-shirt hoe…


Posted by
Joe.My.God.
10 October 2005 @ 11am

Forsame.

Yes. I know this term well.

My friend Victor uses it all the time. He also likes to refer to himself as “vasian”, for “vaguely asian”.


Posted by
bertie
10 October 2005 @ 11am

“forsame” - a dig at the gay personal ad scene, which is mired in homogeneity (no, not being homos but being conformist, snotty and oh so predictable).

example: 20-something white gym bunny abercrombie clone seeking seeking another 20-something white gym bunny abercrombie clone. in other words, homoclone looking forsame.

need a better example?

http://newyork.craigslist.org/mnh/m4m/103162219.html

it speaks for itself.


Posted by
ETHAN
10 October 2005 @ 5pm

oh, FOR SAME. i was like, wtf is forsame. lol


Posted by
Adam
10 October 2005 @ 9pm

Actually, the free T-shirt Ern got is a Calvin Kline. The one I sucked cock for is pretty high quality, too. And it’s not like I knew I was getting the shirt. I just went down on this guy (who happend to be from a leading gay porn company) and he gave me this t-shirt when he finished. The comany’s logo is on the front. On the back it says, “Bust a nut!” I felt like I finally won the prize at the fair.


Posted by
Aaron
11 October 2005 @ 1pm

Ernie– At least help Adam with his website. Gawd! :)


Posted by
taylor
11 October 2005 @ 3pm

ha.


Posted by
Joey
11 October 2005 @ 6pm

Finally!! A term to put to them!!


Posted by
Martini Mambo
12 October 2005 @ 10am

instead of “Bust a nut!” insert “I sucked great c0ck and all I got was this lousy t-shirt”