Threadless T-Shirts - How They Met Their Fate

How They Met Their Fate by farflung

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there's a popular myth about horse statues, that the number of legs lifted off the ground is code for the way the rider met their fate.

PixelGurl on Sep 10 '07

If these are memorial statues, wouldn’t killed in action and wounded in battle be the same thing?
Nice design, by the way :)

SourBitch on Sep 10 '07

My art professor said it isn't just a myth. And wounded in battle doesn't mean they died of that wound.

burgz on Sep 10 '07

Looks really nice....I too was taught that theory...

ottr on Sep 10 '07

5$ totally original and really nice illustration.

classicoke on Sep 10 '07

cool then the horse eyes started to bother me =/ still fresh

WarDrobeInSpareOom on Sep 10 '07

Are the horses wearing monocles?

Lacrosse_babe on Sep 10 '07

yeah, the horses are freaky...

Lacrosse_babe on Sep 10 '07

i like the birds sitting on all of them, though.

Merzi on Sep 10 '07

I don't think that is a myth... or at least that is what I was taught.

senrab on Sep 10 '07

The horse statue symbolism is an urban legend...I think I read it on snopes.com once.

FlySouth on Sep 10 '07

I believe its killed in action, died from battle wounds, and died of natural causes.

farflung on Sep 11 '07

i believed it too, but according to wiki:
"Although some statues in commemoration of the Battle of Gettysburg follow this practice, it is generally not used."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equestrian_statue

true or not, hope you like the design :)

Petanca on Sep 11 '07

Not so keen on the theme, but the drawing is superb

foureyedcrab on Sep 11 '07

the eyes bug me..

impossiblejosh on Sep 11 '07

i like the equestrian stuff. 5

ilikeice on Sep 11 '07

LOVE.

g-regulate on Sep 11 '07

now this is my kind of thing :D

truthxinxshadow on Sep 11 '07

This is a pretty cool design. I'm with the ppl that say the eyes are kinda creepy, though... And to PixelGurl: Wounded in battle would mean that they were wounded in battle and died of it later, after the battle. Killed in action would mean they were killed during the battle. At least that's what my sources tell me... :D But yeah, great shirt, farflung. I likey.

dr. johnzo on Sep 12 '07

like the drawing

farflung on Sep 12 '07

thanks truthxinxshadow - that basically sums it up.

the eyes are creepy, i know. i wanted them to look a little sinister - like the horses had been brainwashed or something.

thanks for all feedback.

cityauctor on Sep 14 '07

love the creepy eyes. awesome design. 5

Raphe10 on Sep 14 '07

whats with the guy who died of natural causes?

danielson on Sep 14 '07

I'd like it better if it was just the middle "wounded in battle" one... that i'd definitly buy!

karpovka on Sep 15 '07

I know at least one statue that does not support this theory. "The Bronze Horseman" - statue of Peter the Great in St Petersburg, Russia. The horse has both front legs lifted off the ground, but Peter the Great died of natural causes...

Gwenhwyfach on Sep 15 '07

I actually prefer it with the text "how they met their fate"

qwerty79 on Sep 16 '07

I love this style, really original idea for a shirt too! AWESOME work farflung.

SachiSachi on Sep 16 '07

adorably random. :) Super drawings, too.

macgruder on Sep 17 '07

love the design!

Monkey III on Sep 17 '07

Ride free citizen!

fatheed on Sep 17 '07

Very very cool style!

fatheed on Sep 17 '07

Is this the nom de plume of an existing designer? Either way - it's great work.

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Red Strychnine on Dec 15 '07

I really wish this was printed. The idea is great and well-executed.

And I don't care what the rest of these jokers think, I LOVE the spooky dinner-plate eyes. :-D

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