misery loves company
Chances are that if someone has said it and someone else laughed, it’s probably been printed on a t-shirt. With over 2 billion of the little suckers being churned out a year, everything from the sacred to the profane has became graphic fodder. From Buddha and Obama to Cookie Monster and Death’s Heads, alma maters, slogans and superheroes, corny catchphrases to the downright rude, anything in fact, can and probably has been screen-printed onto that otherwise innocuous garment.
Across the Bored will admit to breaking up at some of the funnier ones but certainly wouldn’t be caught dead wearing clothing with a message having a big enough problem already with those who do not understand when we “use our words”. Putting our ideas on our chests would seem to be inviting trouble, after all, one has to actually be willing to hold forth if a topic is brought up in the first place. Some say that the most popular print ever, one that has achieved an iconic pop-culture status, probably started the trend towards text abbreviation and is produced to this day, was derived from the longest running and successful marketing campaigns of 1977:
“I♥︎NY” – well yes we do, but we’d look idiotic wearing that to the grocery store considering how much trouble our own politicians are stirring up on a daily basis… Is there a happy medium? Probably. Is it age specific to the wearer? Maybe it should be but as with most things, it is a matter of choice most of us being old enough not to be told what to wear. The Two Cents Tuesday Challenge theme this fortnight – T-shirts – clearly illustrates how the message can sometimes become easier to digest depending on where we see it.
“Do you have any favourite t-shirts?” – White or bright, graphic or plain, with a strong statement or silly message, baby Ts or oversized gangsta…
We would love to see your vision.
For all those who are new readers to Across the Bored, some great entries and the guidelines for this fortnight’s challenge can be found here. Need more info or want to browse past themes? Have a look at HOW DOES THIS WORK.
ACROSS THE BORED 
I’m coming into this one very late. I was without blogging capabilities for about 10 days. Felt like a year.
Just stopping by to say hello and I will check in on this Tuesday to see what our topic is!!
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Isn’t it weird when we don’t have access to our tekkie toys? Thanks for visiting and feel free to stop by tomorrow for the new theme!
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I will!
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Sorry, I had nothing for shoes or t-shirts (smile)
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No problem – It’s nice to have you come and visit! There’s always next week…
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Thank you for understanding (smile)
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My fave that I own says, “There Are No Limits”–it had/has great personal meaning, as I purchased it after successfully quitting my Rx narcotic dependency. It definitely got me some looks, and questions–which I fielded joyfully by saying, “There are no limits with God–with Him, Nothing is Impossible!”
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That is inspiring and definitely worth the looks…
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I avoid t-shirts with messages like that too… I do have this one tacky tee that I wear to Derby sometimes that says “I got mad ninja skills” just because it’s appropriate for that sport.
A few weeks ago I saw a guy wearing a shirt that said “I’d cuddle the fuck out of you” and it made me laugh quite loudly.
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Can’t say you didn’t warn them! I’d have laughed at the second one as well – could be a tad rude if you transpose the verb and the object!
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