The funny t-shirt
is a nationwide
phenomenon that
allows the wearer
to show the world
who they really
are and what they
really think,
contrary to what
you, the viewer
of the t-shirt,
may believe.
This trend has
taken the nation
by storm and can
be seen on infants
and senior citizens
alike. The humble
beginnings of
the funny t-shirt
started somewhere
in some tacky
souvenir stand.
Kids eager for
a treat from grandma
and grandpa's
cross-country
trip received,
to their dismay,
a "My grandparents
went to the Grand
Canyon and all
I got was this
stupid T-shirt"
T-shirt.
Long gone are
the days when
you could write
off a mousy, coke
bottle glasses-wearing
girl as a geek,
assuming that
she spends her
every waking minute
in the library.
She is fighting
back, and in addition
to her book smarts,
she proudly states
on her T-shirt
that she is a
"Cutie Wit
a Booty."
How would you
know that the
shy, quiet girl
from your dorm
likes to "Get
Crunk," if
it wasn't on her
T-shirt? You never
would have thought
that the Urkel-esque
guy in the computer
lab was "Pimpin"
if he didn't sport
it across his
muscle-less chest.
Along with showing
people your true
colors, t-shirts
can show your
true intentions.
You went out with
him a few times
(nothing too fancy)
and he seemed
nice and down
to earth; however,
on your third
date he let his
true feelings
be known by wearing
his T-shirt of
choice, the famous
“I Love
Strippers”
t-shirt.
T-shirts also
contain warnings
that should be
heeded by the
reader. For instance,
on move in day,
you walk into
your new room
and you find your
new roommate in
a "Your boyfriend
likes me better"
t-shirt. You may
find it cute and
bold, but a girl
bold enough to
wear that in public
is also bold enough
to make a move
on your man. Same
goes for the "Your
boyfriend thinks
I'm hot"
t-shirt-wearing
girl, and guys
should beware
of females sporting
"My boyfriends
out of town."
Also steer clear
of any enraged
post-breakup females
wearing a t-shirt
along the lines
of "Dump
him," "Ditch
him," "I
gave him the boot"
or "Over
him." Read
her lips, or in
this case, her
shirt, and keep
it moving.
T-shirts have
taken self-promotion
to new heights;
we thought it
was crazy when
Paris Hilton wore
t-shirts emblazoned
with her face
and her overused
slogan "That's
Hot."
However, self-promotion
is not just for
the rich and famous.
Regular people
can now tell the
world "Brunettes
do it Better"
or "The Man,
The Legend."
In an era of high-tech
communication,
the t-shirt is
a throwback to
the days of simplicity.
They are the snail
mail of fashion.
No matter what
you are, say or
feel there is
a t-shirt out
there for you.
They are endless
means of self-expression,
but buyers beware
because in the
age of double
entendres, word
association and
different interpretations,
you might be sending
the wrong message.
Sure that "Naughty"
t-shirt looked
cute in the store,
but strut across
campus with it
and it sends a
completely different
message.
Now if none of
these t-shirt's
appeal to you
and you find yourself
standing hopelessly
in front of your
closet each morning,
mentally cursing
yourself because
you can't find
anything to wear,
you can always
throw on the clutch,
"NOTHING
TO WEAR"
T-shirt.
T-shirts have
became a form
of silent communication
extended by the
wearer for the
world to see.
T-shirts are the
silent rebuttal
to stereotyping
and wrong first
impressions. Remember,
at the time, the
t-shirt you may
be looking at
may be extremely
funny, or rude
or even down right
offensive, but
you have to ask
yourself, would
you wear it?
