Editor’s note: This publication and Quirky Cotton Collective share an owner. The shirt reads LET’S ROOT FOR EACH OTHER AND […]
The Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater Shirt: A Close Read of the Spoon, the Farmer, and the Missing Wife
Editorial note: This publication and Quirky Cotton Collective share an owner. The shirt reads PETER PETER PUMPKIN EATER in storybook […]
The ‘Yes I Can Drive a Stick’ Shirt: A Close Read of the Broom, the Buckle, and the Double Entendre
Thesis: The joke on this shirt works because the artwork refuses to resolve it. The words say one thing; the […]
The Salted Butter Shirt: A Close Read of the Label That Says Salted, Not Unsalted
Editor’s note: This publication and Quirky Cotton Collective share an owner. The shirt is a butter stick. Not a butter […]
The ‘Here for the Boos’ Shirt: A Ghost, Two Beers, and a Pun That Does All the Work
Editorial note: This publication and Quirky Cotton Collective share an owner. The shirt reads I’M JUST HERE FOR THE BOOS […]
The Dog Beers Shirt: A Close Read of the Joke, Not the Merch
Thesis: The In Dog Beers I’ve Only Had One shirt works because it is a typographic joke about arithmetic, not […]
The Two Meanings of Rooting: A Close Read of the ‘Let’s Root for Each Other’ Shirt
There are two ways to root for someone, and the shirt in front of me is built on the gap […]