T-Shirts Mose Likes

U Can’t Touch This Lite-Brite

Mose — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:35:45 +0000

Lite-Brite! Or Light Bright! I’m not sure, I think the former is correct. Either way, there are bright light type toy references on this shirt, as well as a wonderful MC Hammer silhouette. Is there anything else any shirt has ever needed? Right. Next question. Also, while we’re here, please, Hammer, don’t hurt ‘em. (Available at Threadless)

Murder By Care Bear

Mose — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:30:57 +0000

When care bears stop caring and start getting real. I can’t say I’ve ever thought of these colorful furry happy things as the same kind of bears that rip people’s throats out – if for no other reason than I think they have hearts on their paws instead of claws. Cleverly, Cheer Bear here seems to have gone with a more pointed approach (see what I did there?). As the bears are, as I recall, only about knee height, I’m not sure I feel too worried with them running around in the clouds, but I can’t say I’m too happy with the thought of a malevolent Care Bear Stare application. Let’s hope this was a one time necessary evil. (Available at Threadless)

ElectriciTree

Mose — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:32:52 +0000

I don’t have a bunch of funny comments on this one or anything (do I ever?), it’s just a pretty shirt. A colorful chalk or pastel drawing of a little boy and girl reading underneath a tree of glowing pods. Sometimes these shirts are just pretty scenes to look at. And wear. (Available at Threadless)

I Met A Robot – Iron Giant Looming Over Forest

Mose — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:28:48 +0000

Robot shirt! Giant robot, in fact. I’m sure it’s no coincidence that this giant robot standing over a night forest bears a striking resemblance to The Iron Giant – there’s no reason not to pay homage to an amazing amazing movie, right? I think that’s all that needs to be said on this one, it’s an Iron Giant t-shirt. Yep. (Available at Threadless)

Classico!

Mose — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:46:05 +0000

Classico sounds a bit like a jar of tomato sauce, but I suppose the man on the shirt is Italian, so it’s not completely ridiculous. I was never very big on Popeye, the super power up of spinach never captured me (the way a similar power up did on the Gummi Bears).. maybe it had to do with it being spinach. Also, let’s be fair, his girlfriend was not attractive and pretty annoying. Bluto can have her, as far as I’m concerned. Mario, of course, as I’ve well documented, is my guy. Well, he and his brother. I’m not sure if there’s a connection between being a sailor and being a plumber, and, similar to spinach, I was never a huge fan of mushrooms growing up, but I would rock this shirt for sure. (Available at Threadless)

Don’t Play With Matches – Smokey The Enforcer

Mose — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 15:49:50 +0000

Seriously.. that bear will mess you up. Smokey the Bear (apparently, he’s officially “Smokey Bear”, but that’s news to me) has always been at the forefront of the fight on forest fires. Yes, I enjoyed getting to write that. Anyway, I grew up with the image of him telling me that only I could prevent forest fires – which at the time I didn’t entirely understand. I realised that I was a child, and I wasn’t really sure why they would give me – a child who rarely ventured into the forest – all of this fire fighting power. At some point I suppose I came to the conclusion that Smokey was speaking to all children individually, but regardless of how he went about it, he did reinforce some bits of fire safety. Well, other than the phase most boys go through where they enjoy lighting things on fire. Fire is pretty cool. Oh, the shirt! Right. This violent and aggressive side of Smokey isn’t one I really remember, but if the man (or, I should say, the bear) wants to really hammer his point home to children who won’t listen, sometimes a wallop with a shovel is the only answer. Most bears would use their claws, but not Smokey – this shirt shows how civilized he truly is. (Available at Threadless)

URL Link

Mose — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 15:13:25 +0000

Link! Link linking things! I can’t say there’s a kind of Legend of Zelda shirt that I would pass up (this looks to be Ocarina of Time era Link, no?), and this is no exception. A Link made of HTML links is something that speaks to two things I hold close. I know, you don’t have to tell me. (Available at Threadless)

TARDamask – Doctor Who Tardis Pattern

Mose — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 18:26:31 +0000

Doctor Who shirt! Threadless has featured Doctor Who t-shirts in the past, but they often don’t pique my interest nearly as much as the show has always done. I do love this paisley-esque pattern of the TARDIS, though. I think it would make a lovely wallpaper, or as some of the commenters on Threadless suggested, bed sheets. Does that make your bed bigger on the inside? Oh, who cares. It’s a TARDIS shirt. I can be more than content with that. (Available at Threadless)

Midnight Showing – Glowing Drive-In

Mose — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 18:18:49 +0000

Aah! I almost missed a glow in the dark shirt, which as has been established in the past, are my favorites. The nice image of a dilapidated run down drive in theater on this shirt is transformed into a glow in the dark double feature of the past when the lights go out. Really awesome way to use the glowy ink, as the ghosts of a forgotten age when people used drive in theaters come to life in the dark (as ghosts are wont to do, I suppose). (Available at Threadless)

Teddy Bear Vs Rabbit – Giant Urban Toy Fight

Mose — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 18:04:02 +0000

There’s not much description of this shirt that could quite do it justice, but I’m here to give it my best. A giant teddy bear fights a rabbit Godzilla style, wrecking a building with his massive stuffed punch? Like I said, it’s not doing it justice. I love the line art style, and again, really, any shirt that depicts a teddy bear breaking apart the corner of a building is a win. Also, bunnies. (Available at Threadless)