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Holiday Sale Over at Uneetee

Published December 12, 2009 in T-Shirt Sales. Comments (0)

Uneetee has joined the party with a holiday sale. They always have some great shirts so I recommend everyone give it a perusal at the very least.

Heroin from Christopher Tod

Published September 12, 2009 in Political T-Shirts T-Shirts. Comments (4)

You can’t buy this shirt anymore, and I’m not sure many could have afforded it with its $89.00 price tag, but this shirt from Christopher Tod still warrants a post in my opinion. I find it really interesting how many illegal drugs were, or still are, marketed as legal pharmaceuticals. It’s kind of ridiculous in my opinion, and this shirt somewhat pokes fun at that, and rightfully so.

Commercially introduced to the world by The Bayer Company in 1898, Heroin’s debut quickly saw rise to a new “star” in the drug world – one whose fame, or infamy is beyond dispute.

Etymology: Heroin, a derivitive of Heroisch – The German word for Heroic – this was how test subjects initially reported they felt after consuming the drug.

History: Heroin’s highly distinguished profile may make this hard to fathom, but Heroin was once available over-the-counter.  From it’s introduction in 1898 until the passing of the Harrison Narcotics Act of 1914 Heroin as well as cocaine and opium were unregulated.

Heroin was used in common cough syrup.  As with most opioids and opiates, Heroin is an effective respiratory depressant.  It was used in the treatment of the common cold, and respiratory diseases such as; Pneumonia, Influenza, Whooping Cough, Tuberculosis, etc…  Of key importance; Antibiotics – such as Penicillin, were not available until the 1940’s – One of the aforementioned diseases could result in long-term debilitation or Death.  To suppress the body’s coughing certainly helped a patient get the rest needed for their body to do it’s own healing.  It should be noted however that opiates impair the body’s immune system.

One of the more interesting Heroin facts is that it was initially believed and advertised to be less addicting than Morphine.  Therefore, Heroin was used as a treatment for Morphine addiction, which was known to some as “Soldiers’s Disease” by the association of Morphine addicts from the Civil War.  This type of replacement therapy is akin to the current practice of prescribing Methadone as an effective narcotic replacement in Heroin addicts today.

Bring me the head of Andy Warhol! Shirt from Fair Weather Friends

Published July 12, 2009 in Celebrities Printed on American Apparel T-Shirts. Comments (1)

Andy Warhol was a pretty cool guy, which automatically makes his skull cool, and therefore the same designation for a shirt with his skull on it is only natural to follow (it’s a cool shirt). Not to mention, psychadelic shades on a skull look good no matter whose skull it is.

Use this shirt to scare off anyone looking to fundamentally change the way that the general public perceives art.

You can grab this one for $33.27 at Fair Weather Friends. It’s printed on a white American Apparel tee.

A big thank you to Rumplo for helping me find this gem.

Black Dog from 2K by Gingham at Krudmart

Published May 12, 2009 in Quirky T-Shirts T-Shirts. Comments (0)

It’s kind of outside the usual style of things I post, but I like this offering from 2K by Gingham, conveniantly available at Krudmart. I think it’s cool how the dog just seems to emerge out of the shadows, and how the shadows wrap around the entire shirt. Definitely a neat effect.

It’s somewhat pricey at $32.00, but I think it’s worth it if you’ve got the cash in this economy.

CEO Bailout Pageant from No Star

Published February 12, 2009 in Humorous T-Shirts Political T-Shirts T-Shirts. Comments (0)

Let’s fly to congress on our private jets wearing this shirt–I’m sure we could get some money. I didn’t know No Star got political, but I think they did a good job with this shirt. It’s hard hitting in all the right areas. You can pick it up for $24 at No Star.

If you can’t see, the contestants are: Miss Management, Miss Appropriation, Miss Used, Miss Handled, and Miss Applied. It really is a witty shirt.

Broadband Ruined my Life

Published January 12, 2009 in Humorous T-Shirts T-Shirts Type Tees. Comments (0)

I wouldn’t say broadband has ruined my life, it’s just made the Internet take up an inordinate amount of my time. Curse you Digg and looking for t-shirts! I should read more, because I have a huge stack of books waiting for me, and I just bought 5 more today. But, I digress. You can pick this shirt up for $37 (bummer on the exchange rate) at Yes No Maybe.