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September 08, 2008
Dare to be different
As you probably know, I love t-shirts. One of my favorite places to get shirts is Threadless, who consistently produce interesting and unique designs. One such design is called "Funkalicious," and it features an astronaut with a boombox, as you can see from the picture of the girl above.
Personally, I think this shirt is great. I love it, but I am now loathe to wear it. Know why? It seems that every time I go somewhere, I see somebody wearing the shirt. At least three times I've seen somebody else wearing the shirt, while I am also wearing it. There is nothing more embarrassing than wearing a distinctive shirt, only to encounter another person in the exact same shirt.
I always feel like a tool when this happens, but what can you do? I try to make the best of an awkward situation, and deliver an appropriately awkward response, such as "nice shirt!" It's my way of acknowledging that we're wearing the same thing, and that it's okay. At the same time, I don't like being in those kinds of situations, so I don't wear the shirt as much as I would like.
On the other hand, I was at a bar on Saturday listening to an 80's cover band. A few feet in front of me was a heavyset fellow, pounding his hands in the air and spilling beer on bystanders. He seemed to be enjoying himself, but was completely oblivious to the fact that he was being obnoxious.
It soon hit me: we were wearing the same shirt, a navy blue polo shirt from Target. What could I do? I pointed it out to my friends that he was wearing the same shirt, and then I tapped him on the shoulder and said "I love your shirt!" He completely ignored me - this only confirmed my suspicion that he was, in fact, the biggest idiot in the bar that night.
Don't deny a same shirt guy, is all!
entry no. 1209
Posted at September 8, 2008 08:52 PM