Howzat Vintage Cricket T-Shirt

By all reports, in the days of W.G. Grace, cricket was as a gentleman's game.  They were competitive, but not 'unsporting'.  There was likely to be a healthy respect for the opposition, and their talents, which manifested in handshakes at the close of play and comments of 'well done old boy'.

Nowadays, cricket is entertaining on more than one level.  Sure there's the conventional sporting contest, but a new game has emerged in recent decades - a game that goes well beyond athletic ability (ahhm, the term 'athletic' used loosely as applied to cricketers - see below). 

The new game is the exploitation of an opposition player's mental fragility - otherwise known as 'sledging'!

Warnie possessed an uncanny ability to be a master of both.  But even a master gets tested, as Warne was by South African Daryll Cullinan, aka Warne's bunny:

As Cullinan was on his way to the wicket, Warne told him he had been waiting 2 years for another chance to humiliate him. "Looks like you spent it eating ," Cullinan retorted.

In a separate match, Ian Healy continued the food theme when Warne was attempting to get, plump Sri Lankan captain Arjuna Ranatunga out of his crease for a drive - Healy stated "Warnie, put a Mars Bar on a good length, that should do it."

What is the best sledge you've heard, either in professional sport, or at a local level?

Vintage cricket needs a vintage t-shirt, so... howzat!

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'Howzat'

Colours: Irish Green, Yellow Haze, Black

Sizes: S, M, L, XL, XXL, XXXL

Vintage T-Shirt: Ax Men Become Conservationists

Has deforestation taken a back seat on the social agenda in recent years, amid the wars, financial crises and anything else the media has a momentary fixation on? 

I remember the good old days when it wasn't uncommon to flick on the evening news and see a couple of dishevelled protesters strapped to the base of a 40 ft Pine.  I'd watch eagerly, hoping for some confrontation.  In the eyes of their supporters, they were martyrs.  To their critics, they were ferals.

Wonderpunk Vintage Retro Funny T-Shirts: 'Reformed Loggers Society'

I suppose the topic is as much at the forefront today as it ever has been, only now it's discussed in the broader context of climate change.  Whilst logging per se hasn't been on my radar for a while now, I take comfort in the knowledge that the likes of Greenpeace and The Wilderness Society continue to fight for a tree's rights!

 

 

The Reformed Loggers Society is a support group for former ax men.  Though they live with the sap on their hands of scores of tree fatalities, there is a hope.



Wonderpunk Vintage Retro T-Shirts

'Reformed Loggers Society'

Colours: Carolina Blue, Cedar, Chestnut Brown, Irish Green, Tangerine
Sizes: S, M, L, XL, XXL, XXXL

Sex: Mens, Womens

Vintage T-Shirt: The World's Most Violent City

A lot of people believe that Johannesburg is the most violent city in the world, although not according to recent data.  The un-esteemed title goes to the capital of Venezuela, Caracas, with a homicide rate of 130 for every 100,000 residents.

Don't let this put you off though, Carcass Caracas boasts a range of things to do and see, such as stately gardens (Jardin Botanico), a museum of contemporary art (Museo de Arte Contemporaneo), and of course the hallowed halls of academia (Ciudad Universitaria de Caracas).  What's not to like?  Clearly the Caracas tourism comission has a lot to work with.

Don't mean to alarm anybody, but is the sign above suggesting that in its absence, the activity is permitted?  eek..., perhaps a bullet proof vest would be an appropriate accompaniment.

 

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'No Shooting'

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Colours: Red, Violet, Lime Green, Orange
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Shroom Vintage T-Shirt

With varietal names such as Button, >Oyster, >Shitake, who wouldn't love mushrooms?  The all purpose vegetable-come-plant-come-err, whatever else... 

The history books tell us that the >Ancient Egyptians believed mushrooms grew by magic because of the way they could appear over night - Voilà! 

Mushrooms growing by magic?  There you go, clearly some of the historians were big consumers!

Wonderpunk Vintage Funny Retro T-Shirts: 'Shroom' 

100 Uses for Mushrooms
1. Mushroom Risotto
2. Mushroom Sauce
3. Mushroom Soop
4. Mushroom Gravy
5. Mushroom... um, as a centrepiece on t-shirts
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(Still a ways to go on the top 100, but we'll get there.)

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Wonderpunk Vintage Retro Funny T-Shirts
'Shroom'

Colours: >Cardinal Red, >Black, >Olive, >Iris
Sizes: S, M, L, XL, XXL, >XXL

Sex: >Mens, >Womens