Welcome to Wonderpunk Vintage Retro Funny T-shirts blog! The 70's and 80's were golden eras for funny slogans - and today, we recognise and celebrate their genius!
While our range is primarily inspired by the vintage and retro era, we also like the 90’s and modern influence reflective of a post vintage and retro era.
Vintage wresting requires a vintage t-shirt, and who better to showcase than Mr Bundy. Said to have weighed 201 kgs (444 lbs) at the peak of his power, this superstar of a bygone era commanded respect from friend and foe alike.
Who can forget the inaugural WrestleMania way back in 1985, where Bundy destroyed Special Delivery Jones in 23 seconds. The following year at WrestleMania 2, it was Bundy versus Hulk Hogan in the cage - first one out wins. ('Mean Gene' looking sharp as always at the beginning...)
Okay, if you didn't have time to watch, it was Hogan who emerged victor in 10mins and 15 seconds.
Looks like Smurfland has run out of Smurfs - that's a serious chink in the food chain. Lucky for Gargamel he's adaptive. The old man with curvature of the spine has found an alternative, or many alternatives provided they don't contain animal byproducts.
Who would've thought, Gargamel the foremost advocate of veganism. Gargamel... 'The Vegan'! Yeah it has a certain ring to it...
Easy fellas... this could get nasty. Little Man Promotions knows how put on a good show - this time round it's a grudge match between two old foes, Mr Bump and Mr Silly. The latter has been running off his mouth about the the former's family. And so, this time ...it is personal.
Don't miss the celebrity match-up of the millenium. They might be little, but they sure know how to put on a show. So let's get ready to rumble!!
The octopus strikes back! This retro tshirt is inspired by the classic 1980's Game & Watch game - Octopus. Classic stuff.
In an epic battle of man vs beast, it looks like the beast takes the points on this occasion. However, in due time, man shall return and conquer... and what a celebration it will be. Anyone for squid?
Common household electrical items are no stranger to unconventional distribution methods. The saying, 'fell off the back of a truck', generally relates to goods that, well... let's say are unlikely to have been obtained in an altruistic fashion. Yet, any individual who uses the rear of a truck as their showroom probably isn't the type to bring home for a hot meal and pleasant chit-chat about current affairs.
The clandestine alleyway trade, and its associated sayings, are by no means unique to Australian soil however. The English have their own adaptation of the 'fell of the back of...' saying, substituting the word truck for 'lorry'. In the U.S., Seinfeld parodied the street trade in an episode involving the the distribution of shower heads. If this was any indication, product variety abounds - the next big thing need not necessarily be a car stereo or home theatre system!
While the prices are likely to be bargain basement, the caveat emptor lies in the inability to return dysfunctional items, not because you weren't issued a receipt, but because the vendors seems to enjoy traveling, and as such are frequently on the move.
Nowadays, electrical appliances aren't the only objects to fall off the back of trucks. It's become a popular pastime activity for people, as evidenced below.
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?
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.
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.
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, CarcassCaracas 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.
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.)
Seems like only yesterday I was on holidays with mi dear old folks, forgoing the surf, sand and fun for fun of a different kind - you see, there was a war to be won, and the battleground was in the games room of the Pacific Caravan Park.
Leave the table tennis and billiards to the losers, all the cool kids were saving their hard earned, bobba-jobed 20 cent pieces for combat. And there could be only one winner... only one could claim the the top ranked position in the Galaga virtual hall of fame.
Alas, if only I had the uniform, it could have been me... what was once modern is now the classic vintage t-shirt.
