So bad it’s good

by Meg on May 19, 2009

Some kid (or adult) you know needs this hilarious trompe l’oeil shirt available over at Skankazon:

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Hey Liz M., Can’t you see Bret from Flight of the Conchords sporting the Rainbow Unicorn or El Tigre one?

{ 58 comments }

1 berthaservant 05.19.09 at 7:12 pm

trompe l’bleen.

I don’t think a man with my bear-like physique could get away with this. :-)

[You did see that ICHC link I posted earlier, right? - Ed.]

2 Teresa 05.19.09 at 7:21 pm

AWW :) I want one :)

3 Maria 05.19.09 at 7:40 pm

Oh man I would TOTALLY wear that!!!

4 thepetmuseum 05.19.09 at 7:41 pm

Oh, Bret could, definitely. I can hear the song now.

Wot you think, don’t be curt,
Bout the kitten on my shirt.
Got the cute,
on my suit,
don’t you think you want to reach into it?

Or something.

[Nicely done, I like it. Sweet, white, highly refined... - Ed.]

5 AmyJ 05.19.09 at 7:46 pm

I missed when you posted that link earlier but I saw that photo on ICHC and it completely slayed me. As for the t-shirts, well, I’m just going to back away quietly…

6 Melissa 05.19.09 at 7:47 pm

Oh man, I totally had that shirt when I was a kid. Isn’t it standard crappy t-shirt fare?

7 puddlepeppers 05.19.09 at 7:48 pm

Cutest concept ever!
Puddles
*O0<

8 thicktortiethintabby 05.19.09 at 7:56 pm

I think Memaw might wear it to the Super Flea outing this Saturday.

9 pyrit 05.19.09 at 7:56 pm

Aw, a bib overalls pocket kitten. I know ya’ll’re jealous, ’cause you don’t have a bib overalls pocket kitten.

10 thepetmuseum 05.19.09 at 7:58 pm

I AM jealous.

11 Molly 05.19.09 at 8:31 pm

Standing in the sitting room totally skint
My kitten jumper is covered with lint

Inner
Inner city
Inner city pressure

12 michelle 05.19.09 at 8:53 pm

I am buying the unicorn shirt for my boyfriend right now.

I’m totally freaking serious.

13 Patito Gigante 05.19.09 at 9:14 pm

I know a guy who could airbrush some cleavage behind kitty’s head…
Because the only thing better than a t-shirt that makes you look like you’re wearing bib overalls is a t-shirt that makes you look like you’re naked underneath them.

P.S.
With a kitten in your pocket.

14 Jodi 05.19.09 at 9:16 pm

Hey, I have one of these! We got it at the Skagit Tulip Festival! Sooo cute.

15 thicktortiethintabby 05.19.09 at 9:50 pm

The unicorn tee hearkens back to Lisa Frank-brand elementary school supplies, circa 1987.

16 berthaservant 05.19.09 at 11:00 pm

I missed that Teho…but that is a familiar posish for me when I approach a kittie. I am helpless!!

17 Jan 05.19.09 at 11:03 pm

Just found some online shops in the UK who sell this, and another pocket kitteh one. It’d be worth getting just to see the boyfriend’s face when I turn up at one of his petrolhead get-togethers wearing it!

18 Meg 05.19.09 at 11:06 pm

I have a horrible crush on Jemaine Clement.

19 artgirl 05.19.09 at 11:16 pm

I heart flight of the conchords

20 hon glad 05.19.09 at 11:24 pm

Er, too cutesy poo and some what sick making.

21 Owen 05.19.09 at 11:24 pm

So bad it went through good and back to bad again.

/Ghost World’ed

22 s.v. 05.19.09 at 11:37 pm

You’re not alone, Meg! I love Jemaine too.

23 thicktortiethintabby 05.20.09 at 12:37 am

Another passenger on the Jemaine train, over here. Love me some muttonchops and dark-framed glasses!

While I enjoy Bret on the whole, his scrawniness and penchance for wolf-emblazoned sweatshirts trump his desirableness in my eyes.

At any rate, they both care about the “pepileptic” puppies, so they are welcome here at C.O., I’m sure.

24 FUN ♥ CUTE @ 05.20.09 at 1:28 am

Where can I order one!!

So cute !!!

25 Meg 05.20.09 at 1:31 am

@Molly

Hey Man, I just want some Muesli

26 WendyPinNJ 05.20.09 at 3:48 am

Um, yeah. No! I hope someone will shoot me if I ever leave the house in something that nauseating.

Sorry.

Kitty’s cute though. Of course.

27 Katrina 05.20.09 at 3:56 am

An alternative to cats ‘n racks, perchance? If the artist could artistically portray a lovely cats ‘n racks trompe, I’d consider it! Artistic I say!

28 John 05.20.09 at 4:33 am
29 Arielemc 05.20.09 at 4:55 am

Love the FOTC shoutout. And please add me to the Jemaine Fan Train. <3

30 Jennie Mello 05.20.09 at 5:25 am

I know a farmer named Clarence
Who would look great in this shirt.
I wish I hadn’t cut my finger last night chopping onions
Because it makes typing difficult.

(my contribution to random verse)

31 HB 05.20.09 at 5:36 am

Hey guys, remember Duck Rescuer Joel Armstrong?

Well, he did the same thing this year and he got on telly.

32 boaks 05.20.09 at 5:50 am

My mom would wear this.

33 Carlisa 05.20.09 at 5:51 am

Omg! I must have one. Do I get a free lint brush X)

34 DejaMew 05.20.09 at 7:17 am

Hooray for Joel, the duck man!

35 cath 05.20.09 at 8:02 am

Instant Cats ‘n’ Racks (TM). Just add rack!

36 pookie 05.20.09 at 8:19 am

I want the one of the Fighting T-Rexes!

37 Jen 05.20.09 at 8:28 am

Aaah! I LOVE Flight of the Conchords!! I just saw them live in D/FW, TX! I could totally see them in one of those shirts!!

38 superboymom 05.20.09 at 8:29 am

I think this would look great on Hurley (Lost) . . . since he already has the Shih-tzu (sp?) shirt.

39 BabyOpossum 05.20.09 at 8:46 am

They need to offer these shirts in “girl-fit” sizes. They are missing out on an entire market: ME!!

I have my eyes on the panda tee. It’s the kitten overalls tee, but with a pocket panda. Clutching some bamboo.

40 bees on pie 05.20.09 at 8:57 am

@Jodi — Yay Skagit County! I’m sitting in my kitchen in Mount Vernon right now. It’s raining.

41 Noelle (the First) 05.20.09 at 9:30 am

I would totally wear this shirt! I love t-shirts like this.

Yay for Joel “the Duck Man” for another great rescue. I wonder if Mom Duck is the same one from last year or if it’s one of the babies from last year. I wonder if this will be a yearly event. How cool!

42 verna 05.20.09 at 10:20 am

Ummm…”Skankazon”?

43 anner 05.20.09 at 10:47 am

whoa. that totally trompes my oeil.

44 Graceofbass 05.20.09 at 10:47 am

This is like unto the “3 Wolf Moon” phenomenon. Equally disturbing.

45 Paunchie 05.20.09 at 11:22 am

That is so dorky! Doi! LOL

I like the ones with the fairies on them.

zomg mystical ponies!!11!!

46 ClaireZ 05.20.09 at 11:49 am

wow, this is almost as sexy as the t-shirt with the cats on the front and on the back you see them and their anuses walking away.

47 Katrina 05.20.09 at 12:10 pm

Nice, anner, niiice.

48 KitKat 05.20.09 at 7:13 pm

I love Flight of the Conchords!
They are awesome. And the shirt is totally Bret.

49 Brammi 05.20.09 at 11:13 pm

It’s eyes. They burrow into my soul.

In a bad way.

Call a priest–this t-shirt needs an exorcism.

50 Brammi 05.20.09 at 11:14 pm

Also, I’m going to punch the first hipster I see wearing this thing ironically.

Just sayin’.

51 katiebug 05.21.09 at 9:08 am

haha my favorite bret shirt is the zebra one. he seems to wear it often. and i love the random portraits of dogs and cats that show up in their apartment. and i <3 bret more than jemaine, though i may be the only one here at c.o. with that opinion.

52 Fresca 05.21.09 at 3:58 pm

Also, I’m going to punch the first hipster I see wearing this thing ironically.

Oh dear. I just bought two to wear specifically for that purpose. Not this one; the tiger and one of a cow. ;-D

53 Pamela S 05.21.09 at 4:26 pm

I work at the company that makes these! Check out: http://www.themountain.com for the sheer redonk-a-donk of it all….!

54 Lee 05.21.09 at 5:31 pm

Once at Walgreen’s, they had some t-shirts on sale with kittens frolicking in front of an American flag. The only size they had them in was XL and up, so I didn’t buy one since I’m an M, but later I regretted not getting one anyway, and still do to this day. I could’ve had it altered. They were so awesomely tacky!

55 Samantha 05.21.09 at 7:24 pm

Whoa! I kinda want to get one in the and pretend I’m wearing it ironically but secret reeeeeally love it THUS INCREASING THE IRONY! And mystery. So Bret worthy.

56 gennytte 05.22.09 at 8:17 am

Since I looked at this shirt, now amazon keeps suggesting others that I might “like”. It’s a dark world of t-shirt design that I never knew existed.

57 novia 05.22.09 at 8:21 pm

Why do you call it skankazon? I love amazon. Just sayin, not cool. I don’t come to this site for opinions on e-commerce site quality.

58 nieva 05.26.09 at 6:51 am

That shirt is totally Bret….love it! I want twos just like it one for me and one for my best friend

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