It is getting near time for our beloved Chicagoans to break out their T-shirts from the old dresser drawer where they have been hiding for the past five months.
Warm weather is coming, and the short-sleeve T-shirt does become a fashion statement this time of year.
It is a Chicago Star tradition, and we continue it here, to feature some of the funny and sometimes poignant sayings that we see people wearing on their T-shirts while walking the streets or just “out and about.”
We call it the good, the bad, and the ugly: Chicagoans proudly wearing their summer T-shirts.
Note: Sometimes it gets a bit delicate reading these T-shirt sayings. It often requires staring maybe a little too long at someone’s mid-section or upper body to make sure you fully read all the wording, causing the concern that you are some kind of pervert. But… such is the price you must pay for journalistic curiosity.
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Here are some of the classic sayings we have seen in the past and some new ones to add to the list:
“You don’t need to lead meinto temptation—I can find the way myself.”
“Don’t get me angry. I am very old, so frankly, life imprisonment is not that much of a deterrent.”
“Remember, violence is never the answer. Unless you are doing a crossword puzzle needing an 8-letter word for savagery.”
“Boxers or briefs? Depends”
“How did I get over the hill—when I never even reached the top?”
“I broke a mirror in the house. I am supposed to get 7 years, but my lawyer thinks he can get me off in 5.”
“Dear rest of the world: We are so sorry!”
“I used to be a people person, but people ruined it for me.”
“If you can’t laugh at yourself, I’ll help.”
“Born to run, forced to work.”
“Don’t blame me, I was unsupervised as a child.”
“Laugh and the world laughs with you. Diet?You’reon your own.”
“Blood, Sweat, Respect—The first two you give, the last one you earn.”
“Life is too short to be reading quotes about life being too short.”
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“My ex-wife had a better lawyer… so all I got was this lousy T-shirt.”
“How can we discuss things intelligentlywhen you insist on talking?”
“Dogs make me happy. You—not so much.”
“Whatever you do, always give 100%—unless you are donating blood.”
“I love my step ladder. But I wish I knew who my real ladder was.”
This is just a sampling of the many clever sayings and messages seen as people are out and about in Chicago during the summertime.
More to come later. Did you see some shirts worthy of making our list? Please let us know!
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