No, it's not a suspicious stain. It's this:
http://sparky.thehold.net/pix/Tshirt.jpg
A pal brought it back about 18 months ago from somewhere Scandinavian or maybe north-European (sorry, I genuinely can't remember). I wear it every so often; once in a while, someone asks what the fuck it's about and I have to say, sorry, no idea.
So. Anyone shed any light?
― Special topics: Disco, The Common Market (grimly fiendish), Thursday, 19 February 2009 22:12 (seventeen years ago)
some indie design bullshit
― congratulations (n/a), Thursday, 19 February 2009 22:13 (seventeen years ago)
otm lock thread
― adverse possession more like perverse obsession (Hurting 2), Thursday, 19 February 2009 22:13 (seventeen years ago)
its a monster shopping for a little kid to eat
― max, Thursday, 19 February 2009 22:15 (seventeen years ago)
monsters eat little kids
so monster grocery stores have little kids in them
― max, Thursday, 19 February 2009 22:16 (seventeen years ago)
and then the monsters put the little kid in the shopping carts when they go food shopping
and then they take the little kids home after the pay for them, and eat them
adorable tshirt
― Surmounter, Thursday, 19 February 2009 22:17 (seventeen years ago)
Maybe the monster is a nanny and is running errands and put the kid in the shopping cart because kids love riding in shopping carts.
― home of the vain (Jenny), Thursday, 19 February 2009 22:21 (seventeen years ago)
Maybe it's not a monster. Maybe it's a giant black pickle.
OMG she's right, hence the purse
― Surmounter, Thursday, 19 February 2009 22:21 (seventeen years ago)
xp
Hahaha Surmounter WTF, the purse does not really confirm either interpretation
― nabisco, Thursday, 19 February 2009 22:22 (seventeen years ago)
lol nannies have purses!!
― Surmounter, Thursday, 19 February 2009 22:23 (seventeen years ago)
Check threadless. looks like one of theirs.
― Magdalen Goobers (Oilyrags), Thursday, 19 February 2009 22:23 (seventeen years ago)
What a complex t-shirt!
― Someone Still Loves You Evan and Jaron (Tape Store), Thursday, 19 February 2009 22:24 (seventeen years ago)
Umm Surmounter presumably monsters who went to grocery stores that sold children would have purses too, no?
P.S. The kid's smile immediately made me think of a monster taking a kid shopping, but the "monster shops for child for dinner" interpretation is more fun and interesting
― nabisco, Thursday, 19 February 2009 22:24 (seventeen years ago)
ohhh i don't know if monsters who sold kids would carry around purses, nabisco! that's pure speculation. otoh, nannies just have purses, i mean come on
― Surmounter, Thursday, 19 February 2009 22:25 (seventeen years ago)
when did you turn into burt?
― nabisco, Thursday, 19 February 2009 22:26 (seventeen years ago)
altho the monster is kind of looking at the kid with hunger
― Surmounter, Thursday, 19 February 2009 22:26 (seventeen years ago)
is it possible that it's a. . . monster nanny?
― Mr. Que, Thursday, 19 February 2009 22:26 (seventeen years ago)
yeah i think that may be it! like she loves the kid and all, wants to take care of the kid, but she has to suppress the urge to eat it
― Surmounter, Thursday, 19 February 2009 22:27 (seventeen years ago)
I approve this monster shopping for child dinner message. Cut film to vent.
― How can there be male ladybugs? (Laurel), Thursday, 19 February 2009 22:27 (seventeen years ago)
Do not microwave at all because you like your baby raw.
― How can there be male ladybugs? (Laurel), Thursday, 19 February 2009 22:28 (seventeen years ago)
if the monster is buying a child to eat for dinner, it needs to have money to pay for it, hence the purse. children are not free, jeez people.
― Tracy Michael Jordan Catalano (Jordan), Thursday, 19 February 2009 22:28 (seventeen years ago)
I like this one, with all of the internal conflict it entails.
― home of the vain (Jenny), Thursday, 19 February 2009 22:29 (seventeen years ago)
I would bet that's how a lot of nannies and parents feel about their children.
― home of the vain (Jenny), Thursday, 19 February 2009 22:30 (seventeen years ago)
Surmounter, why are you so sure that the monster is a "she"?
That looks like a manbag to me.
― I am using your worlds, Thursday, 19 February 2009 22:30 (seventeen years ago)
point taken
― Surmounter, Thursday, 19 February 2009 22:31 (seventeen years ago)
Tuomas as a young boy in a trolley?
― The User Formerly Known As Pfunkboy Latterly Known as.. (Herman G. Neuname), Thursday, 19 February 2009 22:31 (seventeen years ago)
Obviously a finnish custom
I get a lady vibe off the purse, but it could be a manster with a penchant for women's accessories. It could also be a transter or genderqueer monster. We shouldn't be so quick to adhere to binary gender norms.
― home of the vain (Jenny), Thursday, 19 February 2009 22:32 (seventeen years ago)
monsters don't have genitals
― Mr. Que, Thursday, 19 February 2009 22:33 (seventeen years ago)
fyi
on the other hand, I've got a monster in my pocket
― I am using your worlds, Thursday, 19 February 2009 22:33 (seventeen years ago)
(sorry)
― I am using your worlds, Thursday, 19 February 2009 22:34 (seventeen years ago)
Yes. Job done. THANK YOU, ILX.
I think.
― Special topics: Disco, The Common Market (grimly fiendish), Thursday, 19 February 2009 23:09 (seventeen years ago)
I think it's about how every childish indie chick just wants a big strong protective gay man who will push them around in a shopping cart instead of a real boyfriend.
― Bonobos in Paneradise (Hurting 2), Thursday, 19 February 2009 23:11 (seventeen years ago)
guys it's not a purse it's a big safety pin DUH
― Leon Brambles (G00blar), Thursday, 19 February 2009 23:23 (seventeen years ago)
http://i.imgur.com/a4ShnQI.jpg
― small doug yule carnival club (unregistered), Thursday, 31 March 2016 02:33 (nine years ago)
^Israeli actor Yugal Segev in 2010
― small doug yule carnival club (unregistered), Thursday, 31 March 2016 02:36 (nine years ago)