Laying an Egg

For whatever unknown esoteric reason today is Wear Brown Shoes Day. And on this date in 1680 a hen in Rome, Italy, lays an egg — perhaps a brown one — imprinted with a comet not seen until December 16th. Continuing our color wheel spin: In 1843 on this day Manila paper (made from sails, canvas and rope) is patented in Massachusetts; and — from the Department of Brown Air — today in 1952 a "killer fog" descends on London and the term "Smog" (for "smoke" and "fog") is coined.

This shirt — a wry comment on one of the most notorious sartorial errors possible to commit; you could say the ultimate laying of an egg in the world of fashion — announces BLACK BELT on the front and BROWN SHOES on the back. It's also an insider martial arts joke, from what I can gather from the Atlas Gymwear CafePress.com shop, where it is sold in the Black Shirt Brown Shoes category of their Text Designs offerings.

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