50 Ridiculous, Bizarre, And Downright Cursed Shirts People Actually Wear Out In Public, As Shared By These Twitter Accounts (New Pics)

Comedy writer and expert Ariane Sherine, from the United Kingdom, shared some of her thoughts with Bored Panda about jokes on shirts, and how to make them impactful, as well as help them stand out from the crowd.

The mark of a good joke is that it's short, to-the-point, and instantly captures the attention of passersby. Similar rules apply to whether you're designing a hilarious T-shirt or getting ready to go on stage for a round of stand-up.

"They say 'brevity is the soul of wit' and they're right. Keep phrases short and snappy—the punchier and simpler, the better," comedian Ariane told Bored Panda.

"But make sure you've included enough information for the joke to land," she added.

According to the British comedy expert, the limited amount of space available on a shirt can actually be an upside, rather than a downside, as far as hilarious phrases are concerned. It forces the designer to go for snappy, legible jokes rather than long, rambling anecdotes that you'd need a microscope to read properly. Sometimes, limits can help when it comes to creativity.

"It definitely works to the comedian's advantage and stops you from writing too much. Remember, with T-shirts, people generally have limited time to read them (for instance, if the person wearing the T-shirt is walking down the road) so the phrase needs to be short and have impact quickly," the comedy expert said.

Meanwhile, whether or not we end up wowing or insulting the people around us with what we wear really depends on the jokes written. Ariane said that what the reaction might be should all be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Depending on the shirt, we might get a lot of smiles or raise a lot of eyebrows.

"Clean T-shirts shouldn't embarrass or offend anyone. Risque T-shirts might, so the ruder the T-shirt, the funnier the joke has to be to make up for it," she said.

A whopping 979.8k people follow the ‘Shirts That Go Hard’ Twitter page, and it’s easy to see why—their focus is on weird content, mixed together with a heavy dose of humor. With a bit of fashion-policing sprinkled on top (though, let’s be honest, over half of these shirts are absolutely amazing).

To get nearly a million followers in just over a year of being on Twitter is an impressive achievement in and of itself. As long as people will dare to put weird stuff on their clothing in writing, there will be something to post on ‘Shirts That Go Hard.’ We really don’t see that changing in humankind’s future any time soon.

Meanwhile, the 'Shirts With Threatening Auras' page, created in June 2022, already has 121.2k followers.