Graffiti, Humour and T-Shirts From The Toilet

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I’m surprised we haven’t featured John Tootabeanie’s label before (is that his real name?) – if you’re ever in a seedier public toilet on the bad side of town you might just find yourself trying to pass the time (or block out the experience) of trying to evacuate your bowels in one of the nastiest settings imaginable by scrutinising the bathroom graffiti around you. Well John has gone one step further than that, no actually quite a few leaps and bounds, and set up his own label at www.letterfromjohn.com

Now don’t expect fancy art here, the designs are iconic but you have to remember they are for the main part subconscious scribblings of demented and drunken guys who spend a little too much time on the toilet for my liking – still they’re in your face and some are quite hilarious especially when you think that you one of you out there might just bump into one of the artists in a pub without even realising it. Well you will, because they’ll most likely run over to you sloshing their beer every which way and point at your tee before slurring “I did that, I did, I did that!”.

I’m surprised at the lack of crude references to the dimensions of sexual organs, past girlfriends and other subjects of that nature, well I’m not because I’m sure most toilet graffiti would get this store closed down before it had ever got started. But fear not, it’s not all done in the best possible taste, with a rather fine selection in the obscure, the almost offensive, and the downright bizarre I can tell that John’s tees have caught on already judging by his press page. John is also on the verge of releasing another whopping 30 t-shirt designs, his sources being immeasurable, I can guarantee that a healthy slice of the profits have been devoted to his research into bar toilets for miles around. Then again I have a feeling he has an army of photographers wandering in to toilets all over the world, if you fancy adding to the collection you can submit yours here. Whilst you’re at it take a look at the gallery of original images (in situe) here.

At just $15.95 each his tees are a relative bargain too, so if you want to show the world your love of toilet humour you know where to go. Right now he’s selling his George Bush Eats Babies tee for just $13.95, perhaps a rather historical subject now, but a good choice for posterity? Anyhoo let’s venture into John’s loo and see what’s up for grabs…

I Have a Fat Chode

The full title is I Have a Fat Chode – It Smells of Rice. If you don’t know what a chode is I am sure you can guess (or look it up) – essentially it’s wider than it is long, each to their own I suppose. It’s not a pretty tee, none of them are, but you have to admit it’s probably one of the most bizarre and funny tees you’ll see in a long while. I’m not quite sure why it smells of rice either, I guess it needs a wash and perhaps the guy should cut back on the vegetarian meals, still the public toilet is about as close as most men will get to a confessional box or even the local doctor. There’s a few traditions at work here, drunk men sharing their most intimate secrets and problems with strangers, boasting wherever possible, and at the same time trying to express themselves in a primordial manner, something akin to a caveman daubing a record of how many woolly mammoths they’ve killed that season. This is as close as most men will get to poetry, reflect. I Have a Phat Chode!…It Smells Like Rice is available in white and black M-XL for $15.95.

Do I Have Emotion? Sorry No. Tee

This is about as close to Zen Buddhism as bathroom graffiti gets. For a closer inspection of this primitive masterpiece in abstract expressionism click here. The Do I have Emotion? Sorry No. Tee looks to be the work of two drunk guys, I could be wrong, but inevitably all questions in men’s toilet cubicles will eventually be answered, and in most cases negatively and facetiously in equal measure. There seems to be a time in all boys’ lives where they will imagine themself as a robot and walk around in an ungainly fashion speaking in a monotone voice and being for the most part generally unhelpful to all concerned. Many of those who can’t kick the habit end up working in Wall Street or politics judging by the state of things these days. If you’re a robot without an emotion chip then head on over to John’s and get this tee in black and white – sizes M – XL for $15.95.

George Bush Eats Babies Tee

Does Geroge Bush Eat Babies? Who knows, it’s a matter of fact that almost all ex-presidents are treated like er… kings? All of them keep hold of the title and will have at least a few secret service agents in tow till the day they drop. I do recall that both the Bushes attend some kind of Illuminati gathering once a year out in the sticks of America somewhere, surrounded by all sorts of high falluting celebrities and other ex-politicians, but I can’t quite imagine them doing this. Call it poetic license, call it drunken exaggeration, call it a classic. Even if he doesn’t eat babies no one really likes the guy (finally everyone sane is allowed to admit it). I and most of the world did stop and stare in shock as the USA voted in this divot, the man could hardly string two words let alone two sentences together, perhaps he does need to try something to help keep the old pea brain ticking along, monkey glands or kangaroo testicles, even if they don’t help it would be hilarious to see him tuck in at that barbecue. One day, many years from now, George will sit on a park bench next to you and tell you that life is like a box of chocolates, do remember to tell him to screw himself when he does. Get this tee for just $13.95, suitably reduced as George is thankfully fading into bad memory.

Drun… Tee

You can’t get more fitting than John’s Drun… Tee. If you find yourself writing this on the wall of a bathroom of a bar of a long suffering bar owner he’s probably gearing up to throw you out anyway. Funny, stupid and somehow iconic, a perfect metaphor for a perfect drunk night out. If you fancy foretelling your own destiny down the pub tonight you can get this tee for $15.95 in sizes M-XL in black and white.

Check out the madness at www.letterfromjohn.com – and make sure you have a tee-total friend to drive you back when you’ve finished showing off yours at the bar ;)

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