Uberfluff

There are a few things that I was forced to leave out of the Daily Fluff rant on t-shirts.  (Due to space considerations as well as the desire not to seem totally insane.)  The thing is, I understand the appeal of the cutesy retro t-shirt--I have one myself (with the Transformers on it, if you must know).  But the point is that I could have legitimately worn a Transformers shirt back when they weren't stylishly cut and distressed.  My youngest sister, however, would only have the faintest memory of that period, and she's more of the demographic for that shirt than I am.  Why on earth would you want to appear nostalgic for a period that you can only barely remember?  I feel the same way about music.  I thought that some of the 70s and early 80s nostalgia was pushing it a bit when I was in college, as most of my peers were in the diapers and coloring books stages of life for a lot of that period.  I suppose that they could technically have memories of enjoying Soft Cell and Flock of Seagulls, but it seems to be pushing things a bit.  And yet, at every single party, someone would put on "Tainted Love."  I understand the argument that it's a good song, which can help it last forever, but is it really that good?

Oh, and one other thing--that stupid Transformers t-shirt of mine has to be hand washed and dried flat.  What the hell!!??  Since when does a t-shirt need complicated washing instructions?  That more or less sums the whole thing up for me.

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