Monkey Wrench
April 17th, 2006 | Published in T-Shirts | 8 Comments
I think I like this shirt because it reminds me of my younger brother, Jim. Despite being my flesh and blood — not to mention sharing a room with me for 17 years — Jim isn’t into the whole indie thing all that much. I’m pretty sure he can’t stand most of the music1, and I know for a fact that he’d rather clean his guns than check his email. Maybe there was a mix up at the hospital…
Even if we do happen to share DNA with one another, that doesn’t mean that we’re going to be into all of the same stuff, I guess. I’d be willing to bet that most identical twins eventually manage to evolve some separate tastes somewhere down the line.
Now while Jim’s “Cowboys From Hell” tee will do for an afternoon of rebuilding his transmission, he knows better than to go out for the evening rocking it if he wants to take a lady home. Since I know his tastes pretty well, I’m fairly certain that this shirt from Spraygraphic Apparel would be right up his alley2. It does a pretty good job of saying, “I know the errant bits of dirt and oil under my nails might betray me as a bit of grease monkey, but at least I know how to dress myself when I’m not under the hood of a car.”
So if you’re a grease monkey — or you just happen to know one — put this tee on your list. Or don’t. See if I care. *sigh* I just thought you might appreciate something nice, that’s all…
P.S. This design is also available in gal friendly sizes and a zipper hoodie. Cheers, yo!
- Let’s just say that he prefers Pantera over The Postal Service, okay?
- Despite the rest of the site being full of shirts that he’d never be caught dead wearing, but I really happen to like.
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April 18th, 2006 at 5:13 am (#)
I guess I am not hip enough, but how does that shirt stand for monkey wrench? I see a tree and the roots are wrenches…
Does this have to do with the Foo Fighters?
April 19th, 2006 at 4:38 am (#)
I’m guessing that it’s an allusion to The Monkeywrench Gang
April 20th, 2006 at 5:07 am (#)
The wrench *is* a monkey wrench, not an ordinary wrench :)
google images for wrench and then monkeywrench and you’ll see how they’re not the same
April 20th, 2006 at 8:55 am (#)
Yeah, I was thinking (hoping) that it was indeed a reference to the monkey wrench gang…Abbey Lives
April 24th, 2006 at 5:01 pm (#)
i know the owners of this company, and they’re fucking snobs to say the least. stuck up as all hell, and faker than astro turf. they’re called spraygraphics, yet neither of these dudes (there’s 2) have ever touched a can of spraypaint in their lives
April 26th, 2006 at 6:05 pm (#)
i thought it was a radical environmentalist reference. you know, throwing a monkey wrench in the works…
May 25th, 2006 at 10:08 am (#)
I wouldn’t recommend ordering from them. They screwed up my order (Sent wrong color hoodie) and won’t reply to my emails or phone calls asking for an exchange. Scumbags!
June 5th, 2006 at 10:45 am (#)
With a little help from my bank I was able to get a hold of them and got the exchange taken care of. I take back the scumbag comment, though I don’t like the fact that they don’t respond to the contact info on their site.