I don’t know if the increasing spring heat is making people more assertive, or what, but there was a lot of pushing and shoving amongst the shoppers at the bazaar today. Perhaps people are irritated because they didn’t get their YouTube fix this morning. In any case, the new season’s fashions are rolling into the bazaar, and I have quite a few selections for you here.
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I’ll admit it, I only took a photo of this because I’m from Texas, where we suck on fish bones while walking cross-legged and shooting skeletons… in our hoverhats.
This has to be the most unfortunate separation of a word I’ve ever seen. The word “little” seals the deal, but “big” would have been even better.
Speaking of little and big… this is the tag inside a t-shirt. Oddly, all the giant shirts on the table appeared to be small.
The Carif Bean Sea, near the coast of Sour Hamerica. Yum.
Line 1: “living yellow summer What sort of person am I?”
Line 2: “I’m an evil anyway crossing and my father and my mother To my father and my mother”
Line 3: “To my teachers I’ a smart,but hard-hearted heartbreaker flying scholl bus anyway cosciense.”
Line 4: “will be teacher and professional with an unpredictable”
Line 5: “To most I qualify as a beautiful student.”
Line 6 and 7: “a small pleasing and up way as spring light on a lake.”
Apparently my daddy is “a distributor of superior quality genes, come workship at the pink alter for here.” I’m pretty sure that last part was intended as “come worship at the pink altar…” Wow. At least it’s an adult’s shirt. Note the double-entendre question mark.
The Trend Of Day for today appears to be a cut-n-pasted story about some singing star named Pearson (can anyone tell from the text whom they’re talking about?).
Yeah, that’s pretty accurate.
Mmmm, peace feast— I’ll have a side of sour hamerica as well, please.
Here’s to a speedy peace feast between my favourite video site and the Turkish government. Have a good evening, folks.
Cackling out loud at these…. especially the appropriately-placed hearts.
Utterly brilliant.
Are you SURE these aren’t dreamed up by some drug-crazed, cynical, severely life-damaged American exile up in the hills somewhere?
Cackling out loud at these…. especially the appropriately-placed hearts.
Utterly brilliant.
Are you SURE these aren’t dreamed up by some drug-crazed, cynical, severely life-damaged American exile up in the hills somewhere?
Nobody cares about writings on tshirts here in Turkey.
It’s unbelievable, it’s like a sin.
If you know less… Better.
As you can see 🙂
I see lots of poor people at the streets who wears
Gucci, Lacoste or other widely known trademarks.
Of course they wear ‘pirated’ ones and
I suspect that they know about what they wear,
If it’s cheap, it’s good, no need to know more.
I’d like to thank you for all your work.
It’s an important research for me.
With help of your blog,
I get a chance to see ourselves from a different point…
From out of the box.
Keep blogging 🙂
Nobody cares about writings on tshirts here in Turkey.
It’s unbelievable, it’s like a sin.
If you know less… Better.
As you can see 🙂
I see lots of poor people at the streets who wears
Gucci, Lacoste or other widely known trademarks.
Of course they wear ‘pirated’ ones and
I suspect that they know about what they wear,
If it’s cheap, it’s good, no need to know more.
I’d like to thank you for all your work.
It’s an important research for me.
With help of your blog,
I get a chance to see ourselves from a different point…
From out of the box.
Keep blogging 🙂
That’s a wonderful blog that you have Melissa! And your collection of ‘surreal’ clothing is brilliant. I didn’t even notice those absurdities when I was living in Turkey, probably because I was simply ignoring the contents by avoiding the aesthetic mess on them. I’m studying in France now and it’s your blog that makes me miss home! 🙂
I really would like to know where those clothes come from, what company produces them, and especially who… umm, “designs” them. Apart from the potential theories (the designers are working so hard that they’re completely lost, too many drugs around the workplace, a cynical pedophile taking revenge, collective brainwashing organised by the CIA, etc), I would be very amused if it turned out to be a very sophisticated art project, the magnum opus of the 21st century’s Andy Warhol…
After looking -and laughing with tears in my eyes- to all of them, I started to get used to them actually; they seem to have an internal logic of some sort, a profound philosophical meaning, and of course a indeniable sense of beauty. They destroy all commercial content, twist all possible message, and create the ultimate representation of nonsense. Pure innocence or corrupted genius; in any case I find them sublime. Or maybe I think so because I’m Turkish after all… 🙂
That’s a wonderful blog that you have Melissa! And your collection of ‘surreal’ clothing is brilliant. I didn’t even notice those absurdities when I was living in Turkey, probably because I was simply ignoring the contents by avoiding the aesthetic mess on them. I’m studying in France now and it’s your blog that makes me miss home! 🙂
I really would like to know where those clothes come from, what company produces them, and especially who… umm, “designs” them. Apart from the potential theories (the designers are working so hard that they’re completely lost, too many drugs around the workplace, a cynical pedophile taking revenge, collective brainwashing organised by the CIA, etc), I would be very amused if it turned out to be a very sophisticated art project, the magnum opus of the 21st century’s Andy Warhol…
After looking -and laughing with tears in my eyes- to all of them, I started to get used to them actually; they seem to have an internal logic of some sort, a profound philosophical meaning, and of course a indeniable sense of beauty. They destroy all commercial content, twist all possible message, and create the ultimate representation of nonsense. Pure innocence or corrupted genius; in any case I find them sublime. Or maybe I think so because I’m Turkish after all… 🙂
I know exactly what you mean about the internal logic… it seems now that I’m confused if I don’t see the word “department” on a t-shirt these days. I love these shirts and I love bringing them to you guys. I’m glad you enjoy them.
I know exactly what you mean about the internal logic… it seems now that I’m confused if I don’t see the word “department” on a t-shirt these days. I love these shirts and I love bringing them to you guys. I’m glad you enjoy them.
Just came across your blog through LOLCODE blog and I love it. Being a Turk now living in America, I relate to a LOT of the stuff you write. The absurdities of Turkey amuse and fascinate me as well.
PS: the first image is not just a random cartoon cowboy. It’s a popular French cartoon and comicbook character named Lucky Luke–Turks call him “Red Kit.” The joke about him is that he can draw his gun so fast…he can even shoot his own shadow. But instead he is shooting a skeleton here, which is weird.
When I was a child he was very popular in Turkey, and in fact those comicbooks still look like surprisingly loving portrayals of American culture considering that they were written by a Frenchman.
Just came across your blog through LOLCODE blog and I love it. Being a Turk now living in America, I relate to a LOT of the stuff you write. The absurdities of Turkey amuse and fascinate me as well.
PS: the first image is not just a random cartoon cowboy. It’s a popular French cartoon and comicbook character named Lucky Luke–Turks call him “Red Kit.” The joke about him is that he can draw his gun so fast…he can even shoot his own shadow. But instead he is shooting a skeleton here, which is weird.
When I was a child he was very popular in Turkey, and in fact those comicbooks still look like surprisingly loving portrayals of American culture considering that they were written by a Frenchman.
…he can even shoot his own shadow.
I should have said he can even outdraw his own shadow. Anyone can shoot his shadow, but outdrawing your shadow–that ain’t so easy.
…he can even shoot his own shadow.
I should have said he can even outdraw his own shadow. Anyone can shoot his shadow, but outdrawing your shadow–that ain’t so easy.
@Volkan: I am so glad you commented about this, I’m always curious to learn where they get the ideas for these things… like you said, the skeleton is just so random.
Where in the States do you live? How did you end up there?
Anyway, thanks for stopping by, hope you stick around and keep giving your insight.
@Volkan: I am so glad you commented about this, I’m always curious to learn where they get the ideas for these things… like you said, the skeleton is just so random.
Where in the States do you live? How did you end up there?
Anyway, thanks for stopping by, hope you stick around and keep giving your insight.