We're adding a new feature here at the T-Shirt Insurgency Blog.   We've noticed that some people, from time to time, have trouble understanding all of our shirts.   This is completely understandable, as some of them are meant to be simply absurd, and can be quite difficult to explain.  

To remedy this, Insurgents and their friends are going to get feedback on which shirts are good and bad from the only source we can all trust, moms.

First up is Battlecat, a longtime supporter of the Insurgency. The transcript follows, told in the first person:

Mom: I looked at aaron's tshirt website today.
Me: What'd you think?
Mom: It's okay.
Me: Yeah? You like the shirts?
Mom:Yeah.
Me: Gonna buy some for christmas?
Mom: Yeah.
Me: Really?
Mom: Oh, i dont know. I was just saying that.
Me: What shirt do you like the best?
Mom: "Best War Ever"?
Me: Yeah! Cause like... it is.
Mom: Yeah that's pretty funny. *small giggle*  But i dont think people in central Wisconsin would buy it for the irony.
Me: What about the other ones? You like "Gay on Tuesdays"?
Mom: I don't get it.
Me: (to Aaron): she doesn't get it.
Mom: I like the About Us page, that's pretty good.
Me: It's all true too. Kyle did play one-on-one with Sprewell.
Mom: Wow.
Me: Do you know what that means?
Mom: No.
Me: Ok.
Mom: But it was pretty funny.
Me: You should read the blog.
Mom: Yours?
Me: No, theirs.
Mom: Aunt April reads your blog every day.
Me: I know, she told me.
Mom: You should call her. What was that other shirt I like?
Me: "Some Blood for Oil"?
Mom: Yes! *laughs loudly* That's funny. They should do a shirt about that mountain where all the nuclear waste is being stored.
Me: Yucca?
Mom: Yes. That's major news, they talked about it a lot in the debate tonight.
Me: That's because it's in Nevada and so was the debate.
Mom: Oh.
Me: Yeah...
Mom: Well I'm glad I'm not from Nevada.
Me: You like "Melancholy Ninja"?
Mom: I don't get it.
Me: He's all sad and stuff.
Mom: I must not be the demographic.
Me: There is no demographic! Fuck the system!
Mom: Yeah! Fuck the system!
Me: How about this.. "Everybody Loves Shay-man," with a Shaman holding a human heart in the air and people behind him like, applauding and shit.
Mom: Mmhmmm.
Me: Mom?
Mom: Yeah?
Me: Everybody loves shaman?
Mom: What's a shaman?
Me: You know.. a spritual being, a guide to the gods?
Mom: Oh, my college educated daughter, you are so smart.
Me: uh. ok. You like your mom hates freedom?
Mom: hahahahahahaha. yes. Remember when I tried telling you a your mom joke?
Me: yeah and you called yourself so fat that you sit AROUND the house. You dumbass.
Mom: haha. yeah.
Me: How about a shirt where an egg, a piece of toast, and a piece of bacon are all wielding weapons and beating up Texas, and the text says "Dont Mess with Breakfast"?
Mom: *loud laughter* i like that. *giggle* don't mess with breakfast. haha. texas sucks, man. remember when i lived there? oh no you dont, you werent born yet.
Me: Miss the hoochie days, do ya?
Mom: Yep.
Me: Did you hear what I just said?
Mom: No.
Me: Dont you pay attention to me?
Mom: I must have ADD. Both of my kids do.
Me: What?
Mom: did you hear what I just said?
Me: No.
Mom: *sigh*
Me: Ooh, what about these two dragons who are looking at each other and one says "wanna get a boca burger?"
Mom: Is that those vegetarian burgers?
Me: Yeah.
Mom: I don't get it.
Me: Ok. Umm.. what about a muffin eating another muffin, and the text says "live and let die."?
Mom: *loud laughter* haha. a muffin eating a muffin.
Me: what about a shirt that just has a picture of an angry orange?
Mom: it could say "orange you mad?!"
Me (to aaron): orange you mad? (aaron shakes his head) (to mom): No.
Mom: Oh.
Me: Orange... julius? Oranges killed the jews?!
Aaron: NO.
Me: Fine.
Mom: What's his deal?
Me: Angry orange.
Mom: Ah. Well, your dad just pulled in.
Me: That's cool.
Mom: If you say so. Ok, I'm gonna go lay down so he doesn't talk to me.
Me: Ok. Love you momma.
Mom: Love you too. Bye.