What happened to theme shirts?

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great_auks@reddit

They still exist but they all look like stuff from /r/ThePack these days

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apsando@reddit (OP)

https://preview.redd.it/mwqj1sc5a8mb1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4235e2a3644bc9b2a90049c61be8a490339e28a7 I got this email and that's what made me think of them

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great_auks@reddit

I guess the dream of the 90s is still alive in Providence

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LMurch13@reddit

Our school banned them. I used to LOVE those. "Co-ed Naked Soccer: Get your kicks on the grass."

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ralncsu@reddit

Big Johnson - everywhere in Myrtle Beach in the 90’s.

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GrunchWeefer@reddit

Ocean City, Maryland checking in. Basically any slightly trashy beach had these.

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handsomeape95@reddit

Ahh yes. I remember the Big Pecker's (Froghorn Legorn image) shirts from Ocean City.

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BirdBruce@reddit

Only the finest attire for vacationing “danny ayshin.”

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GrunchWeefer@reddit

I grew up in Northern VA so I was trying to place what that even means but then I thought about my cousin from Baltimore and it all came together.

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BirdBruce@reddit

The Balmer accent is the finest accent in the Union and I no I will not be elaborating.

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ALoungerAtTheClubs@reddit

Yes, I remember seeing them in the Florida Keys

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My family vacationed in Myrtle Beach ever year and my mom would get so mad at me looking at these shirts. My young innocent self thought the joke of the Big Johnson shirts was that this nerdy guy got all the hot girls. Looking at them now that I get the joke, I hate to admit that they're kinda clever.

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NancyPetersonr@reddit

fxc

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livingdead70@reddit

I was gonna say, these were all over Myrtle Beach SC in the 80s and 90s.

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DiscoLibra@reddit

Breckinridge, CO and other ski resorts, too!

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oldsmoBuick67@reddit

Panama City Beach. The upstairs at Alvin’s Island had a massive collection

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Neon_1984@reddit

Big Johnson had a “the south will rise again” confederate flag collection that all of the redneck kids at my elementary school wore.

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ravenscroft12@reddit

What about the ones that had animals having sex in all the different positions?

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DocBrutus@reddit

God I remember having one of these shirts when I was in middle school/high school. Clearly my parents didn’t give a fuck.

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Odd_Yam1290@reddit

I had a co-ed naked marching band t-shirt. It had a bunch of instruments shaped into a G-clef and said “beat It, blow it, toss it”.

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More_Asbestos@reddit

Hey remember when Big Dogs made 9/11 t-shirts? I do.

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supergirlsudz@reddit

These were banned from my school 😂

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LoowehtndeyD@reddit

No Fear

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EmRuizChamberlain@reddit

Alive and well in the South y’all.

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Final-Highway-3371@reddit

Really? I hope it's old fat guys rocking them

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tayloline29@reddit

Adults should absolutely roll their eyes and move along when the pre teens and new to teenage hood try to be edgy and wear coed naked shirts. I can't believe these shirts were able to get a rise out of adults- over cheesy terrible humor. It cracks me up. Oh no my kid is likes Beer Whizz Coed Naked Drinking with Big Johnson shirts!!

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HurricaneMedina@reddit

Don’t forget Bear Whiz Beer.

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spirit_of_a_goat@reddit

They're all in resale shops with the No Fear collection.

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tayloline29@reddit

And Stussy hats.

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apsando@reddit (OP)

No Fear, good pull.

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Big-Buffalo2252@reddit

I hated these and similar brand so much in the early ‘90s. But it is worth noting that they were a pre-Internet example of memes. That might also answer your question. It’s now much easier and cheaper to communicate something gross and/or unoriginal.

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Greedy_Practice_5327@reddit

Feelings would be hurt. People would be offended...😭

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chrisacip@reddit

I remember Big Johnson Casino - liquor up front, poker in the rear

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redmedbedhead@reddit

I had this one! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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krissym99@reddit

I remember so many kids having Coed Naked shirts in middle school and I was so naive that I didn't even realize they were dirty jokes.

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NJ2SD@reddit

Haha, memory unlocked! I never had a Co-ed Naked shirt, but I did have a few Bear Whiz ones.

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windsyofwesleychapel@reddit

RIP Federal Boob Inspector

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chrisacip@reddit

I always thought it was female body inspector

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Apprehensive_Hat8986@reddit

Oooohhhh. From how much they work with DEA, I always thought it meant "fondles bum insides". Maybe that's just the ones I've met.

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Jonestown_Juice@reddit

Tastes improved, I guess.

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moonbunnychan@reddit

My local mall actually had a Big Dog store!

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doobette@reddit

I remember there was a Big Dogs outlet store in Kittery, Maine.

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Agile_District_8794@reddit

Middle school vice principals nationwide had a conference to do away with them.

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TwainVonnegut@reddit

Coed Naked Wrestling “On the Mat Is Where It’s At!” 🤼‍♀️ 🤼‍♀️ 🤼‍♀️ I was told to turn my shirt inside out or go home in ‘93.

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Fortunatious@reddit

Can you imagine those teachers being surrounded by pre-pubescent youths wearing Dick Johnson t-shirts? I would love to have a heard the conversation in the teachers lounge while they were smoking cigarettes during their planning period.

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AssociateDry1840@reddit

People with purple hair, no jobs, and plenty of time on the internet to complain

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MarvelousVanGlorious@reddit

I had a Big Johnson shirt in high school. They sent me home to change one day because I wore it to school. Needless to say, I took that day off.

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LynxFX@reddit

The only one I got was COED Naked Golf: Never Up, Never In. It was a present from my mom. I was not happy.

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Stonegrinder27@reddit

I heard an anecdote a while back that the companies that originally created these brands couldn't keep up with all of the copycats printing bootleg versions.

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Winter_Afternoon3539@reddit

In my area, that’s where everyone got them from….the flea market. Those shirts and the looney tunes gangster shirts.

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jessek@reddit

The “bought it on vacation” shirts

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PhoneJazz@reddit

Just like the Hard Rock Cafe shirts from [Insert City Here]

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apsando@reddit (OP)

Definitely remember Big Johnson a staple at Cape Cod t-shirt shops.

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jessek@reddit

It was one of the shirts that kids brought back from spring break in Mexico only to have the school administration make them turn them inside out.

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Cactus_Bob_99@reddit

I recently saw Big Dog shirts, I didn't know they were making a comeback.

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cstrand31@reddit

All the cool fat kids had these at the pool.

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supraliminal13@reddit

Huh... they actually weren't vacation shirts or made fun of where I was from. They were never as ubiquitous like No Fear shirts. They always struck me as intended for teen/ college age, but by far they were purchased more by middle- aged dudes who thought they were remaining edgy and hip. I suppose that could have been middle- aged vacationers of course, just that they didn't strike me as travel junk at the time. Just like... No Fear if it had "naked coed" in it and never quite caught on.

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Ginter684@reddit

I remember these. Begged for a Big Dog shirt, got one and wore it only once. Got made fun of for it at school and never wore it again.

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