Adriana’s Secret Shopping

Almost everyone grows up learning to play Monopoly by the time they are twelve years old. The game is not only traditional, but it is iconic. If by some chance you have not played the game, it is a board game. There is real estate around the board that is increasingly expensive and there are railroads. There is a ‘Go’ space and a ‘Jail’. The object is to own monopolies of properties and have a large flow of cash.

The game can get very intense at times, depending on the seriousness of the players. The officially recognized mascot of the game is Rich Uncle Pennybags. He is an old man in a top hat. This game is much like riding a bike, you never really forget how to play and you seem to always have a love for the game. Perhaps that is why memorabilia is easy to find. It is not difficult to find funny vintage t shirts depicting Rich Uncle Pennybags or some other reminder of the game.

Monopoly is not the only game that can be found on vintage t shirts. There was a time when Atari was the latest and most fashionable in popular games. Atari is an arcade video type system. It would seem antiquated compared to today’s modern systems, but during it’s time it was a must have. The games were simplistic but they were definitely fun to play.

Soon other systems came out on the market and we were introduced to players like Mario and Zelda. Anyone that spent the hours required to save the Princess understands why having a picture of one of those characters on funny tshirts would be nice. After all, in the beginning of the Nintendo systems everyone was just learning to use the controllers. Saving the Princess would probably be easier now than it was then.

The truth is that there are dozens of other games that most of us have played or are at least familiar with. Wearing funny t shirts that remind us of those games can remind us of good times from the past. In essence, they can brighten our day and spirit in a small way. As we go about our day we may forget that we are wearing a shirt that is attracting attention. But others are sure to notice and you are likely to get comments because just like you, they remember the times they played those games.

In a small way you can make the world better – like the song says, you can start with ‘the man in the mirror’. Why not put on a shirt that makes you smile; it’s likely to make someone else smile too!