The shirt reads: “VISIT DIARRHEA COUNTRY” — and underneath, in script, “Where the Lettuce Is Memorable.”
It is drawn as a genuine mid-century travel poster: rolling green hills, a winding road, a sun low on the horizon, a welcome sign and a packed suitcase in the foreground. Beautifully made, completely wrong.
The craft is what sells it. Nothing about the artwork gives the joke away until you read the words, which means it gets a delayed reaction almost every time. For anyone who has had a memorable meal abroad, and for the friend who tells that story far too often.
