Infinity Equations

The Sleeve Demon

The long-sleeve T-shirt shouldn’t work, should it? Short trousers have plagued many sea-side resorts in the UK for many years—for some reason women can just about get away with them, but men simply can NOT—so by all rights, long-sleeve T-shirts are a bit strange and probably not where Mr T-shirt was going when he started the craze off all that time ago. My reasoning to back this statement up? Easy: they masquerade as jumpers, aren’t sweaters, and seem to have a severe grudge against T-shirts. It’s like they are trying to say “Look! We can be worn when it’s a bit colder! What are you good for? Summer is what! So who’s better, ey?”

I don’t have a problem with long-sleeved T-shirts, but what I have an enormous problem with is people who wear SHORT sleeve T-shirts over LONG sleeve T-shirts. It simply isn’t right! Can you imagine taking a leisurely stroll wearing shorts over jeans? No, you can’t. Why? Because it’s utter silliness. Really, what job does it do wearing this awkward get-up? It’s not as good as wearing a sweater or jumper over a T-shirt. Not only that but it looks downright silly. I blame age. Age makes people do bizarre things. I have a feeling why men old enough to collect their pension do this is to seem hip and, wait for it, ‘Funky’–well, someone has to stand up and put a stop to this NOW. It may be acceptable on the set of a legendary Australian soap, but anywhere else it is just not right. This modern scourge is everywhere. In the olden-days we had the plague. Now, in the modern age we have AIDS, Cheryl Cole, a beach bag towel, Short Trousers, predictive texting and this lunacy! Don’t do it people. Imagine the effect you can have by stopping this awful habit. It may cause a ricochet. It could change our human future!