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Hostile Hand War Shirts

This Thumb Wrestling T-shirt Features a Quirky Mismatched Graphic

— February 13, 2013 — Fashion
This thumb wrestling t-shirt is the definition of a mismatch. This funny graphic t-shirt features a thumb sticking up ready to thumb wrestle, except it's facing a hand gun. Talk about bringing a knife to a gun fight, what about bringing a thumb to a gun fight?

The t-shirt is a product of Headline Shirts, which specializes in quirky, unique graphic tees. This particular shirt plays on the fun thumb war game where two people grip each other's hands and battle with their thumbs. The object of the game is to pin down the other person's thumb before he or she can pin down yours.

This shirt is designed for a very small niche market. It is the type of graphic t-shirt sure to be found on boardwalks and in flea markets.
Trend Themes
1. Quirky Graphic Tees - The trend of creating unique and quirky graphic tees can be capitalized upon by companies looking to specialize in the niche market and cater to people with a unique sense of fashion.
2. Thumb War Culture - The trend of thumb war culture can be capitalized upon by businesses who create customized and personalized products to engage with people and appeal to their sense of fun and humor.
3. Mismatched Design - The trend of creating designs with mismatched graphics that subvert people's expectations can be capitalized upon by fashion companies who create playful and unconventional designs that appeal to younger audiences.
Industry Implications
1. Fashion & Apparel - The fashion and apparel industry can capitalize on the trend of creating quirkier and unconventional designs to appeal to a niche market of people who enjoy wearing graphic tees.
2. Boardwalk Merchandise - Companies that specialize in selling merchandise on boardwalks and flea markets can capitalize on the trend of creating items that appeal to a sense of fun and humor, such as this thumb wrestling t-shirt that is sure to be a hit among younger audiences.
3. Customized Products - Businesses that specialize in creating customized and personalized products can capitalize on the trend of thumb war culture by creating unique, customized thumb war merchandise that appeals to people's fun and playful sides.
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