What's the Deal with the Rope?

It seems the new fashion gear for those "hipster" kids -- you know, the ones who "discovered" the Strokes after they appeared on the MTV Music Awards -- is drawing its inspiration from an old computer game: Oregon Trail.



I see this shirt everywhere. It's the goddamn "Vote for Pedro" of 2006. WTF? I say while we're on this kick that we revive other 80s computer games for kick ass T-shirt ideas. Where's my Where in the World is Carmen San Diego? T-shirt. More importantly, I want a Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards one. That would kick serious ass.