One of my pending holiday companions wants to make his Palm Springs ingress dressed in the height of Spo-fashion; he asked me to make for him a new shirt. ‘Send me three yards of fabulous fabric’ I instructed him. He sent some – and this is the end product.
I’m pleased as punch it turned out well Usually there is a hiccup or blemish but this one did not have such. It is shirt #109 – can you imagine?
The pattern was peculiar to me. I thought to enter it as “The punctuation shirt”. A few Facebook comments got me to connect the dots and have a revelation: it is a grawlix shirt!
Grawlix (n.) : a series of typographical symbols used in text as a replacement for profanity. Example: @#$%&!
I don’t know if this is my friend’s intent; he is not known for his salty lexicon. I merely hope it fits and he likes it.
Spo-Reflections 
36 comments
February 11, 2019 at 7:04 AM
David Godfrey
Looks like fun, I would have thought engineer or mathematician on the pattern. My mother taught me to never say some of the words that I think.
February 11, 2019 at 7:36 AM
Urspo
I too grew up in a household that did not use bad language. It was considered not nice and a sign of poor character.
This shirt is turning into a sort of Rorschach test everyone sees something different in it. I thought is a sort of ‘editor’ shirt.
February 11, 2019 at 10:55 AM
Debra She Who Seeks
Well, “grawlix” — you’ve taught me a new word today, thanks! The shirt looks @#$%& great!
February 11, 2019 at 11:52 AM
Urspo
thank you! and don’t swear!
February 11, 2019 at 11:10 AM
rjjs8878
That is one festive shirt!
February 11, 2019 at 11:53 AM
Urspo
Sometimes I get a fabric I am not certain of, only to discover when it’s put together it turns out better than I thought it would. This shirt seems to be one of these fortunate types.
February 11, 2019 at 12:38 PM
Old Lurker
The shirt contains a number of symbols not often found in profanity, such as > and =. My vote is that the shirt is less profane than you suggest.
February 11, 2019 at 12:48 PM
Urspo
Let us hope so; don’t want no saucy impudent shirts to ruin me reputation!
February 11, 2019 at 3:06 PM
anne marie in philly
I want to see pix of the lucky wearer! you are a master tailor AND a fucking genius; no grawlix here!
February 11, 2019 at 8:31 PM
Urspo
It was Larry H “Cubby’ who requested it; I hope he lets me send you a photo
February 12, 2019 at 6:10 AM
anne marie in philly
squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! cubbykins will look totes adorbs in that shirt!
February 11, 2019 at 4:01 PM
Chris N
Wow, you are really talented!!! I use to love sewing, now only easy things like napkins etc. It will fabulous in Palm Springs. I hope it’ll be warm down there, we are in the middle of a deep freeze:(
February 11, 2019 at 8:32 PM
Urspo
thank you
I am watching PS temperatures ; right now it doesn’t look too good.
February 11, 2019 at 4:11 PM
Mistress Borghese
And what’s not to like!!!
Now if I ever need a tropical gown, I know you to call. Just think Spo-Creations on the drag runway!
February 11, 2019 at 8:32 PM
Urspo
Wow! I never thought to inspire to that!
February 12, 2019 at 6:13 AM
anne marie in philly
I could see lady bunny wearing a spo-creation!
February 11, 2019 at 5:01 PM
mcpersonalspace54
Quite a fun shirt!
February 11, 2019 at 8:33 PM
Urspo
Spo-shirts tend to go towards the whimsical.
February 11, 2019 at 5:02 PM
Steven
A beautiful work of art with a great selection on button color!
February 11, 2019 at 8:33 PM
Urspo
thankyou
the buttons were to match the punctuation marks
February 11, 2019 at 5:03 PM
Steven
A beautiful work of art with a nice selection on button color! Great job!
February 12, 2019 at 7:23 AM
Urspo
thank you
February 11, 2019 at 7:29 PM
glen
Beautiful!!! Your companion should be very happy and stylish, too!
February 11, 2019 at 8:33 PM
Urspo
Let us hope so.
February 11, 2019 at 10:16 PM
Raybeard
Well, stab me vitals – but that’s a classy one!
February 12, 2019 at 7:24 AM
Urspo
What an expression! Is it yours or a common one around your neck of the woods?
February 12, 2019 at 9:21 AM
Raybeard
I think it comes from John Vanbrugh’s Restoration period play, ‘The Relapse’ (at least that’s as far as I can track it down to a likely source) -, said regularly by one Lord Foppington in the manner of “Gadzooks’ or the later ‘Cor Blimey!’. I have the play, whichever one it really is, on audio cassette somewhere, but as I have hundreds of such tapes it would entail a major search, and then Id have to play it – but I think that’s as far as I can go at the moment, even with Google’s help.
The play’s a comedy, of course, and one of it’s lightest moments is when the said Lord Foppington receives a wound (by sword?) and exclaims – “Stab me vitals! You’ve stabbed me vitals!”
And, no, I’ve never heard anyone else use it.
February 11, 2019 at 11:40 PM
wcs
Fan-f#$%ing-tastic!
February 12, 2019 at 7:25 AM
Urspo
hohoho
Do you swear in English or in French? which is more efficacious in relieving upset?
February 12, 2019 at 10:40 PM
wcs
Depends on the situation. Mostly English, as it comes naturally in the moment. That said, a good “putain de merde !” always feels good.
February 12, 2019 at 12:26 AM
Ravager619
I absolutely love this shirt! Bravo!
February 12, 2019 at 7:25 AM
Urspo
It seems to be very popular. I thought it would be ‘meh”. One can never predict these things.
February 12, 2019 at 4:31 AM
Moving with Mitchell
I love this fabric and of course the shirt. I’m still looking for MY Spo fabric!
February 12, 2019 at 7:26 AM
Urspo
3 yards! Keep it in mind!
February 12, 2019 at 4:37 AM
Todd Gunther
I swear that is a great looking shirt.
February 12, 2019 at 7:26 AM
Urspo
hohoho I get your nuance