when i was younger, circa mid high school, i had this t.shirt. it was grey. on the front was blue plastic print displaying the word “ROCK”. above the word, in the same plastic was a cluster of white baby chickens. i recall purchasing it at some going out of business sale somewhere. either way, when i bought it i thought it was probably one of the strangest shirts i had ever seen. it said rock, and there were baby animals. and i like the word rock by itself, referring to the earthly material. years later, upon seeing the shirt in an old photograph, i realized that the baby birds were a pictorial representation of the word “chicks” which is also a terminology for girls. so in fact, the shirt said “chicks rock.” i had no idea. and was very dumbfounded at this newfound insight. i thought at least they could have had a picture of a rock, or just the word chick. why did they have to mix it up like that. all those years, i was wearing a t.shirt i thought was funny because it was so strange. when i reality, i was displaying, on my tits mind you, a stupid little, very explanatory slogan about how my gender “rocks.” whatever that means. the worst part being, i don’t know if i should be embarrassed or proud of myself for being so daft. recognizing the abnormalities of my brain; i feel this way often.