Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2020/08/11/sales-of-classic-yo-semite.html
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I remember reading it as Yo-smite
Who says Donald Trump isn’t good for business? He’s a regular Ronald McDonald, Mayor McCheese, Grimace, and Hamburglar all rolled into one.
Been wearing that tee for over 10 years.
Hamberderer
I bought a couple.
Option to buy RBG Judgemints at checkout was nice.
The museum is in financial trouble (moreso even than all other museums currently - they entered bankruptcy protection weeks before COVID, making them ineligible for a PPP loan). These shirts really help support their continued existence.
I would like a t-shirt rocket.
I’m ashamed to say i though it was pronounced yose mite for years. In my defence, i’m a brit, i’d only ever read it, and never made a connection to when i heard it.
I thought yosemite sam was spelt yo samitty sam…
It’s really not designed for repeat visits. One whiff of that pile of shoes is enough for anyone.
That is a beautifuil ftfy.
Probably needs a wash by now.
Thigh-land please
Growing up with friends with Japanese immigrant parents, I first heard it as “Yo-seh-Mee-tay”, then figured out after seeing it written that it was the same as “Yosemite Sam”…
I wish there was a link to buy one. I don’t expect to ever get out to Yosemite National Park.
That’s a different museum (and, being part of the Smithsonian, has a totally different set of funding issues).
This one is in Philadelphia and is about the American Jewish experience.
There is:
Wouldn’t that be giving him way too much credit?