How this got out of hand

Truly Tasteless Tees was born in a bar.

Not in a “we had a business plan on a cocktail napkin” kind of way — more like a “did we really just say that out loud?” kind of way.

My husband Chuck and I have spent years collecting wildly inappropriate, slightly ridiculous, laugh-until-you-can’t-breathe phrases during late-night bar conversations. Somewhere between the second round and closing time, one of us would say something so unhinged it had to be documented. So I’d pull out my phone and drop it into my Notes app for safekeeping.

No strategy. No roadmap. Just pure, unfiltered humor.

I’m a graphic designer by trade, with a lifelong love affair with typography. Words matter — but how they look matters too. For years, these phrases just sat there in my phone, waiting. Then in early 2026, I realized something important:

My thoughts deserved better typography.

So I did what any designer with a slightly inappropriate sense of humor would do. I brought them to life.

Truly Tasteless Tees is where bold type meets bold mouths. It’s for people who think it, say it, and aren’t afraid to wear it. It’s laughter stitched into cotton. It’s inside jokes made public. It’s proof that sometimes the most ridiculous things we say are the most honest.

If you’ve ever said something you immediately regretted — but still stand by — you’re in the right place.

Welcome to the collection.