When Pigs Fly — Cropped Tee

Description

When pigs fly. The English-speaking world’s favourite way of saying never, and one of the oldest: versions of it have been used to dismiss impossible promises for more than four hundred years. You will hear it about the raise, the apology, the renovation that starts next month.

The joke, of course, is that the pig on this shirt made it. Wings out, clouds behind, entirely airborne. It is a phrase about impossibility worn by people who have quietly decided to try anyway.

Drawn in neo-traditional tattoo style: heavy black linework, eagle wings, a restrained palette and no cuteness anywhere. It reads as flash art first and as a punchline second.

Two versions, one page

Choose Artwork only for the illustration on its own, or With saying to get “When pigs fly” drawn into the composition in its original language. Pick your version above.

The tee

• Bella+Canvas 6882GD · 100% garment-dyed cotton · soft washed hand-feel
• Cropped boxy fit · raw-edge hem · relaxed shoulders
• Sizes S–2XL · every piece dyed after cutting, so no two are identical

Printed on demand, shipped worldwide

Nothing is made until you order it. Your piece is produced at the facility closest to your address — usually within 2–5 business days — and then shipped. Flat-rate shipping: $7.95 in the US, $12.95 everywhere else. Shipping & returns.

More from the same place: browse the collection by country, or read 15 sayings that don’t survive translation.