The Loud Shirt

The adventures of Ozzy and Harriet, transcribed and starring the entire Nelson family, Ozzy, Harriet, David and Ricky. One of the basic differences between Ozzy and Nelson and his next-door neighbor Mr. Thornberry, is their taste in clothes.

While Ozzy tends toward the conservative, Mr. Thornberry goes for more sporty-looking outfits. At this time of year, it's especially noticeable in the wool shirts they wear. Ozzie has solid grays, blues, and tans, while thorny has orange stripes, purple checks, green circles, and several plads that were made in Scotland and immediately deported.

Ordinarily, Ozzie twits thorny about his atrocious taste, but this morning things are different. Now that's a good-looking shirt you're wearing, thorny. Oh, thanks, Oz. You like it? Yeah. Well, the first time in months you don't look like a bad test pattern on a color television state.

Well, frankly, Oz, I feel it's a little conservative. Conservative? Fire engine red with black stripes? It's all right to wear to wedding, but if I'd picked it out myself, I'd have gotten something with a little color in it.

Oh, you mean that was a gift? I found it in my shirt drawer the other day. Catherine must have sneaked it in there. She's got better taste than you. Some of those nightmares you come up with.

Orange, stripes, purple dots, lavender, checks. Well, I've got other shirts besides that one. If I gave Harry to her head, that's what you'd pick out from me. She's probably just trying to jazz you up.

You're usually pretty drab-looking, you know. Look, Barney, I don't have to dress like a peacock to attract attention to myself like you do. Well, at least I'm honest about it. I come right out in the open.