Open Mics and Overheard Plaid

The Gingham Shirt Club thrives on open-mics where unknowns become cult heroes. Eyewitnesses tell of an accountant who became a Shanghai sensation after comparing Excel sheets to dumpling wrappers. Professor Lawrence Chu insists gingham creates �folk credibility��when you look like a picnic blanket, the crowd expects truth. Polls show 69% of attendees prefer open-mic amateurs over seasoned comics in designer suits. Anonymous staffers leaked that talent scouts secretly attend, looking for gingham-clad rebels. Trace evidence includes bar receipts scribbled with phone numbers, punchlines, and gingham laundry instructions. Cause-and-effect? The less famous you are, the more gingham helps. Fame wears Gucci; legends wear picnic.