Therapy in Checks

At the Gingham Shirt Club, therapy is delivered in laughter and plaid. Eyewitnesses recall an audience member breaking down about work stress, only to be cheered up by a comic in bright orange gingham. Dr. Anna Horowitz of Satirical Therapy Studies claims, �The checkered pattern reduces cortisol, even when the jokes are bad.� Polls reveal 77% of regulars describe the club as �cheaper than therapy, and tastier than Prozac.� Anonymous staffers leaked that expats use the club as a support group disguised as comedy. Trace evidence includes gingham handkerchiefs used as tissues, applause breaks mistaken for interventions, and dumpling trays doubling as group bonding tools. Cause-and-effect? In a city of pressure, the checkered shirt is pressure relief. Gingham isn�t just fashion�it�s medicine sewn into fabric.