In jailThe question nobody answers
Which goose are you actually buying?
There is not one drawing here, there are four. The jail version has the bird behind bars with a number board, and it is the one most people picture when they say the shirt. The pun version is a plain goose with the joke written under it. The meme version has no goose at all, only the words set in the typeface everyone was using in 2023. And then there is the shirt that just says the four words.
They read completely differently across a chest, they cost different amounts, and almost nobody labels them. So every card here carries its version, every department page can be filtered by it, and this page counts how much of each exists.
The counts below come from 482 items with a current price. Where a product page does not make its version clear, it counts as the plain one rather than being guessed into a nicer bucket.
121 things
Goose in jail
The one most people picture. A goose behind bars, often with a number board and sometimes with a full mugshot frame. It is the biggest group here and the one that reads as a joke from across a room.
In jail
In jail
In jail
In jailPrices are what we last recorded for each item. Every button opens that item on our retail partner's site in a new tab.
88 things
The animal pun
A plain goose and the words underneath, no bars and no drama. This is the version to buy for somebody whose sense of humour you are not sure about.
The pun
The pun
The pun
The punPrices are what we last recorded for each item. Every button opens that item on our retail partner's site in a new tab.
53 things
Meme lettering
No goose at all. The four words set in the lettering that was everywhere in 2023, usually stacked and usually centred. It reads as a reference rather than as a picture.
Meme text
Meme text
Meme text
Meme textPrices are what we last recorded for each item. Every button opens that item on our retail partner's site in a new tab.
220 things
Just the words
Just the words, set straight. It is the quietest version and it is the one that survives being worn to work.
Just words
Just words
Just words
Just wordsPrices are what we last recorded for each item. Every button opens that item on our retail partner's site in a new tab.
The honest count
Four versions, counted
| Version | What it shows | Things | Departments | From |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goose in jail | the goose behind bars, usually with a number board | 121 | 10 | $2.99 |
| The animal pun | a plain goose and the pun underneath | 88 | 10 | $3.99 |
| Meme lettering | the words in meme lettering, no drawing | 53 | 9 | $3.99 |
| Just the words | just the four words | 220 | 10 | $3.55 |