Notice the granulation that occurs in the frosting shortly after expiration?

Now, if we consult Dr. Vesalius’s De gingerbreadis humani corporis fabrica, we can see that his frosting extensor originates at the medial epicookyle. Such are the wonders of Gingerbread Man physiology. Surely a design as intricate, as well-carved from the slate of genetics is evidence of a higher power at work, no?

“Even a monster such as this?”

Show some respect, Doctor. Even a criminal such as this deserves it in death. He may have been a criminal, and he may be nothing more than crisp baked dough now, but he had a soul.

Yes, Gingerbread men have souls.

Wear this shirt: On your next trip to the Mauritshuis museum in The Hague.

Don’t wear this shirt: If you’re ever going to get tired of explaining it to people. Because you’re going to have to do that a lot.

This shirt tells the world: “I sit exactly in the intersection of people who love baking, art students, and fans of macabre depictions of medical science. It’s a small niche, but it’s my niche.”

We call this color: umbrown mortis

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