So, you know those "Life is Good" shirts?

[Coventina]

Whenever I see one, I think about starting my own line of Buddhist t-shirts that say "Life is Suffering"

(Patent Pending! Or Trademark, or whatever! No fair stealing my idea!)

[TomSlick]

1. In response to a criticism that his novels were too long,

Thomas Conrad replied that a novel could be written on the inside of a matchbook: "He was born, he suffered, he died," but that he preferred to elaborate.

Or as Thomas Wolfe wrote: "“Man is born to live, to suffer, and to die, and what befalls him is a tragic lot. There is no denying this in the final end. But we must deny it all along the way.”

As long as I'm on such a cheerful roll, there's Job 14:1-2: "Man who is born of a woman is few of days and full of trouble. He comes out like a flower and withers; he flees like a shadow and continues not."

[madaboutharry]

2. Yes, but The Buddha taught the one can suffer and be happy at the same time.

I have seen Tee shirts with messages about this.

[Olafjoy]

3. I have seen a line of shirts that were some version of "Life is Crap"

I remember one had a parachutist who landed on a cactus 🌵

[jmowreader]

4. I have no idea how they convince anyone to sell those shirts

The stores are called Genuine Neighborhood Shoppes, and they must be dedicated to the Life is Good line - yes, that means you can't sell anything but Life is Good in your Life is Good store. Unless you already owned five or six other stores, you couldn't afford to be in that business.

[Harker]

5. My wife has a pair of pajama pants that say that.

Funny thing is, I'm not sure I've ever heard her say it.