Once upon a time, funny message t-shirts were the province of frat boys and other guys with beer bellies. Then they began to grow in popularity were adopted by fashion designers and hipsters. Then they ended up on small children who could hardly protest. (I'm guilty of this--my kid had a shirt that said "Cereal Killer.") Now there's a real explosion of message tees for pregnant ladies. Shirts that say "Knocked Up" and "Baby on Board" don't even begin to scratch the surface. 

I have mixed feelings about this trend. Of course pregnant ladies should be able to flaunt some funny expression if they so desire. However, the majority of these shirts, like the majority of all message shirts, are highly stupid and doomed to be someone's bright idea for a shower gift. So here's my top three best and worst maternity message tees for the week.

Worst:

1. "Pregnant is the new sexy." Let me reiterate this: Unless you are a female rapper, saying "I'm sexy" under any circumstances is just irritating, true or not.

2. "I have milk." Yes, we know you will, though you probably don't now. Either way, we don't always wanna think about it.

3. "The Princess is Pregnant." What, you work at Disney? No princesses.

Best:

1. "If you didn't put this baby in here don't even think about touching my stomach." Finally, a useful shirt.

2. "The baby wants cake." Perhaps it's a bit trite, but I've always been fond of that sentiment.

3.  "My fetus can beat up your fetus." I'm just a fan of violence, I guess.

Feel free to voice your opinion on this vital issue or add any you've seen that are great or suck eggs.