Josh Block

“ I WON'T BE NEEDING THESE HANDS ANYMORE!!! ” — Joshua "WorldOfTShirts" Block

Josh Block

Josh posing for a glamour shot at Hoyt-Schermerhorn Station

Name: Joshua Paul Block

Aliases: WorldOfTShirts • Captain • Clone • WorldOfOneShirt • The King of New York

Time Active: 2019 - present

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DOB: 7th August, 2001

Gender: Male

Race: White

Nationality: American

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Parents: Andrea Tobin, Allen Block

Siblings: Jacob Block

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Arcs Involved: Early Life • Adulthood • Coffee and Boba Era • Michael Quinn Era • Homeless Era • First Green Hair Arc • Mr. Based Era • Travel Arc •Tony Bame Arc • Second Green Hair Arc

Joshua Block, also known as WorldofTShirts (Born 7 August 2001), is a 23 year old autistic mentally ill alcoholic social media "influencer" and lolcow who is infamous for his meltdowns, crashouts, and binge drinking. He gained popularity in 2020 on TikTok for coffee reviews, until he spiraled into alcoholism and depravity. He currently resides in New York, although he is technically homeless. He is generally unshaven, covered in stains and intoxicated, wandering the streets of whichever city is unfortunate enough to be graced by his drunken presence. He is frequently referred to as Captain, due to the captains hat that he is notorious for wearing.

Josh has been unemployed for most of his life likely due to his autism, and has no real hobbies or skills, except drinking colossal amounts of alcohol. He drinks constantly, and has been on a non-stop bender for some years now. His popularity on social media has led to many trolls finding him and yelling the catchphrase, "Put the fries in the bag!" which causes him to have a meltdown, better known as a crashout. Crashouts generally involve clamping his teeth down on his hand, waving his arm around in a muppet-like fashion, hitting/kicking/biting/spitting on his victims, screaming slurs or his well known phrases ("I live paycheck to paycheck!", "You unemployed rat!", "You're fucking with the middle class!" "I've only been to [X amount] of countries!", etc.)

Over the years Josh has been involved with many managers/enablers, such as Michael Quinn, Jason "Mr. Based" Itzler, or more recently, Tony Bame. The work of a manager usually involves providing Josh with an endless flow of alcohol, getting him a hotel room, and attempting to stop his autistic booze fueled rage, although most fail to do the latter, resulting in Josh frequently being involved in altercations, being hospitalized, or being arrested. Josh's main revenue stream is from money that his managers give him, or from his illegal tour business that he runs. Josh also has ventured into the music industry, showing up at recording studios to sing covers of songs, usually with the words changed so that the song is about alcohol.

Josh is well known to have many mental issues including autism and paranoia, although many theorize he may have bipolar disorder due to his sudden mood swings, or possible schizophrenia as he has believed in the past that men were after him with knives. Josh appears to have little to no inhibitions, he is known to wander the streets drenched in vomit or alcohol, and frequently pees in the street, on the train or in his pants. Josh is well known to be cruel to animals, he has stomped a fish to death, thrown a fish out a window, and frequently threatens to hit or eat Mr. Based's pets, kicks Frankie the dog, and asked if he could shoot an emu. Over the years, Josh's lack of accomodation, unhygienic lifestyle, and chronic alcoholism have warped his body to become bloated and bent over, with swollen cheeks, pale skin and a red nose, moldy yellow teeth, and lifeless eyes.

Early Life

Main article: Early Life

A young Joshua with his brother and mother

Joshua Paul Block was born on the 7th of August 2001 to Andrea Tobin and Allen Block. Joshua is of Ashkenazi Jewish heritage, but he claims to be Italian through his mother, however her maiden name Tobin is an Irish or Ashkenazi Jewish surname. He has one older brother Jacob Block, who is rumoured to be schizophenic and living in a group home, although this is unconfirmed.

Childhood

Josh was raised in Virginia Beach, Virginia. He frequently claims that his father is a drug addict who abused him and then abandoned his family, and is currently in rehab. Josh was born with autism which resulted in near constant stimming, which can be seen in a video recorded by young Josh while on an Amtrak Train, where he is heard repeating words. Josh became interested in photography and videography when he was eight years old after his grandfather gave him a Nikon camera.

Death of Mother

At the age of 14, Josh's mother died due to ovarian cancer, resulting in Josh moving to Patchogue, New York, where he was taken in by his grandfather, who became his legal guardian. Block attended Patchogue-Medford High School and graduated with a Regents diploma in 2021.

Late Teens and Early Social Media

While living in New York with his grandfather in 2018, Josh's career on social media began when he started posting on TikTok to promote his online custom t-shirt business, World of T-Shirts (he would eventually come to adopt the name for himself). He soon began posting vlogs on TikTok with videos that captured his spontaneous adventures in New York City. Over time, Josh expanded his content with him posting his photography to Instagram.

Coffee and Boba Era

The Coffee and Boba Era was a period in Josh's life just before he met Michael Quinn and began his journey into alcoholism, where Josh posted himself drinking and reviewing beverages, doing harmless internet trends, and being generally wholesome.

Michael Quinn and Spiral into Alcoholism

Josh took his first sip of alcohol on a trip to Cancun before his 21st birthday.

Mr. Based Era and Traveling

Main article: Mr. Based Era

Mr. Based claims he had been informed of Josh by a friend and instructed on how to come in with contact with Josh.

Early Interactions Between Mr. Based and Josh

On July 8, 2023, during a live stream, Jason encountered Josh while the latter was conducting a tour. Upon introducing himself, Jason was rebuffed by Josh, who reportedly shouted "SCRAM, BITCH!" before instructing his tour guests to flee. The interaction lasted approximately one minute.

Approximately one week later, a second encounter occurred between the two. Jason attempted reconciliation by apologizing and offering friendship, prompting a similar reaction from Josh, who again demanded that Jason leave. Witnesses reported Josh shouting "Get him, get him!" while a tour guest to take action against Jason. The confrontation escalated when Josh threw a drink at Jason, who then pursued him. Josh subsequently fled into the street amid oncoming traffic, continuing to shout during the altercation.

Josh and Jason would cross paths once again, during a 2024 solar eclipse viewing.

Early Streams

On May 20, 2024, Jason streamed on Kick with Josh. The details of the stream are unclear, other than that they were at a bar, and Josh abruptly left.

Jason would continue to have Josh on his streams (how many is unclear at the moment), but was banned from the Kick platform on June 7, 2024, possibly due to Josh's outbursts towards donations. Notably, Jason was banned off kick again on June 24, apparently for sexually assaulting fellow streamer Carldo's girlfriend. Jason was once again suspended for one month on July 2, due to a situation where he sexually assaulted a woman, gaining notable attention on Twitter (X).

From this point, the streams with Josh would become notable, as they began happening regularly.

References

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:World_of_T-Shirts
2. https://www.reddit.com/r/WorldOfTShirts/
3. https://wiki.lolcow.city/daniel-larson/World_of_T-Shirts
4. https://youtube.fandom.com/wiki/Joshua_Block
5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Xe5n2YVQIQ
6. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROJTSD20RFU
7. https://www.reddit.com/r/WorldOfTShirts/comments/1bz833e/mr_based_staring_directly_at_the_sun/
8. https://www.reddit.com/r/WorldOfTShirts/comments/1cwyaz7/josh_is_live_on_kick_with_groomer_mr_based/
9. https://www.reddit.com/r/WorldOfTShirts/comments/1dar4s1/looks_like_mrbased_got_banned_on_kick_not_too/