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Posted by Starbug (# 15917) on :
 
Hubby and I have just returned from the International Beatle Week in Liverpool. We go every year, as we are avid fans of the Fab Four. I was wondering whether any other shipmates would admit to belonging to any fan clubs, appreciation socities etc. So, who (if anyone) is on your T-shirt, badges/buttons, shoe laces etc?
 

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Posted by BessHiggs (# 15176) on :
 
Most of my t-shirts promote my own place, but I do have 2 others that I really like. One has the All Blacks logo and reads "I support two teams, the All Blacks and anyone playing Austrailia". The other has a quote from Phil Robertson, AKA The Duck Commander.
 

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Posted by churchgeek (# 5557) on :
 
I'm not in any fan clubs or anything like that, but as far as t-shirts go, I'm known to wear a lot of Detroit or Michigan related t-shirts, including:

-Made In Detroit (which is a clothing brand)
-Imported from Detroit
-(a few plain ol') Detroit
-a GM t-shirt with the word Detroit emblazoned across it
-Sanders "a Detroit original" (Sanders is a candy -company best known for their amazing hot fudges)
-a Made in Detroit t-shirt that says "Made in Hockeytown"
-a couple Detroit Red Wings t-shirts
-a couple Detroit Institute of Arts t-shirts
-a hoodie by Motor City Denim (another clothing company that makes its clothes in Detroit)
-a couple Wayne State University t-shirts (I worked there; it's in Detroit)
-a few University of Michigan t-shirts (my alma mater)
-a couple other Michigan (state of) t-shirts

I think that's it, but I might be forgetting something.

I also have a symbol of Detroit tattooed on my wrist, where you find my pulse, so I guess if there's a fan club for the city of Detroit, I'm at least an honorary member!

I'm trying to buy more plain, no-writing t-shirts and other kinds of shirts, 'cause I'm starting to feel like a cliché of myself.
 

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Posted by Edith (# 16978) on :
 
I still cherish my 25 year old tee shirt saying:

Labour women make policy. Not tea.
 

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Posted by churchgeek (# 5557) on :
 
Oh, but I also have tote bags ("Detroit Lives," Eastern Market, and a glow-in-the-dark on black image of the Great Lakes) and other stuff around the house (tiles, magnets, etc.)

To be balanced, I have a few Oakland bags & so far one shirt, I mean to get more. 'Cause that's where I'm living right now.
 

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Posted by LutheranChik (# 9826) on :
 
Our T-shirts tend to promote Michigan travel -- for instance, right now I'm wearing a Les Cheneaux Islands Wooden Boat Show T-shirt, while DP is wearing a T-shirt advertising Art's Tavern, an iconic bar in Glen Arbor. We also have several Michigan State University (me) and University of Michigan (her) T-shirts.
 

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Posted by PeteC (# 10422) on :
 
The tshirt I am wearing presently reads CJ '97 Kananaskis subcamp.
 

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Posted by Jengie Jon (# 273) on :
 
I have a Nudist T-Shirt. The link is totally work safe, the writer of that book actually sent it to me.

Jengie

[ 28. August 2012, 21:03: Message edited by: Jengie Jon ]
 

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Posted by Moo (# 107) on :
 
I have two T-shirts from the Exchange Hotel in Gordonsville, VA. The hotel was used as a hospital during the Civil War, and it's now a museum.

The reason I like these shirts is that my father was born there. His parents were keeping the hotel at the time.

Moo
 

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Posted by Mama Thomas (# 10170) on :
 
I make a point of wearing t shirts with nothing on them. I buy one occasionally if I HAVE to, like kids selling them at a fundraiser on Pres. Obama's birthday, an ACLU meeting or something.

Did have one done up of a t-shirt featured in the late, great 'Epeli Hau'ofa's book, Tales of the Tikongs.

Front: Over Influenced
Back: Religion and Education Destroy Original Wisdom. (Fundies would challenge me in public on that one!)
 

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Posted by ebeth (# 4474) on :
 
I am wearing a t-shirt with " Talk Nerdy to Me" on it. I picked this up in New Mexico at the National Museum of Nuclear Science and History.
 

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Posted by no prophet (# 15560) on :
 
I have spilled the pasta sauce I made for supper (wine, soya milk, fresh basil and thyme, peppers, onion, 2 varieties of cheese), and the Heavenly Hash ice cream that followed. I expect to next spill tea down my front, and marvel at the lovely and tidier things that some of you wear.
 

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Posted by nickel (# 8363) on :
 
To quote Brian Eno, "The passage of my life is measured out in shirts...." Today's t-shirt featured Red Stripe -- the beer from Jamaica -- and lots of palm trees and beaches. Alas it does nothing for my (in)ability to dance.

A recent favorite t-shirt has a sketch of a border collie, curled up asleep, with the caption "That'll do." Bought in honor of our now six month old puppy. So sweet when she conks out, especially with The Precious Frisbee under her head.

Most of my t-shirts are from various race tracks. They can be so cheap, especially if you're willing to buy last season's designs like I am.

I have several band t-shirts in regular rotation: Rancid, the Clash, the Libertines, BRMC, Brian Jonestown Massacre, the Felice Brothers, and David Bowie ("Heroes" and "Heathen"). Beatles week in Liverpool? sounds great! Is there a special shirt each year? must look it up...
 

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Posted by lilBuddha (# 14333) on :
 
Current pattern is a skull against a gear. the skull is wearing an eyepatch and an antique aviator cap. Its teeth are like gear teeth and there are two pistons crossed beneath.
 

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Posted by Kelly Alves (# 2522) on :
 
This is the t-shirt I slept in last night.

Proudly.
 

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Posted by mousethief (# 953) on :
 
Henry VIII. (From a local Shakespeare company)
 

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Posted by comet (# 10353) on :
 
the only promotional tees I own are from my work - I have three. each one from when I got a lot of beer spilled on me and had to go ransack the tee supply so I could change into something dry.

I actually own the t-shirts for two bands - one I was in and the other I helped manage for awhile, but I don't wear the shirts.

as far as "fandom" stuff - I have a Doctor Who poster in my bedroom. yeah, like a squeally teenage girl. shattap. don't judge me.
 

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Posted by Edgeman (# 12867) on :
 
97% of the t shirts I own are related to the sub-genre of music from which I get my name. I have exactly 2 t shirts having to do with the local baseball team, and that's out of close to 70 t shirts. A few of them have live photos on the back of the vocalists.
 

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Posted by Bob Two-Owls (# 9680) on :
 
I have a lot of metal band t-shirts, currently wearing an Iron Maiden "Number of the Beast" due to the boss being on holiday (he insists on shirt & tie even for us basement dwellers).

My non metallic t-shirts tend to be martial arts related ones from the various dojos I have trained in or just general Bruce Lee/Jackie Chan/Jet Li/Sammo Hung ones my friend gets for me in Hong Kong.
 

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Posted by Snags (# 15351) on :
 
Phew, I was beginning to feel a little odd until Bob posted.

Currently wearing a Dilbert t-shirt, but historically all of my t-shirts were bought at gigs. Unfortunately most of those are of sufficient vintage that the wardrobe has caused them to shrink dreadfully, so the current crop are a mix of bands or vaguely daft quips ("I was never cool", "Rock is dead, long live paper & scissors", just daftness).

Periodically I dig out my "No I will not fix your computer" just for church.
 

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Posted by Chorister (# 473) on :
 
I haven't yet found a scrabble t-shirt, but I do have a scrabble mug.
 

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Posted by Boogie (# 13538) on :
 
I don't wear printed T Shirts - but Mr Boog wears this one very proudly!


 

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Posted by Earwig (# 12057) on :
 

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Originally posted by Starbug:
Hubby and I have just returned from the International Beatle Week in Liverpool. We go every year, as we are avid fans of the Fab Four.

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Originally posted by Earwig:

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Originally posted by Starbug:
Hubby and I have just returned from the International Beatle Week in Liverpool. We go every year, as we are avid fans of the Fab Four.

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Tangent - I was in Liverpool last week as well - I had no idea it was the International Beatles Week, but had a lot of fun dancing in the Cavern Pub to a Brazilian Beatles act!

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Was that the Clube Big Beatles? They're one of our favourite tribute bands. (If they had a bald guy who uses big cardboard 'hands' to get the audience clapping, it was them. They also give out boards with 'Na' written on them, for the audience to wave during Hey Jude. We kept ours. If we go to another Paul McCartney concert, we're going to take them with us.)

@Nickel - Yes, there's a different T-shirt for Beatleweek each year. They have a picture by the American artist Shannon on the front and a list of all the tribute bands who took part on the back. You can see Shannon's artwork here: http://www.theshannongallery.com/

@Comet - Which Doctor is on your poster? (Hope it's the lovely Matt Smith!)
 

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Posted by Earwig (# 12057) on :
 

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Originally posted by Starbug:
Was that the Clube Big Beatles? They're one of our favourite tribute bands. (If they had a bald guy who uses big cardboard 'hands' to get the audience clapping, it was them. They also give out boards with 'Na' written on them, for the audience to wave during Hey Jude. We kept ours. If we go to another Paul McCartney concert, we're going to take them with us.)

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Aw, they sound amazing! No, we saw the BlueBeatles, who were very good but did not have cardboard hands.

I used to have some great tshirts designed by John Allison of the webcomic Scary Go Round, including this "Ukes not Nukes" one. But I grew too fat for it.
 

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Posted by JB (# 1776) on :
 
Summers, three days per week at the two informal offices, I wear pocket tees so the pen has a place.

For special occasions, the TIGHAR tee.

But for special occasions with shipmates both Motherboard and I wear shirts from various Colorado and New Mexico shipmeets.
 

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Posted by QLib (# 43) on :
 
My favourite T-shirt (second-hand) has Carpe Diem*. I also have a Finland one which I feel is a bit of a cheat. I've visited Helsinki three times, but each time for only three or four days, never in autumn or winter and not been more than about 50 kms outside the city, so I don't really feel entitled. But it is a great capital city.

*usually translated as Seize the Day, as I expect most people know.
 

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Posted by WhateverTheySay (# 16598) on :
 
The most I have on any of my tshirts is stripes. I prefer to wear plain tshirts.

(edit to correct typo)

[ 29. August 2012, 18:11: Message edited by: WhateverTheySay ]
 

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Posted by balaam (# 4543) on :
 
My favourite is one I had printed. It says PERFETCIONIST.

That is not a typo.
 

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Posted by mousethief (# 953) on :
 
I had one printed years ago that said, "Closet Existentialist."
 

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Posted by Prester John (# 5502) on :
 
At my request my wife made me a shirt last year for Father's Day with a picture of Hugh Beaumont. It says, "What Would Ward Do?".
 

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Posted by Eigon (# 4917) on :
 
Most of my Tshirts with slogans on feature beer, from a Norwich Beer Festival over 20 years ago to a couple of Hobgoblin "British Beer Needs You". I also have one for the Battle of Hastings 2006, and a Starfleet Academy one.
My most recent purchase has the slogan "It is a fact universally acknowledged that a mad man in possession of a blue box must be in need of a companion."
 

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Posted by churchgeek (# 5557) on :
 
Ah, yes - music t-shirts. I have t-shirts for:

Joy Division
The Velvet Underground
Bruce Cockburn
Dead Can Dance
His Name is Alive
The Smiths
The Clash
Vigilantes of Love

and one from the Projekt Festival I attended back in '97 or '98
and one from the very first Detroit Electronic Music Festival (now known as "Movement").

Not music, but I also have a Kids in the Hall t-shirt.

Several of the music shirts I rarely wear out anymore, mostly around the house or to bed. The Smiths t-shirt was for Hatfull of Hollow, and I dyed it orange; the Clash t-shirt I dyed green. Both have faded and been re-dyed several times, but right now are really faded. (RIT dye, you know.) The DCD shirt I sometimes wear out, but it's full of tiny holes. The Joy Division shirt has bleach stains on it, which I've tried to dye, but for some reason that never works.

The VoL, HNIA, and DEMF shirts are too small for me now, so I only wear them around the house or to bed.

I have one Bruce Cockburn shirt that's too small, and one that's too long - that one I bought last year at a concert, and have been meaning to trim & hem it, just haven't gotten to it yet.
 

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Posted by Zacchaeus (# 14454) on :
 

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Originally posted by Starbug:
Hubby and I have just returned from the International Beatle Week in Liverpool. We go every year, as we are avid fans of the Fab Four. I was wondering whether any other shipmates would admit to belonging to any fan clubs, appreciation socities etc. So, who (if anyone) is on your T-shirt, badges/buttons, shoe laces etc?

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I wear a Beatles tee shirt - I bought it in the sales in a supermatket in the south of England for £3.
 

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Posted by Egeria (# 4517) on :
 
I don't usually buy t-shirts with commercial logos (Speedo is the exception), but I do like to bring home souvenir shirts from states, cities and museums I visit--they're inexpensive and when they get worn out I wear them at the gym. So I've got a Maryland shirt with a blue crab, a Rhode Island shirt with embroidered lobster, and a shirt with Luxor embroidered in Arabic and English. Old shirts reserved for the gym are a Chicago House anniversary shirt with a picture of Amun and Mut and a Met Museum shirt decorated with William, the blue faience hippopotamus.
I have also accumulated quite a few Cal t-shirts: an alumni shirt, a football shirt, and four women's basketball shirts, including the one commemorating our WNIT championship from 2010 (I'm a season ticket holder and a member of the booster club--roll on, you Bears .) Two tees celebrating UC's Scripps Institution of Oceanography also reside in my shirt drawer.
 

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Posted by jedijudy (# 333) on :
 
One of my piano students gave me a T-shirt with this picture on it. What a lovely student he is!!
 

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Posted by Dark Knight (# 9415) on :
 

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Originally posted by BessHiggs:
One has the All Blacks logo and reads "I support two teams, the All Blacks and anyone playing Austrailia" .

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That wouldn't surprise me. Good at rugby, literacy ... Not so much.
 

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Posted by Dark Knight (# 9415) on :
 
Oh, and Heisenberg is on my T-shirt right now. Walter White from Breaking Bad.
 

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Posted by Zappa (# 8433) on :
 
Bob Dylan is on six of them. No surprises there. My Van Morrison one wore out.

I might add that Bobby's merchandisers make crap tee shirts ... they look good but come undone quickly.
 

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Posted by Zappa (# 8433) on :
 
Perhaps I should add that shippie Clarence (other half of FD) bought me one that says "not that kind of doctor". I also have one that says "my other shirt has a clerical collar".

Pretentious, moi?
 

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Posted by Scarlet (# 1738) on :
 
My one and only:

Detroit Dog Rescue

...and I'm nowhere near Detroit, but I'm really interested in the plight of all the city's abandoned houses (Bungalows even ) amd the thousands of deserted, stray, roaming dogs.

They've received a lot of press and some amazing donations. I discovered them by watching the national broadcast evening news.
 

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Posted by Jigsaw (# 11433) on :
 

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Bob Dylan is on six of them. I might add that Bobby's merchandisers make crap tee shirts ... they look good but come undone quickly.

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Perhaps I should add that shippie Clarence (other half of FD) bought me one that says "not that kind of doctor".

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Bob Dylan is on six of them. I might add that Bobby's merchandisers make crap tee shirts ... they look good but come undone quickly.

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A bit like his recent UK performances, then?

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Originally posted by BessHiggs:
One has the All Blacks logo and reads "I support two teams, the All Blacks and anyone playing Austrailia" .

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That wouldn't surprise me. Good at rugby, literacy ... Not so much.

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Originally posted by Bob Two-Owls:
I have a lot of metal band t-shirts, currently wearing an Iron Maiden "Number of the Beast" due to the boss being on holiday (he insists on shirt & tie even for us basement dwellers).

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Originally posted by Chorister:
A suitable t-shirt design for a Chorister. (But you will need good glasses, even if you do click on the enlarging square)

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I have just been given, as a present, 'Judean People's Liberation Front.'

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Originally posted by leo:
I have just been given, as a present, 'Judean People's Liberation Front.'

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I want one. Now!

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Originally posted by mdijon:
How dare you sully the purity of the "Peoples front of Judea" by referring to them as 'Judean People's Liberation Front'.

You're worse than a splitter.

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Originally posted by Chorister:
A suitable t-shirt design for a Chorister. (But you will need good glasses, even if you do click on the enlarging square)

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I know the significance of "have a banana"...

But why is it only available for kids? I know several adults for whom it would be perfect.
 

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Posted by Sir Kevin (# 3492) on :
 

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Originally posted by churchgeek:
I'm not in any fan clubs or anything like that, but as far as t-shirts go, I'm known to wear a lot of Detroit or Michigan related t-shirts, including:

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Ford, GMC and Dodge because I have built show displays for these three companies. I often wear them to work, especially the Ford Motorsports shirt because that's what I drive.
 

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Posted by Lord Pontivillian (# 14308) on :
 
I have a couple of Despair wear t-shirts. My favourite has "exaggerators anonymous - ten trillion and growing daily." written on it.
 

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Posted by Pigwidgeon (# 10192) on :
 
The one I wore today featured William Shakespeare -- as do many of my t-shirts, all from my local Shakespeare company.
 

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Posted by Zappa (# 8433) on :
 
Like this, you mean?
 

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Posted by Zappa (# 8433) on :
 
... though one of my fave tees at the moment (not wearing it at this moment) reads

a morning without coffee is like something without something else

That's a very me sort of simile
 

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Posted by Pigwidgeon (# 10192) on :
 

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Like this, you mean?

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Heresy!

 

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Posted by lilBuddha (# 14333) on :
 

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Like this, you mean?

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Heresy!

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Worse, it is elitist drivel. No more valid than attributing the works of the Bard to Kevin Bacon.
 

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Posted by Penny S (# 14768) on :
 
I used to have one with "Romney Marsh* Mountain Rescue" on it, but stopped wearing it when geological field trips took me to areas where the real thing was necessary. And I very much wanted one with "Goodwin Sands** Potholing Club", but never found one on sale.

*Noted for being flat.
** extensive sandbanks in the sea off East Kent UK, occasionally exposed enough for a cricket match.

[ 16. September 2012, 14:53: Message edited by: Penny S ]
 

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Posted by Tree Bee (# 4033) on :
 
Another Beatles fan here- I bought a black t-shirt from the Beatles Story in June.
Their faces are in half light, like in Astrid's photos.

I've also got a blue one from the last Macca concert I went to at the O2, plus a huge green one as was the fashion then, from his Back In the World concert.

Oh yes, and one from the Flowers in the Dirt tour too.

I might be a little obsessed.

I recently threw out my Cliff Access All Areas tour t-shirt!
 

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Posted by Starbug (# 15917) on :
 
[tangent] Obsessed, hmm... I used to wear Beatle boots until the company I bought them from in Liverpool stopped making them for ladies. Very expensive, Italian leather, but each pair lasted for three years so they were worth the investment. Now all I can find is an inferior version of the 'Lennon' boot from Brantano. [\tangent]

I have a T-shirt from the Hard Day's Night Hotel in Liverpool with their logo, which is supposed to be the opening chord. However, several musicians have taken great delight in telling me that the chord is wrong. Not being a musician myself, I have no idea who is right, but now I'm more careful where I wear this T-shirt.
 

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Posted by Penny S (# 14768) on :
 
I have just ordered myself a red one with PLEB & PROUD on it, hopefully in the keep calm and carry on typeface.
I'm not sure where I'm going to wear it.
 

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Posted by Earwig (# 12057) on :
 
Around Downing Street maybe?
 

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Posted by Jemima the 9th (# 15106) on :
 
Oh, I do like the Anglican Hooligan. Might have to get one of those..

My favourite t shirt is pink with "i think you'll find it's a bit more complicated than that" printed on it. I got it off the badscience website.
 

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