tour of france t shirt

[Lord_Azrael]

Nice shirts. I've found it quite difficult to get good archery related t-shirts etc. anywhere. It looks like I'll have to make my own too, which is easy enough, but the transfer's aren' that brilliant and have a tendency to come off after a few months.

[Ffish]

Originally Posted by phil_r_58

I had one years ago, the logo was "The original tour de France", with the battles on it.

I wore it to work on a dress down day, and got a dressing down. Working at a county council FE college (Lincolnshire), it was thought to be offensive. Was asked to get changed and not wear it again by a senior manager.

You're having a LARF??? Offensive to whom, may I ask? The French, because of their decidedly crap military history? Or the Brits (with whom I assume you work?) because we beat them?

So, let me get this straight, just so I'm right - you wear an item of clothing which states an historical fact, with accurate information on it, and you're lambasted for it? In an acedemic environment too, to boot!!

For goodness' sake, these battles were over 600 years ago - am I right in thinking that they're still fresh in the memories of some of the "offended" parties then? That's PC madness taken to an extreme! Sorry, if it were in my office, I'd wear it and be proud. hmm, in fact....

I could (partly) understand it if you worked with Germans and had a t-shirt that said something like "two world wars and a world cup too", but even then I think most Germans these days accept their history and get over it. Clearly the French think otherwise!

[Ceri Jones]

Remember the nativity is also offensive.

[Ffish]

Originally Posted by Ceri Jones

Remember the nativity is also offensive.

Apparently so - but to whom, exactly? I've spoken to Sikhs, Muslims, Jews and Hindus about our nativity, at quite some length, and none of them find it offensive at all. It's only offensive to vegetarian, tree hugging, Peruvian knitted hat wearing anglo saxons who "think" other religions are offended by it.

The world's gone mad!

[phil_r_58]

Originally Posted by Ffish

You're having a LARF??? Offensive to whom, may I ask? The French, because of their decidedly crap military history? Or the Brits (with whom I assume you work?) because we beat them?

So, let me get this straight, just so I'm right - you wear an item of clothing which states an historical fact, with accurate information on it, and you're lambasted for it? In an acedemic environment too, to boot!!

For goodness' sake, these battles were over 600 years ago - am I right in thinking that they're still fresh in the memories of some of the "offended" parties then? That's PC madness taken to an extreme! Sorry, if it were in my office, I'd wear it and be proud. hmm, in fact....

I could (partly) understand it if you worked with Germans and had a t-shirt that said something like "two world wars and a world cup too", but even then I think most Germans these days accept their history and get over it. Clearly the French think otherwise!

Yup dead right Ffish, things like that are classed as offensive in case it upsets foreign students. As for the nativity, it was banned in some library somewhere in case it upset Muslims wasn't it ?

Funny, my two Muslim mates were upset about it being banned as well. Remember, to them Jesus was a prophet too, just not son of god sort of thing. It was just the mad PC brigade, usually white middle classes. Yet the same place celebrated diwali, while banning nativity, according to the press at the time.

As for me and PC? myself and my mate Carlos got a wigging a few weeks ago. He is a Nicaraguan refugee, been in the UK for 20 years. He's tall, olive skinned and a good looking guy. Speaks with a Spanish/central American accent. Attracts lots of female attention. In a conversation in the library office, I was ribbing him about being the departments 'Latin babe magnet', he was returning fire by calling me a 'bunny boiler magnet'.

We both got a telling off because an unidentified member of staff complained about our racist and sexist conversation. I kid you not.

Oh yes, I wear my new longbow tour of france T-shirt to the pub and get loads of thumbs up, no complaints.

[steve58]

Originally Posted by Ffish

You're having a LARF??? Offensive to whom, may I ask? The French, because of their decidedly crap military history?

For goodness' sake, these battles were over 600 years ago - am I right in thinking that they're still fresh in the memories of some of the "offended" parties then?

I have been married to a Frenchwoman...trust me on this, the French have not forgotten! They haven't forgiven us either and it is on a long list that includes Trafalgar, Waterloo and Margaret Thatcher, among others (brings back memories of the alcohol heavy end of long long family meals at Xmas/New Year).

[gwynn]

Originally Posted by english_archer

Now thats a cool shirt are they for sale and where can I buy one ?

English Bowman is the guy to ask - but I think that there were only enough done for the Purbrook Bowmen squad