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Re: We've got a new T shirt too.

Posted: Thu May 14, 2020 2:52 pm
by Teetosugars
Bearbonesnorm wrote: Thu May 14, 2020 2:06 pm
No.
just no.
Because?
Like Mick said, as another Ex-Army, it screams of Walt.

And belittles the lads of A,B,D& G..

Re: We've got a new T shirt too.

Posted: Thu May 14, 2020 4:28 pm
by Bearbonesnorm
And belittles the lads of A,B,D& G..
Never my intention at all. I have the upmost respect, let's consider the idea scrapped.

Re: We've got a new T shirt too.

Posted: Thu May 14, 2020 4:38 pm
by Cheeky Monkey
Bearbonesnorm wrote: Thu May 14, 2020 4:28 pm
And belittles the lads of A,B,D& G..
Never my intention at all. I have the upmost respect, let's consider the idea scrapped.
Crikey, they're tough buggers in the SAS, I doubt they'd give a flying fig tree about that T design :cool:

I am chuckling at the idea of various shapes and sizes of your average bike-packer wearing said design and the idea that many of them care to pretend to be forces though. From the scrawny racing snakes to the clydesdales amongst us all mincing about :lol:

Hey ho, funny what inadvertently presses buttons sometimes :cool:

Re: We've got a new T shirt too.

Posted: Thu May 14, 2020 4:41 pm
by ScotRoutes
I've no idea what A and B stand for but D&G appears to be a make of sunglasses.

Re: We've got a new T shirt too.

Posted: Thu May 14, 2020 5:02 pm
by PaulB2
ScotRoutes wrote: Thu May 14, 2020 4:41 pm I've no idea what A and B stand for but D&G appears to be a make of sunglasses.
A,B, D & G are the 4 squadrons of the SAS

Re: We've got a new T shirt too.

Posted: Thu May 14, 2020 7:01 pm
by Jurassic
Bearbonesnorm wrote: Thu May 14, 2020 4:28 pm
And belittles the lads of A,B,D& G..
Never my intention at all. I have the upmost respect, let's consider the idea scrapped.
That's a shame imho but fair enough if it upsets people.
Wonder if I should stop wearing my Tour de Yorkshire jersey? I've never actually ridden the Tour de Yorkshire and I'd hate to offend any of the pros who may think I'm a wannabe. I'm being facetious obviously........😝

Re: We've got a new T shirt too.

Posted: Thu May 14, 2020 7:37 pm
by Bearbonesnorm
Maybe summat Ninja instead :-bd

Re: We've got a new T shirt too.

Posted: Thu May 14, 2020 8:20 pm
by Taylor
ScotRoutes wrote: Thu May 14, 2020 4:41 pm I've no idea what A and B stand for but D&G appears to be a make of sunglasses.
I was thinking it was Dumfries and Galloway. :geek:

Re: We've got a new T shirt too.

Posted: Thu May 14, 2020 8:21 pm
by ScotRoutes
Ayrshire, Borders, Dumfries and Galloway. That works

Re: We've got a new T shirt too.

Posted: Thu May 14, 2020 8:32 pm
by Taylor
ScotRoutes wrote: Thu May 14, 2020 8:21 pm Ayrshire, Borders, Dumfries and Galloway. That works
:-bd

Re: We've got a new T shirt too.

Posted: Thu May 14, 2020 8:53 pm
by RIP
Jurassic wrote: Thu May 14, 2020 7:01 pm if it upsets people.
Not all. I know a current and an ex and when shown they both "LOL"'d. Admittedly they are quite, er, robust. Reckon they'd get on with Stu quite well actually.

Re: We've got a new T shirt too.

Posted: Thu May 14, 2020 9:09 pm
by benconnolli
Ninjas "leave no trace"

Re: We've got a new T shirt too.

Posted: Thu May 14, 2020 9:09 pm
by ScotRoutes
FWIW, I have no issue with a bit of irreverence. I just didn't like the design :lol:

We had these jerseys/gilets done a few years ago
ImageDSC00285 by Colin Cadden, on Flickr

ImageDSC00288 by Colin Cadden, on Flickr

I'll be honest - I declined to take it with me when I did my LEJOG with a group for Marie Curie - the cancer charity.

Re: We've got a new T shirt too.

Posted: Thu May 14, 2020 9:30 pm
by macinblack
The principle was sound and amusing but you would probably have to point out the humour to most folk who would just see the motif and not read the wording.

Perhaps go with a similar theme - What about the Space Corps? (as in open space,) you could have a groovy motif with suitable slogan. After all, one or two of us are not of this planet :wink:

Think along the lines of "To boldly go where no man has gone before" etc.

Re: We've got a new T shirt too.

Posted: Fri May 15, 2020 9:27 am
by Jurassic pusher
These tee shirts proved popular on last years Tour Divide, some cheap `civvy` clothes for the racers who scratched!

Re: We've got a new T shirt too.

Posted: Fri May 15, 2020 12:13 pm
by composite
macinblack wrote: Thu May 14, 2020 9:30 pm The principle was sound and amusing but you would probably have to point out the humour to most folk who would just see the motif and not read the wording.

Perhaps go with a similar theme - What about the Space Corps? (as in open space,) you could have a groovy motif with suitable slogan. After all, one or two of us are not of this planet :wink:

Think along the lines of "To boldly go where no man has gone before" etc.
I'm likely to go for something like that, conceptually anyway.

Re: We've got a new T shirt too.

Posted: Fri May 15, 2020 3:23 pm
by fatbikephil
jameso wrote: Thu May 14, 2020 2:34 pm Just thinking how someone might look wearing one in the wrong place or in front of someone to whom that logo may have all kinds of links.
Ere Stu, hows about a red skull with red wings sticking out the side :lol:

Re: We've got a new T shirt too.

Posted: Fri May 15, 2020 3:52 pm
by Scud
As another one who is ex-army, at least this was humorous, i mistakenly joined a FB Group called Wild Camping UK, blimey that was Walter Mitty central as they all got themselves into a lather over their 4kg doss bags and "tactical" torches producing dull Youtube vids, usually accompanied with a love of knives and setting fire to stuff, whilst dressed in some 30 year old german/dutch/US gear (never British gear some reason...)

Re: We've got a new T shirt too.

Posted: Fri May 15, 2020 5:02 pm
by Bearbonesnorm
Ere Stu, hows about a red skull with red wings sticking out the side
Ooh I couldn't be responsible for the outcome of that Phil. :wink:

Re: We've got a new T shirt too.

Posted: Fri May 15, 2020 5:21 pm
by Pickers
RIP wrote: Thu May 14, 2020 8:53 pm Not all. I know a current and an ex and when shown they both "LOL"'d. Admittedly they are quite, er, robust. Reckon they'd get on with Stu quite well actually.
Is that troops or wives Reg?

Re: We've got a new T shirt too.

Posted: Fri May 15, 2020 6:45 pm
by RIP
:lol:

It can be hard to tell the difference sometimes. Here's Mrs Perrin in full flow:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLJ8ILIE780

Re: We've got a new T shirt too.

Posted: Fri May 15, 2020 8:20 pm
by BigdummySteve
Democratically and humanity have always been trademarks of the British army. =))

Classic

Re: We've got a new T shirt too.

Posted: Fri May 15, 2020 8:50 pm
by BigdummySteve
On a more Serious note a good skydiving friend was ex SAS, Nish did some serious sh!t in defence of our country. I’m quite sure he’d not been offended if he was still here, unfortunately he fell victim to the ‘regiment disease’

The book ‘Freefall’ by Tom Read documented his journey, the final conclusion happened a while after publication, when we heard the news that someone had jumped from an airplane without a parachute on route from Spain we knew it was Nish.
The Cessna they were flying in was icing badly and his girlfriend decided to put it down at Brize Norton rather than our DZ at Hinton.
His last words before they approached BN were “they can’t keep me in prison forever” He then opened the door and found peace.

The sun ‘Newspaper’ printed a picture of his body in the field with the headline ‘NUTTER JUMPS FROM PLANE WITHOUT PARACHUTE!’

500+ people attended his funeral, none of them would have been offended but out of respect I wouldn’t.

Re: We've got a new T shirt too.

Posted: Fri May 15, 2020 10:20 pm
by Roobell7
BigdummySteve wrote: Fri May 15, 2020 8:50 pm On a more Serious note a good skydiving friend was ex SAS, Nish did some serious sh!t in defence of our country. I’m quite sure he’d not been offended if he was still here, unfortunately he fell victim to the ‘regiment disease’

500+ people attended his funeral, none of them would have been offended but out of respect I wouldn’t.
I used to maintain Nish's Cessna. A nicer guy you couldn't wish to meet. :cool:

Re: We've got a new T shirt too.

Posted: Fri May 15, 2020 10:43 pm
by jameso
Bearbonesnorm wrote: Fri May 15, 2020 5:02 pm
Ere Stu, hows about a red skull with red wings sticking out the side
Ooh I couldn't be responsible for the outcome of that Phil. :wink:
Do it, sounds like a spoof metal band T..