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Original poster

to think TShirt manufacturers will print any old shit on a TShirt...

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SlightlyJaded · 09/09/2015 13:07

...and someone will wear it.

I am referring specifically to nonsensical slogans.

Today I have seen grown men sporting:

Arizona Denim Factory
So Much Fun
Ruddy Brown's Fishing Tackle
Organic Tee
Authentic Cotton Club

What the actual fuck does any of it refer to?

I guarantee the Arizona Denim Club was almost certainly a UK supermarket and I doubt that Ruddy Brown person has ever fished in his life.

People really will walk around spouting any old nonsense on their chests won't they. And they are getting even more ridiculous and meaningless.

They annoy me.

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MrsRossPoldark · 09/09/2015 13:13

I agree! One of my pet hates is paying a 200% markup just to have the store's names on a Tshirt - SuperDry you are so guilty of this!

Hoppinggreen · 09/09/2015 14:33

I think theses t shirt manufacturers have some sort of random word generator to come up with this shite
" ok guys, so today we will be printing " Casper bottom wash" on all of them"
" but what does it mean boss?"
" no idea but neither will the punters so they will assume it's cool"

queenmools · 09/09/2015 14:40

My ex once had one that said chicken and fixings. Cost him about ??80. Knob

DawnOfTheDoggers · 09/09/2015 14:44

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AlphabetStew · 09/09/2015 15:02

Random words is sooo pass??. Random letters are the next thing.

Hfwtjv pvqai v dqkm
Gewop klxt rerrerrpm czdo
Sdtno gk lkdok wdgrws

AlphabetStew · 09/09/2015 15:04

Em, random punctuation is apparently a thing too 'pass??' = 'passe'

Elledouble · 09/09/2015 15:05

...Weeping Bicycle Monkeys...

There was a bit of a thing for having Russian words on t-shirts a few years ago, I have an A level in Russian and saw one in Topman that genuinely was just random letters!

PurpleDaisies · 09/09/2015 15:06

If you google "Armstrong and Miller south harbour club patrol" you will find a very funny sketch based around exactly this issue. My phone won't run YouTube to get the direct link sorry.

Prepare to laugh...

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SlightlyJaded · 09/09/2015 15:12

oooh at work Purple so can't watch the A&M thingy now but will definitely YouTube it later.

DH has one that says "Bananas. 100% Ripe"

He is not a greengrocer.

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Yarpyarp · 09/09/2015 15:14

meaninglesstshirts.wordpress.com

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SlightlyJaded · 09/09/2015 15:14

Queenmools - Was it an Abercrombie one? They are definitely guilty of printing utter bilge and charging ??80 for the pleasure.

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wasonthelist · 09/09/2015 15:14

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SlightlyJaded · 09/09/2015 15:17

Yarp that has made me so happy.

YYY to 'Let's go the whole Hog!" - erm, sorry, what?
and also GOD YES to a non existent and meaningless American Athletics Club from the 70's or 80's.

"Burbank, LA Rowing Club. Class of 1974" anyone?

It's madness.

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Sodder · 09/09/2015 15:21

If they think it'll make money then, yep any old shit will do.

Actually, "Any Old Shit Will Do" is an excellent slogan!

KurriKurri · 09/09/2015 15:39

My friend works fro a promotions company and at shows (like boat shows, motor shows etc) they give away tee shirts as prizes with company based shit on them - obscure references to old adverts for the product, or some slogan that no one has ever heard of. I have one somewhere she gave me, it says 'Great Rates' !

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