Monty Python got some good alliterative mileage out of that term in their movie “And Now For Something Completely Different.” One sequence in the movie is a fake WWII British newsreel, in black and white, with suitably bombastic narration that includes the opening line “Yes, the war against the Hun continues – and as Britian’s brave boys battle against the Boche…” By the standards of genuine WWII newsreels, that’s actually not as over-the-top as it sounds to modern ears. And during a real WWII deception operation, the fake letter from General Nye to General Alexander which was the centrepiece of the “Mincemeat” disinformation scheme used such phrases as “We have had recent information that the Boche have been reinforcing and strengthening their defences in Greece and Crete…”
People angry about Abercrombie & Fitch shirt.
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http://msnbc.msn.com/id/4594392
WV has the highest armed forces enlistment % rate of any state in the Union.
The A & F shirt says they are all related (inbred).Other shirts have lead to a “Girl-cott”
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9928580/Sample slogans:
“Blondes are adored, brunettes are ignored”and
“I make you look fat.”
In spite of (or maybe, because of) all this, sales are up.
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I’ve seen a lot of stupid people wearing these types of t-shirts. I think the governor is making a bit too much a deal of this (and thereby giving A&F a LOT of great publicity that they do not have to pay for).
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How many offensive t-shirts are out there? I can think of a dozen off the top of my head from a dozen different sources.
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a better reason to dislike a&f is that they sell cheap (quality), overpriced crap, that just screams “tool”. but hey, if you like paying $50 for a pair of jeans with holes in it, thats up to you
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The simple truth is: There are people stupid enough to buy a shirt that screams “I am a looser”
I see how it can offend someone, but its actually kinda laughable.
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looser ?
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Well, I just saw a headline on yahoo and it looks like A&F is going to at least pull some of the shirts.
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Fall has officially arrived.
The annual A&F ad campaign has done it’s job.
Now I can hibernate as the news is not NEW any more. It’s just recycled from last year.Anyone notice the IT commercials?
I saw one where a guy gave “it” to a girl.
I hope she sees a doctor soon!