Patriots 19-0 gear..

Hoot · #1 02-04-2008, 07:49 AM

Well at least it's going to a good cause..

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Even though the New England Patriots lost, they will be winners to children in Nicaragua, Romania, and several other countries. Through a partnership between the NFL and World Vision, millions of dollars worth of the incorrectly titled, losing team's licensed Reebok apparel will bring joy to families in extreme poverty.

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PaintLady · #2 02-04-2008, 08:14 AM

uh...excuse me...what about the very poor kids here in the US? there are many. oh...but wait...no one wants to admit that people in many areas of the US are in poverty.

George-WNEC · #3 02-04-2008, 08:43 AM

What happens to the book that was already written, needing only the ending-19-0, Super Bowl champs.?

They do still finish writing it?

So the kids gettting the 19-0 shirts and Perfect season shirts & hats.. Will they go around for years thinking the Pats did accomplish the impossible because 1) they don't have tv's, 2) don't have american tv, 3) can't read or write english?

Another lie perpitrated by the great old media machine.

mlatoman · #4 02-04-2008, 08:45 AM

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Originally Posted by George-WNEC

What happens to the book that was already written, needing only the ending-19-0, Super Bowl champs.?

They do still finish writing it?

So the kids gettting the 19-0 shirts and Perfect season shirts & hats.. Will they go around for years thinking the Pats did accomplish the impossible because 1) they don't have tv's, 2) don't have american tv, 3) can't read or write english?

Another lie perpitrated by the great old media machine.

Will they really care?

It would like kids around here wearing Paraguay World Cup 2006 Champions. Who would know?

julieperl · #5 02-04-2008, 09:26 AM

I always wondered what happened to appareal made for the losing team.

Thanks. That answers all questions.

mlatoman · #6 02-04-2008, 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by julieperl

I always wondered what happened to appareal made for the losing team.

Thanks. That answers all questions.

I guess George would prefer that the apparel get tossed.

Brian · #7 02-04-2008, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by PaintLady

uh...excuse me...what about the very poor kids here in the US? there are many. oh...but wait...no one wants to admit that people in many areas of the US are in poverty.

Yeah some could tell Brad Pitt and that nit wit he lives with. They think you have to go over seas to find a poor/parentless child.

LoqoLibra · #8 02-04-2008, 12:28 PM

They prolly contacted Sears to see what to do, since they proudly held the early release of the full line of Baltimore Browns merchandise!!!

tsmonk · #9 02-04-2008, 12:32 PM

The hats & tee shirts of the Superbowl losing teams always go to foreign countries.

yuca · #10 02-04-2008, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by PaintLady

uh...excuse me...what about the very poor kids here in the US? there are many. oh...but wait...no one wants to admit that people in many areas of the US are in poverty.

Personally, I'd rather go shirtless than wear one of these T-shirts.

Seriously, though, this is a byproduct of our "I want it CHEAP, and I want it NOW!" culture. For every team that wins, there is another team that loses. The apparel should only be made AFTER the game has ended, so that there is no waste.

But I guess it would take too long to have the apparel shipped in from Asia, so we can't have that.

bse · #11 02-04-2008, 01:29 PM

I think we should by it up and wear it to the next fest.

Aga · #12 02-04-2008, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by tsmonk

The hats & tee shirts of the Superbowl losing teams always go to foreign countries.

I don't doubt what you're sharing is true, but when I heard this story, I got the impression that this was the first year they were doing it.

Aga · #13 02-04-2008, 08:14 PM

Hell, I'd prolly still wear a Randy Moss, Wexler, or Tom Brady jersey.

The team lost, but that doesn't mean they aren't great players.

Is Eli Manning in the Pro Bowl?

Hoot · #14 02-04-2008, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by bse

I think we should by it up and wear it to the next fest.

Go ahead.

shutout · #15 02-04-2008, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by bse

I think we should by it up and wear it to the next fest.

are you saying people wearing the clothes are losers?

Baltimatt · #16 02-04-2008, 11:02 PM

I recall the Onion doing a piece on this issue a while back--couldn't find it.

I imagine the NFL doesn't want "incorrect" stuff being worn in this country.

Baltimatt · #17 02-04-2008, 11:04 PM

New York Times[/i] story.

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The other set of championship gear — the 288 T-shirts and caps made for the team that did not win — will be hidden behind a locked door at Dolphin Stadium. By order of the National Football League, those items are never to appear on television or on eBay. They are never even to be seen on American soil.

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“Where these items go, the people don’t have electricity or running water,” said Jeff Fields, a corporate relations officer for World Vision. “They wouldn’t know who won the Super Bowl. They wouldn’t even know about football.”

Note that this story is a year old.

BIRDMANOFNEWJERSEY · #18 02-05-2008, 01:42 AM

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Originally Posted by PaintLady

uh...excuse me...what about the very poor kids here in the US? there are many. oh...but wait...no one wants to admit that people in many areas of the US are in poverty.

I agree with you on that Paintlady...

bse · #19 02-05-2008, 06:44 AM

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Originally Posted by shutout

are you saying people wearing the clothes are losers?

You said it...

yuca · #20 02-05-2008, 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by bse

You said it...

But you're the one who wanted to wear them.