What kind of person wears one of the special PH t-shirts?

[hapless]

Here's what I wrote back in October when I saw these in the PH shop -

hapless said:

I don't think I've ever looked in the shop before. My goodness, you'd have to be an iredeemable to wear some of those, wouldn't you? The Mental? VBRJ? What kind of colossal bellend would wear those? Imagine having to explain to an innocent what it's actually about.

You'd literally cringe yourself to death. And if you didn't, should.

[Dusty964]

Dusty964 said:

blindswelledrat said:

Dusty964 said:

Tragically unfunny, best avoided. The very worst of nerdish attention whoring possible.
The casual equivalent of a comedy tie, destined only to be worn by the terminally dull or the terminally stupid.

I always wonder what these people say when someone asks what it is on thier t-shirt and why they have it? DOes the following conversation occur

Proud Wearer:"Oh this old thing? >stretches out gleaming new t-shirt as though they have never seen it before. sniggering<, you're going to love this. It still cracks me up every time. I go on this forum, right, and every time someone does something bad all the other poeple say that they deserve VBRJ which stands for vigilante bum rape justice"

Puzzled Innocent: "What other people? I've never heard of it"

Proudwearer: Oh, the funny ones. Like CorvetteSteve, Revhead, y'know

PI: No, I really don't. ANyway, why are the initials of that phrase on your t-shirt?

Proud: I think its really funny

PI: OH is that the time? Sorry I have to be at elsewhere. Bye

Ha ha ha.ha ha MX5, redbull etc etc. Unfunny when posted on an internet forum, i would feel pity for anyone i saw wearing one of these under his gulf racing jacket and James bond tom ford sunglasses. Oh, and some racing shoes to complete the ensemble.
Even the best of the best of the funniest jokes would be atrocious on a shirt- what's got one ball and fks prostitutes? Great joke, but not to wear to the pub, work, around the house or even a motor race or car meet where you can almost imagine the polar opposite of a woman (someone else wearing the same outfit) to the relief that someone is so at least two if you can be pathetically unfunny together.

[blindswelledrat]

Dusty, my thoughts exactly.

The kind of people that dont realise that Steve Mcqueen looks cool in a gulf jacket because Steve Mcqueen is impossibly cool and looks like that in anything.
They believe that it magically transforms a 5'7 acne scarred teenager with glasses like penfold fromm dangermouse and arms like pieces of string into Steve Mcqueen because the jacket is magic

Also, if you asked them what VBRJ on the t-shirt stood for they would give you a secretive smile as though they were 'in the know' and say something like "I could tell you but I'd have to kill you"

[Dusty964]

blindswelledrat said:

Dusty, my thoughts exactly.

The kind of people that dont realise that Steve Mcqueen looks cool in a gulf jacket because Steve Mcqueen is impossibly cool and looks like that in anything.
They believe that it magically transforms a 5'7 acne scarred teenager with glasses like penfold fromm dangermouse and arms like pieces of string into Steve Mcqueen because the jacket is magic

Also, if you asked them what VBRJ on the t-shirt stood for they would give you a secretive smile as though they were 'in the know' and say something like "I could tell you but I'd have to kill you"

Amen. If i were you, just send it back and say it doesn't fit.

[whoami]

Dusty964 said:

Amen. If i were you, just send it back and say it doesn't fit.

[Obiwonkeyblokey]

ive noticed Chris Harriesd wearing the grey one in his Porsche vid. Ive got the chapman, murray, wheeler, noble one which Ive worn from time to time, however not at car events. It goes quite nice under a jacket!

[ZOLLAR]

blindswelledrat said:

Dusty964 said:

Tragically unfunny, best avoided. The very worst of nerdish attention whoring possible.
The casual equivalent of a comedy tie, destined only to be worn by the terminally dull or the terminally stupid.

I always wonder what these people say when someone asks what it is on thier t-shirt and why they have it? DOes the following conversation occur

Proud Wearer:"Oh this old thing? >stretches out gleaming new t-shirt as though they have never seen it before. sniggering<, you're going to love this. It still cracks me up every time. I go on this forum, right, and every time someone does something bad all the other poeple say that they deserve VBRJ which stands for vigilante bum rape justice"

Puzzled Innocent: "What other people? I've never heard of it"

Proudwearer: Oh, the funny ones. Like CorvetteSteve, Revhead, y'know

PI: No, I really don't. ANyway, why are the initials of that phrase on your t-shirt?

Proud: I think its really funny

PI: OH is that the time? Sorry I have to be at elsewhere. Bye

I'd imagine that's exactly how the situation of explaining the T shirt would go.

The T shirts make me laugh but only on PH in the real world they seem strange, I'd not wear one.

(I'd wear one of the car image ones though)

[blindswelledrat]

Obiwonkeyblokey said:

ive noticed Chris Harris wearing one

THat prompted this thread actually.
I was amazed at how much my opinion of him instantly plummetted.
Of all motoring journalists I've always had more respect from him than any, and the moment I saw him in that t-shirt I was amazed to realise that from that moment onwards his opinion counted for exactly zero in my mind.
SOmeone said it may have been contractual, so Id like to discover the truth and re-respect him but until then he is effectively the IT geek from The Office telling me which cars I should like

[Rollcage]

blindswelledrat said:

THat prompted this thread actually.
I was amazed at how much my opinion of him instantly plummetted.
Of all motoring journalists I've always had more respect from him than any, and the moment I saw him in that t-shirt I was amazed to realise that from that moment onwards his opinion counted for exactly zero in my mind.
SOmeone said it may have been contractual, so Id like to discover the truth and re-respect him but until then he is effectively the IT geek from The Office telling me which cars I should like

He'll be quite devastated to hear that, I'm sure.

[MocMocaMoc]

Jesus...

I don't own any, but aren't they supposed to be a bit of fun?

To wear when out driving and no one will see you, or an oversized one in the house when you're too hungover to move and watching TV?

It's not like you'd wear one to a black tie event. Well, somebody might, but you know...

[ILoveMondeo]

blindswelledrat said:

THat prompted this thread actually.
I was amazed at how much my opinion of him instantly plummetted.
Of all motoring journalists I've always had more respect from him than any, and the moment I saw him in that t-shirt I was amazed to realise that from that moment onwards his opinion counted for exactly zero in my mind.
SOmeone said it may have been contractual, so Id like to discover the truth and re-respect him but until then he is effectively the IT geek from The Office telling me which cars I should like

yeah, but he works here doesnt he?

No different to Hamilton wearing stuff with santander plastered all over it.

[Dusty964]

Rollcage said:

blindswelledrat said:

THat prompted this thread actually.
I was amazed at how much my opinion of him instantly plummetted.
Of all motoring journalists I've always had more respect from him than any, and the moment I saw him in that t-shirt I was amazed to realise that from that moment onwards his opinion counted for exactly zero in my mind.
SOmeone said it may have been contractual, so Id like to discover the truth and re-respect him but until then he is effectively the IT geek from The Office telling me which cars I should like

He'll be quite devastated to hear that, I'm sure.

I doubt it.








There will be plenty of arse kissers proclaiming him the second coming of setright and stating how he should replace all the team on top gear before the fashion devastation kicks in

[blindswelledrat]

ILoveMondeo said:

yeah, but he works here doesnt he?

No different to Hamilton wearing stuff with santander plastered all over it.

No, its like santander asking Hamilton to dress up as a cashpoint and wear a chequebook hat.

[IroningMan]

I don't have one, but there are one or two that I might buy to wear under my race suit - same sort of circumstances as I'd wear most of my souvenir teeshirts from triathlons and so-forth. Which reminds me: I've not looked for a while, but is there one that features the Wing'd Horse? My favourite PH in-joke.

[DrTre]

The only funny t shirt is the one that says 'I'm with stupid' and has an arrow on it pointing to your mate.
THAT is comedy.

[GTIR]

I've got two.
One with a big PH logo in black and a PH Folembrayone from years back.

I did look at those and thought they were shockingly bad.

"Ask me about my T-Rex" t shirts are ace but sadly no PH ones exist. Why would they?

[Zyp]

blindswelledrat said:

Very brave Zyph.

Genuine question, what made you buy one?

It was a gift...
It got tried on, and it never left the house. (well except to go in the garage)

Edited by Zyp on Thursday 17th January 17:31

[Rollcage]

IroningMan said:

I don't have one, but there are one or two that I might buy to wear under my race suit - same sort of circumstances as I'd wear most of my souvenir teeshirts from triathlons and so-forth. Which reminds me: I've not looked for a while, but is there one that features the Wing'd Horse? My favourite PH in-joke.

Sold out.


To Vixpy

[Gorvid]

blindswelledrat said:

No, its like santander asking Hamilton to dress up as a cashpoint and wear a chequebook hat.

Audible laugh.

[ILoveMondeo]

blindswelledrat said:

ILoveMondeo said:

yeah, but he works here doesnt he?

No different to Hamilton wearing stuff with santander plastered all over it.

No, its like santander asking Hamilton to dress up as a cashpoint and wear a chequebook hat.

Where's the photoshop hamilton thread gone when you need it......?

I dont think it's that extreme, he's just wearing a bit of merchandising that some might find funny.