Whoever made the "mechanism" such as it is, isn't owning up to it, although the motor is supposedly OK the rest is cheap plastic tat."How can we show remembrance and respect to a dead Queen? I know - a blue and gold toy train!"
Made by the same people who made the failed 'steampunk' range perhaps?
WWJD?This perhaps the most offensive item posted in the whole thread.
WWJD?
Was looking through my drawers (quiet at the back there) and found a couple of pairs of super-warm fleecy-lined ultra-warm socks, BNWT, that I was given free at a market stall a year or two ago.I'll wear any new socks I can get. They could have My Little Pony all over them and I wouldn't care. I used to feel sorry when I saw my uncles getting socks as Christmas gifts but now I understand the luxury of new socks.
Exactly."What would Jesus do?"
the bloke was pleased to butter me up!
They were warm, buttered socks?
Actually, there are folk who advocate Vaseline socks for softening the soles. Brando-izing them might work in the same way!![]()
Yup. Reminds me of when a theme park ride called Zyklon was unveiled. Jewish groups protested because the name recalled Zyklon B, the gas used by the Nazis to murder Jewish and other prisoners.I wonder at the nationality of the merchandise designers.
I cannot be convinced this wasn't deliberate. They knew what it looked like, they were testing the waters....
I cannot be convinced this wasn't deliberate. They knew what it looked like, they were testing the waters....
Given the current situation in the world today, I can't for a second believe there wasn't some sort of conscious decisionGermany has extremely severe anti-Nazi laws, I seriously doubt it was deliberate.
While Germany will have players wearing 4, 14 and possibly 24 at this year's European Championships, none will wear 44. I can't see it being done deliberately. Adidas is too big a company to risk the damage.Given the current situation in the world today, I can't for a second believe there wasn't some sort of conscious decision
Exactly. Besides, if someone in Germany had done it the U would have an umlaut above it and there would be no E immediately before the H.Someone has been messing about. The shirt in the BBC link just says 'name' above the number.
Thanks. I didn't click on the link as I assumed the picture was from the BBC website.Someone has been messing about. The shirt in the BBC link just says 'name' above the number.
It didn't look right and I was too lazy to check out the correct spelling.Exactly. Besides, if someone in Germany had done it the U would have an umlaut above it and there would be no E immediately before the H.
Someone has been messing about. The shirt in the BBC link just says 'name' above the number.
Adidas founders Adi and Rudi Dassler were members of the Nazi party, joining in 1933 and, during WW2, Adidas was the main supplier of footwear to the Third Reich.While Germany will have players wearing 4, 14 and possibly 24 at this year's European Championships, none will wear 44. I can't see it being done deliberately. Adidas is too big a company to risk the damage.
Adi founded Adidas and Rudi founded Puma. Any other comment is irrelevant to the modern company.Adidas founders Adi and Rudi Dassler were members of the Nazi party, joining in 1933 and, during WW2, Adidas was the main supplier of footwear to the Third Reich.
I clicked on the link and you are now correct but originally, Adidas did have a shirt with 44 on it.Surely this is a non-story based on nonsense.
Here is Adidas's own page on which this shirt can be ordered and personalised. The only available options for personalisation are from a drop-down menu offering a limited selection of German players' names and numbers. There is (obviously) no Fuehrer, although there is a Führich. Not one of the options available even includes a digit 4, let alone 44.
It's a load of hysterical bollocks, made up from start to finish to play to a certain mentality.
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BMW?So which company did Rudolf Hess’ sports bra?