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| Author: | moyoaji [ Wed Jan 22, 2014 12:38 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Go T-Shirt - Funny or Insulting? |
I'm thinking about buying a go shirt. I found one I like, but I'd want it to be a shirt I can both wear casually and to club meetings/tournaments. I like the image and I find the text to be funny. However, I have a feeling some might take it the wrong way and see me as being arrogant or disrespectful. The shirt reads: "Resign. Your continued play is embarrassing." So, if you were seated across someone at a tournament and they were wearing a shirt with this on it would you feel insulted or would you find it funny? |
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| Author: | Bill Spight [ Wed Jan 22, 2014 1:18 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Go T-Shirt - Funny or Insulting? |
I would not only find it insulting, I would find it egotistical and demeaning to the game of go. Go humbles all. I would have no respect for a player who does not respect his opponents or the game. Edit: I would not buy any other T-shirts from the makers of that one, either. |
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| Author: | gowan [ Wed Jan 22, 2014 1:32 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Go T-Shirt - Funny or Insulting? |
Definitely disrespectful to both your opponent and the game in general. |
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| Author: | moyoaji [ Wed Jan 22, 2014 2:10 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Go T-Shirt - Funny or Insulting? |
Okay. Thanks for letting me know. I don't always have a good sense of humor for these types of things which is why I was asking. I'd been debating on and off about this shirt for about a month so I'm glad I didn't just decide to buy it. I wouldn't want people taking it the wrong way. |
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| Author: | Bonobo [ Wed Jan 22, 2014 2:20 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Go T-Shirt - Funny or Insulting? |
<coming out> I think it’s funny </coming out> It might be somewhat more digestible, though, if you’d use one of those “KEEP CALM” templates  http://www.keepcalm-o-matic.co.uk/And yes, I’d definitely leave away the explicit insult. Goes too far, and ain’t necessary.   Greetz, Tom <edit> Un-hid the “keep calm” image because some of you seem to like it. And I like it, too </edit> |
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| Author: | ez4u [ Wed Jan 22, 2014 3:26 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Go T-Shirt - Funny or Insulting? |
moyoaji wrote: I'm thinking about buying a go shirt. I found one I like, but I'd want it to be a shirt I can both wear casually and to club meetings/tournaments. I like the image and I find the text to be funny. However, I have a feeling some might take it the wrong way and see me as being arrogant or disrespectful. The shirt reads: "Resign. Your continued play is embarrassing." So, if you were seated across someone at a tournament and they were wearing a shirt with this on it would you feel insulted or would you find it funny? You left off 'would you find it pathetic'. 
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| Author: | wineandgolover [ Wed Jan 22, 2014 3:42 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Go T-Shirt - Funny or Insulting? |
It wouldn't bother me. |
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| Author: | dfunkt [ Thu Jan 23, 2014 2:52 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Go T-Shirt - Funny or Insulting? |
Who cares what anyone else thinks? There's a lot of thin skinned people out there and trying to cater to all of them will leave you with no freedom of choice at all. If you find it funny, then buy the shirt and wear it. |
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| Author: | HermanHiddema [ Thu Jan 23, 2014 3:16 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Go T-Shirt - Funny or Insulting? |
I certainly wouldn't be offended. I think that if a simple T-shirt like that offends someone, they might be taking things a bit to seriously. I don't think it is very funny, but it might get a smile from me, and I would appreciate that you took the effort to try and wear a funny shirt. |
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| Author: | entropi [ Thu Jan 23, 2014 3:45 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Go T-Shirt - Funny or Insulting? |
If it was a smart-t-shirt changing the text depending on the board position, it could be offensive Like that, it is not, I think.But to be honest, I must say I didn't like the joke so much because I prefer to see the game as an "intellectual activity commonly enjoyed by two persons" (pardon my french ) rather than "I will destroy you" kind of competitive thing. But this is just personal.Conclusion: I would never wear it, but neither would I be offended if my opponent did |
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| Author: | drmwc [ Thu Jan 23, 2014 3:59 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Go T-Shirt - Funny or Insulting? |
Slightly off optic, but I have a Go tee-shirt with this problem on: It's quite a nice problem, composed by Cho U - black to play. |
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| Author: | wineandgolover [ Thu Jan 23, 2014 4:54 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Go T-Shirt - Funny or Insulting? |
Flawed poll, so I couldn't vote. There should be a third option - "It is neither funny, nor insulting." |
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| Author: | Fedya [ Thu Jan 23, 2014 5:30 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Go T-Shirt - Funny or Insulting? |
Doesn't everybody play in traditional clothing anyway? |
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| Author: | DrStraw [ Thu Jan 23, 2014 6:27 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Go T-Shirt - Funny or Insulting? |
I am surprised you would even need to ask. I see no humor in it at all. |
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| Author: | SmoothOper [ Thu Jan 23, 2014 7:28 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Go T-Shirt - Funny or Insulting? |
My thought process would be something to the effect. I can't believe this guy paid X dollars for ill fitting T-shirt, what a moron, I bet he/she would abuse my nice glass stones just to distract me. Better to avoid playing in the future. |
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| Author: | Boidhre [ Thu Jan 23, 2014 7:57 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Go T-Shirt - Funny or Insulting? |
This as a t-shirt please: http://xkcd.com/1287/ Just for visits to the chess club. 
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| Author: | Splatted [ Thu Jan 23, 2014 9:17 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Go T-Shirt - Funny or Insulting? |
Personally I'd feel insulted by anyone who felt insulted by me wearing that shirt because it's insulting of them to think that I'm the kind of person that would give that kind of insult so if someone were to be so inconsiderate as to feel insulted by the insult on my shirt I would consider that insult an insult well deserved.
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| Author: | Bonobo [ Thu Jan 23, 2014 9:23 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Go T-Shirt - Funny or Insulting? |
SmoothOper wrote: My thought process would be something to the effect. Please elaborate, there have been quite a few opposing thought processes described here Quote: I can't believe this guy paid X dollars for ill fitting T-shirt, Whom are you talking about?Quote: what a moron, May I ask again: whom are you talking about? I find this more insulting that that T-shirt could ever be.Quote: I bet he/she would abuse my nice glass stones just to distract me. Better to avoid playing in the future. You’re not paranoid, right? I bet they are after you  Greetz, Tom |
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| Author: | SmoothOper [ Thu Jan 23, 2014 10:08 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Go T-Shirt - Funny or Insulting? |
Bonobo wrote: SmoothOper wrote: My thought process would be something to the effect. Please elaborate, there have been quite a few opposing thought processes described here . Bonobo wrote: Quote: I can't believe this guy paid X dollars for ill fitting T-shirt, Whom are you talking about?The person who paid X dollars for ill fitting T-shirt. Bonobo wrote: Quote: what a moron, May I ask again: whom are you talking about? I find this more insulting that that T-shirt could ever be.Can a moron wearing an annoying T-shirt also be thin skinned? Sure why not, in fact it almost makes sense that I wouldn't want to play go with a person wearing said T-shirt, because they obviously are superficial preferring that their clothes make a statement rather than their clothes, feel comfortable to wear, or otherwise be functional. Bonobo wrote: Quote: I bet he/she would abuse my nice glass stones just to distract me. Better to avoid playing in the future. You’re not paranoid, right? I bet they are after you Greetz, Tom C'mon, did you look at the T-shirt, it is obviously advocating dropping or throwing stones, I never hold my stones a foot above my dish and try to drop them into the bowl, and even if it doesn't damage the stones or cause the stones to get scattered and lost, its really loud and annoying. |
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| Author: | Bill Spight [ Thu Jan 23, 2014 10:19 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Go T-Shirt - Funny or Insulting? |
How about Quote: I resigned,
and all I got was this lousy T-shirt. |
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