Group Decries Urban Outfitters T-Shirt

Yahoo ^ | July 22, 2005 | Deborah Yao

[Squantos]

There were sheep on that patch for a reason......:o)

[Redcloak]

They say that the sense of smell is most closely tied to memory. The scent of raw sewage always brings back fond memories of Mexico.

[elkfersupper]

Coffee......keyboard.....bad mix.

I think that was Ray Gallagher. Do you recall that incident?

[Squantos]

Yep......he was chief cook and bottle washer and she was Sheriff regardless of what his SOP said....

[Squantos]

The good version over here......:o)

[elkfersupper]

I was working in public finance at the time. We had a bunch of investment bankers and bond lawyers here from NY, closing a bond issue.

One of the bankers said "Geez, in NY, politicians try to finesse their relatives onto the public payroll. Here, you just call a press conference and announce it. I'll never forget that.

[elkfersupper]

Forgot to close the quote after ..it"

[Squantos]

Ya think that's bad.....We have a little ranching community near here where the father is the city manager, the wife and relitives are on the city council, the son and daughters are local chief of the PD and County Sheriff for a small 20 man department of which I'd bet a steak dinner is comprised of cousins and inlaws also......and it's not west of the pecos......:o)

[elkfersupper]

Yes, I know where you are. Just don't let it become another Tulia. No winners in that whole mess. Wasn't your D.A. just sent up on drug / weapons charges?

[Travis McGee]

I'm writing a novel largely set in New Mexico, after it's renamed Nuevo Mexico.

My stand-in for "King Tiger" Tijerina has been elected "gobernador."

[elkfersupper]

Looking into it. Read "The Milagro Beanfield War" for more background.

[MilspecRob]

Sad that it is, considering the resources of Mexico both natural and human, it should be at least a 2nd world nation. Government corruptness drives them into the dirt.

[thefactor]

you wanna see some funny tees? check out:

www.bustedtees.com

sorry, can't link.

[elkfersupper]

Should say "Looking forward to it". I'm missing full use of two fingers this AM. Maybe I should just stop.

[Travis McGee]

I saw the movie, but I need to read the book.

[thefactor]

another great t-shirt:

[elkfersupper]

I re-read the book every few years. Mike Nichols is author, I believe. He's a transplanted Taoseno. The book says it all about NM......funny and sad at the same time.

[Stu Cohen]

Urban Poserfitters can't buy this kind of publicity. That's why they do it. And these groups play into their hands. Or maybe they get kickbacks ... i'm starting to wonder.

Anyone with a $2 hanes and ten bucks can go to the local mall and have whatever they want put on a T-shirt. When I lived in Los Angeles, I had a shirt printed with my own version of "Don't ask me for sh*t!". Of course, it didn't work because the shirt was printed in English ... and in "white people words", but it got a few chuckles from those with 4th grade degrees.

Honestly, nobody that lives in the inner-city shops at "urban outfitters". It just sounds cooler than what it really is "suburban outfitters".

[thefactor]

and another:

[Travis McGee]

NM......funny and sad at the same time.

You left out very beautiful.