If I buy this shirt am I a poser?

[NYresq]

Re: If I buy this shirt am I a poser?

If you walk around NY City you will see hundreds of people wearing shirts with NYPD and FDNY printed all over them, along with hats, pins, tank tops and jackets... 99.9% are not and never will work for either one and don't know anyone or have family that is.

What it means is, they are supporting them, does that mean they are all douchebags? As a former NYPD cop, I have never once looked at these people and thought "I wonder if that guy is on the job? Nope, hes a douchebag"... Same as with 99% of the people I see wearing SEAL shirts, US Army, US Navy, US Air Force or even Scout Sniper USMC shirts.

In todays world if you assume the person wearing the shirt earned it, you assume wrong... Most people that have walked the walk do not announce it with shirts and jackets. Maybe a lapel pin, maybe some ink on their arm...

My uncle was in the first wave of 60,000 US Army infantry to be sent to Vietnam in 65-66 and he seldom wears more then a pin on his suit jacket. Once in a while he sports a hat, but never a shirt or jacket.

Those who did it, know they did.

If you like the shirt wear it, you arent wearing a USMC dress uniform. Its a T-shirt. Its not like its going to get you into the PX at Annapolis or anything...

 

[TheGerman]

Re: If I buy this shirt am I a poser?

Did sales for this shirt skyrocket?

 

[Enough Said]

Re: If I buy this shirt am I a poser?

No, they TANKED.

 

[TheGerman]

Re: If I buy this shirt am I a poser?

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Enough Said</div><div class="ubbcode-body">No, they TANKED. </div></div>

Everyone picking up the BRO-ny shirts instead?

 

[rookie7]

Re: If I buy this shirt am I a poser?

I think the shirt looks cool and would wear it - especially if it means headhunter.

If you are a hunter = headhunter. Don't get me wrong, I don't kill animals just for trophies - I eat them too.

I've been doing that for 30 years.

I am willing to bet that most if not all of our military and LEO snipers will tell us that the vast majority of us who have never had to kill another human are very fortunate.

We need to thank God AND the snipers for that.

A very good friend of mine served in Vietnam as a Marine Sniper. That is way before my time, and I would love to hear some stories, but he won't say a word about it. I respect that and never bring it up.

 

[Eric B.]

Re: If I buy this shirt am I a poser?

Hmmmm... well, you COULD wear it in a German "meat market" bar to let the women know what you're after. (Kopf!)

In the U.S. it would be "just another wierd T shirt".

 

[Rick 324]

Re: If I buy this shirt am I a poser?

"I wouldn't worry about the shirt too much. If someone gives you grief about it, pick one of the following definitions that you actually have done and go with that. I'm pretty partial to #5 myself. http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=sniping"

This one was so good I am still laughing... WTF!!!

My wife's cusin-in-law has a tattoo of F*^%ing Texas on his arm and his ass is from New Jersey... That is a f*&^ing Poser....

Wearing a T-shirt is not that bad...

Have fun Gents!!!

 

[snipertime]

Re: If I buy this shirt am I a poser?

Wear it!