I know the Texans are still a minority here, but I couldn't pass up broadcasting this one.
http://www.nbc5i.com/news/4892619/detail.htmlBy the way, the poll is 43% to 27% in favor of wearing the shirt.
Includes photo of shirt. Link to printer is here:
http://www.charroking.com/english.phpnbc5i.com
Logo T-Shirt Wears Thin In Oak Cliff
Residents Offended By Drawing Of Killing In Progress
POSTED: 5:34 pm CDT August 24, 2005
UPDATED: 5:44 pm CDT August 24, 2005
DALLAS -- A novelty T-shirt being sold at a local mall is designed to be funny, according to its maker, but residents of the neighborhood targeted on the garment are not laughing.
The shirt, which reads "Welcome To Oak Cliff," depicts an armed stick figure holding another stick figure under his arm, while standing next to the open trunk of a car.
NBC 5 reported that a representative from the company that makes the shirt -- charroking -- said the shirt is designed to be funny and controversial.
However, residents of the Dallas neighborhood said they see nothing funny about the shirt, which aims to poke fun at the area's high crime rate.
"Someone who thinks this is funny, or who would sell this, clearly hasn't been south of the [Trinity] river in a while," Oak Cliff resident Read Kerr said.
"My first reaction is, it's true," Oak Cliff resident Esteban Canales said. "And I didn't think they would really make a shirt about it because I didn't think people would & really try to advertise what really goes down around here."
Despite the negative take from people who live in Oak cliff, the shirt is charroking's best seller, NBC 5 reported.
Regards,
Rabbit.