Pauls Post:
I walked into work this morning and half a dozen people went from smiles to frowns as I took off my coat. I think it was Jack who said “At least he has some brand loyalty.” As a side note, Jack’s peach colored shirt or Jeremy’s cacophony of green and white horizontal stripes could be used as substitute entries for today's blog.
So, anyway, it’s time for someone to tell the tale of how this blog started. It happened at LinkUp, and it’s obvious there was beer involved.
Bruce's Post:
Hang on skippy, that's a story for another bad shirt day, but a good story it is nonetheless. Paul is right he let all of us Shirt Followers down by donning the official garb of a Link Computer employee. And as much as I appreciate the ‘brand loyalty’, it was a letdown for any day, but for a Friday, it was almost unforgiveable … almost.
First let me start by saying that the peach shirt and striped shirt referenced by Paul were borderline material or to put it another way: they are no Paul’s Shirt! But the blog must go on and it was easy to find the fuel to do so once I realized that the t-shirt being worn under the Link Computer garb, was no less than a Krispy Kream shirt.
We seem to have gotten some support for the blog in the way of an official Paul’s Shirt. There is some question as to the official nature of this shirt, considering the shirt is way too quiet to have anything to do with Paul, but I believe it was meant to be worn by the normal population in support of the abnormal Paul’s Shirt.
We also seem to have some copy cats out there, most notably is the guy wearing post-it notes on his shirt to simulate a Paul’s Shirt. Now, while this represents a valiant attempt, it falls far short of the Paul mark. Paul's shirt are typically 100% polyester or some other synthentic material from the 1970's, but never are there accessories added to the shirts.
On a final note (from the depths of my disappointment) I realized that things could be a lot worse. Imagine Paul showing up for work like John Daly to play golf below.
So, anyway, it’s time for someone to tell the tale of how this blog started. It happened at LinkUp, and it’s obvious there was beer involved.
Bruce's Post:
Hang on skippy, that's a story for another bad shirt day, but a good story it is nonetheless. Paul is right he let all of us Shirt Followers down by donning the official garb of a Link Computer employee. And as much as I appreciate the ‘brand loyalty’, it was a letdown for any day, but for a Friday, it was almost unforgiveable … almost.
First let me start by saying that the peach shirt and striped shirt referenced by Paul were borderline material or to put it another way: they are no Paul’s Shirt! But the blog must go on and it was easy to find the fuel to do so once I realized that the t-shirt being worn under the Link Computer garb, was no less than a Krispy Kream shirt.
We seem to have gotten some support for the blog in the way of an official Paul’s Shirt. There is some question as to the official nature of this shirt, considering the shirt is way too quiet to have anything to do with Paul, but I believe it was meant to be worn by the normal population in support of the abnormal Paul’s Shirt.
We also seem to have some copy cats out there, most notably is the guy wearing post-it notes on his shirt to simulate a Paul’s Shirt. Now, while this represents a valiant attempt, it falls far short of the Paul mark. Paul's shirt are typically 100% polyester or some other synthentic material from the 1970's, but never are there accessories added to the shirts.
On a final note (from the depths of my disappointment) I realized that things could be a lot worse. Imagine Paul showing up for work like John Daly to play golf below.
Cost: 300GP
This garment was crafted in an age long past with lore long forgotten (legend has it, by a blind tailor!). When worn the shirt emits an intense light(the equivalent of the sun divided by 1D8) that causes all within 50ft to save against fashion or immediately cower with effects the same as the Fear III spell. Once a day, the wear may cause the shirt to burst into flame, causing 6D6 damage to all within sight. Any one having the detect fashion skill, imediately becomes sick and will vomit in 1D4 rounds.
The sister piece to this item is the Cup of Frost. When placed together, as shown in the picture, the pair causes light to bend around the wearer.
Honestly this shirt is so bad, that the camera could not even focus on it. Really, this is too good for me to even make it up! Without the cup in the foreground we could not get a clear picture of the shirt. It must have been the camera’s way of saying “Ahhhh hell no!”
The pattern on this shirt is amazing, to think someone (other than Paul) actually said “wow, that looks really awesome…make me a shirt out of that!” This turns out to be Paul’s favorite shirt, so I am sure it will grace the blog again in no time (I know you cannot wait either)