It's not Dilbert... it's better!

el_bandita

http://www.bielewicz.com/zbeschekandseamus/

It's a comic story about Polish and Irish guy (best friends)... I know what you gonna say: enough with the Polish already. But this is different. I promise...

Please be my laugh tester...

el_bandita

There is a huge uproar among Polish community about "I'm not Polish" t-shirt which you can buy in music stores in Dublin or online. According to some people, the message couldn't be more clear: there are too many of Polish here. Because of those racism claims, rumor is the t-shirt (supposedly designed by a Polish girl) is going to be withdraw from retail sale. So go shopping, as soon it may turn out that hyperlink is invalid and you can buy this t-shirt on ebay only for loads of cash. I myself no matter what angle I look at this whole situation, I find it very amusing.

See pictures of the t-shirt: http://www.bielewicz.com/zbeschekandseamus/021.html

Lawless_Samurai

Hahaha Nothing against the polish whatsoever but thats pretty funny!!! :):D

humbert

Maybe it's for all the other eastern Europeans that are sick of being labelled Polish

Red Hand

I'm not Polish either. Neither am I waxer, compound or buffer.

el_bandita

humbert wrote: »

Maybe it's for all the other eastern Europeans that are sick of being labelled Polish

I haven't thought of that

leninbenjamin

I'm Irish and i've been asked a ****load of times if I'm Polish, or people will tell me how they though I was Polish before they heard me speak that kinda crap...

I really really really want one of them. I don't care if it's seen as racist... I'M NOT FUCKING POLISH!

:mad:

Fwaggle

el_bandita wrote: »

So go shopping, as soon it may turn out that hyperlink is invalid and you can buy this t-shirt on ebay only for loads of cash.

*Raises eyebrow*

MOH

humbert wrote: »

Maybe it's for all the other eastern Europeans that are sick of being labelled Polish

That's what I would have assumed. Do they do a "Ireland is not part of Britain. Or the UK. Or the Commonwealth." Save some conversations when abroad.

Jeremiah 16:1

Jeremiah 16:1 wrote: »

I'm not Polish either. Neither am I waxer, compound or buffer.

Brilliant

Rob_l

Im not polish! its not racism its feckin fact

And who is making the tea

Rob_l

leninbenjamin wrote: »

I'm Irish and i've been asked a ****load of times if I'm Polish, or people will tell me how they though I was Polish before they heard me speak that kinda crap...

I really really really want one of them. I don't care if it's seen as racist... I'M NOT FUCKING POLISH!

:mad:

I thought you were polish

wes

leninbenjamin wrote: »

I'm Irish and i've been asked a ****load of times if I'm Polish, or people will tell me how they though I was Polish before they heard me speak that kinda crap...

I really really really want one of them. I don't care if it's seen as racist... I'M NOT FUCKING POLISH!

:mad:

Dude, calm down. I have been called Italian, Spanish, American, English, an Al Quada terrorist (told the random a$$hole who said that to go f*** himself) and everything under the moon. You need to take the whole thing in your stride.

Raekwon

humbert wrote: »

Maybe it's for all the other eastern Europeans that are sick of being labelled Polish

QFT!

My girlfriend is Czech & she is sick of people (Polish included) asking her is she from Poland.

Lux23

humbert wrote: »

Maybe it's for all the other eastern Europeans that are sick of being labelled Polish

I would imagine they get sick of being called Polish and then told 'ah sure its all the same'.

Alot of people assume Im foreign before they speak to me and its nearly always 'oh I thought you were polish or something'.

leninbenjamin

wes wrote: »

Dude, calm down. I have been called Italian, Spanish, American, English, an Al Quada terrorist (told the random a$$hole who said that to go f*** himself) and everything under the moon. You need to take the whole thing in your stride.

yeah i know.... just get irritated when people come and start off a convo along the lines of "how long have you been in Ireland?"

wes

leninbenjamin wrote: »

yeah i know.... just get irritated when people come and start off a convo along the lines of "how long have you been in Ireland?"

I know the feeling, but in my case I can understand, as my family came here in the 70's (I was born and lived here all my life) and I don't look Irish to be fair. I can only imagine how much worse it must be for you.

GhostInTheRuins

How is this racism? If I wore a tshirt that says "My name is not John" would that mean I don't like anyone called John? Haha, I wouldn't mind one of these actually.

ojewriej

it's funny all right. Sign of the times i suppose.

I can see many poles getting them, i wouldn't mind one myself.

And it's a good point about other EE wanting one as well.

But at the same time it could be quite dangerous wearing one and stumbling across bunch of polish dopes who after few drinks are feeling very patriotic.

Lump

How is it racist saying your not Polish.... You're just stating a fact? Stupid PC people.

deisemum

I can't see how the Polish community see it as rascism considering how a lot of polish advertise themselves as Polish painters etc.

Latchy

Arent the poles the blacks of europe? ...oh no ,i remember now it's the Dubs ......northide or southside dubs ? hmmmmm ponders :rolleyes:

beans

What I have written on my chest matters even less than where I'm from.

When are we going to get past this kind of bullsh!t, as a group I mean?

Remember that case about the 'getting arrested for wearing x tshirt' from the UK a while back? To paraphrase Lois Griffin, "Fúcking idiots"

beeper

ok, lets make a stack of them and counteract this ridiculousness. Who's for a "Minority Group" tshirt?

humbert

beeper wrote: »

ok, lets make a stack of them and counteract this ridiculousness. Who's for a "Minority Group" tshirt?

The "I'm not a Dub" line.

Latchy

Lets put it in context.Imagine 10 15 or 20 years ago hundreds ,maybe thousends of people walking around London or any other europen city with a tee shirt logo saying '' i'm not irish '' ?

although on the other hand i suppose anything goes these days .

ojewriej

latchyco wrote: »

Lets put it in context.Imagine 10 15 or 20 years ago hundreds ,maybe thousends of people walking around London or any other europen city with a tee shirt logo saying '' i'm not irish '' ?

although on the other hand i suppose anything goes these days .

I don't know. I think the difference is that Irish got a lot of sh1t from Brits, "No irish allowed signs" and this sort of thing, and there is nothing like this going on here. I think anyone with a bit of cop on would know it's just a laugh.

humbert

To be honest if I was in another country where I knew there was some hostility toward Irish and I started seeing "I'm not Irish" T-shirts cropping up I'd feel quite uncomfortable. I still don't think people should be prevented from wearing them.

Poppy Cock

I have nothing against the Polish, or the t-shirt (freedom of speech, no?) - but what sort of a knob would wear one anyway - that's the bigger question!

wil

I think that is incredibly racist. I am going to complain straight away. This is supposed to be an inclusive nation where everybody shares equally. I demand that they be available in every EU language, including Polish. (not everyone reads Engerlish you know)

Actually "polish" is the pronunciation many Chinese use for Portlaois, so could you do it in Chinese too?

The Chessplayer

deisemum wrote: »

I can't see how the Polish community see it as rascism considering how a lot of polish advertise themselves as Polish painters etc.

Having polish (the word, not the stuff you use to make your shoes look more presentable) on a van is a way of saying "hire us - we may not be quite as good as certified tradesmen but we're cheaper, and have less work on, so should get the job done quicker!"

I want one of these that says "Feck off, I don't work here and I'll growl if you assume I do".

tbh

it's funny how the quote on the website is the exact same quote you posted on boards. Shill much?

Poppy Cock

Moonbaby wrote: »

I want one of these that says "Feck off, I don't work here and I'll growl if you assume I do".

Wow, that would be totally hilarious.

The Chessplayer

Do they have any "I'm not British" t-shirts (for holidays abroad)?

The following t-shirts would sell like hot-cakes:
"I'm not gay"
"I'm not black"
"I'm not a <insert religion>"

Archeron

I want one that says
"I'M NOT A SCANGER...
I'm wearing a tracksuit because I'm going to the gym"

Hopefully, people called Anto will then stop asking what the staaaaary is.

This could be a good investment opportunity in fact. Think of the possibilities?
"if you ask me for directions I will probably send you the wrong way"
"no I dont want to sponsor your charity"
"a pint of Miller and a bag of crisps please"
"calm down, I'm not a store detective".
"why yes, I'd love to hear your opinions about Jebus"

r3nu4l

Funnily enough one of the Polish guys in the Boards.ie Cybernations [/URL=http://www.cnbaps.com/]alliance[/URL] has the phrase "Not Irish" in his user tag...guess he's sick of us constantly describing ourselves as an Irish alliance

sebastianlieken

Archeron wrote: »

I want one that says
"I'M NOT A SCANGER...
I'm wearing a tracksuit because I'm going to the gym"

Hopefully, people called Anto will then stop asking what the staaaaary is.

....thats assuming Anto can read...:rolleyes:

actually, im freekin belgian, im gettin a t-shirts that says:

I'm not polish
But im DEFINITLY not Irish either"

that way, its not as racist, by being even more racist agains the Irish..... (ha, theres an paradox worth chewin on)

layke

Does anyone here actually know any Polish people who were outraged by this? All my Polish mates think it's funny.

****ing papers kicking up fictional **** again.

el_bandita

tbh wrote: »

it's funny how the quote on the website is the exact same quote you posted on boards. Shill much?

My bad, feel free to delete the web site link...

el_bandita

layke wrote: »

Does anyone here actually know any Polish people who were outraged by this? All my Polish mates think it's funny.

Some morons do find it offensive: http://www.gazeta.ie/forum/index.php?s=&showtopic=37539&view=findpost&p=151732 <- post thread regarding this t-shirt at Polish forum

wil

D.T.Jesus wrote:

If I wore a tshirt that says "My name is not John" would that mean I don't like anyone called John? Haha, I wouldn't mind one of these actually.

Bloody namists:D

beans wrote: »

Remember that case about the 'getting arrested for wearing x tshirt' from the UK a while back?

Inspiral Carpets 'Cool as F#<k'

I'd say it was crime against fashion, good music and truth. There was no way you'd be c.a.f in them flairs and they only had one semi decent tune.
Not their only crime...

wikipedia wrote:

At the time of their initial success, the band earned some notoriety for their squiggly-eyed cow 'Cool as ****' T-shirts; a student at Oxford Polytechnic was prosecuted on obscenity charges for wearing one. One of their roadies, Noel Gallagher, who was rejected in an audition to be the band's vocalist, went on to great success with the band Oasis.

beans

"Dont call me n!gger, whitey"

:cool:

ojewriej

el_bandita wrote: »

Some morons do find it offensive: http://www.gazeta.ie/forum/index.php?s=&showtopic=37539&view=findpost&p=151732 <- post thread regarding this t-shirt at Polish forum

I had a look at that. There is only two lads who think it's racist, one of them doesn't live in Ireland btw., the rest of the people is telling them to build a bridge basically. And this thread is not really about the t-shirts anymore, it's a big fight about nothing really, who earns more money, this sort of thing.

DonJose

el_bandita wrote: »

Some morons do find it offensive: http://www.gazeta.ie/forum/index.php?s=&showtopic=37539&view=findpost&p=151732 <- post thread regarding this t-shirt at Polish forum

It would be interesting to get a translation of that forum. I'm sure what they have to say about the Irish would put this thread to shame.

Vinnie K

My girlfriend's polish and she would laugh at that if we passed someone wearing it on the street, racist my arse.

Devil5434

funny situation lol

syklops

I want a t-shirt that says "Im not polish" on the front. And on the back, it says "Oprócz możesz wciąż całować się mi wprawdzie", which should mean "but you can kiss me anyway".

I should get some smiles. And maybe a frown from my girlfriend.

ojewriej

DonJose wrote: »

It would be interesting to get a translation of that forum. I'm sure what they have to say about the Irish would put this thread to shame.

They don't really talk much about the Irish. I think admins don't allow any types of serious giving out. It's more what to do here, how to get started (PPS, job, which places are best to avoid when you rent, this type of thing) A lot of giving out about Poles in Ireland - we love that.

It doesn't seem to be too active.

kmick

I was in Poland once and people thought I was Polish. When I was in Bulgaria they thought I was Bulgarian and recently in Manchester I went into a Czech shop and they thought I was Czech. I need a tshirt that says 'fist me Im Irish'

el_bandita

syklops wrote: »

And on the back, it says "Oprócz możesz wciąż całować się mi wprawdzie", which should mean "but you can kiss me anyway".

No it doesn't. You used some kind of online translator, haven't you? It should be "ale mimo wszystko możesz mnie pocałować".