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When does a T-shirt become libelous?
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Posting Junkie
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So, there's this guy working on the new office suite down the hall from us; some other company is moving in. He's wearing a shirt that says "YANKEES SUCK" on the front. Ok, that's fine. However, on the back it has a big 2 and "Jeter Swallows" above it, like the name of the player. Now, that's gotta be wrong on a lot of levels, don't you think?
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That's inappropriate for work just based on the sexual content.
Edit; And I'm no prude.
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Bad taste, yes.
Libel suit, I doubt it.
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Don't try to outweird me, I get stranger things than you free with my breakfast cereal.
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Really unprofessional. At least he hates the Yankees.
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Yeah. I'll bet Jeter spits.
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Chris. T.
"... in 6 months if WMD are found, I hope all clear-thinking people who opposed the war will say "You're right, we were wrong -- good job". Similarly, if after 6 months no WMD are found, people who supported the war should say the same thing -- and move to impeach Mr. Bush." - moki, 04/16/03
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in philly you can buy shirts that say "Dallas Sucks, T.O. Swallows"
Sadly the shirts are expanding locations it looks like.
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Posting Junkie
Join Date: Feb 2000
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While 100% inappropriate and unprofessional, I would guess it would fall under satire?
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Bad taste, but funny! I would not wear a shirt like that, personally, but people get offended about all sorts of things.:
How about this one?
Johnny Damon
Looks like Jesus
Acts like Judas
Throws like Mary
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Originally Posted by Dork.
Johnny Damon
Looks like Jesus
Acts like Judas
Throws like Mary
 Love it! Wish I could find that one.
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Tell your system admin to talk to him.
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"Hello, what have we here?
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Posting Junkie
Join Date: Jun 2000
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Originally Posted by Landos Mustache
Tell your system admin to talk to him.
Aren't you a clever troll that can't read.
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Originally Posted by starman
Aren't you a clever troll that can't read.
Oh shut up it was a joke but I knew you were totally humorless.
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"Hello, what have we here?
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Obvious humor is generally not libelous. It is also a true statement, though not the way most people would take it.
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Chuck
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Originally Posted by Landos Mustache
Tell your system admin to talk to him.
That's pretty amusing.
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Originally Posted by Dakar
That's pretty amusing.
SHADDUP YOU ILLITERATE TROLL! 
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Posting Junkie
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Originally Posted by Landos Mustache
Oh shut up it was a joke but I knew you were totally humorless.
Only when it comes to cheap pot-shots.
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How does Jeter eat, if he doesn't swallow?
... am I missing something?
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Chris. T.
"... in 6 months if WMD are found, I hope all clear-thinking people who opposed the war will say "You're right, we were wrong -- good job". Similarly, if after 6 months no WMD are found, people who supported the war should say the same thing -- and move to impeach Mr. Bush." - moki, 04/16/03
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Bad taste in the extreme, and certainly not appropriate for work, even in a very relaxed environment. But not libelous. Public figures give up a certain amount of protection against such statements (which are obviously not assertions of actual truth) because of their public status, while a private citizen, (most of us) COULD bring action because such assertions would not be so obviously of a jesting nature.
Your coworker needs to start thinking more professionally.
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Posting Junkie
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Originally Posted by ghporter
Bad taste in the extreme, and certainly not appropriate for work, even in a very relaxed environment. But not libelous. Public figures give up a certain amount of protection against such statements (which are obviously not assertions of actual truth) because of their public status, while a private citizen, (most of us) COULD bring action because such assertions would not be so obviously of a jesting nature.
Your coworker needs to start thinking more professionally.
He's not my coworker. I said that he works for a different company moving in down the hall.
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Missed that-sorry. But the observation is still valid. He's extremely unprofessional to come to work (wherever he works) with such a shirt.
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What if he works at an insulting t-shirt company?
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Chuck
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than hes got the best job around.
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Originally Posted by Landos Mustache
Tell your system admin to talk to him.
I LOL'd. 
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Back in my college days we use to wear shirts that said "Muck Fichigan" and "Ann Arbor is a whore." Ahhhh... college.... how I miss thee.
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this thread is so out for lunch!
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Originally Posted by Chuckit
What if he works at an insulting t-shirt company?
http://www.donkeyts.com/
And the Sysadmin bit....funniest thing all day.
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Clinically Insane
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Originally Posted by christ
How does Jeter eat, if he doesn't swallow?
... am I missing something?
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Posting Junkie
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Originally Posted by Landos Mustache
Tell your system admin to talk to him.
Ka-zing 
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http://chowdaheadz.com/tshirts.html
I also enjoy "Brokeback Jeter" and "Jeter drinks wine coolers". I wish they had more A-rod shirts like this. Jeter is a great player.
But I wouldn't wear these to work.
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