06-23-2006, 02:58 PM
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#1 | | Admin
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| Salute to the Blade Cover!
Our bold blade cover designer has created a patriotic cover for the Summer Nationals.
Come by the Fencing.Net booth when you get to Summer Nationals to check out this and the dreaded Pink Fuzzy! 
Craig
Last edited by Craig; 06-23-2006 at 03:13 PM.
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06-23-2006, 03:40 PM
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| Hahahaha, the "dreaded" pink fuzzy... I love it.
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06-23-2006, 04:05 PM
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| The pink fuzzies are awesome, I saw one ready, and he has a blue fuzzy! | |
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06-23-2006, 10:16 PM
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| are thouse made by the same person? | |
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06-23-2006, 11:02 PM
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| Does anybody buy those things?
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06-24-2006, 09:25 PM
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Originally Posted by epeeisky Does anybody buy those things? | I prefer to make my own. 
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06-25-2006, 04:53 AM
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| Hi!
I concur with SouthernSword. Yesterday, I was to the local McDonalds, and saw that they had in their give-away stand - in addition to the usual ballons - Swedish flags.
Then I looked at the other side of the flag, and saw the McDonalds logo. Eww. Really tasteless, IMNSHO. 
Would McDonalds in USA try that thing?
Another thing is that the USA flag blade cover could be used by almost anyone at the Summer nats. If so, it would lose its usefulness, since it would not longer serve as a distinctive feature. What´s wrong with club patches? 
Have a nice time!
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06-26-2006, 01:32 AM
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Originally Posted by PeterGustafsson What´s wrong with club patches? | [answer type=obvious]They don't fit over a weapon?[/answer]
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06-26-2006, 05:29 AM
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Originally Posted by oiuyt [answer type=obvious]They don't fit over a weapon?[/answer]
-B | Well, my old club´s patch could easily be glued arond the cicumference of the PVC pipe. It was the type that was made of plastic with glue, protected by waxy covering, on the back side. Tear off the waxy covering, stick the club patch to just about anything, and presto! Done.
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06-26-2006, 09:54 AM
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Originally Posted by southernsword While it is colorful and festive for the Independence Day Celebration, it is an inappropriate use of the national flag for commercial purposes. I won't buy one for that reason alone. | Stay out of the t-shirt section at Old Navy, Target and a bunch of other retailers for a while then.
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06-26-2006, 09:55 AM
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Originally Posted by epeeisky Does anybody buy those things? | Yes they do. | |
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06-26-2006, 11:05 AM
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#12 | | Épéeist Hive Queen
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Originally Posted by Craig Yes they do. | Aaah, had they only been blue and yellow... 
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06-26-2006, 02:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Craig Our bold blade cover designer has created a patriotic cover for the Summer Nationals. | Blade "cover"? They're more commonly known as "weapon condoms" to many ... | |
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06-27-2006, 10:06 PM
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Originally Posted by PeterGustafsson Yesterday, I was to the local McDonalds, and saw that they had in their give-away stand - in addition to the usual ballons - Swedish flags.
Then I looked at the other side of the flag, and saw the McDonalds logo. Eww. Really tasteless, IMNSHO.
Would McDonalds in USA try that thing? | Maybe... more likely to put the logo in the blue field where the stars are supposed to go, though. Still blasphemy. Whatever happened to respect for patriotic symbols? | |
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06-27-2006, 11:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Go? Fencing? Whatever happened to respect for patriotic symbols? | I'm really laughing at your sig line now! 
So, are you the pot or the kettle?
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07-02-2006, 09:42 PM
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| Artistic interpretations (like, having fewer stripes, a waving flag, not as many stars, don't count as the american flag. My guess is that the blade condom think qualifies as this....
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07-02-2006, 09:47 PM
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| I fail to see the problem with putting the Tommy Hilfiger flag on a weapon cover.
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07-02-2006, 10:44 PM
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Originally Posted by southernsword United States Code Title 4 Chapter 1 — The Flag | Does not apply. That statute only applies to actual flags, not items imprinted with representations of the flag.
Again, see Old Navy, the Gap, any of the shops at the Smithsonian or around DC, etc.
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