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A friend of mine sent me this T shirt unexpectedly and I walked around the office here at work asking folks what the heck it was supposed to mean..:thinking:

No one knew:wah:

Then I read the note that tells me it is straight from the coast of Amalfi . I figure it must be the favored transportation method there? But none of the googling I'm doing is showing me that.

any ideas?

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flopstock;1476949 wrote: A friend of mine sent me this T shirt unexpectedly and I walked around the office here at work asking folks what the heck it was supposed to mean..:thinking:

No one knew:wah:

Then I read the note that tells me it is straight from the coast of Amalfi . I figure it must be the favored transportation method there? But none of the googling I'm doing is showing me that.

any ideas?




Check out this link to Amalfi Coast T-shirts ! Your friend must have ordered the motor scooter specially ! Do you have a motor scooter ?

Men's Keep Calm T Shirts | Keep Calm Tees & Shirts for Men - CafePress
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The would be ideal for me.

I also use a very similar one as the background image for my latest SATB arrangement MP4 (whenever I prepare a file for uploading to YouTube I make a Video, using clipart & animated text).

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G#Gill;1476953 wrote: Check out this link to Amalfi Coast T-shirts ! Your friend must have ordered the motor scooter specially ! Do you have a motor scooter ?

Men's Keep Calm T Shirts | Keep Calm Tees & Shirts for Men - CafePress


No, but since they got it for me while they were there, the only thing I could figure was that scooters were the main form of travel in that area.
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FourPart;1476968 wrote: The would be ideal for me.

I also use a very similar one as the background image for my latest SATB arrangement MP4 (whenever I prepare a file for uploading to YouTube I make a Video, using clipart & animated text).




What's the deal with the crown?
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flopstock;1476973 wrote: What's the deal with the crown?


Keep Calm and Carry On - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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flopstock;1476973 wrote: What's the deal with the crown?


It was British propaganda poster from WW2 originally "Keep calm and carry on " but it has had many variations recently on Tee shirts and tea mugs and the 'carry on' part is altered to suit HERE and HERE
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Bruv;1476975 wrote: It was British propaganda poster from WW2 originally "Keep calm and carry on " but it has had many variations recently on Tee shirts and tea mugs and the 'carry on' part is altered to suit HERE and HERE


I think this is my favorite of the genre:

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FourPart;1476974 wrote: Keep Calm and Carry On - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


Huh... live and learn... thanks!
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LarsMac;1476977 wrote: I think this is my favorite of the genre:




From the NRA ?

It works too..........but there is something wrong with it, the blast is off screen, the blast should have obliterated the M.............am I being too picky ?
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Bruv;1476979 wrote: From the NRA ?

It works too..........but there is something wrong with it, the blast is off screen, the blast should have obliterated the M.............am I being too picky ?


Nope, not from the NRA.

Besides, I believe you are over-thinking it a little.
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I've added the OP one as my FaceBook Profile Pic.
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FourPart;1477017 wrote: I've added the OP one as my FaceBook Profile Pic.


I am pretty certain that almost everyone here thought of you immediately after seeing it.
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I certainly did..lol
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People of the world must be frustrated:

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Bruv;1476979 wrote: From the NRA ?

It works too..........but there is something wrong with it, the blast is off screen,

the blast should have obliterated the M .............am I being too picky ?
It would have been more effective, yes.
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