So, uh, let’s say I have this friend. We’ll say her name is Emily. Everywhere she travels she pulls out the same tacky Ricky Martin T-shirt, puts it on, and has someone snap her photo. Ricky in front of the Hollywood sign… Ricky at Machu Picchu… Ricky at the Vatican… you get the idea.
You don’t have to use a Ricky Martin Tee, though. On your future travels, pack along a unique shirt — or better yet, buy one on a trip — and snap a photo wearing the shirt at all your favorite spots.
If you’re like me, you have to have a t-shirt commemorating every place you’ve visited. However, often times you end up with a drawer full of shirts you use when it’s time to paint the house or mow the lawn. Those “souvenirs” often become less appealing once you’re home.
Don’t despair: turn those shirts into something you can truly treasure by cutting out the front portion of each one, sewing them together, and making a travel quilt. This one-of-a-kind souvenir will bring back wonderful memories every time you snuggle up with it.
It has been 3 years since we reported about Raed Jarrar. This US citizen passed through security at JFK in 2006, got a secondary security search, and was then apprehended at the gate by an airport cop and a JetBlue employee.
See, Raed committed the “horrible” crime of wearing a T-Shirt with some Arabic words. The words on his shirt did not translate to “terrorist,” nor did they warn people that he was going to hijack their flight. The T-Shirt merely said “we will not be silenced,” in Arabic and English.
JetBlue eventually allowed Raed to board his flight, but not until he agreed to cover up his T-Shirt — and to sit in the back of the plane.
Passengers had reportedly complained to the gate staff that the T-Shirt made them feel uncomfortable, and they compared it to someone walking into a bank with a T-Shirt saying “I am a robber.”
Raed finally got some justice, when the TSA and JetBlue awarded him $240,000 in damages. Raed was assisted in his case by the ACLU.
In a day and age where people get paranoid for all the wrong reasons, I’m hoping this incident reminds everyone that not everyone who looks like a Muslim is a terrorist, and not everything in Arabic is warning of impending doom.
You can read more about the case, including a video clip with more details of the incident on the ACLU web site.
Today’s daily deal is for what can only be referred as “the perfect travel T-Shirt”.
The SeV cotton T-Shirt features not one, but three discreet pockets, with room for your iPod, mobile phone and other gadgets. The iPod pocket even has the patented SeV personal area network, with wire conduits and earphone loops!
The shirt is made of 100% prewashed no-shrink cotton and is available in three different colors (black, white and olive).
These T-Shirts normally retail for $25 each, but if you apply coupon code NEWTEES, you’ll get 25% off 2 or more (making the total price for 2 T-Shirts just $37.50).
Shipping is a very reasonable $5 and you’ll find the product in sizes S-XXL.
So, here I am doing some internet shopping, surfing the www for a cute little top with a lot of flair and personality (and I’m not talking about those stupid new Myspace shirts) when I suddenly make a small discovery of sorts. Not that you care to know, but I’m an impulse buyer and most times I buy things that have a global theme or one that embraces a travel related concept like a bunch of monkeys in a van headed to the beach, a ship sailing the high seas or a giraffe floating up in the sky in a vibrantly colored hot air balloon on a washed out brown colored tee. (I don’t own any of those items.) Anyways here I am visiting one of my favorite sites, Stars and Infinite Darkness when I come across these awesome “I’ve never been to____” tees ($42 USD). There are three from what I can tell and each completes the statement with places like Rhode Island, Paris and Bonfacio. “How cool!” I think.
Seeing how I’ve been a good many places, yet haven’t been to any of the three mentioned I thought these shirts would fit my personality just fine, but before my impulse could click and select my size for purchase I decided to read just a bit more and well found that these “never been” shirts have far more flair than I particularly need. Apparently there is a glow in the dark penis screen printed on the back of each top and perfectly visible when the lights go out. Now why did they think to go and do that? What could have been a great semi-travel related gift just went out the window for some, but I’m sure many people will buy these nifty tee’s and perhaps no one will notice the glowing phallus on the back.
Just thought to toss it out there for any one looking for a gift for whatever reason these days.