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Re: So now this is for sale... 

Post#21 » by jwise44 » Fri May 1, 2015 4:42 pm

texasholdem wrote:If they were the Dallas Bulldogs would you still buy this shirt?

Ya probably because he's not truly advocating for the death of that animal he is just making a joke
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Post#22 » by jwise44 » Fri May 1, 2015 4:44 pm

If he really killed boudreaux RIP or my new bulldog omar then I would be mad, but making a joke that isn't specific to any actual horse or in your scenario bulldog I just appreciate humor
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Post#23 » by texasholdem » Fri May 1, 2015 4:52 pm

in a year or two no one will remember this situation and people will be asking you the context of what your shirt means. dunno if you want to have to keep explaining it.
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Post#24 » by jwise44 » Fri May 1, 2015 4:59 pm

As with any shirt that is humorous in the moment?

Why do you get so upset about it? He wasn't really saying we should kill horses? It was a joke?

I kill animals every fall but I eat them and I'm willing to bet a large portion of our fanbase does too
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Post#25 » by texasholdem » Fri May 1, 2015 5:05 pm

jwise44 wrote:As with any shirt that is humorous in the moment?

Why do you get so upset about it? He wasn't really saying we should kill horses? It was a joke?

I kill animals every fall but I eat them and I'm willing to bet a large portion of our fanbase does too


I'm not that upset about it really. I just think all the people (not on this board) claiming his freedom of speech was violated are stupid. Les Alexander is his boss and an animal rights activist. He did something at work to piss off his boss and got fired for it. Happens to people every day.

I don't hunt but I'm fine with those who do if they do eat the meat or doing it for culling purposes, except for canned hunts of endangered species.
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Re: So now this is for sale... 

Post#26 » by jwise44 » Fri May 1, 2015 5:19 pm

texasholdem wrote:
jwise44 wrote:As with any shirt that is humorous in the moment?

Why do you get so upset about it? He wasn't really saying we should kill horses? It was a joke?

I kill animals every fall but I eat them and I'm willing to bet a large portion of our fanbase does too


I'm not that upset about it really. I just think all the people (not on this board) claiming his freedom of speech was violated are stupid. Les Alexander is his boss and an animal rights activist. He did something at work to piss off his boss and got fired for it. Happens to people every day.

I don't hunt but I'm fine with those who do if they do eat the meat or doing it for culling purposes, except for canned hunts of endangered species.



His freedom of speech was violated. He made a comment he thought people would joke about and he lost his livelihood. It was an obvious joke. Were it him making a joke about wife beating in the NFL I understand but saying we killed the mavs I don't get how it's so personal. It's an obvious analogy that doesn't refer to a real animal. Whatever though. May just be my childhood
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Re: So now this is for sale... 

Post#27 » by texasholdem » Fri May 1, 2015 5:26 pm

jwise44 wrote:
texasholdem wrote:
jwise44 wrote:As with any shirt that is humorous in the moment?

Why do you get so upset about it? He wasn't really saying we should kill horses? It was a joke?

I kill animals every fall but I eat them and I'm willing to bet a large portion of our fanbase does too


I'm not that upset about it really. I just think all the people (not on this board) claiming his freedom of speech was violated are stupid. Les Alexander is his boss and an animal rights activist. He did something at work to piss off his boss and got fired for it. Happens to people every day.

I don't hunt but I'm fine with those who do if they do eat the meat or doing it for culling purposes, except for canned hunts of endangered species.



His freedom of speech was violated. He made a comment he thought people would joke about and he lost his livelihood. It was an obvious joke. Were it him making a joke about wife beating in the NFL I understand but saying we killed the mavs I don't get how it's so personal. It's an obvious analogy that doesn't refer to a real animal. Whatever though. May just be my childhood


Freedom of speech is about the government not your employer. It's personal for Les and that's all that matters.
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Post#28 » by rocketsballin » Fri May 1, 2015 11:11 pm

i would buy the shirt but too many pple are sensitive pussies these days. rockets fans should buy it and wear it on gameday esp if they go to the game. i'd love to see it next season in dallas lol
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Re: So now this is for sale... 

Post#29 » by Nebula1 » Mon May 4, 2015 6:57 pm

Hey, let's not beat a dead horse on this.

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