Uniforms
I don’t want to suggest that my life is lacking in excitement, or that at times the days seem to blend into a homogenous mass of predictable, middleclassness. But I will say, that when the man on my doorstep introduced himself as the Sheriff, he had my undivided attention.
And not just because of his uniform. My attitude to uniforms is best seen in terms of arrested development. I developed normally until the age of 5, and that was it. The fascination has not abated. Matching hats, whistles, reflective patches, holsters – all these things just exacerbate the situation.
As soon as the Sheriff introduced himself, I knew what to do. I scanned the street for American Indians. It looked clear. Maybe it was just bandits? I mentally prepared myself to be saved.
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It’s that time of every four years again. REVEALED: The official Olympic opening ceremony uniforms.
What do you think? Stylish? Awful? One question on our mind is why they chose white bottoms, don’t they know how easily they stain?
Here’s what our ceremony uniforms looked like in Sydney in 2000, in Athens in 2004 and Beijing in 2008. Bit of a mixed bag.
What else is on your mind this morning?
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If Swimming Austraia is supporting this thug Nick D’Arcy I will not be supporting the Australian Swim Team. This mongrel self imposes bankrupcy so as to escape paying compensation to his victim. He shouldn’t be representing swimming let alone Australia. Read more »
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Lauren says:
Thanks Slothy, will definitely check those out! Read more »
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