"Beefeaters win" t shirt
Debbie
A few years ago I saw rowers wearing "spoof" Beefeater Gin
t-shirts which read "Beefeaters Win" in exactly the same syle as
the Beefeater logo.
Does anyone know if these are still available?
Debbie
Alistair James Potts
Debbie (10061...@CompuServe.COM) wrote:
: A few years ago I saw rowers wearing "spoof" Beefeater Gin
: t-shirts which read "Beefeaters Win" in exactly the same syle as
: the Beefeater logo.
I think you're thinking of the Oxford Brookes University (erstwhile Oxford
Polytechnic) shirts which said "Beavereaters Win" which is really quite
funny.
But not so funny if you're a girl...
AJP
Anu Dudhia
Debbie wrote:
>
> A few years ago I saw rowers wearing "spoof" Beefeater Gin
> t-shirts which read "Beefeaters Win" in exactly the same syle as
> the Beefeater logo.
>
>
> Debbie
Er ... if you're referring to the Oxford Brookes University T-shirts,
they didn't quite say "Beefeaters Win" - I can aver that the the "e" and
"f" were replaced by a few more letters.
Anu Dudhia
Alistair James Potts wrote:
>
> Debbie (10061...@CompuServe.COM) wrote:
> : A few years ago I saw rowers wearing "spoof" Beefeater Gin
> : t-shirts which read "Beefeaters Win" in exactly the same syle as
> : the Beefeater logo.
>
> Polytechnic) shirts which said "Beavereaters Win" which is really quite
> funny.
>
> But not so funny if you're a girl...
>
> AJP
Waste of time trying to bring any subtlety to this newsgroup!
quar...@ermine.ox.ac.uk
>A few years ago I saw rowers wearing "spoof" Beefeater Gin
>t-shirts which read "Beefeaters Win" in exactly the same syle as
>the Beefeater logo.
>
>
>Debbie
I think you're talking about the "Beavereaters Win" spoof perpetrated by
the Poly boys (as they were then). No longer available, and only were as
a swap - they guard their top-squad kit jealously and do not make extras.
However, some other (mostly Oxford) clubs did spoofs too - there were Bee
Eaters and various others. Depends on whether the one you saw was bright
or dark blue.
Rachel.
Oxford.
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> From: Anu Dudhia <dud...@atm.ox.ac.uk
> >Alistair James Potts wrote:
>> Debbie (10061...@CompuServe.COM) wrote:
Okay guys, might have known that Potts and "God" (qv Donnington Bridge)
would have answered you already.
But then, if I don't post _something_ every day, how else can I tell how
many new posts there are on the lynx reader?
Cunning, you see.
RQ
S L Ng
: Debbie wrote:
: >
: > A few years ago I saw rowers wearing "spoof" Beefeater Gin
: > t-shirts which read "Beefeaters Win" in exactly the same syle as
: > the Beefeater logo.
it's actually the oxford brookes(not oxford uni.) t'shirts. the first time
i saw them was back in '94. they say "beavereaters win" or something like
that. quite amusing.
LEONG <S.L...@durham.ac.uk>
http://www.dur.ac.uk/~d3frkj/sea.html
Abbas65
Subtlety is boring. Besides, we are rowers and the subtlety bypasses us.
Finally, weren't there shirts that said "BEFATTER GIN"?
Stephen K. Bohler
The Oxford lightweight men have T-shirts that say 'BE FATTER MEN". It's
amazing how many people don't realize that they're not the genuine thing
(until they take a good look at them).
Steve Bohler
Abbas65 <abb...@aol.com> wrote in article
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bla...@lsl.co.uk
In article <5i3s6t$dkt$1...@mhadf.production.compuserve.com>, Debbie
> A few years ago I saw rowers wearing "spoof" Beefeater Gin
> t-shirts which read "Beefeaters Win" in exactly the same syle as
> the Beefeater logo.
>
Debbie,
I suspect the shirts that you saw actually said "Beavereaters Win"
Oxford, England has two fine academic and sporting establishments, the
first is that well known and slightly older group of buildings known as
Oxford University. The second, more brash institution is known as Oxford
Brookes University (formerly Oxford Polytechnic).
All is sweetness and light between the two, except on the river. The Poly Boat
Club as it was when I was there, had this nasty, nagging feeling that we
didn't get the credit we deserved. So after a few beers and watching the Naked
Gun video, the infamous "Beavereaters Win" t-shirt idea was conceived amongst
the Men's Senior squad.
This was in 1989-90, and just about every oarsmen at the Poly during the early
1990s aspired to earn the right to wear one. They are not generally available
nor are they particularly encouraged by the Director of Sport, who told the
Boat Club captain (me) in 1991 "Don't you think its time to move away from
that childish imitation"
I hope that answers your question, satisfies your curiousity and absolves
all the guilt.
Blaine Castle
Oxford Poly 1988-91
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ps
The Naked Gun scene that inspired it all is as follows:
Pricella Presley is up on a ladder in the library.
Leslie Neilsen walks in, looks up and says "Nice beaver."
Miss Presley descends the ladder, remarking "Thank you. I had it stuffed this
morning."
C Tucker
Debbie,
The actual T-shirts said "Beavereaters Win", which may not be
quite what you're looking for ;-) The latest incarnation,
Cleavereaters Grin", may be more to your taste, although both I
believe were done by College crews, so possibly not generally
available.
Chris
Jeremy Fagan
On 4 Apr 1997, Debbie wrote:
:A few years ago I saw rowers wearing "spoof" Beefeater Gin
:t-shirts which read "Beefeaters Win" in exactly the same syle as
:the Beefeater logo.
:
:Does anyone know if these are still available?
:
:Debbie
:
:
Not only the Beavereaters Win, and the Be Fatter Men, but also, from the
St. Edmund Hall 3rd VIII (the Syndicate), T-shirts with Sainsbury's Gin
written on.
Jeremy
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Chris Harrison
Jeremy Fagan wrote:
> Not only the Beavereaters Win, and the Be Fatter Men, but also, from the
> St. Edmund Hall 3rd VIII (the Syndicate), T-shirts with Sainsbury's Gin
> written on.
Likewise, the UCL medics had B??fcurt??ns Q??m, which were banned from
UCL Union premises .....
--
chris harrison.
http://www.bogo.co.uk/lowfield/
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- Henry Kissinger
Charles Day
In article <01bc430e$72de36a0$8f775ecf@steve>, "Stephen K. Bohler"
<skbo...@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
> The Oxford lightweight men have T-shirts that say 'BE FATTER MEN". It's
> amazing how many people don't realize that they're not the genuine thing
> (until they take a good look at them).
>
> Steve Bohler
Wouldn't it be wittier (and maybe more accurate) to say
BEAT FATTER MEN ?
Charles
anonymous
The Oxford Mens Lightweights produced shirts with 'BEFATTER MEN'
- I never got mine, probably because they thought I wouldn't fit
into one....
Chris
Rachel Quarrell
Chris (Jones) there's no point trying to be anonymous if you leave your
Compuserve number in the "from" line.... !
Other than that, I was all set to assume it was Mr. Hardy junior, he of
the winetasting profession and slowly swelling girth...
Rachel.
Remke
Unable to locate Binghamton crews' WWW page, I am asking for help.
Please send info to:
da...@geo.vu.nl
Remke van Dam
just simply curt
Hello,
I will be graduating in May 98, from Humboldt State University,
with a B.S. in Kinesiology. After graduation I would like to enter a
graduate program (in exercise performance or sports psychology), while
working as a Graduate Teaching Assistant in rowing. If anyone has any
information that may be of some help, I greatly appreciate anything that
may be provided. Thank You.
Sincerely,
Curtis Gramelspacher
Norman K. Yee
On Mon, 14 Apr 1997 10:53:12 +0000, da...@geo.vu.nl wrote:
: Unable to locate Binghamton crews' WWW page, I am asking for help.
State University of New York, Binghamton Crew:
http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/2342/
found at the USA Collegiate Rowing Links page:
http://asucd.ucdavis.edu/sports/crew/links.html
Norm