TTF T-Shirts, Et Cetera

[Olorgando]

Historical? I'm talking about terminology today.

Ermyes, but you did refer to Hollywood depictions above. The last three films I can with any certainty say I've seen in a film theater were "Fellowship" in early 2002, "Two Towers" in early 2003, and RoTK in early 2004, all during our nine-year stay in the Frankfurt (Hesse) region. Browsing Wiki for films from 1990 to just past RoTK does not net a large haul of visits to the cinema.

Now in some of them there may have been scenes with men (only) wearing undies topside. I find that whether they were wearing t-shits or sleeveless wasn't among the memorable moments to me in any of the probably brief scenes in which such things were to be seen. Maybe the "gals" in the audience have more retentive memories for such things.

Anyway, as we're talking about at least 15 years ago that I was last in a cinema, this would seem to me to be almost ancient history by Hollywood standards.
I mean, we may be nearing the threshold where they start thinking of remakes! 🤮

 

[Olorgando]

Sorry, Olorgando -- there's no escape from Hollywood!

I just broke into the widest grin I've sported in a long time!
Oh yes there is. Just don't watch the tripe! 😎

 

[Squint-eyed Southerner]

Oh, yeah? Then don't wear undershirts. Or do.

See what I mean? No escape!

 

[Olorgando]

Oh, yeah? Then don't wear undershirts. Or do.
See what I mean? No escape!

Oh, I do, and I don't, as I please. But I've certainly run out of tees, if I ever had any in Germany (as underwear). Even for hot summer weather, they've been relegated, if any still exist, to the bottom of inscrutable piles in my wardrobe, as I have found the v-necked (and having a couple of buttons) polo shirts much more to my liking than the round-necked tees. 😝

 

[Squint-eyed Southerner]

So we're into our personal preferences now?

OK, in that case, I like henleys. I'm sure everyone finds that a matter of great interest!

 

[Erestor Arcamen]

I'm a simple man who wears fruit of the loom (or whatever's on sale) when it comes to undershirts .

 

[Olorgando]

Well, in the over 44 years that I've basically lived in Germany I had a certain indifferent vacillation between "Schiesser" and "Jockey" (oh - the latter seems to be a US company which branched out into Germany in 1951 - interesting) for quite a while. But in the last well over ten years I have been firmly in the "Trigema" camp. Their stuff takes my abuse much more resiliently.

 

[Squint-eyed Southerner]

whatever's on sale) when it comes to undershirts

That's me!

Only change "undershirts" to "anything".

 

[Squint-eyed Southerner]

Anyway, as we're talking about at least 15 years ago that I was last in a cinema, this would seem to me to be almost ancient history by Hollywood standards.

You reminded me of an interview I saw with one of my favorite actors, Rod Steiger. In the 70's, he underwent two heart surgeries, which led to a stretch of clinical depression (a not unusual side-effect).

When he finally received treatment, he started auditioning again. He described one encounter with an assistant casting director -- "some kid" -- at the end of which he was asked "Oh, by the way -- can you do a Southern accent?".

 

[Halasían]

It cracks me up this turned into a discussion of underwear.

 

[Squint-eyed Southerner]

And movies! 😁

 

[Erestor Arcamen]

Good thing bacon hasn't gotten here yet...oops 🤗

 

[Squint-eyed Southerner]

 

[Olorgando]

Now I would think that pooches (and cats), being far more strongly oriented to their senses of smell than we are, wouldn't be fooled by that kind of stuff (at least I think most humans don't smell like bacon … ). But pets age too, eroding senses at different speeds. And the tendency to naps, I believe, also increases. So if "senior citizen pet" wakes up hungry after a nap, and, while still drowsy comes into the vicinity of such togs … the urge to at least nibble could lead to a "family crisis" … 🥶😱

 

[Firawyn]

Click here to see another old version of the TTF shirt, if you like. I wore mine half to death before finally packing it away somewhere safe, deciding I wanted to save what was left if it for the sake of memory.

That being said, there may or may not be discussion in the works about getting a new design for a new TTF shirt, as well as other merch, in the near future. If y'all might be interested in that sort of thing. Not promising anything yet, but there is discussion. 😏

 

[Halasían]

Yeah that was a better one. I had one but I made the mistake of wearing it regularly. I had it on when I changed a car battery and got acid fumes on it and it developed a rash of holes across the front and eventually fell apart.

 

[Firawyn]

Mine has blue paint specks all over it from a room renno. I have a vivid memory of the day I was wearing it while painting, and got splattered. I proceeded to screech out you've ruined it precious! I was very disappointed that no one in the room at that moment got it. I stopped wearing it not long after.

 

[Halasían]

I actually located my TTF Rev 2 t-shirt the other day. It was put away with my Barrow Downs and Minas Tirith t-shirts and my 'Trilogy Tuesday' Return of the King premiere t-shirt I got for attending a marathon. Should a new design come out, I will surely buy one even if I don't need anymore t-shirts.