I'm not saying anything about the British connection or Finlay's political stance, merely that whoever in creative came up with his character has an appalling sense of geography. But then again, apparently, Chris Benoit is from Atlanta, GA so what do I know?
I haven't bought a wrestling shirt in a while...due the nature of the Finlay character in being that he's, see edit, Scottish and he says, "likes to fight.", has me sold.
Plus I have ties to a really hot Celtic, Rock, Soul, umm just pick the genre because they can do it all band.
I agree with the original second post they're all winners. They all made me laugh but if I was going to concert or even out I can live with number two. Even if the others win I'll probably end up getting it even though I really wanted the Carlito "pun intended" apple shirt which I still haven't forced myself to buy.
***EDIT*** Irish not Scottish...both Celtic. :-D
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Originally posted by jwrestleI haven't bought a wrestling shirt in a while...due the nature of the Finlay character in being that he's Scottish and he says, "likes to fight.", has me sold.
Try wearing it to a bar.
I just remembered that im absent minded wait i mean i lost my mind, i cant find it.
Originally posted by Spank EI went with number two.
The first one kind of sums up the thing that's been annoying me ever since Finlay showed up on TV. BELFAST IS NOT IN IRELAND! It's in Northern Ireland. Two completely different countries. You tell a Belfaster that he's from the Republic Of Ireland, he'll probably blow your car up. It's like announcing Ric Flair as being from "Charlotte, Carolina".
Ireland is not a nation, it's an island, and Belfast is on it. ROI is a nation that also happens to be on it but does not have Belfast in it. There is no geography mistake here.
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I gave this some more thought and I realized I misunderstood. You weren't saying that it's incorrect to say Finlay is from Ireland, or that Belfast is in Ireland, but that it's weird to say that Finlay is from Belfast comma Ireland--the city name is normally followed by the country name, not the name of an island. You're right; I think they decided to do it that way to de-emphasize the political aspects that could have been incorporated in the character, and put the emphasis on ethnic traits.
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No, I AM saying it's incorrect to say that Finlay is from Ireland because he's not. He's from NORTHERN Ireland. Northern Ireland and Ireland are two seperate countries sharing the same island. Belfast is the capital city of Northern Ireland. Ireland and ROI refer to the same thing, it's like saying "America" as opposed the full name of "United States of America".
Originally posted by Spank ENo, I AM saying it's incorrect to say that Finlay is from Ireland because he's not. He's from NORTHERN Ireland. Northern Ireland and Ireland are two seperate countries sharing the same island. Belfast is the capital city of Northern Ireland. Ireland and ROI refer to the same thing, it's like saying "America" as opposed the full name of "United States of America".
Clearly only Googlefight (googlefight.com) can answer this important question!
But sergeial is right - "Ireland" CAN refer to the island, so saying it's out and out incorrect to use the sentence "Finlay is from Ireland" is just plain wrong - if you're speaking geographically and not politically, it's fine. I wish more people would talk less politically, myself. ;-)
I don't know if you've noticed, but they tend to skip a lot of location information for the non-American performers: Tajiri, Funaki &c. were always simply from "Japan," oftentimes the Canadanians were just from a city in Canada without the province being mentioned. It's just what they do. You can write to the WWE people and try to get them to change, or you can live with it (and maybe get over it).
MY bottom line is if Finlay doesn't care, neither do I. Sorry.
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I vote for #3...but then again, I know the little guy on the shirt, so I'm biased as all hell. :-)
But before we get off this here tangent...how come the individual parts of the UK get to field individual World Cup teams (England, Scotland, etc.)? That'd be like Georgia, Wisconsin, California, Texas, etc. each sending their own team (which, in retrospect, couldn't have been any worse.)
(EDIT #2: Thanks, Mr. Boffo! I learned something today.)
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England, Scotland, and Wales are seperate countries that are part of the United Kingdom. I believe that Northern Ireland is not technically a country in the same manner, but I'm not sure about that.
In the real world, WWE believes that no matter what our race, religious creed or ethnic background in America, we all share the common bond of being Americans. American-Arabs are a part of the fabric of America, and they should be embraced by all of us.
I wish #4 was black (b/c it's my favorite) but I like them all.
I don't personally CARE if people know I'm wearing a wrestling shirt it's just that the WWE logo looks so stupid and out of place when they plaster it on the shirt. The Captain Charisma shirt I had didn't have the logo on the preview pic so I was none too pleased to find it.
I did that this week and was shocked at how little it changed my viewing of Smackdown. I thought it'd be much more entertaining not knowing what happens, etc. It's not. It's no different, at least for me.
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