end of the hawaiin shirts?!?

[evulish]

I'd be upset if someone threw away my robotics shirts. Because then I'd have no shirts.

[Amanda Morrison]

Sean, HOW COULD YOU LET THIS HAPPEN?!

Dave gave me one of his shirts for my birthday, autographed and all.
That was the best Lavery thing of the weekend!

... No, wait, that was eating dinner with Sean. oops.

just kidding, i like your shirt, i swear

[dlavery]

Great, now they are talking about my wardrobe...

Yes, it's true. I just found out yesterday that I was within about a week or so of being ambushed and forced to clean up my act on national television. My "friends" had worked it with the NASA powers-that-be, and they were all set to go when the production company waved off on thier trip to DC. Whew! Coming between me and my Hawaiian shirts would be like trying to get between Dean and denim.

But just to show they haven't got to me yet, I am wearing one of my favorites to work today (which can be verified on the Amazing DaveCam!). Just in case this is one of the last times I can get away with it, I figured I would make all my co-workers enjoy (suffer through?) the shirts as well!

-dave

[Katie Reynolds]

Originally Posted by dlavery

But just to show they haven't got to me yet, I am wearing one of my favorites to work today (which can be verified on the Amazing DaveCam!). Just in case this is one of the last times I can get away with it, I figured I would make all my co-workers enjoy (suffer through?) the shirts as well!

-dave

[Greg Needel]

interesting story.....i was also soposed to be on a similar show, mine was "a make-over story" but the resason i was soposed to be slected was because they wanted to do a robotics themed show and found RIT's mdrc site...they sent an e-mail out to all the members and i replyed...i ended up not doing it because it conflicted with my finals schedule but just imagine "a robotics themed make over story"


i'm kinda glad i didn't do it

[MissInformation]

Originally Posted by dlavery

Great, now they are talking about my wardrobe...

Yes, it's true. I just found out yesterday that I was within about a week or so of being ambushed and forced to clean up my act on national television. My "friends" had worked it with the NASA powers-that-be, and they were all set to go when the production company waved off on thier trip to DC. Whew! Coming between me and my Hawaiian shirts would be like trying to get between Dean and denim.

-dave

If you don't mind a serious question on this, well, even if you do mind, since I'm going to ask it anyhow... Does it bother you at all that your "friends" (yes, the quote marks are noted) tried to organize this? Or do you see it as a big joke? Are you laid back and thinking, "heck, hair grows back, and Hawaiian shirts can be re-bought." or more like "$5,000 worth of new clothes, woot!" Would you have fought for your Hawaiian shirts? Put your foot down and held onto them? Or would you have been to embarrassed to go against them (which is what I believe happens to most people on that show).

The whole thing does sound rather funny, but for some reason it's disturbing too. I don't know why people want to change other people so much, it's something I don't think I'll ever understand. There's that saying, "The clothes make the man." but I think there are a lot of mean, greedy, narrow-minded people running around in designer labels and if that's what makes, them, I'm rather glad I'm unmade. Eeep, didn't mean to get preachy...

Oh well, answer if you want to, I've now got to go have lunch with a bunch of co-workers who are always harassing me about my style (or lack thereof).

Heidi

[Billfred]

See, this is my thing with the surprise genre of reality television.

Stuff like Big Brother, Survivor, Trading Spaces, and The Bachelor is fine with me (well, as fine as some of those shows can get--never was a dating show fan). The people sign up, and they know (more or less) what they're getting into.

But then we've got all of these new shows, such as Punk'd, Boiling Points, What Not to Wear (although I'm sure they've been shot down in the past), and the related genre where the contestants/stars/victims are picked without them knowing it. And you know, when you're surprised by something like that and not expecting it, you get really screwed up in the head.

I was going to get overly preachy (a la Heidi), but I'm going to hold off.

[Jessica Boucher]

Somewhat on-topic.....I just got an email about this sale. Now Dave can stock up for next season!

How did I get this email? I've been on the list since I bought one for one of my Babson friends who everytime a bunch of us went out anywhere, he would wear the same shirt (his "party shirt")...thus the girls decided he needed a new party shirt for his birthday...and bought him a bright orange one.

Edit: Ironically, this guy was also named Dave. Go figure

[MissInformation]

Originally Posted by Jessica Boucher

Somewhat on-topic.....I just got an email about this sale. Now Dave can stock up for next season!

How did I get this email? I've been on the list since I bought one for one of my Babson friends who everytime a bunch of us went out anywhere, he would wear the same shirt (his "party shirt")...thus the girls decided he needed a new party shirt for his birthday...and bought him a bright orange one.

Cool! That Hawaiian Nights dress is so Dave! Though he may want to go with the evening gown unless he plans on shaving his legs! Now there's an image for you...

I think Dave should go for the Hawaiian Ties for work. I tried finding an entire Hawaiian suit with no luck.

Heidi

[VGMasterShadow]

All Dave's missing now is Hawaiian socks.

[dlavery]

Originally Posted by VGMasterShadow

All Dave's missing now is Hawaiian socks.

Already got 'em!!!

-dave

[VGMasterShadow]

Originally Posted by dlavery

Already got 'em!!!

-dave

Holy crap, you're good.

What else...how about some Hawaiian watches.

[tkwetzel]

The weird thing about all this is that I think I have seen Dave wearing a hawai'ian shirt on one or two occasions (besides pictures)...and I am on his team, and I have done projects at his house...and there is almost nothing in hawai'ian print at his house either. How is there such an obsession with this?

Originally Posted by MissInformation

I tried finding an entire Hawaiian suit with no luck.

I remember seeing a hawai'ian print suit somewhere, but I don't remember where.

[Wetzel]

Originally Posted by MissInformation

I tried finding an entire Hawaiian suit with no luck.

Heidi

I found a vest to go with a tux....




No full suit though.

Wetzel

[Jaine Perotti]

Dave, do you have any hawaiian bling-bling....???