Amazing Race - African Calgary shirt

[FireInTheHole]

So, Tuesday night I'm watching the Amazing Race - and they are somewhere in Africa catching a bus to go from point A to B. The scary African guy in the bus is wearing a shirt that says "Calgary" on it. He's also trying to scam them and charge them way to much. Then they run out of gas - and charges them for the fuel they had to buy. Then there's an altercation between the woman who refuses to pay this dude the rest of his money - I though he was going to kill her.

Kinda blew my mind. Reminded me of the little kid wearing the Calgary Flames jersey in that Liberian riot. What's up with these crazy African's and their Calgary clothing???

[GKDarts]

Not only did he have the shirt but, the guy had a Maple Leaf lid on too (not the team).

[Jiggy_12]

I noticed the Canada hat, didnt see the Calgary shirt though. that's cool.

[monty_]

I DID see that shirt, pretty cool. I thought it said something about "hockey" on the back as well??

[I-Hate-Hulse]

Probably beat up some backpacker for it. ;-)

[Scrambler]

No, the reason people are wearing Calgary clothes including Flames gear in africa is from Salvation Army donations. I was in Ghana three years ago, and I noticed someone wearing a Calgary Cannons hat and an early 80's era flames shirt, all from nice people from Calgary. One of the childs showed me a name on the tag inside the shirt, saying "go flames go" underneath the name, which nearly brought a tear to me. It proved to me that cloth donations don't go to waste.

[I-Hate-Hulse]

Originally posted by Scrambler@Aug 20 2004, 12:42 AM
underneath the name, which nearly brought a tear to me. It proved to me that cloth donations don't go to waste.

Depends most clothing doesn't go straight to the homeless or needy directly - most charities won't ship stuff overseas as it's too expensive to do so. I've done work with one of the local organizations in town. They take the cream of the crop and sell it in their stores, employing quite a few people in the process. The next step is to turn unwanted white shirts and sheets into rags for local businesses, something like $20 for a huge bag. Whatever is too old or grubby they bail together and send off to BC to a "textiles recycler" whom I gather shreds the stuff for fiber.

Most companies in town actually dread the issue of old corporate parahpanelia for this reason. When PanCanadian and AEC got together, employees could turn in old stuff for an equivilent item of clothing. The last thing they wanted to see was a whole lot of homeless people in PanCanadian gear on the streets of Calgary. Not sure what they did with the collected clothing though.

[JD]

I saw it. Looked to me like it was an old AAA hockey jersey.

[@theCBE]

My friend was just in African volunteering for a Malaria awareness project and the bus driver in some small town was wearing a old flames hat....

Stuff like that can't help but make you smile

[Madman]

Yeah, it was a "Calgary AAA Hockey" shirt.

It matched well with his red maple leaf hat.

[calgaryred]

Yeah I saw that show. At first i'm thinking that guy is wearing a canada cap. Unfortunately he was hosing the tourists out of money. It makes you want to travel to third world countries! Then when the guy was freaking out about the 10 dollars I noticed the shirt said calgary on it as well. I'm thinking what the! I thought it might be one of those cheap stampeder shirts around 10 years ago.

[icarus]

I thought it said "Calgary AA Hockey". That dude was awesomely sketchy.

[Dirty Mr. Clean]

I saw that too and found it super funny. Kinda like that kid in the Flames Jersey.

[Mcgavins]

Caught the re-run tonight and it definitely was an old "Calgary AA Hockey" jersey. I have a few of those from 12-15 years ago when I played in the Royals organization. Kind of funny to see one reappear in Tanzania on the back of the shadiest dude in Afica.