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Cricket Manufacturers / Brands => Stretton Fox => Topic started by: WalkingWicket37 on May 12, 2016, 10:30:32 PM
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Evening all
Bit of a back story to this one.
Back before I broke my thumb and I was able to attend training, I had a complaint about my gear.
One of the colts (I'm guessing under 13s) had stayed on for the adult training session after theirs had finished. His mother came to collect him as I was padding up. Being a training session I wore my thigh pads over my shorts.
The thigh pads in question were Aero P2s. Fairly plain with nothing to cause any upset, right? Wrong! The mother saw me padding up, and came over to tell me my kit was inappropriate to have on display in front of her son. The blank look on my face must have told her I had no clue what she was on about. She then made a point of loudly saying "it's awful that you feel it's acceptable to walk round wearing something plastered with the word strippers"
At the time I didn't know whether to laugh at the stupidity of the whole incident, or cry about the state of society nowadays.
Keen to avoid any controversy, I sought a suitable replacement. Seeing Woodyspin's post of his Strettons made me pine for my old set back, that I foolishly sold. A few texts and a cash plus Strettons swap deal was negotiated with Chad (who I sold my old set to) and everyone's happy. He has a pair of Strettons the right size for him plus some beer money, while I have my bespoke set back.
Even the bag they come in oozes class.
(http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb450/CPye061194/20160512_223230_zpsaatvl11d.jpg)
I went for a plain design, with black back so they're easy to keep looking clean
(http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb450/CPye061194/20160512_223448_zpspnu5ai4i.jpg)
I got my initials on the inside to prevent them going walkabout into someone else's bag
(http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb450/CPye061194/20160512_223533_zpsvbl9tamh.jpg)
And to make sure I don't upset any easily offended parents, I've kept checking there's no reference to strippers on the artwork. I think these will be fine! ;)
(http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb450/CPye061194/20160512_223646_zps0g94q2ky.jpg)
(http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb450/CPye061194/20160512_224735_zps8zuercbu.jpg)
With some strategic strap placement I can even make sure all the artwork is on display if I wear my thigh pads over my shorts
(http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb450/CPye061194/20160512_225015_zpsbyyuqmst.jpg)
(http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb450/CPye061194/20160512_225029_zpsnqpk37wo.jpg)
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ok.. brilliant, literally brilliant. I had all sorts of examples of the word stripper being used in every day life...
Great bit of gear.
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good effort cam. this is definitely the best way to do with this silly parent
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No point in arguing with an idiot: they drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.... :)
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Top Riposte there :D
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What a brilliant response, worth showing her son next week!!
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Fun pads, but the grammatical error makes me cringe.
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PEDANT ALERT!!!!!!!!
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What is wrong with people these days?? Everything seems to offend people. No doubt her little bundle of joy is a complete pain in the backside during practice sessions too but she would not know as she probably drops him off then goes shopping and comes back later just to pick up.
Great pads, you should have just stuck with your old ones though, the word stripper is not offensive in any way
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PEDANT ALERT!!!!!!!!
Too damn right.
If you pay £40 000 000 for luxury thigh guards get the Queen's English correct!
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You should have told her it refers to paint remover.
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You could have gone to the next net session in nipple tassels, just nipple tassels!!
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I was expected this to be box related but strippers - it's official, the world has gone mad!! irony is that the kid will now as "mummy, what's a stripper?"
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Fun pads, but the grammatical error makes me cringe.
+1.
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Hahaha love that Cam, this has reminded me to contact George. Cheers
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If a parent complained to me about what kit i was using I would tell them in no uncertain terms to vacate the vicinity.
Or I would just say "Sorry but I didn't make them, or name them!"
Jesus wept...