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Emp
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OK, there's this shirt that American Eagle Outfitters once sold. My girlfriend bought it, and wears it religiously. My problem is that I have no FREAKIN' clue as to what it means. It's two owls standing next to each other on a branch, and the picture is nearly symmetrical.

Can anyone clue me in on this, if you've got an idea or maybe if you've seen the shirt?

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Jenny Gardener
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Doot dooty-doo!

A Random Resurrection!

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*ponders* Algebra is for lovers reminds me of an N.E.R.D. line.."Brain is for lovers"....
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Annie
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Two owls? On a tight t-shirt from a store with notoriously skanky clothes? Ummmmm.....

*leaves that alone*

Does the shirt say Algebra is for Lovers? Or is it just the owls? Now I'm confused. And is Emp still around anyway?

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PSI Teleport
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I saw a bumper sticker that said:

"Don't take away my rights just because you can't control your child."

[Dont Know] I'm so confused.

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Annie
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Hey! I found the answer! This site explains it all - the whole owlgebra enigma.

Unfortunately, it's all in Korean.

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Annie
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Oh hey - and apparently someone named Kelly explains it all in her blog.
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I Spended the day with my cousin Lindsey at the mall. She got me the very special Algebra is for LoversTshirt from American Eagle I've been looking for for EVER. And I got a Whiskeytown CD (yay!), and we went to Victoria's Secret, Heeeeee... I like that store. Pretty items of clothing. Pretty pretty. Hee.
I'm so glad I found this. I feel so enlightened.
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PSI Teleport
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Kelly is my new favorite person.
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Rappin' Ronnie Reagan
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I was going to link to that same Korean site, Annie, but you beat me to it. And I really don't think AE is notoriously skanky. Are you possibly confusing them with Abercrombie and Fitch?

As for what "Algebra is for Lovers" means, I would reason that it is a nerdy joke based on "Virginia is for Lovers". That is the original one, isn't it? There have been a lot of parodies of it. I have a shirt from Urban Outfitters that says replaces Virginia with Texas.

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Annie
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Are you possibly confusing them with Abercrombie and Fitch?
Most likely. But they're all owned by McDonald's anyway, aren't they?
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Rappin' Ronnie Reagan
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quote:
I saw a bumper sticker that said:

"Don't take away my rights just because you can't control your child."

[Dont Know] I'm so confused.

Could it be about some forms of physical punishment of your children being considered child abuse now?

edit: added "now"

[ February 20, 2004, 05:18 PM: Message edited by: Rappin' Ronnie Reagan ]

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solo
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My favourite quote from Kelly:

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My hair is shiny. Shiny like pennies.

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Taalcon
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I think we need to start a Kelly fanclub...

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If it dosn't sound funny, think of the priest as the love child of a Gregorian chanter high on speed and a dying seagull with a fork jammed in it's eye.

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Annie
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Here it is!

The Kelly Fan Club

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Jon Boy
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Maybe this will help.

Actually, on second thought, maybe it won't.

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o_0

Remind me of your point again Jon Boy?

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