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AIBU? Provocative sweatshirt.

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Sago Tue 12-Apr-22 09:44:12

At Faro airport yesterday a family were queuing in front us at check in, the daughter was about 13/14 she was wearing a sweatshirt with the logo “ I ?BJ’s” …on the back it says “salty but sweet”.
My husband and I were really shocked.

The bar has sweatshirts for very young children but without the wording on the back just the name and location..

Callistemon21 Tue 12-Apr-22 09:49:38

I'm not sure what BJs are?

Jaxjacky Tue 12-Apr-22 09:51:12

Blow Jobs Callistemon21

Germanshepherdsmum Tue 12-Apr-22 09:53:16

I think I can guess what the letters stand for. Think of Monica Lewinsky.
Totally inappropriate and wouldn’t want to see this on anyone of any age.

GrannyGravy13 Tue 12-Apr-22 09:53:25

I assume BJ’s is either a bar or a surf shop in this instance.

Jaxjacky Tue 12-Apr-22 09:53:44

Just looked, beach bar in Portugal, they sell branded clothing.
bjsoceanside.com/

timetogo2016 Tue 12-Apr-22 09:54:09

The mind boggles.

Coastpath Tue 12-Apr-22 09:55:13

Grim.

Callistemon21 Tue 12-Apr-22 09:55:39

shock

I did just Google and it seems to be a popular restaurant on The Algarve, allegedly even mentioned on Breakfast TV.

Presumably BJ are the initials of the restaurant owner.

JaneJudge Tue 12-Apr-22 09:55:45

It's obviously meant to be provocative a bit like Fat Willy's

NotTooOld Tue 12-Apr-22 09:56:26

Agree with timetogo. My mind is totally boggling.

luluaugust Tue 12-Apr-22 10:00:01

I glanced very quickly at the message and thought it was Boris Johnson!!! grin

GrannyGravy13 Tue 12-Apr-22 10:01:12

No different to French Connection’s FCUK a few years ago.

With all the publicity hopefully the business will stay afloat, it’s not been an easy few years.

Callistemon21 Tue 12-Apr-22 10:01:22

luluaugust

I glanced very quickly at the message and thought it was Boris Johnson!!! grin

Well, I did for a second or two bu thought surely not! ?

Galaxy Tue 12-Apr-22 10:01:31

Am so immature. Laughing at Fat Willy's. Need to get out more.

Callistemon21 Tue 12-Apr-22 10:02:09

Well, it was lost on me.

I must get out more.

Germanshepherdsmum Tue 12-Apr-22 10:09:22

Never liked FCUK either. I must be turning into Mary Whitehouse.

JaneJudge Tue 12-Apr-22 10:12:09

Fat Willy's is the same sort of thing surely
maybe i am the only person on this thread that has been to Newquay blush

muse Tue 12-Apr-22 10:50:04

I remember when Fat Willy’s started in Newquay JaneJudge. We holidayed in Cornwall a lot in 1980s. Their shops spread really quickly. Brilliant eye catching logo.

Callistemon21 Tue 12-Apr-22 10:55:03

JaneJudge

Fat Willy's is the same sort of thing surely
maybe i am the only person on this thread that has been to Newquay blush

I worked in Newquay one summer but before Fat Willies were invented (or sex, for that matter).

Sago Tue 12-Apr-22 11:02:49

Fat Willy’s is not the same, this is a sweatshirt saying I heart BJ’s , salty but not so sweet on a teenager.

It’s really very provocative, the parents must be very naive or plain stupid.

grumppa Tue 12-Apr-22 11:28:27

Given the location of Salty but Sweet on the garment, my mind immediately went back to when I was a little boy, and read it as Big Jobs.

Callistemon21 Tue 12-Apr-22 11:30:28

grumppa

Given the location of Salty but Sweet on the garment, my mind immediately went back to when I was a little boy, and read it as Big Jobs.

My mind went to popcorn
Salty and sweet at the cinema

Dickens Tue 12-Apr-22 11:33:06

Germanshepherdsmum

Never liked FCUK either. I must be turning into Mary Whitehouse.

... I think we all slowly morph into her, kind of anyway.

She was ridiculed like heck at the time - but my late-ex, quite a liberal-minded chap, thought she got some things right and agreed with her often... to the point he was frequently derided himself when among other 'chaps'.

Kim19 Tue 12-Apr-22 11:37:12

Boris for me too! Obviously things don't have to make sense any more!