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Pit Stains

I know some people are still upset about the dog thing. But for God’s sake, it’s 2012. Build a bridge and get over it.

Vick paid his debt to society and he served his time. God bless the Philadelphia Eagles for having the insight to give this man a second chance to play football, and share his gifts with us. He deserves every penny of his 6-year, $100 million contract. That’s my homeboy!

Oh wait, that’s not what I meant.

Fuck you, you piece of shit, that’s what I meant.

- These are my heroes

272 comments on Pit Stains

  1. Pammyhead
    June 1, 2012 at 6:03 pm

    Darn those slips of the tongue!

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  2. Squibbledy_Flap
    June 1, 2012 at 6:03 pm

    I can’t imagine why they have a few extras.
    I am guessing it is because they have several fewer “friends.”

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    • Life During Wartime
      June 1, 2012 at 7:56 pm

      A few extras in all 6 sizes?

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      • Steampunk Octopus
        June 1, 2012 at 8:43 pm

        Yeah, let’s face it. This asshat doesn’t have any friends.

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  3. AsianMen4Me
    June 1, 2012 at 6:05 pm

    This overpaid jockstrap is NOT my homeboy!

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  4. HelloKnitty
    June 1, 2012 at 6:05 pm

    why is there a halo around his head, is this tragicrafting? I didn’t know he was beatified.

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    • HelloKnitty
      June 1, 2012 at 6:08 pm

      Dammit, didn’t see the Joe PA shirt, now I get it. She is truly batshit crazy

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      • Helen Killer
        June 1, 2012 at 6:10 pm

        Awesome! Child molester enablers and animal killers. I WISH I HAD TWO TORSOS

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        • HelloKnitty
          June 1, 2012 at 6:11 pm

          In my dreams you do

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        • yddraiggoch1240
          June 1, 2012 at 6:16 pm

          Maybe a front screened print with this one and the back with the Joe Pa design? Maybe this guy will do custom.

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        • Wickedheart
          June 1, 2012 at 6:39 pm

          It’s okay, to sell dog killer shirts when you’re “making the world a better place”

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        • iceicebaby
          June 1, 2012 at 6:59 pm

          Can anyone see if he does special requests? I’d really like something along the lines of:
          “T-shirt printers on Etsy that use the word swag are douchenozzles”, and then on the back “Oh, you also support child molester enablers and animal killers. FUCK YOU.”

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      • iceicebaby
        June 1, 2012 at 7:07 pm

        It’s a he I believe, since when you click through, the shop owner’s name is Joel.

        Also, did you see the part where it says “another shirt i made for some friends and have a few extra” ?
        If one of your friends asked you to do this, a normal person would say, “OH HEY THERE I THINK I NEED NEW FRIENDS”
        But no, batshit crazy birds of a feather flock together.

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      • tdqcbymlj
        June 1, 2012 at 7:16 pm

        And the business is called “Socially Conscious Tees???”

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        • EyeHeartSpiders
          June 2, 2012 at 12:33 am

          That’s in case you were treasuring the hope that this person didn’t realize what they were doing.

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    • imenja
      June 1, 2012 at 6:22 pm

      He’s ripped off his own Tebo design and left the halo on.

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      • imenja
        June 1, 2012 at 6:28 pm

        Because they are all saints by virtue of tossing a pigskin ball around.

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        • Best With The Smell
          June 1, 2012 at 7:26 pm

          Nah, only 50 of them.

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        • CrabOfDoom
          June 2, 2012 at 12:09 am

          I really don’t get how Tebow got to be so saint-ified. He deliberately went into a line of work where the one day a week he’s guaranteed to work is the one day the bible forbids. Truly an inspiration for leading a devoted life!

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          • Patty
            June 2, 2012 at 5:32 am

            Technically….he wouldn’t be working on Saturday, if he were truly devoted and believed in a literal interpretation of the Bible. Sunday is the Christian first day of the week. He can play football and God won’t get mad.

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          • Charitable Mafioso
            June 2, 2012 at 6:47 am

            Tebow was deified when he played college football, and would go out on the field with bible verse references on his eye blacks (or whatever they’re called). He and his mom also did an anti-abortion Superbowl ad. I’ve heard (through unsubstantiated, second-hand comments–which I will proceed to treat as the gospel truth), that little Timmy is quite the ass, and his sanctimony makes it all the worse.

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            • Badkittymeows
              June 2, 2012 at 7:21 am

              I read that as “has quite the ass” and thought “well, football tights will improve any ass really.”

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        • toaster
          June 2, 2012 at 4:05 pm

          Go Saints!

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    • FlouncestheDrivingCat
      June 1, 2012 at 7:40 pm

      If it meant he was dead, I’d throw a huge party. For my dogs.

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    • Stretch65
      June 1, 2012 at 11:00 pm

      This shirt makes it fun to think the dogs chewed off his elbows!

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  5. Lisa
    June 1, 2012 at 6:06 pm

    As a Philadelphian, I completely approve of this post. Well done, HK!

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    • krazykrakhed
      June 1, 2012 at 6:11 pm

      As Philly-suburbian, I approve of you approving this post.

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      • chix_nuggets_r_all_lips_and_aholes
        June 1, 2012 at 6:20 pm

        As a new transplant to Philly and its burbs, I don’t give one fat shit about Vick and Eagles fans are some of the worst so carry on!

        Also, the husband, reading over my shoulder, asked why it said “these are my herpes” in tiny print. I keep him around b/c I feel sorry for him.

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        • TooManyCookbooks
          June 1, 2012 at 7:15 pm

          I read the same thing, but in my own defense I’m not wearing my glasses at the moment.

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        • Mugsy Doodle
          June 1, 2012 at 7:23 pm

          Chix, you’re a saint. No one else would be as kind to your husband as you are. You know I’m right. :D

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    • Mapleleaves
      June 1, 2012 at 9:40 pm

      As a former Philadelphia living in Atlanta, I saw Michael Vick when he was a hero, then a villain, then a hero again. I also watched Ray Lewis go from hard-partying thug with a very poor choice of friends to a well-respected philanthropist.

      When did the NFL become the WWE?

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    • EyeHeartSpiders
      June 2, 2012 at 12:34 am

      As someone who lives nowhere near Philadelphia, I approve of it also.

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  6. LeeLooDallas
    June 1, 2012 at 6:06 pm

    “Homedawg” – hahaha! Funny, funny stuff.

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  7. xskatebakerrx
    June 1, 2012 at 6:06 pm

    I was going to look past this until the “or is he your homedawg?” part.

    It’s too soon.

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    • Dawn
      June 2, 2012 at 2:14 am

      Until Vick is ripped to bloody shreds by a pack of wolves, it will be too fucking soon.

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  8. ebinard
    June 1, 2012 at 6:07 pm

    Those are mighty fine heroes. The stories of each of those dogs are far more remarkable than anything their tormentors are capable of.

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  9. Hell Yes
    June 1, 2012 at 6:07 pm

    He’s evil.

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  10. AsianMen4Me
    June 1, 2012 at 6:09 pm

    I see they have a shirt honoring Joe Pa. Fuck him too. I guess if you toss a football around, it gives you a pass to do whatever vile shit you want. (Or witness vile shit and just stand by and do nothing).

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    • EyeHeartSpiders
      June 2, 2012 at 12:36 am

      I like your avatar.

      It’s just small enough that I can’t tell if the guy is Asian or if he’s looking at Asian men through the telescope.

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      • BewilderingDialogue
        June 3, 2012 at 12:49 am

        Or both.

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    • toaster
      June 2, 2012 at 4:16 pm

      If you’re famous or important in really any profession in general, you tend to have people overlooking your not-so-great deeds. But in Vick’s case –and NO I’m not defending the guy and NO I don’t like the guy– he didn’t exactly get a free pass and he did get in touble. He actually got a harsher sentence than a random guy would have likely gotten if they had commited the same crime. And no, I don’t think that he was harshly punished is a bad thing either.

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      • BewilderingDialogue
        June 3, 2012 at 5:53 am

        Vick’s fame and wealth bought him less prison time than non-famous, non-rich violators. First of all, he could afford a better team of lawyers (and he could afford a *team* of lawyers!), so some charges were reduced or dropped compared to non-rich violators.

        Second, the escrow fund and promised participation in the Humane Society campaign spared his ass from a longer prison sentence.

        You could make the argument that paying a small fraction of his wealth to care for the animals he maimed and abused was ‘harsher’, but you’d lose that argument also.

        You better not make the argument that it was ‘harsh’ that he had to participate in the HSUS campaign, because it helped rehab his reputation!

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        • toaster
          June 3, 2012 at 10:36 pm

          I think you’re confusing my comment with a defense of Vick’s actions. Again, I’m not defending Vick and I don’t feel any sympathy for him for any harsh punishment he recieved. Still he really didn’t get special treatment in his sentencing. He received a 2 year prison sentence (I think) for dog fighting and gambling which really isn’t laxer than what an average person would get for the same crime (depending on the state you live in). Some places don’t even give a prison term if it’s a first offense (and the level of involvement of course), just a steep fine (unless they can get you for gambling)so in that respect, he got a harsher penalty than Joe Average might have gotten. And he didn’t just pay a small fraction of his wealth for it– it caused him to go bankrupt. Again, I’m not shedding any tears for the guy, but he didn’t get off easier than a non-athlete.

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        • toaster
          June 3, 2012 at 10:41 pm

          Oh and as for the reputation thing, the sad (and disturbing) fact is that even if he hadn’t done a HSUS campaign, if he had returned and played well all would have been forgiven by a lot of fans. When you’re famously good in a field, you get cut a lot of slack image-wise. The fact that athletes like Ty Cobb, Albert Belle, Kobe Bryant, or Ben Roethlisberger have any fans prove as much.

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  11. alexalilac
    June 1, 2012 at 6:09 pm

    Now, see, if Chris Brown was on the back, I’d totally buy this.

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  12. ebinard
    June 1, 2012 at 6:09 pm

    How about “Michael Vick is my dogboy”?

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  13. Toejam Sammie
    June 1, 2012 at 6:10 pm

    “Fuck you, you piece of shit, that’s what I meant.” Oh, thank the sweet baby jeebus! Until I hit that sentence I was reading along and thought I was going to have to do an epic flounce, with my hurt buttcheeks bouncing behind me, and then come back under 87 aliases to defend my honor.

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    • yddraiggoch1240
      June 1, 2012 at 6:11 pm

      Me too…and I meant to say in my other post: What a Vickhead.

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    • Helen Killer
      June 1, 2012 at 6:12 pm

      Oh thank God. I wasn’t sure anyone would buy it.

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      • PensEnvy
        June 1, 2012 at 6:36 pm

        I was sure this had to be epic sarcasm, but I was still momentarily freaked out by what I was reading.

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        • Doubleohno
          June 1, 2012 at 7:08 pm

          Me too. Actually–just seeing the shirt kinda gives me the willies. Ugghh.

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      • rhapsody98
        June 1, 2012 at 7:01 pm

        I was all ready to love and tolerate you, anyway, HK. Even though I thought you’d lost your ever loving mind.

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      • Nasty Spitgobbler
        June 1, 2012 at 7:20 pm

        I could sense the snark right away.

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        • Helen Killer
          June 1, 2012 at 8:42 pm

          GOD DAMN IT

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          • blowinghobos
            June 1, 2012 at 9:34 pm

            I could sense the snark, but it didn’t make it any less funny. Maybe more so.

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          • popeyethecat
            June 2, 2012 at 1:35 pm

            I couldn’t sense it because I’m English and I didn’t know who the hell this is. I have now and fucking hell, fuck this man.

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        • blackgermanshepherd
          June 1, 2012 at 8:58 pm

          I could smell it coming when I saw the shirt.

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    • krazykrakhed
      June 1, 2012 at 6:13 pm

      I would have seconded your flounce, and raised you a butthurt!

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      • LeeLooDallas
        June 1, 2012 at 6:17 pm

        I WISH I HAD TWO BUTTS

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        • HelloKnitty
          June 1, 2012 at 6:33 pm

          in my dreams you do too

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          • Mugsy Doodle
            June 1, 2012 at 7:09 pm

            HelloKnitty, I have GOT to read your dream journal. I’m guessing that vodka will be the appropriate accompaniment.

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            • Upchuck Norris
              June 1, 2012 at 8:14 pm

              I’m wondering if there’s just two of everything. I have heard vodka does that sometimes…or is that only when you’re awake?

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            • EyeHeartSpiders
              June 2, 2012 at 12:41 am

              I’m thinking LSD.

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    • back40
      June 1, 2012 at 6:25 pm

      I held my breath thinking ‘no no no no no . . .’ until I got to that line, too.

      GASP.

      Excuse me while I get another drink and write a check to BF.

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    • Melinda
      June 1, 2012 at 11:25 pm

      I almost pissed a fit! whew what a relief.

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    • dou dou
      June 2, 2012 at 7:11 am

      Oh God, I thought the same thing, I was filling with rage until I read that last sentence. And now I am still pissed because just the mention of his name is really enough to piss me off. He should have been neutered jailed for life.

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  14. yddraiggoch1240
    June 1, 2012 at 6:11 pm

    Does it come with a car battery and cable connectors so you too can feel the Michael Vick experience???

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  15. Leighbra
    June 1, 2012 at 6:12 pm

    Well, at least it’s not printed onto a t-shirt for dogs.

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  16. Mr Pete
    June 1, 2012 at 6:22 pm

    April,

    This brings back to mind some long-ago postings on aprilwinchell.com about the dogs you had then. One of my favorites was about a telepathic conversation you had with your pit bull while you were under the influence of some wonderful pain killer. I believe he kept saying “I love you, you know”.

    I can’t make this stuff up….

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    • back40
      June 1, 2012 at 6:27 pm

      I believe.

      And I want to know which painkiller. The beasts and I need to talk about this.

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    • Helen Killer
      June 1, 2012 at 8:47 pm

      Oh my God, I forgot about that!!!

      Yeah, that was some weird shit.

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      • pearlheartgtr
        June 2, 2012 at 2:14 am

        You must repost it for us because we are too lazy to look it up via the internet archive’s wayback machine.

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  17. Stabby
    June 1, 2012 at 6:23 pm

    Aw, the link at the bottom gave me a warm fuzzy.

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    • Stabby
      June 1, 2012 at 6:25 pm

      A warm fuzzy sounds like the name of a drink…or a sex move…or a band, albeit not a very good band.

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    • BewilderingDialogue
      June 2, 2012 at 4:31 am

      Watch this and get fuzzier and warmer!

      The good thing is that so many of the dogs are making progress. The bad thing is that it’s taken many people working every day to get them there.

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      • Ill advised apostrophe
        June 2, 2012 at 10:58 am

        Damn it all to hell, FJL shouldnt cry unless it’s into a drink!

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        • BewilderingDialogue
          June 3, 2012 at 5:58 am

          It’s o.k. to cry. Jealousy, loserdom and even fatness can do that to ya!

          If you want another feel-good story, there’s this.

          (They’re not Vick dogs, but bait dogs rescued on two different occasions by Raven Pines Dog Rescue, another good place).

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  18. Harley Quinn
    June 1, 2012 at 6:25 pm

    I still want to beat Michael Vick severely with a hammer even though what he did happened so long ago. Is that normal and does anyone want to watch?

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    • Charitable Mafioso
      June 1, 2012 at 6:42 pm

      I think it’s perfectly normal. Also, you should go all “Misery” on his ass with a well-positioned chunk of wood and a sledge-hammer. Also, also, you could probably sell tickets. Okay, so maybe it’s more violent and vindictive instead of normal, but I still support your hammer stand.

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      • ifyousquintjustright
        June 1, 2012 at 6:47 pm

        I would by ring side seats for this. I’ll bring extra hammers in case yours breaks before all the rage is out.

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        • Harley Quinn
          June 1, 2012 at 7:01 pm

          The rage will never run out for that fucker. I’ve got such a huge soft spot for animals that it seems like I care more for them than humans. I’m going to need lots of hammers.
          Oh, I should go all “Misery” on his ass. Hell, I think that may be too good for him though.

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        • hacknsplash
          June 1, 2012 at 7:07 pm

          I think all of us should buy chances to take turns and then give the money to that animal sanctuary.

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          • barky
            June 1, 2012 at 7:28 pm

            My dog will pay admission if he can attend!

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    • ebinard
      June 1, 2012 at 7:32 pm

      Actually I’d prefer to watch him get torn apart by a pack of angry, hungry, rabid chihuahuas.

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    • Mapleleaves
      June 1, 2012 at 9:43 pm

      If you put him in a Steelers jersey and toss him into the street in South Philly, it would be a lot less work on your part, but probably less fun.

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      • AutobotDen
        June 1, 2012 at 11:06 pm

        But you could sell the footage to news stations.

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      • Jemmy
        June 2, 2012 at 10:30 am

        My vote is for a Cowboys jersey…but that might be too quick.

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    • EyeHeartSpiders
      June 2, 2012 at 12:50 am

      Of course it’s normal. You’re Harley Quinn.

      Feed him to the hyenas afterwards.

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      • Harley Quinn
        June 2, 2012 at 2:39 am

        I almost forgot about the babies. They do have to eat but I’m pretty sure that he’d make them sick.

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        • medicalvampire
          June 2, 2012 at 5:29 am

          Just let them tear him apart and reward them all with some steak later.

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    • avatarofchaos
      June 3, 2012 at 9:23 am

      I’ll bring the video camera. We’ll just need someone to sell tickets, refreshments and commemorative crap. We can raise a Balinese boatload of money for the rescue groups with the proceeds.

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  19. mutzali
    June 1, 2012 at 6:28 pm

    One of my great big hockey-player sons is a bouncer at a sports bar in downtown San Jose. A guy came in an Eagles jersey. My son let him in, and then saw that the back of the jersey had “Vick” on it. He 86′d the guy. The guy asked why and was told “for being a douchebag. Get out.”

    I’m proud of him.

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    • Charitable Mafioso
      June 2, 2012 at 6:52 am

      I’m proud of your son too, and I don’t even know him.

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    • FlouncestheDrivingCat
      June 2, 2012 at 1:43 pm

      Give your son a kiss from me.

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  20. Veronica
    June 1, 2012 at 6:30 pm

    Can we talk about the shop tag line: Socially Conscious Shirts

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    • Wickedheart
      June 1, 2012 at 6:47 pm

      Oh it gets better, read the shop announcement

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      • frickineh
        June 1, 2012 at 7:02 pm

        Fuck! I meant to thumbs up you but apparently my aim is bad when I’m trying to get my vodka straw in my mouth. And I did read it and I couldn’t even believe what I was seeing. Am I high right now? (No, I’m not.)

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      • Charitable Mafioso
        June 1, 2012 at 7:31 pm

        “I want to set an example for how businesses can find success through being socially responsible and helping others.”

        By glorifying socially maladjusted assholes? How socially responsible of him. /sarcasm

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      • HelloKnitty
        June 1, 2012 at 7:33 pm

        I have a hard time believing that the same person who wrote the “mission statement” makes those shirts. My head is spinning

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        • hacknsplash
          June 1, 2012 at 7:43 pm

          So he’s donating a dollar from each of his overpriced shirts to charity. BFD. I give more than that to charity each month, and I don’t even do it as a sales gimmick.

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          • chicketieboo
            June 1, 2012 at 8:40 pm

            and you don’t need a mockery of a business stating you are socially concious about doing so!

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  21. kateofspades
    June 1, 2012 at 6:32 pm

    Oh hell, knew I shouldn’t have clicked that bottom link. Pics of rescued dogs always turn me into a blubbering mess, especially when you read about the “bait dogs”.

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    • Steampunk Octopus
      June 1, 2012 at 7:55 pm

      I know how you feel. I didn’t even know about bait dogs before this. If I ever go crazy and decide to shoot someone, I’ll be heading to Philadelphia during football season.

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    • fuckeryftw
      June 1, 2012 at 9:51 pm

      My service dog is a former bait dog, he somehow escaped before he got killed and took off down the highway. When I stopped for him, he didn’t even break stride and jumped into the back of my station wagon with a look on his face that said, “Let’s go, lady, we REALLY shouldn’t hang around here!”
      As I dealt with his bites and severe malnutrition I developed a sickeningly detailed execution fantasy about dog fighters.

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      • AutobotDen
        June 1, 2012 at 11:09 pm

        Dogs know when they find good people. You’re a prime example of good people.

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      • EyeHeartSpiders
        June 2, 2012 at 12:52 am

        That’s such a sweet story. I’m glad you found each other.

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      • Cygnet
        June 2, 2012 at 9:47 am

        This is a heartwarming story, but the best part to me is the image I get of your dog not breaking stride that is a super cool dog.

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    • BewilderingDialogue
      June 2, 2012 at 4:35 am

      I’m the same way… and I don’t even like dogs that much in real life, being a lifelong crazy cat lady!

      Still, if you want a little uplift, watch this video about the progress many of the dogs have made this

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  22. jcapua
    June 1, 2012 at 6:44 pm

    Helen, you my dawg :)

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  23. ifyousquintjustright
    June 1, 2012 at 6:45 pm

    The only way I would buy a shirt with vic on it is if he were getting attacked by dogs and it was an actual photo.

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    • bethymania
      June 1, 2012 at 9:38 pm

      I want to give this so many more thumbs up.

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      • Ill advised apostrophe
        June 2, 2012 at 11:03 am

        I’ll pay more if it’s Hkapril’s dogs doing the mauling….

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        • avatarofchaos
          June 3, 2012 at 9:26 am

          While HK’s dogs are adorable, they wouldn’t do enough damage. I’m thinking Russian or Irish Wolfhound.

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  24. emilyrocks
    June 1, 2012 at 6:45 pm

    It’s like the shirt magically translates its message to “Warning: Contains Douchebag”!

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  25. rhapsody98
    June 1, 2012 at 6:58 pm

    I hate dogs, I’m sorry, I do. Mostly do to a bad experience when I was young. In our society, I’m an awful evil person because I won’t “pet da goggie!!!!”

    But even I think this man is a complete douchebag who needs to be tazed to within an inch of his life, covered in honey, and tossed onto a fire ant hill.

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    • rhapsody98
      June 1, 2012 at 6:58 pm

      And then buried up to his neck in kitty litter.

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    • frickineh
      June 1, 2012 at 7:04 pm

      You don’t have to like dogs. I don’t understand it, but cat people don’t understand why I don’t like cats either. You’re totally ok because you don’t support abusing them just because you don’t want to hang out with them. Meanwhile dickbag Vick claims to be a dog lover. I’d rather have a whole lot of “dog-haters” like you than one “dog-lover” like him.

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    • Wickedheart
      June 1, 2012 at 7:12 pm

      A lot of the people who own pits are irresponsible. The shelters in San Diego are full of pit bulls and chihuahuas. It sucks. If you would like to adopt a dog from a shelter and aren’t interested in those 2 breeds, you’re shit out of luck. I think pits are great dogs but I really wouldn’t want to own one. It wouldn’t be a good fit for my family. I wouldn’t want a chihuahua either.

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      • 53raptor
        June 1, 2012 at 7:24 pm

        My ex had a “omg love me, please!” pit rescue, and growing up I had a chihuahua mix. He gave the pit attention and training, and I let the chihuahua run around and do shit. As long as you don’t think pit=fight and chihuahua=purse, I think they’re both really flexible breeds that can fit in a lot of places.

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        • Steampunk Octopus
          June 1, 2012 at 7:58 pm

          Agreed. It’s more about individual personalities than breed descriptions.

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        • Mapleleaves
          June 1, 2012 at 9:52 pm

          “I think they’re both really flexible breeds that can fit in a lot of places.”

          I blame you for this:

          But not for my crappy editing skills. That’s all mine.

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        • toadfood
          June 2, 2012 at 4:26 am

          My next door neighbor has a chihuahua. I love her because she treats him like an actual dog. He takes walks on his leash every day. I’ve only seen her carrying him once, and that’s when our building was being evacuated because of an earthquake.

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          • Ladyamericana
            June 2, 2012 at 9:23 am

            toadfood- yes! I want to slap people who don’t think their small dog needs training or socialization or to be allowed to use their own damn legs.

            It’ crazy how many people have nippy, neurotic, yappy little dogs and have no idea why they are that way – watch some freaking dog whisperer people.

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            • Charitable Mafioso
              June 2, 2012 at 12:02 pm

              This. A thousand times. Most little dogs I’ve met are just like that–yappy little ankle-biters with a Napoleon complex. It’s really made me have a general dislike towards small dogs. I know ONE person* who has a little dog (a Chihuahua) who I don’t just tolerate, but absolutely adore. She’s a very sweet, non-ankle-bitey, non-yappy who you just want to pet and play with because she’s so friggin’ awesome. But that’s because my friend took the time to train her.

              *Persons that I know IRL. Your little dog(s) may be the coolest dog(s) on the planet, but alas, I do not know them.

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              • BazTheRat
                June 2, 2012 at 4:17 pm

                I don’t have enough likes for this thread. I really hate it when people don’t treat their dogs like dogs. The best way to rile me up (after depriving me of chocolate) is to show me some poor creature dressed up in a stupid outfit and not allowed to walk. My chihuahua looks miserable when I put her winter coat on, and it’s just something simple to stop her freezing. I can’t imagine the look she’d give me if I tried to put her in some of the awful dog clothes you see.
                Because cute: http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n286/asthehind/DSCF0662.jpg

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      • Zoreta
        June 1, 2012 at 11:21 pm

        It’s similar in LA- and I feel especially bad for them because A) how can you get them to stand out from the other two dozen of their breed in the shelter and B) The reputations of the badly trained ones steer people away from the breed.
        I’m guilty of that prejudice too, I don’t like how overly enthusiastic pitbulls can get (lack of discipline is an issue on both ends of the friendliness spectrum), and chihuahuas are just smaller than I really want in a dog. But I still feel bad for the face in the crowd that might not get a home for reasons completely outside their individual abilities.

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    • Charitable Mafioso
      June 1, 2012 at 7:36 pm

      Yes, but there’s a whole friggin’ universe of difference between someone like you who says “Dogs aren’t my thing, but I don’t advocate the abuse and torture of dogs.” and someone like Vick. You are a decent person. Vick and others like him are below pond scum.

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      • Midnight Rambler
        June 2, 2012 at 12:26 am

        Hidden due to low comment rating. Click here to see.

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  26. bekkitae
    June 1, 2012 at 6:58 pm

    As an Aussie, I had no idea what this was on about, so I googled ‘Eagles Vick Dog’. First link? http://www.vickdogchewtoy.com/

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    • Mugsy Doodle
      June 1, 2012 at 7:19 pm

      That is perfect.

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    • hungry hippo
      June 1, 2012 at 7:24 pm

      LIMITED EDITION PRISON VICK CHEW TOY!

      must. have.

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  27. Wickedheart
    June 1, 2012 at 7:00 pm

    I cannot begin to tell how much I hate people who fight dogs. They used to fight them at the church by my house. Those lovely people also liked to dump their pets at the gas & electric substation next to my house. The very worst was when someone dumped a very sick pitbull puppy there. I was the lucky one who brought it to animal control bawling like a baby.

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    • EsteemedCommentator
      June 1, 2012 at 10:37 pm

      They used to fight them at the CHURCH by your house???????????

      Because this is so entirely what Jesus would do.

      I hate people.

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      • Steampunk Octopus
        June 1, 2012 at 10:54 pm

        The Bible says that God gave man dominion over all the other animals on Earth, so that means we can do anything we want with them. Now get the hell out of here you bleeding heart commie liberal pinko slimeball before we shoot your ass.

        /asshat imitation

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        • EsteemedCommentator
          June 1, 2012 at 11:20 pm

          “Since God has chosen you as the holy people he loves, you must clothe yourselves with tender hearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Except for Michael Vick. Run that motherfucker through a meat grinder. Amen.”

          Colossians 3:12

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  28. Trickster
    June 1, 2012 at 7:02 pm

    For anyone who thinks torturing animals for sport deserves a “second chance” (and I’m not talking the dogfights, I’m talking the creative ways of killing restrained companion animals):

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    • rhapsody98
      June 1, 2012 at 7:07 pm

      Thats it, Winona! Sic ‘em girl!

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  29. Miep
    June 1, 2012 at 7:05 pm

    Thank you, April.

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  30. rare_birds
    June 1, 2012 at 7:09 pm

    The line forms behind my three dogs for Vick is my Chew Toy t-shirts…

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  31. thenshewaslike
    June 1, 2012 at 7:10 pm

    Related: They made a series about Best Friends called Dog Town. It’s on play on Netflix and is definitely worth a watch.

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    • Helen Killer
      June 1, 2012 at 8:50 pm

      I saw that! Bronc and I watched every minute of it and cried like idiots.

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      • ebinard
        June 1, 2012 at 8:56 pm

        The book, “the lost dogs” is also a good read on the subject of that particular group of dogs. It will likely make you fjl’s cry though…alot. It’s really amazing how thoroughly wrong the assumptions made about those dogs turned out to be.

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        • Helen Killer
          June 1, 2012 at 9:04 pm

          I’ve had three pit bulls, from puppyhood to old age. Biggest pussies ever. That’s over 30 years without so much as a growl.

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          • AutobotDen
            June 1, 2012 at 11:12 pm

            They’re like any supposedly “dangerous” breed. In the hands of responsible and caring owners, they’re the perfect pet. In irrisponsible and uncaring owners? Yeah….

            It’s like Cesar Milan says: When’re we going to start blaming the humans?

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            • Cuntsicle
              June 1, 2012 at 11:26 pm

              Yes! Pit bulls have unfortunately gotten a bad rep. It makes me very sad, because I think that they are a GREAT animal. I wish I could say the same about humans!

              I’m going to donate to Best Friends (thanks HK), and am seriously thinking about applying for a job while I’m at it.

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          • EyeHeartSpiders
            June 2, 2012 at 1:05 am

            I’m afraid of dogs. They’re always biting and nipping me (I still have a scar from one memorable occasion) and I’m just more of a cat person. Without exception, however, the dogs that bite or nip me as I go past are either a. Australian shepherd mixes or labrador retrievers.

            There are a couple of pit bulls walked regularly near my house. Both are well cared for and carefully disciplined by loving owners, and neither has ever been anything but sweet and friendly when they pass me on my walks.

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            • EyeHeartSpiders
              June 2, 2012 at 1:06 am

              *tosses a b. in there*

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            • pearlheartgtr
              June 2, 2012 at 2:31 am

              And that would be your typical Pit Bull.

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            • hacknsplash
              June 2, 2012 at 4:18 am

              I’m sorry that you’ve had that experience… My Aussie mix was the sweetest dog ever. One time she tried to jump into the pizza guy’s car, because, PIZZA!

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            • Badkittymeows
              June 2, 2012 at 8:00 am

              All the Australian Shepherds I’ve known have been very into herding. They think they know the best place for humans to go and try to herd us there by nipping and body checking. They also always seem a little crazy.

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              • avatarofchaos
                June 3, 2012 at 9:37 am

                They are crazy. Don’t get me wrong, I think they’re wonderful dogs. However, by making them into house pets, we’ve made them crazy. They’re an animal with a VERY deeply ingrained herding instinct and we’ve put them into a situation where they don’t have livestock to herd. So they they go for the next available thing. Us.

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          • pearlheartgtr
            June 2, 2012 at 2:28 am

            30 years and counting with Pit Bulls over here. Got my first one for my 7th birthday when no one knew what a Pit Bull was. Then a year or two later, the news stories started coming out.

            Best dogs ever. I don’t think I can not have a Pit in the house. We tried that for a year when our last one died. Then we broke and rescued a Pit puppy.

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          • raeannabanana
            June 2, 2012 at 12:15 pm

            In eleven years of being a veterinary assistant, I have seen only one human aggressive pit bull. This pit bull was one who was tossed into the back yard on a tow chain and not socialized, and when he did have contact with humans, it was to be “disciplined” with a whiffle ball bat. So yeah, blame the humans.

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      • pearlheartgtr
        June 2, 2012 at 2:22 am

        I have a documentary called Off The Chain about the underground pit fighting. It was absolutely disgusting. They showed all facets of it and left nothing out (even when they electrocuted a dog for losing a fight or when the piece of shit dremelled his dog’s teeth to points). The light at the end of the tunnel was the documentary crew turned in every last one of those bastards they interviewed.

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  32. Mugsy Doodle
    June 1, 2012 at 7:17 pm

    I never had a moment’s concern about April’s intent in the copy. Guess I’ve been around these parts long enough. I was just anxiously awaiting the denouement. I wasn’t disappointed.

    I don’t follow a lot of sports and not in any great degree, but some professional athletes stick in my mind, for various reasons. Michael Vick could find the cure for every cancer in the world, and he’ll still be a piece of shit who felt superior by torturing and killing dogs. And now he’s a millionaire.

    I really hate people sometimes, such as the people who pay him millions of dollars.

    p.s. Thank you for that link.

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    • Trickster
      June 1, 2012 at 8:57 pm

      What frightened me most about the atrocity was that the football commentators were far more concerned (visibly) about Vick involved in some kind of “betting” game than in his personal bodyslamming, gunning, drowning, drop-kicking, stabbing, and electrocuting dozens of dogs to death for fun.

      Some people have a strange definition of “ethics”. Mine tends to place just a little more weight on THE BEHAVIOR OF A FUCKING SOCIOPATH.

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      • BewilderingDialogue
        June 2, 2012 at 4:39 am

        Sadly, football is a ‘sport’ which glorifies sociopaths because they do so well in it.

        Sometimes I hate being an American.

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        • Trickster
          June 2, 2012 at 6:50 am

          I don’t think all sports enthusiasts are psychos or ass-clowns, mind you. I just don’t understand the culture where some of them rabidly defend stuff like:

          And the excuse is always ‘tradition’. So fucking bizarre to me.

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          • avatarofchaos
            June 3, 2012 at 9:41 am

            I have the distinct “honor” of being from Syracuse, NY . When it comes to team names/mascots, I’d rather be cheering for a Saltine Warrior than a fucking dancing Orange. At least the Warrior always gave a nod to things that are actually relevant to the area.

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            • CrabOfDoom
              June 3, 2012 at 10:13 pm

              I don’t think it’s the name they’re referring to so much as the bright-red grotesque caricature of a mascot. I mean, ‘Chief Wahoo‘? Neither tradition nor local history trumps showing basic respect to non-white races by not branding an ethnic slur as a city’s “unifying” identity.

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            • Trickster
              June 4, 2012 at 4:48 am

              Well, of course. Racism is relevant everywhere, after all.

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      • Mugsy Doodle
        June 3, 2012 at 11:21 am

        I’m sure they were concerned about his betting because it could keep him out of the Football Hall of Fame, the way it keeps Pete Rose out of baseball’s. “Priorities” mean different things to different people.

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  33. nikkigunz
    June 1, 2012 at 7:35 pm

    I am from Philly, I was still so seconds away from writing off regresty.

    My heart had sunk all the way to my duodenum and then BANG, I am reminded that even fat, jealous, losers don’t advocate for dog killers. ;)

    If I believed in Jesus, I might thank him.

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    • Mugsy Doodle
      June 3, 2012 at 11:28 am

      Were you seconds away from writing off regretsy AFTER you posted your trollish link or after?

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  34. Dregs of Humanity
    June 1, 2012 at 8:02 pm

    Donating $40 to Best Friends as soon as my own check clears.

    Why do they have to solicite donations for these sweeties at ALL? Why isn’t Vick donating some of that $100M to support his victims for the rest of their lives?

    Fucker.

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    • BewilderingDialogue
      June 2, 2012 at 4:42 am

      As part of his sentence, Vick put several million into a trust fund for the rehab of the dogs. IIRC, it was $3 mill.

      It wasn’t enough, as always. But it was something. As for the reason why he hasn’t donated more? It’s because he’s not been ordered to do so.

      Sociopaths don’t make amends or do good unless they are forced to.

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      • BewilderingDialogue
        June 2, 2012 at 5:07 am

        Sorry, it was just $1 million. It really wasn’t enough!

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        • Helen Killer
          June 2, 2012 at 7:06 am

          “Sociopaths don’t make amends or do good unless they are forced to.”

          Just like PayPal!

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        • Dregs of Humanity
          June 2, 2012 at 1:34 pm

          You might think that leaving a CHARITY to beg for money to clean up your mess might be shameful for some people, but I guess those aren’t the people fighting dogs on the first place.

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          • BewilderingDialogue
            June 3, 2012 at 1:03 am

            Sociopaths don’t have consciences, so feel no shame.

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  35. DrAbsintheDirge
    June 1, 2012 at 8:07 pm

    How giant exactly are the biggest kongs? They should have given one to his prison roomie.

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  36. viking helmet
    June 1, 2012 at 8:21 pm

    I just had this exact conversation with someone I know. “He’s such an awesome football player. I know he fought dogs, but he served his time, so I forgive him.” I almost punched her. this was about a week ago. strangest coincidence ever.
    I had to make an account to tell you all this.
    That is all.

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    • Charitable Mafioso
      June 2, 2012 at 12:07 pm

      What is it about our society in general that says “Yeah, I know they committed a horrendous crime, but they’re famous, so I forgive them.”?

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      • BewilderingDialogue
        June 3, 2012 at 1:04 am

        The cult of celebrity.

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  37. aschrisman
    June 1, 2012 at 8:38 pm

    I’m not a “dog person”, but I read the page about the Vicktory Dogs in its entirety. The bios section was especially moving.

    I then spent a good hour on the rest of the site, fully emerging myself in the photo-tours. BF is such an amazing place. And kudos to all of you who are sending them a donation. I’m on a very fixed income right now, so all I can send them is good thoughts and facebook publicity.
    If I am ever out in that part of the country, I’d love to take a tour and maybe volunteer for an afternoon. I could help with the kitties!

    Thanks HK for posting their link, not only for my enjoyment, but for helping these fat, jealous losers find (another) great place to donate their hard-earned cash.

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    • lemon_bombs
      June 1, 2012 at 9:11 pm

      The Vicktory Dogs: living well, and happily ever after, is the best revenge.

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  38. tiedyejedi
    June 1, 2012 at 8:46 pm

    I really love that one can redeem themselves from having done horrible acts simply by being good at football. What a wonderful world we live in. You can really tell by how he handles the ball that he deeply regrets what he’s done. The relation between sporting skill and moral purity is very, very strong. Clearly. I mean, way stronger than the correlation between sadistic behavior towards animals and the propensity for abusing humans as well. Right?

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    • Helen Killer
      June 1, 2012 at 8:53 pm

      You can also get a free pass if you make movies. Just ask Roman Polanski.

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  39. lemon_bombs
    June 1, 2012 at 9:04 pm

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    • lemon_bombs
      June 1, 2012 at 9:22 pm

      I do not have the words to express my endless fury at his man’s actions. I cannot understand how anyone would celebrate him, glamorize him. He’s a sadist.

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      • Steampunk Octopus
        June 1, 2012 at 9:49 pm

        Yes. And I don’t have the words to express my endless despair at our society’s inability to properly punish people like him. My inability to understand his apologists and those who think these were “just dogs” is also extremely high.

        I have to remind myself that while there are too many people out there like Michael Vick, there are far more people out there like David Backes, Blues forward (hockey). Backes and his wife are major supporters of a local no-kill animal shelter by me.

        http://fiveacresanimalshelter.org/backes-buddies.html

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        • bethymania
          June 1, 2012 at 10:06 pm

          I will never understand people who respond to the abuse and murder of dogs by saying “They’re just dogs”. It’s as if they were born with part of their brain missing.

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          • allybonky
            June 1, 2012 at 10:23 pm

            Happens the same way human atrocities happen, when people start saying “Oh, they’re just Blacks/Jews/Gays/Tutsis/Indians”.

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            • chemchick
              June 1, 2012 at 10:28 pm

              By making that the targeted group an “other”. When you “other” someone, you make it easy to justify cruel behavior.

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        • AnnieTroy
          June 1, 2012 at 11:20 pm

          Where I am from (Montreal, Quebec, where animal cruelty laws are next to non-existent) the only punishment he would have got would have been a lousy thousand dollar fine and 3 year ban on owning pets, so in my opinion the punishment in the US is a dream come true for animal rights activists here.

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      • chemchick
        June 1, 2012 at 10:25 pm

        And it’s not just the terrifying abuse. My younger cousin, a huge dog lover, was a huge Vick fan. Really admired and looked up to the guy. When this happened my innocent little cousin was heartbroken. Couldn’t understand how his hero turned out to be the bad guy. So Fuck you Vick for being a sadistic douche and an extra fuck you for breaking a little kid’s heart.

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    • fairyberryfizz
      June 1, 2012 at 10:19 pm

      That’s more like it.

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  40. blackgermanshepherd
    June 1, 2012 at 9:13 pm

    The scars don’t heal. EVER.

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  41. NanaB
    June 1, 2012 at 9:53 pm

    Just as I think its time to take down my “What the Fuck is WRONG with people” needlepoint (over the kitchen sink), Regretsy reminds me I need to keep it there. forever.

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  42. AnnieTroy
    June 1, 2012 at 11:09 pm

    I think Best Friends is such an amazing organization. When the only shelter in Lebanon was bombed in 2006, (which my wonderful friend co-founded) Best Friends paid for a huge cargo plane to fly from Beirut with over 200 dogs and cats to their shelter!

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    • BewilderingDialogue
      June 2, 2012 at 4:49 am

      Not only that, but they have been rehabbing/have rehabbed the animals most traumatized by the invasion!

      One of my favorites is Raed.

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  43. CindarellaPop
    June 1, 2012 at 11:29 pm

    I think I’ll re-read Plague Dogs, cry myself to sleep then go volunteer at the shelter now.

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  44. MandaT
    June 1, 2012 at 11:48 pm

    I once saw a guy in a store wearing a shirt that said, “Free Michael Vick”. I said to him, “Are you kidding me?! That man deserves NOTHING but the sentence handed to him, and I hope the NFL bans him for life!!! (this was when they were considering it)” He continued on by saying, “dog fighting is a black cultural thing.” I wish I would have thought to say this to him back then, but I should have said, “well, slavery was a white cultural thing for a few hundred years. Does that make it ok?” All I could think to say at the time was, “wow, you and Vick are pathetic.” Anytime someone defends that scum, I instantly think of them as less of a person.

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    • EsteemedCommentator
      June 2, 2012 at 12:35 am

      Yeah, I never understood the “black culture” argument either. I am fairly sure the hillbilly white trash who participate in this behavior aren’t doing it because it is part of black culture. Nor was it the motivating factor for the furious Hispanic man who used to write threatening letters to my then-elected official boss who condemned dog fighting (p.s. we forwarded all his letters to PETA).

      And I lovelovelove the slavery rejoinder. So much so that I need to go pick a fight with some nitwits just to use it!

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    • pearlheartgtr
      June 2, 2012 at 2:51 am

      A black culture thing? Um ok. Here’s the thing about pit fighting. Once upon a time, dog fighting was considered a “gentlemen’s sport.” The dogs used in the fights were also the family pet. The utmost care was given to them because the dog also helped pay the bills. They weren’t beaten, tortured, or forced to fight. The fights were not rip and tear to the death. They were more of a wrestling match for dominance. Blood was very rarely drawn. If a dog did not show the desire to fight, it didn’t fight. If his tail dropped, the fight was broken up by a referee who only had to put his hands on their backs and they would break. This is why the Pits were not bred for human aggression. If the dog showed aggression to anyone, it was put down so that it wouldn’t be bred into the lines. More importantly, this was the family dog and biting your kids was not tolerated.

      Fun fact: During The Little Rascals, Petey was also fought on the weekends.

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    • sadiesezwhat
      June 2, 2012 at 4:35 am

      <a

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    • Charitable Mafioso
      June 2, 2012 at 12:14 pm

      1) It is NOT a “black cultural” thing. It stems from some guy wanting to be seen as “tough” and having the “vicious” dog to prove it. I have personally seen plenty of white-trash dudes with badly socialized (and probably abused) pits strutting around like the badass they only wish they could be.

      2) Playing the cultural relativism card is a bunch of crap anyway. If something is wrong, it’s wrong no matter what the culture thinks of it.

      (Also, this isn’t directed at you, MandaT. I’m more or less replying to the d-bag you were talking about.)

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    • onestopannijaksun
      June 2, 2012 at 12:55 pm

      Those arguements also shoot your own race/group in the foot. Yeah, maybe it gets people off your back for a minute, but it’s like saying “well, you should have lower standards for people, because really, how much can you expect from us?”

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  45. King Glorianus
    June 2, 2012 at 1:00 am

    Heeey, I’ve just stopped vomiting in disgust for a few minutes before I’ve read that. But you have restored everything to its proper place *barf*

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  46. Beeby
    June 2, 2012 at 1:14 am

    Twice I tried posting the story of my runin with Vick when he was a redshirt freshman at Virginia Tech, twice it was eaten by the internet. I won’t tell the whole story again, but here are the bullet points.

    * I was young and hot once.
    * We were in the same place at the same time in Blacksburg.
    * He pushed me aside at the bar to order a drink. When I asked him jokingly to order me a drink since the bartender scurried off to get his order and didn’t seem to notice me, he looked at me like shit on his shoe and walked off with his beer without paying or starting a tab.
    * My boyfriend asked me if I knew who he was. I responded that I did not, but he had been an asshole to me and he smelled like fritos.
    * I really was young and hot at this time. Seriously. I can prove this.

    TL:DR – Vick has always been a cocky, arrogant son of a bitch who thinks his shit is gold-plated.

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    • toaster
      June 2, 2012 at 4:30 pm

      I think that applies to most young men that are told that they’re great at something– they become cocky as shit. I know if someone was telling me I was just the greatest all the time I would be. I think my boyfriend’s brother in law, who played college football, summed it up pretty well: “I was very cocky and I wasn’t even that good.”

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  47. LexieDi
    June 2, 2012 at 2:11 am

    Vick? Homeboy? Really? The only person I can see wearing this shirt is Satan.

    If I ever saw the man on the street, I’d have to spit in his path. In my opinion, he should receive only enough money to live very, VERY modestly on and the rest of what he “makes” should go to the ASPCA and shelters around the country.

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    • AutobotDen
      June 2, 2012 at 2:42 am

      The only person I can see wearing this shirt is Satan.

      This. So much.

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    • hacknsplash
      June 2, 2012 at 4:34 am

      I was thinking, hey, 22 dogs, 1k each per year for food, vet care, etc. for twelve years. That would be $264k that he owes this place, plus the extra vet bills for patching the dogs up to clean up after that sadistic fucker. So, let’s make it an even $300k. Then double that amount as a fine.

      Then beat the fuck out of him and feed his face to the dogs like Hannibal Lechter had that other animal abuser do in the book.

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      • BewilderingDialogue
        June 2, 2012 at 4:55 am

        “At the request of federal authorities before sentencing, Vick agreed to deposit nearly $1 million in an escrow account with attorneys for use to reimburse costs of caring for the confiscated dogs… During his bankruptcy trial, the U.S. Department of Labor complained that these funds were paid at least partially with unlawfully withdrawn monies which Vick held in trust for himself and eight other employees of MV7, a celebrity marketing company he owns.”

        Even when this douche does something right (contribute to the escrow account), he does it wrong (does it with illegal funds)!

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      • BewilderingDialogue
        June 3, 2012 at 1:28 am

        Just so you know, there were 51 dogs who were parceled out to many different groups so no group would be overwhelmed.

        Best Friends was the largest organization with the most space, so got the largest number of the dogs (22).

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        • avatarofchaos
          June 3, 2012 at 10:05 am

          $1 million, 51 dogs. That’s $19607.84 per dog. Considering what it would cost the average person in vet bills, intensive training/behavioral modification/rehabilitation fees, there can’t possibly be enough there per dog to cover it all.

          I really love the idea that he should have a small stipend roughly equivalent to about $35,000 a year (before taxes) with the rest of his income to go, quite literally, to the dogs.

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  48. grumpy_otter
    June 2, 2012 at 4:41 am

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    • BewilderingDialogue
      June 2, 2012 at 4:58 am

      The Humane Society campaign was part of his plea bargain. He’s a sociopath and always will be. You’re backing the very worst kind of loser.

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    • Dibba
      June 2, 2012 at 5:34 am

      Sorry Grumpy, but that excuse doesn’t cut it. For every Michael Vick that grew up in an area like that, there were thousands of men who grew up to be productive members of society – not animal abusers.
      And doing something the court makes you do (and then you still don’t do it properly) doesn’t win any brownie points either.

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    • NanaB
      June 2, 2012 at 7:48 am

      and so, do you have a beloved pet dog you are willing to let him take care of …until he fucks up again?

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    • Toejam Sammie
      June 2, 2012 at 9:56 am

      If the young men want to prove their manhood, I say they should beef up, nut up, get into essentially what amounts to a large box, arm themselves with dull knives and have at it. Whoever is left standing is da man! Until they’re willing to do what they force their dogs to do, they’re nothing but pussies.

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      • grumpy_otter
        June 2, 2012 at 2:09 pm

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        • Dibba
          June 2, 2012 at 4:00 pm

          Do people deserve a second chance? Most of the time, yes. Especially if they go out of their way to right what they did wrong. You show me where Michael Vick has handed over a bunch of money for vets bills, rehab or even food and lodging for the dogs that he made money off while watching them maul each other to death and then I’ll agree that he deserves a second chance.
          Talking about what a horrible thing it was while being paid to appear doesn’t count as genuine remorse.

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          • BewilderingDialogue
            June 3, 2012 at 1:11 am

            Amen! If he pledged 90% of his earnings from his football career to the ASPCA, Best Friends or any other animal welfare organization, then I’d start to agree with you that he might be sincere.

            Compliance with the terms of your plea bargain isn’t repentence, reform nor sincere.

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          • grumpy_otter
            June 3, 2012 at 2:59 am

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            • Dibba
              June 3, 2012 at 4:21 am

              Once again Grumpy, you have missed the point. The money he ‘donated’ was court ordered – no remorse or restitution there. If he’d bought a goddamn farm and set all the dogs up for life and personally cleaned up their faeces every day, then I could see remorse. Doing the minimum you have to do by law is a cop out and makes him no better than he was before.

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            • BewilderingDialogue
              June 3, 2012 at 6:06 am

              Again, if he pledged 90% of his earnings from his football career to the ASPCA, Best Friends or any other animal welfare organization, then I’d start to agree with you that he might be sincere.

              Compliance with the terms of your plea bargain isn’t repentence, reform nor sincere.

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            • BewilderingDialogue
              June 3, 2012 at 6:09 am

              Yes grumpy, you have missed the point again. So, let me restate. If he made a significant, spontaneous effort to not only help the dogs he injured and maimed, we might start to think he wasn’t an evil douchebag. He’s not, so we’re not. Get it?

              Again, compliance with the terms of your plea bargain isn’t repentence, reform nor sincere. It’s compliance with the terms of your plea bargain.

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              • grumpy_otter
                June 4, 2012 at 10:48 am

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            • Dibba
              June 5, 2012 at 1:12 am

              “I will continue to hold my position unless he proves he doesn’t deserve it.”
              Hey, I’m open minded. I’ll gladly give the guy a second chance if you can point to one single thing that shows genuine remorse and/or restitution.

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    • fadetopurple
      June 3, 2012 at 1:42 am

      Of course HSUS thinks this guy is great. HSUS and Vick have the same goal: killing pit bulls.

      When the whole Vick thing originally broke loose and the dogs were seized, HSUS called for all of them to be euthanized (as they have successfully done in several other big cases). They claimed that former fighting dogs cannot be rehabilitated and that it was a waste of everyone’s time and money to even try. This wasn’t a one-off statement taken out of context. They really pushed for it. They don’t think the breed should exist anymore, period.

      Those piece of shit dog killers can go fuck themselves.

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  49. Elysapeth
    June 2, 2012 at 6:25 am

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    • medicalvampire
      June 2, 2012 at 6:48 am

      This is as stupid an argument as “Video games make you violent” is. When the controller is in my hands, I will happily perforate pretend humans, aliens, dragons and so on with very large guns. But I then do not go out and blow away an old lady who is holding up the line at RiteAid.

      Yes, people can turn off their ‘tendency towards violence’ and not being able to do so is still WRONG.

      Also, Vicks being ‘dropped’ or whatever they do in sports, does not magically make what he has done in the past okay.

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    • dou dou
      June 2, 2012 at 7:17 am

      WTF?! There are plenty of people that have been hit in the head that don’t torture animals.

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  50. Vagrarian
    June 2, 2012 at 7:18 am

    I think they should change the name of the shop to “Tees That Will Get Your Stupid Face Punched In.”

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  51. jms
    June 2, 2012 at 7:20 am

    I’ve always wanted to wear a t-shirt of Michael Vick pinching his own nipples!

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  52. bschooled
    June 2, 2012 at 7:30 am

    Also selling the following items:

    -Mel Gibson-inspired “Mel is Swell” wife beaters
    -”Jesse James Got Game” bandanas
    -”I’m a Fanski of Roman Polanski” engraved cufflinks
    -”I’m Down With Chris Brown!”brass knuckles

    **Guaranteed Sweatshop-Made and 100% Moral Compass Free…OR YOUR MONEY BACK!

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    • Beeby
      June 2, 2012 at 3:36 pm

      Mel is Swell made me laugh so hard I woke up the baby.

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  53. Sereia7
    June 2, 2012 at 8:22 am

    Thank you, April, and thank you, Best Friends!!! Another reason to love Regretsy…

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  54. Seibee
    June 2, 2012 at 9:03 am

    I wish we had more pit bulls here. They seem like such sweet dogs.

    And that Vick chap needs to be castrated with a rusty spoon.

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  55. 6eisha
    June 2, 2012 at 9:56 am

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  56. coopersita
    June 2, 2012 at 10:24 am

    The irony is that the guy who’s selling this piece of fine apparel has a website: http://www.sociallyconsciousshirts.com/ !!!

    He even has this quote on the about us page:

    “Be the change you want to see in the world.”
    – Gandhi

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    • Charitable Mafioso
      June 2, 2012 at 12:17 pm

      Looking at some of this guy’s merchandise, I would hate to see what kind of change he wants to bring about.

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    • BewilderingDialogue
      June 3, 2012 at 1:16 am

      If he is being the change he wants in the world, then he is a nasty little child molester and animal torturer…

      …which is really the only rational explanation for why he thinks he’s being ‘socially conscious’.

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  57. knittedninja
    June 2, 2012 at 10:27 am

    We bought the Vick chew toy for my pit bull, who hates it and buried it in his bed never to be played with again. Good dog.

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  58. LongHaulPlucker
    June 2, 2012 at 12:00 pm

    Don’t know if this has been mentioned yet, but a rescue group bought Vick’s former kennel property and is raising funds to turn it into a sanctuary. The group is Dogs Deserve Better.

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    • Dibba
      June 3, 2012 at 4:23 am

      Damn shame Mr Remorse didn’t donate the property and supplied the funds to look after these poor animals.

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      • Dibba
        June 3, 2012 at 4:24 am

        Damn fat fingers – *supplied – supply*

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  59. kat-grrl
    June 2, 2012 at 4:16 pm

    One of the great douchenozzle fucktards of all times.

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  60. thatfuckhead
    June 2, 2012 at 8:15 pm

    Is it wrong that I want to start up http://www.douchebagsontshirts.com now?

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  61. your_vagesty
    June 4, 2012 at 3:10 pm

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    • Helen Killer
      June 4, 2012 at 3:17 pm

      No, I think everyone has kind of embraced the dea of strapping a dog to a post and ripping all of its teeth out with a pair of pliers.

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    • Dibba
      June 5, 2012 at 1:14 am

      Nope. I think we’re all good with torturing animals. Aren’t we?

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