"Worst State Ever" Shirt at the Airport

Submitted by MGoAlumnus on
This past Saturday I was flying home from a nice (but too short) ski vacation. Since it was a ski vacation I only brought 2 or 3 shirts, and one of them was my "Worst State Ever" shirt. It also happened to be the one I threw on as I was heading out the door. I must have gotten 10 to 15 comments on the shirt throughout the day, but here are a couple of my favorites: * We had to fill up our rental cars before dropping them off; as I was paying the guy behind the counter, he asked "What state is that?" I told him. He got a huge grin on his face and responded "Niiice," in such a way that he might as well have said "Yeah, that is a horrible state." Mind you, this is in Montana. * While in Atlanta for the layover, I was waiting for the rest of my friends to deplane. As I was standing there, the lady behind the counter waves me over. She asks, "Where did you get that shirt?" I tell her, and ask her why she wants to know. She responds "Because I loooove it!" * Also while in Atlanta, I noticed that the gate next to mine was flying to Columbus. So I made sure to keep my shirt very visible as I walked by slowly. I got some great stares. * Joining me on the final flight of the trip from Atlanta to Raleigh was the NC State Basketball team. One of the players (well, probably a manager, he was very short and white) noticed my shirt, and we struck up a conversation. He actually used to go to West Virginia, and he mentioned that he had the same shirt. He wasn't a tool, either, like some most WVU fans are. Moral of the story: Wear your "Worst State Ever" shirt whenever you go to the airport, because the vast majority of people will love it, and those that don't, well, they suck anyway.

ldoublee

February 11th, 2010 at 1:42 PM ^

My "Charlie Weis Should Probably Eat Less" T-Shirt. I've had at least 10 people ask me where I purchased it. There's nothing like making fun of the morbidly obese to break the ice.

chg

February 11th, 2010 at 2:04 PM ^

I've also had a similar experience when traveling with my shirt on. A few weeks ago I wore my Worst State Ever t-shirt and had tons of people in the Boston airport just stare at me blankly, wondering if it was West Virginia (until of course, I was approached by a few men decked out in Michigan gear who quickly corrected them). If you're flying somewhere alone and like to be social, put this shirt on. Airport friends come around in an instant, and if you're in Dallas maybe you'll also get free drinks. I'm going to test it out at the bar, see if it's got the same effect on men.