How to tell you're in a gift shop in Brattleboro, VT

By adamg on Sun, 10/15/2017 - 5:58pm

Besides all the Subarus parked outside, that is (good Lord, there are a lot of Subarus in Brattleboro): The Patriots gear is just a bit different.

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First Time in VT?

By BostonDog on Sun, 10/15/2017 - 7:24pm.

good Lord, there are a lot of Subarus in Brattleboro

Yeah, the whole state is like that. It's cool.

I guess I just never noticed before. It was pretty funny, though - kidlet and I walked around and after awhile we realized that like every third car with a VT plate was a Subaru. Sure were a lot of Priuses, too.

New England is a Subie Stronghold

By anon on Mon, 10/16/2017 - 11:00am.

MA is lousy with them, too.

15% market share.

Ernie Boch's fortune

By Parkwayne on Mon, 10/16/2017 - 1:14pm.

My understanding is that when Subaru first started importing to the US, Boch 1.0 got a cut of all sales as the lead distributor or something which is why Boch Jr. is so rich (like beyond normal car dealer rich).

Could be urban legend.

I've heard it too

By Brighton-ite on Mon, 10/16/2017 - 6:20pm.

that EB Jr gets something like one grand every time a Subie is sold in New England.

They were the original importer

By merlinmurph on Thu, 10/19/2017 - 9:01am.

In the 70's, Boch took a chance on importing this goofy 4WD car with the quadrozontal engine, and it worked out well for him. Yes, as the New England importer, he got a piece on every one sold.

They were front-wheel drive

By perruptor on Thu, 10/19/2017 - 10:53am.

That was somewhat unusual at the time, but not unique. It wasn't till 1972 that AWD was offered as an option.

Are Subarus Still Associated With... Girls?

By Elmer on Mon, 10/16/2017 - 5:18pm.

Official state car

By merlinmurph on Sun, 10/15/2017 - 8:35pm.

Subie's are the official state car for VT - and NH, and ME......

Surprising it doesn't invade MA more

By Kaz on Mon, 10/16/2017 - 12:14am.

I have a winter knit cap with that same Flying Melvis logo as a patch on it. I bought it in a small town in Maine. It gets a lot of comments walking around the city. It made me aware that there would probably be a good market for it around Quincy/Faneuil.

How long before Kraft and the NFL sue?

By O-FISH-L on Mon, 10/16/2017 - 12:26am.

Cute items but are these "officially licensed by the Patriots and NFL" or just close facsimiles? Every few years we hear of a crackdown on people using sports logos without benefit of license. I wouldn't be surprised if Kraft or the NFL went after whoever makes these if they haven't been given a cut. Coors, Miller and other beer companies can't even put Patriots or Super Bowl on a sign if the NFL has given Budweiser the rights. Instead they call them "Our Hometown Team" and "The Big Game."

Not a patriots logo

By perruptor on Mon, 10/16/2017 - 6:01am.

Look closer.

Re: Not a Patriots logo

By O-FISH-L on Mon, 10/16/2017 - 8:38am.

I realize it's not a Patriots logo but I think the courts have ruled if something is "close enough" to a registered logo or trademark that the registrant can sue and the NFL, MLB, NHL, NBA have been aggressive on that. I recall the feds have raided discount stores and even vendor carts outside the games. I hope the Patriots and NFL leave well enough alone but nothing would surprise me.

Logo

By Bugs Bunny on Mon, 10/16/2017 - 5:36pm.

My first thought was the NFL will see this and send a cease and desist letter . Logo is so cute!

Count on Fish...

By lbb on Mon, 10/16/2017 - 10:40am.

...to find the fly in the ointment. And if there isn't one there already, by God he'll make one.

The Patriots logo sucks. So

By Chris77 on Mon, 10/16/2017 - 7:27am.

The Patriots logo sucks. So does the Revolution logo, for that matter.

Hey Rocky!

By roadman on Mon, 10/16/2017 - 10:58am.

Watch me pull an under inflated football out of my hat.

Would be properly inflated if under hat

By anon on Mon, 10/16/2017 - 11:13am.

The temperature drop from the locker room was the issue.

PV=nRT dude.

You obviously missed the underlying joke

By roadman on Mon, 10/16/2017 - 11:47am.

An under inflated football favorably affecting the outcome of a game is about as probable as a rabbit actually emerging from Bullwinkle's hat.

And yes, the Deflategate "scandal" was one of the most idiotic spectacles the NFL has given us in a long time.

But that trick NEVER works!

By Rocky on Mon, 10/16/2017 - 6:22pm.

well it does at first. Until cooler minds and courts prevail.

Riiiight

By Rocky on Mon, 10/16/2017 - 6:27pm.

Also there was the phone drop. You know, Brady dropping the phone and smashing it into a million pieces to destroy evidence.

and the dime drop. The text messages by the urchins who did Brady's bidding and failed to destroy their own phones.

And the collective bargaining drop. When the union dropped their rights to recourse by signing a contract giving full authority to Goodell to resolve such matters.