Isle of Man logo (1 Viewer)

[DavidG58]

what on earth can be wrong with the three legged symbol

an athlete has had to tape over his on his vest??

no idea why, any ideas?

 

[BreweryDave]

I have the same problem - often have to tape my third leg up too - stops it dragging along the floor

 

[DavidG58]

I have the same problem - often have to tape my third leg up too - stops it dragging along the floor

I guess I need to check who is on line before posing a serious question

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[davejen]

Obviously they don't want the minority of people with 2 legs to feel inadequate. Probably a PC thing!
Cheers, Dave

 

[Yorick]

Maybe they thought it reminded them of Jake the Peg. Aka Rolf Harris

 

[Red Dragon]

Ha Ha Ha
If I was to tell you why its taped up,!!!!!!! then we would have to NUKE the lot of you
As far as I know it had something to do with showing too many LOGOS on there vests.

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[DavidG58]

Ha Ha Ha
If I was to tell you why its taped up,!!!!!!! then we would have to NUKE the lot of you
As far as I know it had something to do with showing too many LOGOS on there vests.

Apart from the Nuke bit I guess this might be as close to a serious answer as we get
(the nuke reference was a joke wasn't it)

Does the 'Three legs of Man' really come under advertising rules?

 

[Red Dragon]

Yes the Nuke was a joke,we would have to borrow one of the English.
Not absolutely sure but a Country was only allowed to display (1) symbol,icon,badge representing there Country,the Commonwealth powers that be, obviously got confused with 3legs.

 

[peter marshall]

Hi David
The Isle of Man Three Legs on the Flag, comes from a pagan symbol from the 13th century for power, sun & life, according to good old Google, I did work there for a few years but didn't know what they meant. Pete
ps no idea why they had to be covered up for the games, probably a jobs worth.

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[grasscutter]

I think the only place that stocks the underwear for the Isle of Man logo is Ann Summers.

 

[TheBig1]

i bought my mrs a pair of those pants with the extra leg hole. she wouldnt wear them, said they were too draughty

 

[jockaneezer]

i bought my mrs a pair of those pants with the extra leg hole. she wouldnt wear them, said they were too draughty

I got my mother in law a pair of those, helps her get a better grip on her broomstick

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[scotjimland]

what on earth can be wrong with the three legged symbol

an athlete has had to tape over his on his vest??

no idea why, any ideas?

I can't find the reference.. Do you have a link ?

this picture shows IOM emblem on a shirt .. with an interesting article about the seven home nations..

http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/jul/27/commonwealth-games-scotland-independence-british-isles

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[DavidG58]

I can't find the reference.. Do you have a link ?

It was on live coverage on BBC last night, the IOM athlete had a tape shaped like a letter L to 'disguise the three legged symbol