@Hal_Briston (Hal Briston) posted a new topic, subject "NFL Jersey Site Engrish". It read:

   So, I needed a new Giants jersey for the upcoming season – last year's Amani Toomer one was placed on the wall now that he's no longer with the team. However, I'm pretty damn broke, so it was time to see what I could track down online and on the cheap.
    
    Long story short, I end up buying from sell-sport.com – by mistake. I had bookmarked them, and then realized that they had too little of a grasp on the English language to make me fully trust them. However, when I went to order, I had used the wrong bookmark and went with sell-sport. Worked out, however, as I now have my bad-ass #72 Umenyiora jersey for a great price. Woo hoo's all around.
    
    But that's not what this OP is about – it's about the site itself, and the team pages. Like, say, the Giants page:
    
    > **New York Giants jerseys**  
    >  Look! what a perfect shirt, just like Eli Manning's perfect performance on the court. No wonder we will acclaim for him. Now what you need to do is just click the mouse and pay less half the price of the Official Website. then this nice NFL jerseys is belong to you-a hardcore NFL fan!
    
    Ok, I love Eli, but no one who has ever seen him play is going to call his performances “perfect”. Oh, wait…“on the court”…yeah, I hear he is pretty damn good at pick-up basketball. Ok, never mind.
    
    > **Denver Broncos jerseys**  
    >  Although the poor performance of Denver Broncos this year, I think we still love Jay Cutler and Champ Bailey, Isn't it? Walking around wearing this Denver Broncos NFL jerseys lets everyone know you're a hardcore fan. What are you hesitating? Just buy it! Just click the mouse and pay less half the price of the Official Website.
    
    Yeah, you go ahead and walk around Invesco Field sporting your Cutler jersey – see how much love you get…
    
    > **Seattle Seahawks jerseys**  
    >  Wear what the pros wear. Let's cheer for Seattle Seahawks. Walking around wearing this San Diego Chargers NFL jerseys lets everyone know you're a hardcore fan. What and why are you hesitating? Just chlick the mouse and pay the less half price of the offical website, it is belong to you then!
    
    Wait, is this for fans of the Seahawks or the Chargers??
    
    Glad I bought from them – a nice jersey at a great price, and a good laugh to boot!
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To which @Snickers (Snickers) replied

    Wait, what? I can't wear a jersey of someone who's not currently playing for my team? Bummer - didn't get the memo. I can't wear any of my Vikings jerseys anymore - I have Carter's 80, Reveiz's 7 (autographed!), and Berger's 17. (Hey, I like kickers, what can I say?)
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To which @garygnu (garygnu) replied

    I have my reasons for hesitating.
    
    I have my reasons.
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After which, @muldoonthief (muldoonthief) added

    Snickers:
    
    > Wait, what? I can't wear a jersey of someone who's not currently playing for my team? Bummer - didn't get the memo. I can't wear any of my Vikings jerseys anymore - I have Carter's 80, Reveiz's 7 (autographed!), and Berger's 17. (Hey, I like kickers, what can I say?)
    
    You know who else won't wear a jersey if the player isn't on the team anymore? Hitler.
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@ShadowFacts (ShadowFacts) replied

    Oh, man, that is some excellent copy!  I love the fact that they dis all the bad teams (Broncos aren't the only ones). It's like “Even though your team sucks, you still love them! Buy stuff!”
    
    I'm going to chlick my mouse on that site often.
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@Hal_Briston (Hal Briston) replied

    Snickers:
    
    > Wait, what? I can't wear a jersey of someone who's not currently playing for my team?
    
    Well, as a Giants fan, I can't very well go around wearing the jersey of a [del]Kansas City Chief[/del] <to be determined>, can I?
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So @Drain_Bead (Drain Bead) replied

    I had to see what they said about my team:
    
    > With the right color, It is just the fan's favorite.Walking around wearing this Buffalo Bills jersey lets everyone know you're a hardcore fan. What are you hesitating? Just buy it!
    
    That's right, the Bills suck so much that all they can talk about is color.
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Then @Raygun99 (Raygun99) said

    These jerseys will be the perfect thing to wear when I'm driving my Super Karate Monkey Death Car.
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Then @Mixolydian (Mixolydian) said

    I haven't bought from them yet, but this site appears to have top of the line stuff, is dirt cheap (relatively speaking) and there's no engrish.
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Then @garygnu (garygnu) said

    They can't be all bad, they claim the 49ers are their favorite team:
    
    > As a great team of NFL,San Francisco 49ers it has always been our favorite team.We believe Alex Smith will lead it to the final. Let's applaud for San Francisco 49ers.
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After which, @Ponch8 (Ponch8) added

    Check out the description for Miami:
    
    > What amazing this NFL JERSEYS is! Jsut like the lovely dolphins-the human good friends, it is only belong to those who love the Miami Dolphins so deeply.
    
    They must not have seen that Halloween Simpsons episode where dolphins take over the world.
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So @SenorBeef (SenorBeef) replied

    Or maybe they did and they're just trying to welcome their new dolphin overlords.
    
    Incidentally, where is the best place to get good quality (but not necesarily precisely authentic and/or official) jerseys?
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@MrSquishy (MrSquishy) replied

    Rather than start my own thread, can somebody here tell me the difference between an “authentic” jersey ($200 - $300), a “premier” jersey ($100 or so), and a “replica” jersey (~$80)? None of these are knockoffs, they're all official Reebok jerseys sold on NFL.com. After some Googling, all I can find are references to quality, but nothing describing exactly what's different between them.
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After which, @Hal_Briston (Hal Briston) added

    MrSquishy:
    
    > Rather than start my own thread, can somebody here tell me the difference between an “authentic” jersey ($200 - $300), a “premier” jersey ($100 or so), and a “replica” jersey (~$80)?
    
    NFL Jersey Buyer's Guide.
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To which @MrSquishy (MrSquishy) replied

    Hal_Briston:
    
    > NFL Jersey Buyer's Guide.
    
    Why couldn't I find that? That's exactly what I was looking for, thanks.
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@Hal_Briston (Hal Briston) replied

    MrSquishy:
    
    > Why couldn't I find that? That's exactly what I was looking for, thanks.
    
    Not a problem. I was glad to find it – I'd wondered about many of the differences myself. I'm happy to find that while this site may butcher the English language, the jersey they sold me meets every bit of the “authentic” criteria in the buyer's guide.
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To which @Dignan (Dignan) replied

    Mixolydian:
    
    > I haven't bought from them yet, but this site appears to have top of the line stuff, is dirt cheap (relatively speaking) and there's no engrish.
    
    How in the world are the jerseys so cheap? Are they knock offs? Defective? There are really great deals there. Some of those jerseys are 10% of the retail price.
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