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Welcome
to the rugged patch of cyber-earth where modern-day Spartans
band together in unity... solidarity... and hoodies... FOR SPARTA!
Let's
face it. Not all of us can pull off the leather codpiece look,
and even the most hardened Spartan needs a cozy hoodie once
in a while.
Join
the community with a Spartan hoodie of your own. Add your signature to the roster or follow these
simple instructions & you'll be a modern-day Spartan before
you can say "#&$!, it's a rampant rhinoceros"!
Feel
free to scribble the name of your favorite Spartan in place
of Dilios, if another of the 300 strikes your fancy. Or, if
you wish, scribble your name or a slogan. And if you don't have
a hoodie, you can still lend your support to the cause. Just
be ready with the leather undies.
The
concept behind Spartans Wear Hoodies is detailed here.
(If this is your first visit, you'll probably want to read that.)
Spartans
make a difference: We're more than just hoodies! Read how
we're aiming to make a positive impact on the world here.
Random
moment in modern-day Spartanhood:
'With your hoodie... or on it.'
Spartan Briana |
Make
a difference now...
Visit The
Wayside Chapel web site, learn more about their work, and
make a donation today!
DONATION
NEWS:
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Fellow Spartans,
Today
is David "Dilios" Wenham's birthday, and what
better day to make our long-awaited donation to The Wayside
Chapel?
I
have submitted our donation of $166 USD today, 9/21, via
the internet. Google puts this at $194.652908 AUD (round
up as you will).
This
money represents funds raised through the sale of products
and services such as our hoodies, pins, and e-mail addresses,
Dollar Day donations, and personal donations (including
one in honour of my birthday--thank you, you know who
you are!). It is the total amount of proceeds (plus a
few cents I added in to round up to the nearest dollar).
In total we raised $277.50 USD ($325.40 appx AUD); the
difference is the money extracted by CafePress for the
price they charge for goods created and the fees extracted
by PayPal.
If
you appreciate the work of the birthday boy & genesis
of this whole mad idea, David Wenham, why not drop by
the Chapel's page and make
a direct donation now?
Our
roster stands at over 70 signatures strong. The MySpace
branch of our "army" is currently numbered at
441 (we took a hit in numbers of almost 50 when MySpace
removed all deleted accounts; people come and go there,
we still receive daily "friend" requests). We
have members all over the world--from many different US
states to the Philippines, the Netherlands, Italy, Germany,
Canada, England--even the real Sparta. What we have accomplished
is a wonderful feat. We've built communities, celebrated
a culture and history worthy of note, and raised funds
and awareness for a very good cause.
I
would like to personally thank each and every one of you
who has contributed time, energy, and moral support to
our work. In particular, there are outstanding individuals
whose contributions are especially worthy of mention;
you can find our thanks to these people on the "our
thanks" area of the SWH web site.
From
this point forward, we are encouraging direct donations
to the Chapel, and are ending our fundraising efforts
through products and services in favour of simplified
direction of funds straight to the cause. I ask that you
continue to keep the Chapel in mind and visit their web
site often (http://www.thewaysidechapel.com). They are
always up to interesting things and creating material
that challenges us to think and feel, and to fight for
social justice with the same tenacity the Spartans fought
for their country.
One
more rousing cry of HAROO! for all of you.
-SWH
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Have
you joined the Spartan force? Add your name to the
roster here.
You can also snap a picture of your hoodie (you
in it = optional) & submit it for display! Submit
your hoodie here.
Has the muse descended upon you? Feel free to be creative with
your hoodie photograph as you take it or in digital altering,
but please keep it PG & consider copyrights.
If
you've joined the ranks, feel free to browse our icons
you can grab for your web site, Livejournal, etc. to show the
world your Spartanhood!
To
find out what being a Spartan means & what to do now that
you've joined, click here.
Help
promote the movement by placing this banner on your web site
(please host on your server) and linking it to http://www.spartanswearhoodies.com
Help out by submitting additional banners--contact us for more info.
Click
here for more banners
Thank
you for your visit & for your support.
See you in your hoodie, for Sparta! HAROO! HAROO! HAROO!
Or,
if you prefer the popular AHOO! AHOO! AHOO!
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What
is this?
Join
the Army
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The Roster
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The Hoodies
So
what now?
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Special
Features
Our
Thanks
Contact
us
Spartans
Wear Hoodies was inspired by, and is largely based upon,
the Warner Brothers film 300.
Links
of interest...
& more here
...300:
·
300
the Movie
·
300
on IMDB
·
300
on Wikipedia
·
300
Graphic Novel
Sparta
& History:
· Sparta
on Wikipedia
· 300
Spartan Warriors
David
Wenham:
·
David
Wenham Daily
· Dessicated
Coconut
· Wenham
Wonderland
Notable
Quotable:
An old man wandering around the Olympic Games looking for
a seat was jeered at by the crowd until he reached the seats
of the Spartans, whereupon every Spartan younger than him, and
some that were older, stood up and offered him their seat. The
crowd applauded and the old man turned to them with a sigh,
saying "All Greeks know what is right, but only the Spartans
do it."
- Attributed to Plutarch, with thanks to Spartan Leonidas
Reincarnate
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