{"id":17026,"date":"2017-04-12T17:16:14","date_gmt":"2017-04-12T21:16:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=17026"},"modified":"2017-04-12T17:16:14","modified_gmt":"2017-04-12T21:16:14","slug":"inside-aurora-t-shirt-town-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/inside-aurora-t-shirt-town-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"INSIDE AURORA: T-shirt Town – Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Scott Johnston<\/strong><\/p>\n

Last year at this time, I posed the question; why we don\u2019t see more Aurora-based captions on T-shirts?
\nThis followed a column on this page by Stephen, in which he described some humorous T-shirt messages that he had seen on a recent trip to Florida.
\nSo, let\u2019s take a second annual (maybe) look at what new T-shirt ideas should be available to Aurorans to help celebrate life in our Town.
\nThere are certainly no end of recent events that merit a mention. For example, thinking of discussions about the number of stories that new buildings should be limited to along Yonge Street, I envision a simple graphic of a multi-story building with the caption: \u201cAurora – we\u2019re afraid of heights\u201d.
\nAnd we can\u2019t have Aurora based T-shirts without a nod to our favourite politicians. With the length of meetings reduced in 2016, a good caption might be: \u201cAurora Council; new shorter meetings – same number of report back requests to staff.\u201d
\nBut let\u2019s not focus just on this level of government. How about a lone figure with an \u201cAurora\u201d shirt sitting on a desert island. Underneath would be the wording: \u201cIt\u2019s lonely at Regional council\u201d.
\nWith the country\u2019s sesquicentennial fast approaching, there is bound to be a lot of Canada-themed apparel out there. Our contribution could be a picture of a birthday cake with the caption; \u201cCanada\u2019s Birthday Town: 1967-\u201d In smaller print underneath it would read \u201cwhenever someone else stops funding it.\u201d
\nInfrastructure is always a great discussion topic in Town. A picture of our favourite form of traffic calming could be captioned: \u201cIt\u2019s always \u2018hump day\u2019 in Aurora.\u201d
\nOr perhaps a look at our most recent infrastructure issue, the GO train underpass, and associated reluctance of our regional transit authority to fund these. I envision a sort of medieval looking setting with a Metrolinx gatekeeper holding up their hand in a \u201chalt\u201d motion in front of a tunnel with the wording: \u201cNone shall pass\u201d.
\nWill we see a new high school in northeast Aurora in the near future? Who knows? But, until then, students living in that area could wear T-shirts reading; \u201cI wore out my Fitbit walking to school this year\u201d.
\nA popular upcoming annual event will soon be upon us. At it you may spot someone sporting a T-shirt entitled \u201cWhat I took away from the Aurora Home Show.\u201d Underneath will be a round pie chart with a small wedge labeled as \u201cinspiration\u201d, and the rest representing \u201cnew feelings of inferiority about my house\u201d.
\nFor those out there who prefer a more sedentary lifestyle, they could wear a shirt with a drawing of a potato on a couch in front of a TV with the simple wording \u201cDeactivate Aurora\u201d.
\nIt seems that each year, more snow is allowed to accumulate on our roads before it is cleared. A snowy picture of a driver looking at a cartoon car with a dent in it could be captioned; \u201cI wonder if the tax money I saved on reduced snow plowing will cover this?\u201d.
\nAnd finally, it would be nice for Aurora\u2019s younger population to show that they are ready to step up and put their stamp on our Town. I can see a youngster wearing a shirt proclaiming \u201cFuture 2053 Citizen of the Year\u201d.
\nWill we see these and other slogans and graphics in Aurora as the weather warms up? I hope so. They certainly would give us all something new to smile about, which we could all use after our recent long winter.<\/p>\n

Feel free to e-mail Scott at: machellscorners@gmail.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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