Wednesday, November 25, 1998 — North Shore News — 25 north shore news <2 BUSINESS NV brothers betting shirts off their backs Why did the Stephensons neighborhood of one billion growing as the population Tike a great vehicle to do choose the T-shirt industry? ‘T-shirts sold in’ Canada and inereases. [t's not really the T- that.” gun displaying a small fleur de “There's mass appeal, the U.S every vear,” Jim says. shirts, but what we want to Call 983-8066. for infor- Christmas Gift “Suggestions MEISSE! FIGURINES 1637 Lonsdale Ave. 1730 Marine Dr. Horth Vancouver West Vancouver From pave 24 lis flag. Clark, depicted as a beaver, chops on Bouchard's woaden leg. The other Can-O- Shirt tor the domestic market casts Clark as a rat with the head- line Next Time, Keep British Columbia Rat Free. A vargan- tuan rai with Clark-like smil- ing, beady eyes is stampeding down a street. A lone B.C. taxpayer writhes in agony in a rat trap at the teet of Clark. A third design depicts Bill Clinton, Monica Lewinsky and the rest of the Players in the Kenneth Starr inquiry as characters from the long-run- ning hillbilly TV comedy Hee Haw. With little money for advertising, the Stephensons are hoping word of mouth will help them get the $14.95 shirts in stores and on people. They’re optimistic _ the Christmas rush and the rising anti-NDP tide will bode well for their company, Madd Capp Industries. Neither has ties to a politi- cal party, but they both agree Canadian federal and _provin- cial politics are a farce. “It’s hard to get behind one political party when at this point there doesn’t seem to be very clear guidance coming from any,” says jim. “If Moe Sihota can make a comeback and Bill Vander Zalm can make a comeback, who's next? Brian Mulroney?” says Jon. “If Jean Charest can switch parties because it’s in his best i interest, certainly not the voters’ best interest, to serve himself. Bouchard? Here we arc, taxpayers paying his salary and he’s trying to break up the country. It’s got: ‘. ten to the point where it’s gone beyond ridiculous,” says im. The Stephensons and graphic artist Glen Brucker also design children’s clothes and T-shirts without political messages. One hot number among the snowboarding crowd in Whistler shows a snowman “writing” the vil- lage’s name in the snow with urine. Pizza laughs From page 23 name came from, but has . noticed it brings a chuckle to . some of the customers. “Sometimes even people walking by stop and laugh. ’ ‘Are you pudgy?’ they ask. But I don’t look it.” When he’s not answering those questions, he relishes the work even if it’s not the career he’s looking for. “I love working here but I don’t want to do it for the rest of my life,” said Mabrouk. “If IT were an owner I'd have no problem with it.” All the rest... 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