Fidel Castro appears with Hu Jintao.....wearing Adidas??

[txb]

I was thumbing through the paper this morning and came across a photo of Fidel meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao and was rather surprised to see the leader of the 1961 Cuban Revolution looking rather dapper in an Adidas Track Suit!

I thought it was strange that Fidel would be seen in something so "American" - someone else suggested that perhaps the track suit was made in China (which makes great sense)

WHAT DO YOU THINK DU?

[Sabriel]

1. It's red

Of course!

[txb]

5. Touche'!

I cannot believe that fact somehow eluded me.

Speaking of RED, get a load of the red notebook on Hu's lap!

Man, I'd love to have one of those to open and thumb through at the local coffee shop...talk about a conversation starter!

[GodlessBiker]

2. One does want a hint of color.

[LeftinOH]

3. Are we sure its not just a Chinese knock-off ("Adidds"; Adidos"; "Aiddos")?

[cliffordu]

6. "Adios"??

:shrug:

[RB TexLa]

4. Adidas has provided clothing for Cuba's athletic programs for quite a while

[txb]

8. Wow - you are correct!

Behold the Adidas Cuban track team jacket!


edit: nicer, 2 sided image

[txb]

14. I wonder if he's wearing these shoes?

[originalpckelly]

16. Oh holy God, those are the ugliest shoes I've seen in my life.

Damn, those poor runners.

[AlCzervik]

17. white with black stripe, the ones he likes to wear when he rock the mic.

[originalpckelly]

7. Adidas, official clothing brand of the Glorious Revolution Make Benefit Cuba.

:rofl:

Our comrades sweat so you can too!

[txb]

10. In Communist Cuba: Suit tracks YOU! ;-) n/t

[originalpckelly]

12. BAD!

But oh so good!

:spank:

[Sabriel]

13. There's a DUzy! nt

[Veritas_et_Aequitas]

9. Castro has hit his "I'm too old for this shit" phase.

I love it.

[originalpckelly]

11. "Man, fuck it, I'm not playing soldier anymore. Those damn outfits chafe."

"One time, we went on this hike, shit I came back looked like I spilled coffee on my dangly bits."

[txb]

19. Ha!

He's looking more and more like he could be hanging out playing dominoes in Miami Beach....

What did Sarah Silverman say about older Jews & African Americans enjoying track suits? Well, go ahead and add revolutionary socialists to that list!

[WI_DEM]

15. He's been wearing this kind of thing in pictures for some time now.

[originalpckelly]

18. "But Laura, why can't I wear a track suit like Fidel?"

"Please, I hate wearing real suits!"

And you know, his dorky ass would have come out wearing one with an American flag design.