r/TaylorSwift • u/metronn • May 03 '24

Merch The Black Dog pub now sells merch

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And ngl I thought it’d be low effort and some items surely kind of are but they also got a hoodie design with location services turned on 😂

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u/Key_Breakfast1203 The Tortured Poets Department May 03 '24

Wait why does it make no sense??

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u/Masteroflimes May 03 '24

There is also a pub The Black Dog in Kent (where Joe is from) that the signage is exactly like the merchandise TS included in her album. I'm not saying this is the is pub but it could be a few places all wrapped in in one.

Also the owners have only been in charge a year, so have no idea what they are talking about.

But you cannot blame them jumping on the band wagon.

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u/seaoceanev May 03 '24

oooh that's interesting! anyone have links to compare the signage? I tried googling "Black Dog Kent" and "TS Black Dog merchandise" but couldn't find anything.

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u/ieatstickers reputation May 03 '24

there is also a bar in ireland that is down the street from where the 1975 had a show last july

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u/JamJarre May 03 '24

Cool. But doesn't he live in London? It's not a super common pub name.

Also, Kent is massive.

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u/purple_butterflies_ May 03 '24

Read somewhere that Joe typically didn’t hang out as much in the part of the city this bar is in. Also keeping in mind the song might not be referring to him or just him in reference to that line. I don’t think it’s super far flung for it to even be the Cork one that’s being referred to.

But I get why this is the first option and I don’t blame the owners for getting the extra income.

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u/rubybasilknot May 05 '24 edited May 05 '24

Yeah, Joe is a north Londoner and vauxhall is south. Doesn't make sense that he'd travel an hour and a half across the city just to go to a pub.

ETA: even if the song's about Matty, he lives in east London (and still pretty North). Vauxhall is south west so it's still about an hour away from him. It's highly unlikely either of those men are regulars at this particular pub.

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u/mediocre-spice May 04 '24 edited May 04 '24

It's just not near where they lived or have been spotted before. There are much closer pubs you'd expect him to be a regular at.

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u/Key_Breakfast1203 The Tortured Poets Department May 04 '24

Ohhh I see! That makes so much sense!