On the N'th time looking through episode 4 I took the time to read Terry Bellefleurs' t-shirt. It says:
"WARNING
Beaucoup Diên-Cai-Dau
I suffer from occasional loss of mental stability and become very violent with only light provocation..."
The rest is hidden by his apron.
Explanation for "Beaucoup Diên Cai Dau"; Beaucoup is "very" in French. Dien=crazy in Vietnamese. Cai Dau is "the head" in Vietnamese. So Dien Cai Dau means either "you make me crazy", "I am crazy" or "I'm having a big headache (trouble)" - and the whole thing thus "You make me very crazy"/"I am very crazy"/"I have very big troubles". Also, "Dien Cai Dau" is the title of a book of black poetry concerning the Vietnam War.
http://www.amazon.com/Dien-Cai-Dau-Wesleyan-Poetry/dp/0819511641 Also, I found that someone with the nick "BlackGun", staff member at www.thefirearmsforum.com, uses this signature:
"I suffer from occasional loss of mental stability, and become very violent with only slight provocation. The Veterans Administration has determined that both mental and physical harassment of my person may be hazardous to your health and well being. So stay away from my Donuts!!"
http://www.thefirearmsforum.com/showthread.php?t=441 The page seems to be full of Vietnam vets, and the phrase "Beaucoup Dien Cai dau" is mentioned on this page, discussing the book mentioned and how others wish they could write that way:
http://www.thefirearmsforum.com/showthread.php?t=2346 I'm guessing someone among the TB creators are vets themselves (Is Terry wearing "BlackGun"'s t-shirt?). If not, someone has done a LOT of research to put a minor item in a few frames in a single episode..!
Love the amount of detail they are putting into these series! Who would think of putting the definition of Terry on his t-shirt.. ^^ Although - in the series Terry has supposedly been in Fallujah, Iraq - NOT Vietnam. (Though book Terry was in Vietnam.) Wonder if that's a series mixup or intentional? Is this all a clever way to advertise for the poem book..? Or the mentioned gun webpage??
Since HBO already are selling some of the other t-shirts they've shown on the show (Fangtasia, Merlottes) - will they be selling this t-shirt soon too??
