Stag do boss pleads with lads to ditch ‘boring and offensive’ jokes

Geordie party organiser Last Night of Freedom is fed up of people requesting the names of famous sex offenders when personalising t-shirts for groups of stags.

Managing director Matt Mavir said that while the majority of his customers come up with witty one-liners or in-jokes that will have a group of mates rolling in tears of laughter, an increasing number of requests are simply going too far.

“We all enjoy a laugh but we also know when it goes too far,” said Matt.

“I get that stag groups want to stand out while they’re away, but this sort of thing is boring and displays a rubbish sense of humour, and that doesn’t even mention how offensive it is.

“Quite frankly, I can’t believe that we have to spell this out to people in 2024.”

Matt’s firm organises stag and hen dos for thousands every year, sending people across the UK, Europe and even further afield on their last night of freedom.

It has also invested in cutting edge new equipment to offer bespoke printing from its 15,000 sq ft Gateshead warehouse.

But Matt says that the rise in puerile requests has led to the firm tightening up how it deals with t-shirt orders – introducing a list of ‘banned names’ which sees the majority of offensive orders rejected.

“We’ve got to the point that if we see a rise in requests for a particular celebrity to be featured on a t-shirt, we need to check the news to see if they are 'safe' to print,” he continued.

“And there’s a long list of predictable names that a small number of people keep requesting – if they do, it’s an automatic rejection.”

The company will not print anything on personalised products which references sexual crimes, criminal activity, religious intolerance, racism, disability, mental health, volatile political matters, animal abuse or nudity.

Any photographs supplied by customers must also not contravene these guidelines, while best men must have permission of those featured in a picture to use it.