We're Moving!

Image
Click for more info.

I Tried To Sell US Bank Stadium

Have a favorite band? Book? Movie? Discuss everything entertainment here.
Post Reply
User avatar
MoT
Site Admin
Posts: 7092
Joined: Tue Dec 18, 2018 11:27 am
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Has thanked: 13431 times
Been thanked: 30144 times
Contact:

I Tried To Sell US Bank Stadium

Post by MoT »

Like most other Minnesota Vikings fans, I've enjoyed the highs and have been crushed by the seemingly inevitable lows. I'm not the type of fan that lives and dies by the successes and failures of the team, but for some reason I was really irritated by them this year.

In my irritation, I saw the chance for a gag and I ran with it. Earlier in December I posted an ad on Craigslist listing US Bank Stadium for sale. The ad went moderately viral with outlets such as the local paper (Minneapolis Star Tribune), the MSNBC web portal, Fox News and various sports blogs covering it.

Image

I was also interviewed by local country music station K102 about the ad for their Craigslist Call series. Have a listen:



(My 15 minutes are officially over.) :lol:
Join us on Discord and interact live with your fellow members (click the icon):

Want to ensure your favorite watch site can keep the lights on? Click here: https://www.patreon.com/motswdf

Your friend in time,
Matt - MoT

Click Icon To Contact Me:


"You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them." - Ray Bradbury
"Remember no man is a failure who has friends." - Clarence Odbody
User avatar
watchpalooza
Global Moderator
Posts: 4310
Joined: Fri Dec 21, 2018 12:43 pm
Location: Munich & SF Bay Area
Has thanked: 21586 times
Been thanked: 12443 times

Re: I Tried To Sell US Bank Stadium

Post by watchpalooza »

OMG that is brilliant satire. As a Raiders fan, I can fully appreciate this situation.
Click Icon To Contact Me


’There is a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in.’ - Leonard Cohen, Anthem
’One man's faith is another man's delusion.’ - Anthony Storr
yinzburgher
MoT Member
Posts: 5191
Joined: Tue Dec 18, 2018 11:52 pm
Has thanked: 21228 times
Been thanked: 23299 times
Contact:

Re: I Tried To Sell US Bank Stadium

Post by yinzburgher »

Awesome! Enjoyed the short interview.
User avatar
ddavidsonmd
MoT Member
Posts: 75
Joined: Thu Dec 20, 2018 6:10 pm
Has thanked: 0
Been thanked: 5 times

Re: I Tried To Sell US Bank Stadium

Post by ddavidsonmd »

Did you get any bites ? [emoji6]


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
User avatar
Robotaz
MoT Member
Posts: 2580
Joined: Thu Dec 20, 2018 2:01 pm
Location: Cumberland County, TN
Has thanked: 1232 times
Been thanked: 5872 times

Re: I Tried To Sell US Bank Stadium

Post by Robotaz »

LOL, man that’s awesome! Clever!
User avatar
MoT
Site Admin
Posts: 7092
Joined: Tue Dec 18, 2018 11:27 am
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Has thanked: 13431 times
Been thanked: 30144 times
Contact:

Re: I Tried To Sell US Bank Stadium

Post by MoT »

ddavidsonmd wrote: Thu Jan 03, 2019 2:53 pm Did you get any bites ? [emoji6]
Before Craigslist took it down (less than a day), I had quite a few emails come in. All were positive, and a couple asked if I took payments. :lol:
Join us on Discord and interact live with your fellow members (click the icon):

Want to ensure your favorite watch site can keep the lights on? Click here: https://www.patreon.com/motswdf

Your friend in time,
Matt - MoT

Click Icon To Contact Me:


"You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them." - Ray Bradbury
"Remember no man is a failure who has friends." - Clarence Odbody
USMChawk
MoT Member
Posts: 54
Joined: Tue Dec 18, 2018 3:13 pm
Has thanked: 13 times
Been thanked: 22 times

Re: I Tried To Sell US Bank Stadium

Post by USMChawk »

My sympathies. If you can decipher my user name you’ll know which branch of service I was in and which NFL team I follow. Despite recent success I know your pain all too well. For me, the 90’s weren’t that long ago.
User avatar
The Sultan of SoWhat
MoT Member
Posts: 5374
Joined: Wed Dec 19, 2018 8:52 pm
Has thanked: 10979 times
Been thanked: 11302 times

Re: I Tried To Sell US Bank Stadium

Post by The Sultan of SoWhat »

I'll trade you the Giants.
User avatar
The Sultan of SoWhat
MoT Member
Posts: 5374
Joined: Wed Dec 19, 2018 8:52 pm
Has thanked: 10979 times
Been thanked: 11302 times

Re: I Tried To Sell US Bank Stadium

Post by The Sultan of SoWhat »

The Sultan of SoWhat wrote: Sun Jan 06, 2019 1:22 pm I'll trade you the Giants.

And I'll throw in the Knicks.
User avatar
Spirit of the Watch
MoT Member
Posts: 478
Joined: Tue Apr 02, 2019 9:03 am
Location: Central Time Zone
Has thanked: 532 times
Been thanked: 938 times

Re: I Tried To Sell US Bank Stadium

Post by Spirit of the Watch »

I saw this on the news a while back.

Notable Viking issues of recent: Offensive Line, Christian Ponder (not a current issue, wasted AP's career), HC who doesn't believe in offense, bad contracts, etc.
"The best preparation for tomorrow is to do today's work superbly well."
-William Osler
Post Reply