Warming up
While I am sitting here in internet hell, my buddy Mike down in the Bay Area is out getting ready for his 15 minutes. Mike's a big 49er football fan -- season ticketholder for years -- and he's been selected to compete in a football throwing accuracy contest at halftime of the team's last exhibition game of the year, at Candlestick Park Friday night. If he makes the cut this time, he'll come back in December to compete with winners from other home games for the grand prize -- a Hummer!
The contestants will be given 10 balls each to throw into the back of a stationary Hummer from a distance of 15 yards. They each get only 30 seconds to see how many they can land.
Mike has no use for a Hummer, of course, but he figures if he wins he can sell it. He's been practicing so much the last couple of days, his arm is getting sore. He hasn't touched a football in years before this. I hope he doesn't resort to illegal steroids!
If he wins on Friday, we'll know what he's up to all throughout the fall months.
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Comments (3)
Can we assume the runner-up wins two Hummers?
Posted by Abe | August 30, 2006 7:20 PM
The blog's color reminded me of that Touch of Grey song:
The shoe is on the hand it fits, there's really nothing much to it,
Whistle through your teeth and spit, 'cause, it's alright.
Oh well a touch of grey, kind of suits you anyway,
That's all I have to say, but, it's alright.
You will survive.
Posted by Bill McDonald | August 30, 2006 8:22 PM
He'll probably have to sell it just to cover the taxes on the prize being "worth" nearly $60k!
Posted by Jon | August 31, 2006 12:22 PM