I have a friend who is originally from Sarnia, ON. He attended college in the US and came to work in my company's Columbus, OH, office upon graduation. Earlier this year he transferred to our Toronto office. Yesterday he sent me the following e-mail message about a Rogers Wireless TV ad: It might be a mere coincidence, but maybe not. I hope it's not because I just think it's pretty funny if a Toronto-headquartered company is poking fun at the Crew and Crew fans in ad. Nothing malicious, just something we might see in Columbus with Michigan and Michigan fans as the target.
I first thought you were talking about Robbie Rogers. It took me a minute of searching for Robbie's logo that I realized he doesn't have one and Rogers isn't really awsome at all.
This thread has been up for 3 hours and we haven't been invaded by a horde of Canuckistanis looking for Archer because he insulted them (yes, I realize FF is the one who posted this, but remember, we're talking about the far-too-easily-offended, unnaturally earnest, and none-too-bright Canuckistan crowd)? Unpossible.
It absolutely is a reference to TFC and the Crew. There is no doubt about it. Although you're likely giving yourselves a wee bit more credit than you deserve if you think it's using the Crew as a selling point. It's more of a reference to the popularity of TFC games amongst the most desired demographic in the cell phone market. That the dork is wearing yellow is an inside joke that few will get, but those that do will laugh out loud at. At any rate, Timon19, I'm not sure why you would think anyone in Toronto would give a rat's ass about this thread. But, anyway. Personally, I think it's great that a cell phone company sees the value of using a reference to MLS as a way to sell its product. It shows progress in the acceptance of the game. I tried to find a video of the spot, but there doesn't seem to be one up yet. It's part of an ongoing campaign that stars the same two guys. Here is another one if you are at all interested: [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dB57Fd90D5E&NR=1"]YouTube - Rogers Wireless Network Elevator :30[/ame]
Of course the author of the above, notorious Crew basher Duane Rollins - the guy who says that MLS should move our team to another town where our pathetic small town bullshit won't keep holding TFC back from the true greatness which is their destiny - is from Toronto and he does, in fact, obviously give a rats' ass about this thread, but irony and self-awareness aren't his strong suits. Those would include whining and saying stupid stuff.
How from the words that I wrote did you possibly come to that conclusion Bill? Reading comprehension isn't your strong suit, I guess. I was reading the Crew forum to keep up on Crew news. Just like I read every team forum. I saw a thread that I could add information to and posted it. But, thanks for using that as another opportunity to take a shot at me Fake S, er, I mean Bill.
The inside joke of the one-way rivalry that TFC fans have about not being able to defeat a team from such a small farm town? Yeah, I find that funny myself
Nice detective work, Mango. You got me. Now go back to that third world, garbage infested dump you call a country and start your own league. I don't have time for pissants like you who come around here bitching and moaning about how you don't care about Columbus, when it's all you can do to keep from reading our forum. Tell you what? The next time you think about posting something that idiototic and self important on this forum with your drool-covered, crusty keyboard between surfing from the Avril lavigne forums to the Jonny McGovern forum, then try to coax as much intelligence as you can from your stunted, mapyle-syrup seized brain. Twatwaffle.
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