Sunday, January 18, 2009

Move Your Feet And Feel United

Minor league baseball has a long history of promotional gimmicks to draw crowds, and this past summer the The St. Paul Saints came up with a doozie: The Larry Craig bobblefoot doll (as opposed to a bobblehead).
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For those of you who may not remember, Larry Craig is the senator from Idaho who was arrested at the MSP airport for soliciting sex from an undercover officer in the bathroom. The officer said that Mr. Craig tapped his foot in the direction of the officer's stall as a signal. Craig said that he was sitting with a wide stance. Whatever that means?
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The senator was arrested for solicitation of lewd conduct. Apparently, public restrooms are the bathhouses of the 2000's. I'm not really sure how his actions were deemed solicitation, or even why that would be a crime (no activity actually took place). Needless to say, the man was humiliated and proceeded to resign from office. He then changed his mind and fulfilled his term, but he did not run for re-election.
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So, in commemoration of this momentous event in the MSP area, The Saints came up with the bobblefoot doll. This was given away at the May 25, 2008 game. Unfortunately, I was not in attendance, but it has now made me a fan of the Saints.
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Here's to using a narrow stance and not tapping your feet. Otherwise, you may get reamed by the bathroom gestapo.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

LOL! I still haven't stopped laughing. Someone in their PR department really came up with a unique statement. Thanks for sharing.

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