We've been avid long-time subscribers to the Standard-Examiner. Hardly a day goes by when we don't scour its pages, looking for news items worthy of spring-boarding a discussion here at Weber County Forum. And there's nothing we enjoy more than when Don, Andy and the rest of the Std-Ex editors latch onto an interesting topic, and follow it month to month, providing neat and tidy updates for Emerald City citizens. We found one of those this morning in the Std-Ex Lifestyle section. There's been an Oscar Mayer "Wienermobile" sighting here in Northern Utah. Becky Cairns provides the full story here. The Std-Ex is ever-vigilant in its wienermobile coverage, as we said. We link two of the many earlier articles here and here. Story-wise, the Standard is "all over it."
Reading today's story, and pondering this thoroughly charming vehicle, it occurred to us that many a company or world celebrity has made use of such a promotional automobile to create and maintain a positive public image. Adopting a custom-designed "ride" is good marketing, we think. Here are a few examples of this:
The "Batmobile":
The "Popemobile":
We think you're probably already getting our drift; so we'll save bandwidth and cut straight to another neck-snapping WCF segue:
We've come up with what we believe to be a particularly grand idea, as we've been puttering around the Weber County Forum editorial office this afternoon, with way too much spare time on our hands. Some might even call it a genuine brain-storm.
The "Godfrey Administration Official Wienermobile" (Staff Limo):
Imagine this fine signature vehicle rolling down Washington Boulevard on a hot July morning, as a featured entrant in our Pioneer Days Parade, with the faces of Boss Godfrey, John Patterson, Dave Harmer and Mark Johnson pressed up to the wienermobile's dome-liner windows and Bobby Geiger at the wheel, waving frantically at the gathered throngs of adoring lumpencitizens. Imagine this incredible custom machine cruising up to the latest Emerald City ribbon cutting, with the full complement of Godfrey and his entire A-Team on board -- all dressed in $5000 Italian suits. Cadillac convertibles are passe, we think; and they won't put our city "on the map." We have no doubt however that the "Godfreymobile" will. And that's what we all want, right? To be on the map? One thing we already know: The Std-Ex is already pre-disposed to give this gimmick plenty of ink, just as it does all other knuckleheaded Godfrey Gimmicks.
And the Gondolists keep saying we naysayers never come up with any good ideas.
HA!
Please offer your own comments on the latest WCF brainstorm... or feel free to regard this as an open thread.
11 comments:
It's just too damn bad that the Standard doesn't assign this Becky Cairns, who wrote the article, on the city beat and their real wiener Schlepke on stories about hot dogs.
She sure as hell writes a better and more factual piece than he does.
Great idea Rudi, I cant think of a more fitting means of transportation than the Weiner Mobile for our Weinie City Administration, it's way more appropriate than the Mark (Lard Ass) Hummer. There is one problem however, I am afraid Mark (Lard Ass) Johnson might try to eat the damn thing.
We could change Ogden's name, and call it the "Weinerville Weinermobile." Catchy! Fits the Godfrey theme perfectly, too.
The Wienermobile is a good idea, but I think it needs to be plastered with DNA and Descente (that's French) USA stickers. The color's ok, at least the dayglo yellow bottom part. And one more thing. I can still drive the wienermobile. I've never been convicted of any crime that I'll admit to. So there. [I'm now sticking out my tongue, heehee!] Neener neener!
Gondolas, Ice Towers, the Rec Center and now the Wienerville Weinermobile.
What a great way for the little shit to build a hysterical monument to himself!
Way to go, Rudi!
Have the whole city have a hot dog eating contest like in stand by me.
Is it going to be that, camielle Cain will be running against Ed the pimple popper Allen?
Yea, Why doesn't some one call her and see if she would run? That would be a great race.
I heard, Chairman Matt Bell of the republican party, is running against Ted Allen?
I noticed in the paper to day on the business people column that Jeff Edwards was named the Non Profit CEO of the Year. Edwards is the President of the Economic Development Corp. of Utah. The article says he is credited with recruiting Amer Sports and P&G to Utah. Makes me wonder.
Godfrey's crack BD department has been claiming they are responsible for these companies coming to town but maybe they weren’t but are take credit for it anyway. Kind of like the mayor’s claim that the Governor was supporting him.
Og REs:
Who was it that said success has many fathers while failure is an orphan?
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