Seattle offers WAY better swag than Charlotte in mayoral NFL playoff bet
The Panthers and Seahawks meet on Saturday. The stakes on the field are clear. The stakes off the field are ... uneven.
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* A pair of 100 percent recyclable sneakers
* Salted caramel brownies
* Olde Mecklenburg Brewery paraphernalia
If the Seahawks lose, Charlotte gets ...
Gift basket pulled together by Seattle’s iconic record label Sub Pop, including vinyl LPs by Nirvana, Mudhoney, the Shins and the Postal Service, contemporary compact discs by Shabazz Palaces, Sleater-Kinney, Sarah Silverman and Luluc, and other memorabilia.
So ... Carolina is sending old shoes and giveaway beer mugs while Seattle is offering up A PIECE OF HISTORY, MAN.
But whoever loses, we all win, because “additionally, the mayor of the losing team will take a ‘selfie’ in the opposite team’s jersey.”
Public figures taking embarrassing selfies as penance for losing a vanity sports bets might be the defining image of our time.
(h/t @deftlyinane)
