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Monday, October 26, 2009

Sports Scarf Attack

Posted by Dan Savage on Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 8:26 AM

"So I was on my way home from the gym (OAC) at 2am Sunday night," writes Slog tipper Gnarr, "and I saw people putting up what looked like hundreds of Sounders scarves in the trees, railings, light posts, and awnings of businesses all around the mega-intersection of 22nd/Leary/Market."

Each scarf has a tag that reads, "SCARF SEATTLE Show your playoff pride. Upload your scarf photos to ScarfSeattle.com," so I'm thinking this might be a viral marketing campaign. Gnarr says all he's thinking is, "Yay! Free scarf!" Yes, free scarf—free soaking wet, freezing cold scarves.

UPDATE: Scarves have also been spotted in Wallingford. "There are a lot (at least 30) brand new Seattle Sounders FC scarves tied, zip-tied, and draped all over the place at the east bound bus stop at N 45th St and Wallingford across from the QFC. It is rather tastefully done, but would look better if it weren't raining and dark still."

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they dry out.

Posted by Max Solomon on October 26, 2009 at 8:37 AM

Maybe the zombies left them behind.

Posted by Fifty-Two-Eighty

on October 26, 2009 at 9:05 AM

What a waste of scarves.
They should donate them to the Real Change offices downtown, so that homeless people --who regularly get their warm clothes stolen or destroyed by the police-- might suffer an iota less these cold nights.

Posted by treacle on October 26, 2009 at 9:28 AM

very seattlesque.
but wouldn't pink panties be more appropriate to the fan base?

Posted by the kind that bunch and wad... on October 26, 2009 at 9:29 AM

3
don't stop there-
they should grind them up and feed them to the homeless.

Posted by Warm Meal on October 26, 2009 at 9:30 AM

I'm sure a few chilly, needy folks will help themselves to a new-to-them scarf. As they should.

(Of course, the Sounders merchandise department is the real winner here)

Posted by shabadoo on October 26, 2009 at 10:00 AM

Sounders colors make anyone look uglier, but I'm glad soccer's legitimized men wearing fanciful scarves around here.

Posted by gloomy gus on October 26, 2009 at 10:37 AM

They're in the process of tying up Fremont. 34th & Fremont Ave.

Posted by Velveteen Robot on October 26, 2009 at 12:21 PM

Um, not to draw attention to a hobby I've developed this year, but those are all standard, boring, SSFC scarves, right? They're not special editions or a new design? They look from that photo like the split-crest one. I'm up to 8 now and still missing a bunch, ergh.

Posted by Juris on October 26, 2009 at 1:09 PM