Seattle Companies Export Humor, While Portland Puts A Bird On It

Remember that pretty funny advert with John Spencer in it? He was advertising for a Seattle based company - Alaska Airlines. Guess what?

A Seattle ad-firm came up with it.

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God I hope that plane crashes.

by Robert on Jun 20, 2011 10:58 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs

As usual

Portland can’t come up with anything on their own, so they have to use Seattle to do anything right :P

by Agent_J on Jun 21, 2011 12:03 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs

They take everything Seattle does first

Then try and beat us at it. By the time they get around to doing it, nobody cares anymore.

by B Money on Jun 21, 2011 3:27 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions 1 recs

First time I'd seen the Timbers commercial

Pretty funny, especially the end just before it cuts to the Alaska logo.

by chrisperry1983 on Jun 21, 2011 6:56 AM PDT reply actions

In Seattle we offer secondary inspection for any fan wearing a Tumblers jersey

by lemonverbena on Jun 21, 2011 7:41 AM PDT reply actions 3 recs

I work for TSA

I haven’t seen any fan dumb enough to come through with a Timbers jersey on quite yet. I’ve had several other MLS club players coming through though.

by Aasenb on Jun 21, 2011 9:47 AM PDT up reply actions

Must admit, though, I do love those commercials...

…I only hope that we’ll likewise see some commercials featuring our Sounders sometime soon.

by Rooselk on Jun 21, 2011 8:48 AM PDT via mobile reply actions

they have them

they are the “win a date with a sounders” ads

A sky of blue, a sea of green...(or claret)

by kelliott1527 on Jun 21, 2011 9:21 AM PDT up reply actions

I think he means commercials that are actually funny

by B Money on Jun 21, 2011 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions

WHAT

BLASPHEMY

by Aaron Campeau on Jun 21, 2011 1:24 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions 1 recs

If I have to watch Roger say "WITH AN ATTITUDE" again

I might hang myself. The rest are goofy and somewhat endearing, even if I think they could have done much better.

by B Money on Jun 21, 2011 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions

Rec'd for truth

by chrisperry1983 on Jun 21, 2011 2:16 PM PDT up reply actions

It's time to put this subject to rest

I heard from a fairly reliable source that Alaska Airlines was all set up to sponsor the Sounders, and Microsoft came in and simply outbid them. Rather than point out that Portland is sponsored by a Seattle based company, why not support Alaska Airlines for supporting professional soccer in America?

by Chief in Seattle on Jun 21, 2011 12:14 PM PDT reply actions

I think you might be taking this a bit too seriously.

It’s just a bit of fun.

by Aaron Campeau on Jun 21, 2011 12:17 PM PDT up reply actions

I don't think anyone's mocking Alaska

Just the Timbers for being unable to secure a local sponsor.

Powell’s would have been cool. Or McMenamins.

Nos Audietis

by sidereal on Jun 21, 2011 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions

But local sponsors aren't a good thing, necessarily.

Alaska is a large company and that’s good for league visibility. Portland doesn’t have a lot of companies of that nature, and Nike or adidas sponsoring them could cause some problems.

by Aaron Campeau on Jun 21, 2011 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions

Come on

Nike as a sponsor, with a huge swoosh splashed all over their Adidas-made Jerseys would have been awesome.

"But who would listen to Little Old Me anyway?"
-by -Dave Clark
and -thehemogoblin

by Little old me on Jun 21, 2011 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions

I can't imagine that the Adidas league contract

doesn’t prohibit Nike from being a shirt sponsor.

by Chief in Seattle on Jun 21, 2011 5:23 PM PDT up reply actions

The bottom line

is that there just aren’t that many Portland based companies. Hence they have a lame stadium sponsor, and a Seattle based team sponsor. One of their biggest reasons Seattle is better than Portland is that our economy is just so much better than theirs.

by Chief in Seattle on Jun 21, 2011 5:24 PM PDT up reply actions