Follow Up on Thunder Story
To make sure it is clear, today’s earlier story on the Minnesota Thunder was a brilliant but satirical piece written by my friend Chris Anderson for APRIL FOOLS DAY.
Media pieces have appeared on April Fools Day for years and sometimes are not explained for days or weeks afterward. I can say that 95% of the feedback was positive today, but there was a vocal group that didn’t find the post funny. I apologized to them. I explained that posting the story didn’t happen without serious consideration. I know the Thunder story is still raw for some people, many whom I consider my friends that have been closely involved with the former Thunder organization. I felt that the story had merit in the over-the-top ridiculousness and yet how close to the truth it was. Humor has always been a way to deal with the painful. It works better for some than others.
IMS has turned into a serious news source for a lot of people over the last year and a half and I appreciate my readers’ trust. However, I have occasionally been told I need to lighten things up more often. IMS has 364 days to be serious and credible. Today was not one of those days. Chris and I were trying to make people step back and laugh at the absurdity of the situation. The date in itself is a red flag to be on guard for any unusual news.
I will have some exciting news tomorrow morning concerning soccer in Minnesota. Let the seriousness resume…
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I’ll confess you had me until he “got startled by a dropped plate” and said “we’ll just transfer some money around.”
Well written sir!
Kudos to Chris A. and IMS for a great story. As I said to Chris this AM in a text message, “April Fools Day…right?” Keep up the great work!
The shoe comment had me rolling on the floor!
Brilliant!
Great stuff, well written. Loved it!
I read the story late last night and I was floored.
Then I got to this and I started giggling…
“We knew all along we would play. I think it is unfortunate that they [the USSF] did not know the things we knew were not true when we didn’t say that. They knew that they relied on that, or the other thing, when not including us. Or maybe they knew what they didn’t know but couldn’t admit it.” Johnson sighs, “That’s in the past and we look forward to working with the USSF this season.”
It was very funny.