Panthers fan gets new truck after a stupid practical joke

Posted on Fri Sep 08, 2006 at 03:03:46 PM EST in NFL
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Gets a Ford F-150

Remember when you were a kid and there were ads in the back of comic books that offered a 50-foot yacht for $10? And then you ordered it and it was a little toy boat with 50 friggin feet attached to the bottom of it? Well, it wasn't funny then and it's still not funny now. And the folks at Fox Sports definitely don't think those type of jokes are funny anymore.

On August 24, during a preseason game, Dick Stockton and Daryl Johnston started promoting a car giveaway at the end of the game so fans would stay tuned. At the end of the game, Tony Siragusa presented Greg Good, who dresses up as "Catman" for Panthers games with a new white Porsche. Unfortunately it was just a toy car. Good (who might not be so bright) thought it was a token of a real car and couldn't believe his good luck. Then he found out that it was just the toy car and was understandably very upset.

There was some uproar in the Charlotte area after a Charlotte Observer columnist named Scott Fowler took up Good's cause. Fox Sports president decided to hand out some punishment over the incident to his staffers and will personally give Good a new Ford F-150 pickup for his troubles. Now... can we stop with the stupid jokes during football telecasts?

Links:
[ESPN]: After joke at Panthers game, 'Catman' to get truck
[The Smoking Gun]: Woman sues when "100 Grand" prize turns out to be chocolate bar

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