G20 PLUMMET: Scavenger Hunt
Relive the Summit with Franktuary’s G20 Plummet Scavenger Hunt! How do I play this game, eh? 1. Find clues each day via twitter.com/franktuary or the right sidebar of franktuary.com. Search the interwebs for answers, which means you can play this game from your office chair and it will look like you are “working”. 2. Keep track of your answers. Friday we’ll furnish you with an algorithm to unlock the secret G20 words you will then use to compose a haiku. 3. Top three scorers earn the prizes below, and best haikus will be posted to franktuary.com and in our store. Points will be assigned based on completion, creativity, and correctness. What do I get?? Third Prize: the official G20 Plummet t-shirt and frankfurter (a $20.09 value!) Second...
G20 PLUMMET: The Plummet Cometh
NEWS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Pittsburgh’s Most Tenacious Hot Dog Shoppe to Commemorate Worst Week in History Franktuary launches “G-20 Plummet“ Pittsburgh, PA (15 September 2010) – Exactly one year ago, Pittsburgh’s downtown business district was making preparations to host the G-20 Summit. An excited community anticipated a week of record-setting sales and attention in the global spotlight, and Franktuary was no exception. The Obamas were formally invited for lunch, extra staff was scheduled, and regular hours were extended. “We envisioned serving our menu items to heads of state and foreign dignitaries,” recalls Franktuary owner Tim Tobitsch. “While we knew that might not occur, we fully expected a memorable and busy week.” And...
The G-20 Rears Its Ugly Head
The G-20 is back at it, severely inconveniencing the daily lives of the good people of Toronto this time around. In Pittsburgh the G-20 accomplished nothing useful while crippling any number of small businesses, including my own. Sour grapes you may say, but I’m hardly the only person who thinks this way. I can only hope that Toronto fares better than did we. Don’t take my word for it, though. Read the thoughts of conservative columnist David Frum. Then consider that treehugger.com seconds his opinion. If those two sources are in agreement, then shouldn’t you hear them out? Furthermore, the Canadian Press has found it worthwhile to interview Pittsburgh business owners about the disaster that was the G-20 Summit in western...
Who Wants a Hoodie???
A couple of weeks ago I wrote this letter to the President. Not surprisingly, I have yet to receive a response. Here’s hoping I’m surprised soon! Days after I sent it the man received a Nobel Peace Prize, which, by all accounts, he was not expecting. I’ve heard such an honor is accompanied by a rather tidy sum. I mean, gosh, I even included an order form. What more could he ask for? Dear Mr. President: As a small business owner in Pittsburgh, I was excited to learn that you had selected my city to host the G-20 Summit. I took the time to personally invite you and your delightful wife Michelle to visit my restaurant, Franktuary. Sadly, you declined. Hey, I understand, you’re a busy man! It’s just that at the time you chose Pittsburgh...
A Job is a Right?
During the G-20 Summit, I saw a number of protesters carrying signs that read something to the effect of “A Job is a Right.” Often these signs also made reference to Martin Luther King Jr., claiming it was his dream for everyone to be given a job. This leads me to wonder two things. 1) What, exactly, did MLK have to say about the right-to-work concept? I simply don’t know. Everything I’ve learned about him informs me that he sought for people to be treated equally. I am unaware if this sentiment dovetailed with a belief that to be treated equally everyone had to be supplied with a job. Can anyone out there verify that this was his thought process? 2) I am all for employment, but I do not understand how a person can carry a sign such as...
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