Throw The Snake Reaches Its Zenith
by PPP on Apr 15, 2010 1:12 AM EDT
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PrintI love it when a plan comes together. By now you've likely read about #ThrowTheSnake, Chemmy's contribution to sports marketing. Pro Hockey Talk jumped on the bandwagon when it became a trending topic on Twitter before Puck Daddy picked up the story. Travis Hair, of Five For Howling, tried to work with the Phoenix Coyotes to create a new fan tradition before the team's first playoff game in a long time and one very trying season. Unfortunately, the Phoenix Coyotes are a soulless corporation with nary an ounce of creativity in their body. Instead of finding a workaround, which anyone with a brain could figure out, they replied to interested fans' queries with the threat of being ejected. The meme even spawned an official shirt which made it out to the game as seen on the left!
Most fans were cowed by the threat but one hero took Chemmy's crazy idea and made it a reality after the Coyotes' first goal. Things didn't end there. James Duthie mentioned the movement on TSN (if someone can get that on video you'd be great) but better was to come. Thanks to Junior for capturing the iDesk segment with Jeff Marek and Scott Morrison:
Marek even gets the pronunciation of "Chemmy" correct. I hope he enjoys the podcast. If you see any other media mentions please add them in the comments and I'll update the post.
CTV/CP24 in Toronto Courtesy of @Jeffler
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Before Junior uploaded this Jeff Marek promised to get me a copy so I could watch it, which is pretty awesome in my opinion.
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Yeah. That coupled with getting all of the details correct was pretty awesome.
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that is rather awesome
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by Karina on Apr 15, 2010 1:24 AM EDT up reply actions
You are “Almost Famous”.
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Is this real life?
Well done, god bless the internet.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Apr 15, 2010 7:13 AM EDT up reply actions
That was spectacular
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by nhlcheapshot on Apr 15, 2010 7:54 AM EDT up reply actions
You’re Famous!
Also, props to Marek.
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by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Apr 15, 2010 5:49 PM EDT up reply actions
1 word
Awesome
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Oh man I miss Lance Brown.
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by Karina on Apr 15, 2010 1:26 AM EDT reply actions
i love how one of the news blurbs is talking about the vatican forgiving john lennon for saying the beatles are bigger than jesus, a little late dont you think?
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by Matt_Roberts on Apr 15, 2010 9:24 AM EDT up reply actions
Church bureaucracy isn’t the swiftest. They got pardoned much quicker than Galileo.
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Need to be officially renamed the Arizona Snakes starting next season.
Get it done Reinsdorf!
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When are we going to get on Canadian TV for starting the
Fuck Detroit phenomenon?
And congrats on making life surreal for all of us.
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I know they have more lax regulations or something...
… but can they say that wordy durd on air?
You guys here are outstanding – I have to admit, I am extremely very much impressed.
Reporter: There`s a "stamp out the Beatles movement" underway in Detroit. What are you going to do about it?
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Snakes were flying
At least 1 hit the ice after each goal and 5 or 6 hit the ice after the game. We were rocking the Throw The Snake shirts courtesy of twoeightnine. Just a fabulous time. And thanks for holding down the fort with the amazing gamethread stuff. Travis has vowed to read every comment…I will at least skim them all…
A truly surreal night in the desert.
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JaredFromLondon: ...Odin, he's cool.
/throws snake
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by JaredFromLondon on Apr 15, 2010 9:22 AM EDT up reply actions
/rattles shaker
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by Matt_Roberts on Apr 15, 2010 9:25 AM EDT up reply actions
Kick Ass! Kudos!
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by blindfolded tank driver on Apr 15, 2010 6:26 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
holy shit guys that’s amazing. i was watching the game live and i saw the rubber snake, but didnt know that was a contibution made by one of us! i’m so happy lol!
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Easily Chemmy’s best moment since his honeymoon indirectly caused the Phaneuf/Giguere trades.
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this is the best.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Apr 15, 2010 9:19 AM EDT reply actions
I’ve been mispronouncing “Chemmy” this whole time…
by Leaf in Habland on Apr 15, 2010 9:33 AM EDT reply actions
I’ve known for y ears, but still pronounce it wrong
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by JaredFromLondon on Apr 15, 2010 2:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Not sure if it made TV or not
but I tossed a 4 foot long rubber snake at the end, once the deal was sealed.
I like my goals like I like my booze..... Top shelf.
by GhostOfLinkGaetz on Apr 15, 2010 10:14 AM EDT reply actions
Doubtful, did you get a picture?
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Apr 15, 2010 10:16 AM EDT up reply actions
The only snake on TV was after Yandle’s goal.
He lived his life like a Yandle in the wind…
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Damn!
It didn’t make it! Do it again tomorrow night.
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I would never think of doing such a thing
like last night
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by GhostOfLinkGaetz on Apr 15, 2010 10:24 AM EDT up reply actions
I kinda ran. It was late 3rd when I did it.
Everyone around me got a kick out of it, and the zmaboni kid who camr to pick it up hesitated like he thought it was real. TFF
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by GhostOfLinkGaetz on Apr 15, 2010 10:18 AM EDT reply actions
JeffMarek
Pension Plan Puppets (@mlse) + the “Throw the Snake” campaign (a @felixpotvin creation). good job boys. http://tinyurl.com/y5xu2mj
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A Chemmy and Travis Hair Joint
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in that first pic, chemmy
the tattoo is “mpallen” from ffh, me with the snake shirt, and the whited out face is new zealander/newlywed/ffh regular “timmyhate”
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by GhostOfLinkGaetz on Apr 15, 2010 10:26 AM EDT up reply actions
If you read the game threads you’d know that I know that. ;)
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too busy drinking long islands and throwing snakes.
must.find.game thread.
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by GhostOfLinkGaetz on Apr 15, 2010 10:29 AM EDT up reply actions
I'm not even halgf way into the coyotes thread and i dont see it
though i see ten thousand comments about martin gerber like he wa some kind of savant.
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by GhostOfLinkGaetz on Apr 15, 2010 10:40 AM EDT up reply actions
Leafs fans, man. Leafs fans everywhere.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Apr 15, 2010 10:42 AM EDT up reply actions
holy crap
I want ten minutes of my life back. 50 posts on how fat everyone is? hahahahaha
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by GhostOfLinkGaetz on Apr 15, 2010 10:53 AM EDT up reply actions
you get addicted to the mindless prattle
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by JaredFromLondon on Apr 15, 2010 10:58 AM EDT up reply actions
Not really
I wanted to see where I was mentioned, and it took me forever to see the misnomer while holding back a few turtleheads.
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by GhostOfLinkGaetz on Apr 15, 2010 11:11 AM EDT up reply actions
its overwhelming at first
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by JaredFromLondon on Apr 15, 2010 11:18 AM EDT up reply actions
This makes me like Marek even more now. Awesome to see someone finally get credit for these things. Too often the media just addresses the meme and not it’s author/originator.
way cool. congrats Chemmy! And congrats to Phoenix on the win!
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by blurr1974 on Apr 15, 2010 10:26 AM EDT reply actions
Marek has been really really nice to us. I asked him if he could get me a copy of the footage so I could watch and he offered to help.
Junior uploaded it so I dropped him a line to say he didn’t need to bother, he told me to let him know if I changed my mind and told me to keep thinking up good ideas.
He’s either a master of sarcasm or the nicest person on the internet.
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you need to start planing something epic to throw on the ice when the leafs ever make the playoffs again
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by JaredFromLondon on Apr 15, 2010 10:29 AM EDT up reply actions
dump a garbage bag of leaves on the ice….. either that or toss a big ass cutout of leafsman
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by Matt_Roberts on Apr 15, 2010 10:30 AM EDT up reply actions
now how do we get that in the acc……
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by JaredFromLondon on Apr 15, 2010 10:34 AM EDT up reply actions
The best thing for us to throw would be dead seagulls. I believe that appropriately represents Toronto.
by Leaf in Habland on Apr 15, 2010 11:42 PM EDT up reply actions
both :3
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Apr 15, 2010 10:30 AM EDT up reply actions
Ladies and Gentlemen....THE KING OF CANADA
by birky on Apr 15, 2010 11:07 AM EDT reply actions 9 recs
Rec'd
forever
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Apr 15, 2010 11:18 AM EDT up reply actions
next time i see him, i am making him wear a burger king crown the whole day
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by JaredFromLondon on Apr 15, 2010 11:21 AM EDT up reply actions
the whole group should.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Apr 15, 2010 11:22 AM EDT up reply actions
McLovin?
Follow me on Twitter!! I even say some relevant stuff sometimes
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lol, thats what i thought
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by Matt_Roberts on Apr 15, 2010 11:32 AM EDT up reply actions
exactly
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by JaredFromLondon on Apr 15, 2010 11:40 AM EDT up reply actions
Amazing job
Congrats to all involved.
Great win by the Yotes too! Let’s hope they can keep it going.
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