From LatviansOnline.com – The Riga Monopoly Challenge
February 20, 2008
One Hollywood adage goes, “I don’t care what they say about me, as long as they spell my name correctly.”
That’s publicity.
Publicity is any type of mention in the public eye.
It may be neutral, good or bad.
So far, so good. As you’ll read, they spelled R-I-G-A correctly.
Here is the bad. Perhaps it’s just envy.
Honolulu left out of world Monopoly vote
“…Parker Bros. apparently don’t think anyone would want to own Honolulu.
Why Kiev, Ukraine—chiefly known for its exports of horse chestnuts (and not the good kind)—is on the list of potential Monopoly cities, not Honolulu, is curious. I mean, would you rather own a city with sun, surf, babes and beaches, or one that hosts the annual Vulcanized Rubber and Goat Fertilizer Festival?
If Honolulu were included in the new worldwide game, it would clearly be located among the snazzy, high-end Boardwalk and Park Place spaces, while Kiev, Bogota and Riga would be along the slums of Baltic and Mediterranean avenues. (Appropriate because Riga, the capital of Latvia, actually has a Baltic Avenue. Riga, by the way, makes Kiev look like Monaco.)
OK, I’m a little bitter…”
Aloha.
Jerusalem on the table Monopoly board
“…Late is one thing, complacent is quite another. I urge you not to be complacent about this, it’s more important than it may seem at first glance. Our enemies may not be able to take votes away from Jerusalem, but they can vote en masse for other cities. Did you ever see a political poll after Ron Paul fans got wind of it?”
If you’re a Ron Paul fan, you should be insulted by this – you know what to do.
If you’re not a Ron Paul fan, you should be insulted by this even more – just vote for Riga again. Win-win.
“Consider the top ten cities as of this writing—with 10 days, 9 hours and 52 minutes to go.” (As of 2008-02-19 7:00am PT)
4. Riga, Latvia 3.5%
5. Jerusalem, Israel 3.4%
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8. Paris, France 3.3%
9. New York, USA 3.2%
“Riga Latvia is a more popular world city than New York or Paris? I don’t think so.”
I respectfully disagree with Boker Tov.
Shalom.
Here is the good. Thank God.
Simon Anholt’s Placeblog – Monopoly and Patriotism
“A friend in Latvia has alerted me to the Monopoly World Edition website, where you can vote for the cities that will be featured in the new, ‘global’, edition of the game. Apparently Riga – which I mentioned in an earlier post (Latvia and the legacy of Communism) as one of my favourite European cities – has risen from 46th to 9th position since a newspaper article mentioned the contest. Naturally, thousands of the good citizens of Riga got voting, and succeeded in pushing their city up the rankings.”
Thank you, Simon. Despite one (or 5) bad apples, the British are among the finest people in the world.
And finally, Latvians.com
Please tell your friends, for some you might have to spell the website’s name.
that’s L-A-T-V-I-A-N-S dot com
Silvija and Peters Vecrumba have assembled, or should I say handcrafted one of the most elegant and comprehensive personal chronicles of the The Exile Experience. Past, present and (soon to be) future. Professional quality photographs – everything from Aglona to the Zoo. Exhibits from the Latvian Exiles’ Calendar 1947 to a classic Pirag recipe. (Peters Married Silvija For Her Infinite Fine Qualities, But Especially, Her Piragi).
Did I forget to mention – please vote for Riga! Unless Hasbro comes to their senses and/or popular demand forces them to continue to display the Leader board, the results will no longer be posted after Thursday 5pm (that’s 17:00 in Riga).
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