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Man Ambushed by Own Personal Ad
Fox News ^ | Sunday, July 24th, 2005 | Fox News

Posted on 07/24/2005 6:27:54 PM PDT by scott7278

 

Man Ambushed by Own Personal Ad

Sunday, July 24, 2005

Lance Archibald got the shock of his life the other day while heading down the freeway.

There alongside Interstate 15 in Lindon, Utah, was a billboard bearing his own smiling face — and the words "I'm Lance! Let's go out!"

"His eyes got bigger, and he leaned forward and said, 'What in the world?'" Archibald's co-worker Noelle Bates told the Deseret Morning News.

Turns out his colleagues at Lindon-based LogoWorks, a graphic-design firm, thought Lance, at 31, was getting a bit long in the tooth to stay single — and created the very visible personal ad.

"It kind of came out of discussions we had that Lance is such a good guy, but not married," said LogoWorks CEO Morgan Lynch. "Someone threw out the idea of getting a billboard."

Next to Archibald's smiling, Matthew Broderick-esque mug on the roadside ad — and the Web site viewers are directed to, www.DateLance.com — are his credentials, each accompanied by a check mark: "Returned Missionary," "ex-BYU Basketball Player," "Harvard MBA" and "Loves Kids."

There's a fifth item, "Sense of Humor," but that's prefaced by a question mark, and the man of the moment does seem a little irritated by the spotlight.

"We wouldn't say he has LIKED the attention," admits the Frequently Asked Questions page on the Web site, which has already gotten hundreds of hits. "But he's been cool about it and so far no revenge has been taken."


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TOPICS: Miscellaneous; US: Utah
KEYWORDS: ads; billboard; frsingles; prank; singles
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Singles of the FReeping World, Unite!

1 posted on 07/24/2005 6:27:55 PM PDT by scott7278
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To: Army Air Corps

Do you want to utilize the ping list?


2 posted on 07/24/2005 6:28:24 PM PDT by scott7278 (Before I give you the benefit of my reply, I would like to know what we are talking about.)
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To: scott7278

Let's Rock!


3 posted on 07/24/2005 6:29:31 PM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four fried chickens and a coke)
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To: scott7278

As I read this, I though that it sounded familiar, but I'll ping the folks from the Armada Room (our singles lounge area).


4 posted on 07/24/2005 6:30:43 PM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four fried chickens and a coke)
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To: scott7278

Geez! I hope he's straight.


5 posted on 07/24/2005 6:31:31 PM PDT by Temple Owl (19064)
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To: Army Air Corps

Where's the Armada Room?


6 posted on 07/24/2005 6:31:45 PM PDT by scott7278 (Before I give you the benefit of my reply, I would like to know what we are talking about.)
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To: scott7278; Jersey Republican Biker Chick; Dashing Dasher; pissant; Neets; Mo1; grannie9; ...

Laugh ping.
(And this bad idea was NOT brought to you by Darksheare!)

LOL!


And nobody better be getting any ideas..
*chuckle*


7 posted on 07/24/2005 6:34:11 PM PDT by Darksheare (Hey troll, Sith happens.)
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To: Darksheare

Wouldn't that be horrible?


8 posted on 07/24/2005 6:35:24 PM PDT by scott7278 (Before I give you the benefit of my reply, I would like to know what we are talking about.)
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To: sonofatpatcher2; jbeachgrl5; sharktrager; day10; scott7278; the invisib1e hand; G Larry; MadIvan; ..

Armada Room (Lounge for the Unattached Freeper) Ping

Okay, I may have tried a goofy idea or two get a woman's attention, but I have never thought of anything like this. I'll say this, it is inventive.


9 posted on 07/24/2005 6:36:34 PM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four fried chickens and a coke)
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To: scott7278

Some of my friends in real life would have done just as the article states.
*shuddering*
Thankfully I only had to worry about a sharpee marker sign taped to my forehead while I was snoozing.


10 posted on 07/24/2005 6:36:54 PM PDT by Darksheare (Hey troll, Sith happens.)
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To: scott7278

It comes from The Blues Brothers. Once I get out own regular thread running, I was planning on using that name (it goes with the gestalt in the Mission Statement for the thread).


11 posted on 07/24/2005 6:38:18 PM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four fried chickens and a coke)
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To: Darksheare

Yeah, I had a woman in my church that needed to raise money to go on a mission trip, so I referred her to a married friend of mine.

Then I worried about it, because who knows what he said to her about me (being single). LOL!


12 posted on 07/24/2005 6:39:00 PM PDT by scott7278 (Before I give you the benefit of my reply, I would like to know what we are talking about.)
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To: scott7278

Friends can be most... 'helpful' that way.
*chuckle*


13 posted on 07/24/2005 6:39:43 PM PDT by Darksheare (Hey troll, Sith happens.)
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To: Darksheare
(And this bad idea was NOT brought to you by Darksheare!)

Then why was your name on the bottom of the post?

He should be thankful, at least he was sober and dressed when photographed.

SO9

14 posted on 07/24/2005 6:40:21 PM PDT by Servant of the 9 (Trust Me)
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To: Darksheare

Not til I get a decent pic showing your face, Hon!




15 posted on 07/24/2005 6:40:23 PM PDT by tiamat ("Drink your drink, Laddie, and never mind the Klingon!")
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To: Darksheare

Well, it's okay under certain circumstances, but not blindsiding someone! LOL!


16 posted on 07/24/2005 6:40:28 PM PDT by scott7278 (Before I give you the benefit of my reply, I would like to know what we are talking about.)
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To: scott7278
"But he's been cool about it and so far no revenge has been taken."

Key words there are "So Far".

Revenge is a dish best served ice cold.

17 posted on 07/24/2005 6:40:33 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (Warning: May bite)
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear
Key words there are "So Far".

Yes, they are.

18 posted on 07/24/2005 6:41:33 PM PDT by scott7278 (Before I give you the benefit of my reply, I would like to know what we are talking about.)
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To: Servant of the 9

Yikes!
I thought that SD stick was wiped clean!


19 posted on 07/24/2005 6:42:00 PM PDT by Darksheare (Hey troll, Sith happens.)
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To: tiamat

LOL!

Well, there IS the pic of me withering and smoking in the sunlight..


20 posted on 07/24/2005 6:42:31 PM PDT by Darksheare (Hey troll, Sith happens.)
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