We have that with stadiums as well. Basically big companies help pay for them to be built, and part of the contract is that the name of the stadium has to be an advertisement for a certain number of years.

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Stadiums I get having the company name. It takes a lot of money to build a stadium. My issue is more with how out of control it seems the sponsering is getting, down to the smallest thing.

I wouldn't be shocked if at some point I saw a Prudential cup holder at the seats.

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The cup holders WERE sponsored! They had the MetLife logo on them!

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Do not bore me with such trite cliches. For I have you in my clutches, and should I choose, I could snuff out your insignificant lives in an instant.

Of course they did. What was I thinking.

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Think it is more in the USA than the UK where there are so many celebrity endorsed products. Sure we have the Beckhams (although think the US now has them more now!!!) and our own Kardishan in the name of Jordan......how a scent represents a celebrity I will never know...

Hey! Remember a couple years ago they were gonna put Spiderman logos on the bases at the MLB All star game to promote one of the movies? Good example of public mobilization to shout down a dumb idea. They're gonna put Euro/NASCAR style logos on American pro sports jerseys any year now. Just a matter of time if there's money to be had.

And I thought companies just paid for the naming rights. Wasn't aware they shouldered ANY of the expense of building new stadiums over here. That's still mostly your public/state funds. Which is stupid. So so so incredibly stupid.

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This was the world that I had created. I know what I have to do to fix it...to make things right. There's no problem that can't be solved.

From this year's New York Comic Con:

Yea, that is ridiculous. Also, what exactly does the Hulk smell like.

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iron man smells like iron, black widow smells like sex (or maybe she smells like Russia?), and hulk smells like anger. huge sweaty anger.

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Thor smells divine.

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