http://www.metafilter.com/tags/fleetcenter Posts tagged with 'fleetcenter' at MetaFilter. Tue, 15 Feb 2005 17:08:14 -0800 Tue, 15 Feb 2005 17:08:14 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/39630/Farkcom%2DUFIA%2DArena The operators of <a href="http://www.fleetcenter.com/">FleetCenter</a> in Boston decided it'd be a good idea to auction off single-day rights to rename the stadium and give the proceeds <a href="http://www.fleetcenter.com/arena_charities.asp">to charity</a>. Honorable idea. Unfortunately for them, <a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=16071&item=6511168577&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW">the winner</a> of Monday, February 28, was the infamously crude news site <a href="http://www.fark.com">Fark</a>. They held <a href="http://forums.fark.com/cgi/fark/comments.pl?IDLink=1356909&thread_type=voteresults">a competition</a> this afternoon to decide what the name should be. The winning entry: "Fark.com <a href="http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=ufia">UFIA</a> Arena". tag:metafilter.com,2005:site.39630 Tue, 15 Feb 2005 17:08:14 -0800 fark fleetcenter humor Plutor