The San Francisco 49ers face off against their biggest current rival on Sunday when they face the Seattle Seahawks in the NFC Championship Game. As has become a regular occurrence, noted people and organizations connected to the two cities have placed friendly wagers on the outcome of Sunday's game.
For the third straight week, San Francisco mayor Ed Lee has a wager with the opposing mayor. Lee and Seattle mayor Edward Murray agreed on a bet that involves local products, as well as some charity. Mayor Lee would send Mitchell's Ice Cream, Poco Dolce Chocolates and Lefty O'Doul's original 1958 Bloody Mary Mix, and Mayor Murray would send Molly Moon's Ice Cream and Theo Chocolate. Additionally, the losing mayor will help the winning mayor in raising $10,000 for a food bank or meal program in the winning city.
Additionally, Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi has a wager in place with the Washington congressional delegation. If the 49ers win, Pelosi will receive Theo's chocolate from Congressman Jim McDermott, Brown & Haley Almond Roca toffees from Congressman Adam Smith, Fischer fair scones from Congressman Denny Heck, craft gin from Everett's Bluewater Distilling in Congressman Rick Larsen's district, Woodinville wine and smoked salmon from Congresswoman Suzan DelBene, and apples from Amy's Decadent Chocolates courtesy of Congressman Derek Kilmer.
If the Seahawks win, Pelosi will provide the Washington delegation with San Francisco sourdough bread from Boudin's Bakery and chocolate from Ghirardelli and TCHO. Apparently Pelosi was not able to get other members of the California delegation to chip in on this wager.
Finally, we have a wager between two organizations. The San Francisco Giants and Seattle Mariners got into a trash-tweeting exchange that resulted in a bet. If the 49ers win, @Mariners has to post a picture of the Mariner Moose Kaepernicking. If the Seahawks win, @sfgiants has to post a picture of Lou Seal going "#feastmode" on some Skittles.
Here is a rundown of the tweets, starting with the one that got the Mariners to respond:
From First Pitch to NFC Championship, Kap is the man #SFUnite … http://t.co/9L7RppjK61 #QuestForSix
— San Francisco Giants (@SFGiants) January 17, 2014
.@SFGiants Our guy has been throwing strikes since the offseason. http://t.co/vy415kQIjK #GoHawks
— Seattle Mariners (@Mariners) January 17, 2014
. @Mariners he had a longer offseason last season.
— San Francisco Giants (@SFGiants) January 17, 2014
.@SFGiants Colin's record at the CLink: 0-2. Combined score: SEA 71 - SF 16 #KissThis
— Seattle Mariners (@Mariners) January 17, 2014
.@Mariners check his road playoff record and then let us know if you want to make this game a bit more interesting #SFUnite
— San Francisco Giants (@SFGiants) January 17, 2014
.@SFGiants We’re in. WHEN we win, you have to post a photo of Lou Seal going #FeastMode on some Skittles. #GoHawks
— Seattle Mariners (@Mariners) January 17, 2014
.@Mariners when we win, post a pic of Mariner Moose #Kaepernicking #SFUnite #SaveYourSkittles pic.twitter.com/hf8E4p9S7H
— San Francisco Giants (@SFGiants) January 17, 2014
.@SFGiants It's on. #TasteTheRainbow #GoHawks pic.twitter.com/zDsFVhS363
— Seattle Mariners (@Mariners) January 17, 2014
If that's not sufficiently random, you can also check out the trash talk engaged in by two bridges. Yes, @SFBayBridge and @520_bridge (no affiliation with either state's transportation departments). That exchange has actually been going on for a few days, so there are way too many tweets to include. Click on those links to check out their exchange.
It's a wild world we live in!