UGA's Arch painted Gold

[recktification]

Hello all...long time lurker...hardly ever post.

A few years ago, I saw someone post a brilliant story about how they drove to Athens, posed as a painting company, and painted the famous Arch at UGA old gold.

Do any of you remember this, know who the poster was, or have pictures stored of this awesome prank?

I'm in the middle of a "discussion" with a UGA fan that says it "never happened". I know what I saw with my own two eyes ( unless it was a photoshop and I got punk'd) .

Anyway...any leads would be appreciated.

Thanks!

reck

[Hobojacket]

I've always thought this was one of those tall tales that people repeated because it sounded so cool.

[GT1992]

I think that was BOR.

[Wreck Em]

Originally Posted by recktification

Hello all...long time lurker...hardly ever post.

A few years ago, I saw someone post a brilliant story about how they drove to Athens, posed as a painting company, and painted the famous Arch at UGA old gold.

Do any of you remember this, know who the poster was, or have pictures stored of this awesome prank?

I'm in the middle of a "discussion" with a UGA fan that says it "never happened". I know what I saw with my own two eyes ( unless it was a photoshop and I got punk'd) .

Anyway...any leads would be appreciated.

Thanks!

reck

I have the actual newspaper article clipping. I'll post it later.

[gtzulu]

It looked something like this.

[Wreck Em]

Well, I know I have the print edition somewhere, but here is the online article.
http://onlineathens.com/stories/1127...27990002.shtml

[goodbyte]

Originally Posted by recktification

Hello all...long time lurker...hardly ever post.

A few years ago, I saw someone post a brilliant story about how they drove to Athens, posed as a painting company, and painted the famous Arch at UGA old gold.

Do any of you remember this, know who the poster was, or have pictures stored of this awesome prank?

I'm in the middle of a "discussion" with a UGA fan that says it "never happened". I know what I saw with my own two eyes ( unless it was a photoshop and I got punk'd) .

Anyway...any leads would be appreciated.

Thanks!

reck

It could have been a sign of appreciation from McDonald's since so many of UGA's fabulous graduates work for that amazing corporation.

[dressedcheeseside]

This was even funnier (from article above):

Just before Georgia's home game against Louisiana State University, someone drove onto the field at Sanford Stadium and embroidered the turf with two doughnut-shaped rings, 20 to 25 feet across. Workers resodded two-inch deep ruts left by the skidding auto's wheels.

[bigbird4120]

"It was either spray painted or brushed." What other choices were there? Dipping it?

[JoltinJacket]

Originally Posted by dressedcheeseside

This was even funnier (from article above):

I remember that well. That was before their game with LSU in '99.