This reminds me of the great Chicago Opera Wars. Some 20 years ago, during the NPR fund-raising period in Chicago, someone called in and said, "I'll donate $50 if you'll stop playing opera in the morning."
Then someone else called in and said, "I'll donate $100 if you'll keep playing opera in the morning!"
And thus were born the Opera-in-the-Morning and No-Opera-in-the-Morning funds. When Chicago NPR fans called in to donate, they could specify if they wanted their donation to count toward one or the other. Whichever one had the highest total at the end of the fund-raising period, that's what Chicago got for the next year.
I have no idea whether this is still going on or not, but I was told about it by someone who was an active contributor to the No-Opera-in-the-Morning fund.
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Date: 2009-07-25 01:50 am (UTC)Then someone else called in and said, "I'll donate $100 if you'll keep playing opera in the morning!"
And thus were born the Opera-in-the-Morning and No-Opera-in-the-Morning funds. When Chicago NPR fans called in to donate, they could specify if they wanted their donation to count toward one or the other. Whichever one had the highest total at the end of the fund-raising period, that's what Chicago got for the next year.
I have no idea whether this is still going on or not, but I was told about it by someone who was an active contributor to the No-Opera-in-the-Morning fund.