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Go long…3,500 miles long! Virgin Atlantic Airways is proud to bring American football across the pond once again as the official airline sponsor of the 2015 NFL International Series. The New York Jets will take on the Miami Dolphins at historic Wembley Stadium in London on October 4, 2015 as the first game of the series. Here’s where you come in…

We're looking for a social media savvy, budding sports journalist to take the reins of our social media channels and be our onsite Red Hot Reporter - the hottest job in football. The winner will receive exclusive media access to team practices, interview fans from across the world at the Fan Rally at Trafalgar Square, and experience all the excitement of an NFL game across the pond from the sidelines at Wembley Stadium...all on us!
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http://www.virgin-atlantic.com/us/en/the-virgin-experience/red-hot-reporter.html
 
Backwoods currency of choice :up:
 
They are different. One you skin the wild creature for profit. The other the wild creature skins you for profit

Close but not the same :)
 
Do British hookers have teeth? It probably doesn't matter but I can see knocking off a few bucks if poor oral hygiene can be brought into the negotiated price of their goods and services.
 
FinJay614 said:
Do British hookers have teeth? It probably doesn't matter but I can see knocking off a few bucks if poor oral hygiene can be brought into the negotiated price of their goods and services.
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Here is the winning reporters story

Just a moment earlier, we were standing in the middle of an empty lot, about to throw in the towel on a fairly productive, but mostly uneventful day. Now, we were dashing through the streets of London, desperately trying to keep pace with the handful of security guards escorting The Right Arm of God, Dan Marino, to his private car. They eyed us intently as we followed close behind, unsure of whether we were actually part of the group or if they should probably just go ahead and tase us right away as a precautionary measure. It wasn’t until Dan opened the car door and told us to get in that they got their answer…and I’m still not sure they were convinced. Hell, there I was, squished into the back seat of a Mercedez Benz with Dan Marino’s leg pressed against my own, listening as he told the full story of the infamous “No Flub” video, and I still wasn’t certain that I belonged there.

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When Kevin and I decided to enter Virgin Atlantic’s #RedHotReporter Contest, we did so out of sheer boredom. It had been months since I had my own radio show and a year since either of us had even recorded a podcast. We weren’t reporters in any sense of the word anymore; we were just guys with Twitter accounts. A trip to London sounded nice, though.

I didn’t think they would actually send two idiots to another country to cover the NFL International Series for them. Previous winners of the contest had all worked as journalists in some capacity before, some more polished than others. Kevin and I, on the other hand, hosted a podcast where we stuttered way too much and argued over inane things like superheroes and tipping etiquette. The idea that a company like Virgin Atlantic would pay for us to cover such an important event for their brand seemed legitimately insane. But, after more than a week of campaigning on social media, a video conference call and a few emails, it was confirmed—Virgin Atlantic was, indeed, sending two idiots to another country to cover the NFL International Series.

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We arrived at Allianz Park in Hendon, London, the Miami Dolphins’ practice facility for the weekend, and immediately began setting up to film our first video.
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So, that became our plan, and over the next two days, we got some pretty great responses. For instance, we found out that Dolphins safety Michael Thomas thinks Bill Lazor is more handsome than Ryan Tannehill (he’s not wrong); defensive tackle A.J. Francis actually believes that people in England eat pies made of fish eyes (um, ew); and that Dan Marino can’t even name five of the incredibly inept quarterbacks that the Dolphins have had at the position since his retirement (can’t blame him). For some reason, we also interviewed Curtis Martin. I’m still not sure why we did that.

By the middle of the second day, we were definitely feeling ourselves a little bit. Which led to Kevin asking Dan Marino for a ride to a pub where the Dolphins were holding an event for fans. Which led to Dan Marino, somehow, rather inexplicably, saying yes. Which is how I ended up squished in the back seat of that car with my fat thighs almost certainly invading Dan Marino’s personal space.
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http://slicemiami.com/2015/10/06/diary-miami-dolphins-trip-to-london/
 
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