Pay for play

I happened to be browsing a site, reading about an ironically expensive fountain pen, where an ad for Major League Soccer in Portland appeared, and was struck by the amusing and unfortunate illusion in the graphic that causes the S in MLS to appear as a dollar sign.

portland-mls-ad-crop

portland-mls-ad

The good news is that it’s only $2011, not, you know, millions and millions.

Update 17oct2009 @ noon:

Ha! They’ve remixed the ad slightly now:

portland-mls-ad-remix

Maybe it turns out to cost more than $2011 after all?