The Worst April Fools Day Ever

Please prank Todd Blogden with your best joke:
Cell Phone: 402.450.4828
Work Phone: 402.434.6906
Email Address: Togden@downtownlincoln.org

Facebook Friend Request: Todd Ogden

April 1, 2010 was slated to be the best day of my life and it ended up being one of the worst. My frienemy, Todd Blogden, has long held my April Fool's Day affection and 2010 was no exception. I had reached out to all of my Facebook friends (Disclaimer: 15 people) and asked if they would all prank his work phone number. 

In my mind the prank was going smashingly. I called Blogden at 5 PM, thinking I would be the last and final prank/cherry on top. When I dialed 402-434-6906, I got the disconnected signal. I thought this was a good sign and that Blogden had received so many calls that he had to disconnect his phone. It turns out that all phones in downtown Lincoln were out of service (suit still pending against Windstream). 

Really Windstream?

Todd had deflected my April Fools Joke without even knowing it. I still have nightmares about April 1, 2010. Please help me get Todd back this year with your best prank phone call and forward to your friends.

Please prank Todd Blogden with your best joke:
Cell Phone: 402.450.4828
Work Phone: 402.434.6906
Email Address: Togden@downtownlincoln.org

Facebook Friend Request: Todd Ogden

Todd Picture of the Month:

Game face, suspenders and the half-rock-on-symbol in his left hand.

Top 4 Todd Prank Ideas:

1) One of your favorite athletes died (i.e. Mike Rucker)

2) "I work for (Insert your favorite city) Downtown Association and wanted to share some ideas."

3) Is your refrigerator running?

4) Are you the Heath Bell fan club president?

...One more time for safe measure:
Cell Phone: 402.450.4828
Work Phone: 402.434.6906
Email Address: Togden@downtownlincoln.org

Facebook Friend Request: Todd Ogden

What's under those jeans?

Basketball shorts.

Todd has a good job. Todd has employees. Todd is about to get married.

Despite all of this, I cannot take him seriously because he still wears basketball shorts under his jeans. Anytime he calls or emails me (which is always less than I would prefer), I just wonder to myself is he wearing the Red starter shorts or the Blue Target brand shorts under his jeans.

Blue shorts under jeans, at work.

I feel bad for his interns (pictured above). They see their high-reaching boss and look on with envy. If only their eyes had ventured further south, they would realize that he is their inferior. No boss should wear basketball shorts under their jeans. When pushed about the jeans-under-shorts look, Ogden replied "always be ready for a game of basketball." I sort of respect that answer, but I don't believe it.

Other notable shorts-under-jeans-wearers:

1) Tommy - 2nd grade class president
2) Jackson - 3rd grade bully
3) Matt Howard - Butler basketball player
4) Mitchell Gerrard - Fake Musician

Todd Picture of the Month:

LMBO.

As always here is Todd's information. Please keep in mind that April Fools Day is next Friday. Email or post Todd prank suggestions.

Here is Todd's contact information:
Address: 5930 Franklin St, Lincoln, NE, 68506
Cell Phone: 402.450.4828
Work Phone: 402.434.6906
Email Address: Togden@downtownlincoln.org

Blogden Goes Big Time

At a time when the Blogden was at its lowest point (0 postings in over 2 months), it has achieved the most significant accomplishment to date-- being mentioned in a real news article.

Bowl Cut + Suit = "Strictly Business"

Star City Six Profile on Todd Ogden
http://www.strictlybusinessomaha.com/lincoln-profile.aspx?467

I am both happy and sad about this recent publication. Strictly Business has brought this blog to it's highest point and has brought great notoriety to Todd Ogden (the object of the Blogden). However, I can't help but wonder if the profile on Todd was a feeble attempt at trying to end the Blogden, once and for all.

I'm sure most, if not all of you, have already read the #1 Strictly Business publication in Lincoln, but just in case, here are a few excerpts:

"How would your friends describe you? - According to one of my good friends, Eric Gerrard, who keeps a blog about me titled Todd Blogden: “I am a funny, quirky and all around good guy with a few regrettable incidents.”  I don’t really know how to decipher that."


"What is your greatest talent that you don’t utilize in your daily work life? - I have extremely long arms and our office has very few tall shelves."


"What is the most unique or interesting thing about you that most people probably don’t know? - That I also go by the name of Stat Boy. If you want to know things like who won the 1963 NCAA Basketball Tournament and who our 17th president was, just ask."


Just ask? Really? Blogden getting cocky about something he looks up on his smart phone.

In closing, I'm proud of Todd and the fact that he was chosen to be apart of the January Star City Six. His five counterparts on the panel haled in comparison (only one other person wearing a suit and he didn't even have a bowl cut) and he represented the blog well.  This has also made me realize that I need to pick my blog game up in the new year because Strictly Business is going for the jugular.

As always here is Todd's information for further interviews and pranks. Happy New Year!

Here is Todd's contact information:
Address: 5930 Franklin St, Lincoln, NE, 68506
Cell Phone: 402.450.4828
Work Phone: 402.434.6906
Email Address: Togden@downtownlincoln.org