Whoever runs their social media accounts deserves a raise.
Doncaster Council acquired two new gritting trucks in preparation for winter and turned to Twitter (who else?) for help in naming them. But they didn’t just want any old names. No, no. They were quite particular about what they wanted. We’ll let them explain:
😱*Puts on tin hat* 😱
We would like your name suggestions for two of our new gritting vehicles, please.
Keep em clean and be original - we'd prefer not to spend the next few days trawling through responses of Gritty McGritface and Gary Gritter. 🙄 pic.twitter.com/rCH9HneHJe
— Doncaster Council (@MyDoncaster) November 8, 2017
Don't forget we already have gritters with the following names:
- Brad Grit
- Gritney Spears
- The Subzero Hero
- Mr Plow
- Usain Salt— Doncaster Council (@MyDoncaster) November 8, 2017
They then turned the competition into a ‘world cup’, using the hashtag #DoncasterGrittingWorldCup, where two names would compete in a poll. Here’s a selection of the contests:
The opening fixture of the #DoncasterGrittingWorldCup pits two titans against each other. Who will prevail in this fight for the ages?
— Doncaster Council (@MyDoncaster) November 13, 2017
This match up caught our eye:
Next up we have a suggestion from a young boy in Doncaster town centre, playing against one by an actual grown-up.
— Doncaster Council (@MyDoncaster) November 13, 2017
As did this one:
One of the most popular suggestions faces off against a national hero.
— Doncaster Council (@MyDoncaster) November 13, 2017
Eventually they narrowed it down to two deserving finalists:
Please choose between:
Gritsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Anti-Slip Machiney
and
Spready Mercury
— Doncaster Council (@MyDoncaster) November 16, 2017
At the time of writing things were neck and neck:
My word, this is tense. pic.twitter.com/cqbBl2CKCg
— Doncaster Council (@MyDoncaster) November 16, 2017
The tension! A winner will be announced on the Doncaster Council Twitter page later today. It's Gritsy Bitsy all the way for us.
Via Twitter