Beatosu and Goblu, Ohio
Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2014 9:22 pmAmerican football fans are crazy.
Beatosu and Goblu, Ohio
Peter Fletcher was the former chairman of the Michigan State Highway Commission as well as a die-hard University of Michigan devotee. He included the nonexistent towns of Beatosu and Goblu, Ohio on a 1978 road map for the sole purpose of mocking Ohio State fans: Beatosu, of course, stood for “Beat OSU,” and Goblu really meant “Go Blue.”
Rabid Ohio fans wouldn’t tolerate such an injustice and demanded the Governor fix the maps. Even some Michigan residents complained that the incident was a waste of tax money. Ironically, the philanthropic Fletcher never collected his annual $60,000 salary as chairman, an amount that more than compensated for the ink used on the maps. New maps, without the offending town of Beatosu and Goblu, were reprinted later that year.
There are still a few Beatosu and Goblu maps left floating around, and unsurprisingly, they are prized by collectors, especially University of Michigan fans. Incidentally, according to a GI Joe wiki, the character Road Pig is from the fictional city of Goblu, Michigan.
Beatosu and Goblu, Ohio
Peter Fletcher was the former chairman of the Michigan State Highway Commission as well as a die-hard University of Michigan devotee. He included the nonexistent towns of Beatosu and Goblu, Ohio on a 1978 road map for the sole purpose of mocking Ohio State fans: Beatosu, of course, stood for “Beat OSU,” and Goblu really meant “Go Blue.”
Rabid Ohio fans wouldn’t tolerate such an injustice and demanded the Governor fix the maps. Even some Michigan residents complained that the incident was a waste of tax money. Ironically, the philanthropic Fletcher never collected his annual $60,000 salary as chairman, an amount that more than compensated for the ink used on the maps. New maps, without the offending town of Beatosu and Goblu, were reprinted later that year.
There are still a few Beatosu and Goblu maps left floating around, and unsurprisingly, they are prized by collectors, especially University of Michigan fans. Incidentally, according to a GI Joe wiki, the character Road Pig is from the fictional city of Goblu, Michigan.