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And it’s why the Bombers’ Snapchat filter that allowed Rider fans to follow Dressler’s lead and change to Bomber blue was such a clever way to promote the game and poke fun at Saskatchewan with its dismal Canadian Football League record that now stands at one win and 10 losses for the season.

On game day, they activated the Snapchat filter around Mosaic Stadium. My image was the example. Since then, the image has continued to circulate. A couple of my colleagues found it on Twitter this week. One tweeted how good I look in blue.

I was amused that a Vancouver Sun columnist — let alone a woman of a certain age — would have been singled out from the millions of loyal fans.

So, I tweeted back: “Never going to happen. Still sticking with #RiderNation in my green Dressler jersey.”

But then I got to thinking: Why me? Surely, someone still living in Saskatchewan would have been a better choice. But maybe the Bombers figured it was safer to taunt me than someone who might actually show up at the game.

So, I talked to the Bombers’ social media manager, Rheanne Marcoux. She found the 2013 image of me when she did a Google search for Dressler and Saskatchewan jersey.

She contends that the image is not copyrighted even though all of the Sun’s photos are copyrighted and all Google images say that images may be subject to copyright. Marcoux says she checked with the Bombers and the CFL to ensure that it was OK to use it.

Marcoux was also surprised that I’d only found out about it since she emailed me on Sept. 2, two days before the game. I don’t dispute that. But I never read it.