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Tiberious aka Sparkles
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 Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2006 5:28 am Post subject: Dumb Team Names |
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Inspired by billybrobby's post on the Quotes thread, I'd like to hear what you consider to be the stupidest names bestowed upon professional sports teams.
A sampling:
New York Knickerbockers
Toronto Raptors (My city finally gets an NBA franchise, and they name it based on the Jurassic Park hype. I voted for the Toronto Terriers, by the way. Really.)
Orlando Magic
Green Bay Packers
Sparkles*_* |
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semphoon
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Location: Where Nowon is
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| Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2006 5:40 am Post subject: |
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| The Spungos. |
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JLarter
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| Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2006 5:41 am Post subject: |
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We had a team at University called 'Your Mum's Athletic'
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flotsam
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| Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2006 5:41 am Post subject: |
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Holyjoe
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| Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2006 5:42 am Post subject: |
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| Ghanaian football club King Faisal Babies must rank pretty high up there with the daftest names... |
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flotsam
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| Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2006 5:43 am Post subject: |
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| Hemoglobin Trotters |
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huffdaddy
Joined: 25 Nov 2005
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| Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2006 6:24 am Post subject: Re: Dumb Team Names |
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| Tiberious aka Sparkles wrote: |
Inspired by billybrobby's post on the Quotes thread, I'd like to hear what you consider to be the stupidest names bestowed upon professional sports teams.
Orlando Magic
Green Bay Packers
Sparkles*_* |
At least these names are based on local industry. I think the worst team names are relocated franchises. Such as:
Utah Jazz
Los Angeles Lakers |
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Guri Guy
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Location: Bamboo Island
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| Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2006 6:49 am Post subject: |
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Red Devils  |
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TheFonz
Joined: 01 Dec 2005
Location: North Georgia
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| Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2006 6:57 am Post subject: |
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| A friend of mine graduated from Furman University and there mascot at one time was the Christian Knights. For obvious reasons they changed it to the Paladins. |
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davai!
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Location: Kuwait
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| Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2006 8:35 am Post subject: |
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the NYU "Violets" were named after serious consideration of using "Pansies." 
The Anaheim Mighty Ducks - named after a bad Disney movie  |
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ForceOne
Joined: 25 Aug 2005
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| Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2006 8:59 am Post subject: |
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University of California-Irvine Anteaters
Grand Canyon University Antelopes
University of California-Santa Cruz Banana Slugs
Cal State-Long Beach Dirtbags |
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Hanson
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| Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2006 9:17 am Post subject: |
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Being from Montreal, I always thought the Expos were a dumb name. I mean, sure the team was formed shortly after Expo '67, in Montreal, but come on!
I also like teams whose names represent something related to sports. The Colts suggest grace and strength, the Pirates, fierceness and mercilessness (if that's a word), the Hurricanes will come and destroy you and your town, that kind of thing.
So, in that vein, I totally agree that the Mighty Ducks sounds wimpy... |
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JongnoGuru
Joined: 25 May 2004
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| Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2006 9:33 am Post subject: |
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Are there any Canadian sports teams called "The Lumberjacks" or "The Moose"? Seems like there should be... but maybe there aren't.
And no, I'm not joking or being hurtful. Please don't think that. |
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Guri Guy
Joined: 07 Sep 2003
Location: Bamboo Island
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| Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2006 10:03 am Post subject: |
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Ah yes....I forgot my all time favourite....A minor league hockey team called:
Macon Whoopee
Classic 
There is a AHL Hockey team called the Manitoba Moose. |
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semphoon
Joined: 18 Nov 2005
Location: Where Nowon is
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| Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2006 10:09 am Post subject: |
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| The Edinburgh Pear-Vans |
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