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Re: The Washington Fighting Whities
Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2022 12:51 pm
by EastCoastCat
Chicat wrote: ↑Sun Jan 09, 2022 12:39 pm
Someone pointed out to me that European soccer largely doesn’t have mascots and team names. It’s not the Manchester United Wildcats.
Not entirely true as they do have nicknames but not officially in their names.
Examples:
Tottenham - The Spurs
Arsenal - The Gunners
Manchester United - The Red Devils
Leicester City - The Foxes
Chelsea - The Blues
Newcastle United - The Magpies
Re: The Washington Fighting Whities
Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2022 7:26 pm
by Chicat
Looks like it’s Commanders.
Re: The Washington Fighting Whities
Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2022 7:45 pm
by Merkin
Chicat wrote: ↑Tue Feb 01, 2022 7:26 pm
Looks like it’s Commanders.
Re: The Washington Fighting Whities
Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2022 6:22 am
by Chicat
They’re going commando.
Re: The Washington Fighting Whities
Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2022 6:27 am
by EastCoastCat
Sounds like a USFL name but better than the "Football Team".
Re: The Washington Fighting Whities
Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2022 6:49 am
by Alieberman
I actually liked the Washington Football Team.
It just felt old school. Commanders does totally sound like a USFL team!
Re: The Washington Fighting Whities
Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2022 10:58 am
by Longhorned
A good name rolls off the tongue. Like "The New York Giants."
"The Washington Commanders" is about as easy to say as "Scrambled eggs with gelled cod roe crepuscules."
Re: The Washington Fighting Whities
Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2022 11:30 am
by azgreg
Re: The Washington Fighting Whities
Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2022 11:42 am
by UAEebs86
There's a guy in my office who from looking at his cube is obviously ex-military. Has an "Extremely Right Wing" bumper sticker hanging, and lots of Washington Redskins memorabilia.
I'm sure he's going to rush out and replace everything with Commanders stuff real soon...
Re: The Washington Fighting Whities
Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2022 11:58 am
by Longhorned
It's past time for some organization to just go for it and be the Streakers. The mascot could be just whoever is the next fan to hop the wall and dart naked across the field.
Re: The Washington Fighting Whities
Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2022 12:07 pm
by EastCoastCat
This thread is right up LH's alley.
Re: The Washington Fighting Whities
Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2022 1:12 pm
by Merkin
Longhorned wrote: ↑Wed Feb 02, 2022 10:58 am
A good name rolls off the tongue. Like "The New York Giants."
"The Washington Commanders" is about as easy to say as "Scrambled eggs with gelled cod roe crepuscules."
How about the LA Lakers for a great sounding name, without any historical context at all to Los Angeles.
Re: The Washington Fighting Whities
Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2022 1:33 pm
by 84Cat
Merkin wrote: ↑Wed Feb 02, 2022 1:12 pm
Longhorned wrote: ↑Wed Feb 02, 2022 10:58 am
A good name rolls off the tongue. Like "The New York Giants."
"The Washington Commanders" is about as easy to say as "Scrambled eggs with gelled cod roe crepuscules."
How about the LA Lakers for a great sounding name, without any historical context at all to Los Angeles.
I'm sure you know this but they were from Minnesota just like the Utah Jazz were from New Orleans
Re: The Washington Fighting Whities
Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2022 1:40 pm
by UAEebs86
Utah Jazz is the worst name in the history of sports.
Re: The Washington Fighting Whities
Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2022 1:48 pm
by azgreg
UAEebs86 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 02, 2022 1:40 pm
Utah Jazz is the worst name in the history of sports.
The The Amherst College Lord Jeffs, The University of Arkansas at Monticello Boll Weevils, and The Scottsdale Community College Fighting Artichokes would like a word.
Re: The Washington Fighting Whities
Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2022 3:15 pm
by EastCoastCat
UC Irvine Anteaters
Re: The Washington Fighting Whities
Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2022 3:22 pm
by azgreg
Re: The Washington Fighting Whities
Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2022 3:26 pm
by Chicat
EastCoastCat wrote: ↑Wed Feb 02, 2022 3:15 pm
UC Irvine Anteaters
No love for the UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs?
Strikes fear in my heart…
Re: The Washington Fighting Whities
Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2022 3:40 pm
by Merkin
Those are all great names! Love the Banana Slugs!
I just more think about historical names that are no longer relevant, like the LA (Brooklyn streetcar) Dodgers. Although LA did have streetcars at one time, but nothing like the NYC boroughs.
Although this deserves an honorable mention.
Re: The Washington Fighting Whities
Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2022 5:30 pm
by Longhorned
Merkin wrote: ↑Wed Feb 02, 2022 1:12 pm
Longhorned wrote: ↑Wed Feb 02, 2022 10:58 am
A good name rolls off the tongue. Like "The New York Giants."
"The Washington Commanders" is about as easy to say as "Scrambled eggs with gelled cod roe crepuscules."
How about the LA Lakers for a great sounding name, without any historical context at all to Los Angeles.
I love that name. "Lakers" became self-referential, its meaning losing all reference to the lakes of Minnesota.
Re: The Washington Fighting Whities
Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2022 5:31 pm
by Longhorned
BTW I've seen more than a couple jerks today wearing gear with the old racist team name.
Re: The Washington Fighting Whities
Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2022 5:45 pm
by Chicat
You will see a lot of that amongst the “this used to be our country!” crowd. Most of whose ancestors got here about six seconds ago.
Re: The Washington Fighting Whities
Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2022 6:27 pm
by Merkin
NFL: We support the Black Lives Movement, with the exception of hiring black coaches, and actually supporting BLM.
Re: The Washington Fighting Whities
Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2022 6:28 pm
by UAEebs86
He should have done it anyway. What are they going to do to him at that point?
Re: The Washington Fighting Whities
Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2022 6:39 pm
by azgreg
He did take a knee.
Re: The Washington Fighting Whities
Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2022 6:46 pm
by UAEebs86
Good
Re: The Washington Fighting Whities
Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2022 7:15 pm
by Merkin
Re: The Washington Fighting Whities
Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2022 11:55 am
by UAEebs86
Re: The Washington Fighting Whities
Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2022 3:55 pm
by Chicat
Just draft a QB you fucking losers. Carson Wentz led a very good Indy team to a very mediocre result.
Hope you enjoy watching your defense be on the field for 3/4ths of the game.
Re: The Washington Fighting Whities
Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2022 4:14 pm
by EastCoastCat
Is there one franchise run any more pathetically?
Carson Wentz?!
Re: The Washington Fighting Whities
Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2022 4:24 pm
by Chicat
EastCoastCat wrote: ↑Wed Mar 09, 2022 4:14 pm
Is there one franchise run any more pathetically?
Carson Wentz?!
It tickles me that they’re going to pretend they didn’t whiff on Wilson and Rodgers and then made this move out of desperation.
“Carson Wentz was always our first choice”, said the really bad liar.
Re: The Washington Fighting Whities
Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2022 4:41 pm
by Alieberman
Franchise Changer
Re: The Washington Fighting Whities
Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2022 4:50 pm
by EastCoastCat
Alieberman wrote: ↑Wed Mar 09, 2022 4:41 pm
Franchise Changer
Exactly. But in the wrong direction.
Re: The Washington Fighting Whities
Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2022 12:23 pm
by UAEebs86
Re: The Washington Fighting Whities
Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2022 6:27 pm
by UAEebs86
Re: The Washington Fighting Whities
Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2022 9:53 am
by UAEebs86
Re: The Washington Fighting Whities
Posted: Sun May 22, 2022 3:10 pm
by 84Cat
Cancel culture
Re: The Washington Fighting Whities
Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2022 8:59 am
by Chicat
Probably also hates all the “Stop Racism” messaging.
This franchise just loves to double down on awful.
Re: The Washington Fighting Whities
Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2022 9:01 am
by UAEebs86
Moron
Re: The Washington Fighting Whities
Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2022 9:51 pm
by UAEebs86
Re: The Washington Fighting Whities
Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2022 3:24 am
by Chicat
Re: The Washington Fighting Whities
Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2022 6:58 am
by Alieberman
Is is amazing the things people will say if you put a microphone in their face....
Re: The Washington Fighting Whities
Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2022 7:31 am
by Chicat
You’d think with all the trouble they’re currently in, their PR Dept would have a long “DO NOT TALK ABOUT” list handed out to every coach and player so they don’t get in front of a microphone and make the organization look even worse.
Or maybe they do and Del Rio was still like… “but my freedumbs!!!”
Re: The Washington Fighting Whities
Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2022 8:08 am
by UAEebs86
Chicat wrote: ↑Fri Jun 10, 2022 3:24 am
Just a “dust up”…
Or as one poster here called it: "just a riot by a bunch of idiots"
Re: The Washington Fighting Whities
Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2022 8:23 am
by Chicat
What I don’t get is why football coaches haven’t come around to social justice issues like NBA coaches have since both leagues have a ton of players who are minorities, although I suspect it might have to do with how few coaches in the NFL are Black and how disposable the players are.
Re: The Washington Fighting Whities
Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2022 8:31 am
by UAEebs86
I'm sure the far right media told him to stay in his lane, shut up and dribble etc. Right?
Re: The Washington Fighting Whities
Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2022 8:38 am
by Merkin
Why has he not been fired yet? DC is 45% black, with the metro area 25%.
EDIT:
OK, it's something but not sure any player can respect him after his racist tirade.
Re: The Washington Fighting Whities
Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2022 2:52 pm
by UAEebs86
Good on ya Coach Rivera
Re: The Washington Fighting Whities
Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2022 3:00 pm
by Chicat
Merkin wrote: ↑Fri Jun 10, 2022 8:38 am
not sure any player can respect him after his racist tirade.
Cornerback misses an assignment and Del Rio starts to chew him out…
“It was just a dust up, coach. Not like I burned down a city, right?”
Re: The Washington Fighting Whities
Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2022 6:50 am
by 84Cat
