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RPI Offseason Part II: Mindless Drivel.

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DrDemento said:
Perhaps because political correctness has limited some other choices.:rolleyes: Personally i would want my team named something fierce and foreboding-like the Huns or the Mongols.:)
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Perhaps we can convince HVCC to become a four-year school and start a varsity hockey team. Then RPI could play the Vikings.
 
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DrDemento said:
Did the ASPCA object to that? If not for animal names what could teams start using? They could start with automobile models-which are pretty much politically correct already. Would not be too bad to be called the GTO's or the Corvettes or the Phaetons. Personally I would love to see them use some Audi designations (the A6's or Q5's or the R8's sound fairly interesting to me);) Or perhaps use professions like the Engineers, the Exterminators, the CEO's, the Sales Associates, the Flight Attendents or the Politicians.:eek:
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I'm not sure the Edsels, Pintos, or Vegas would strike fear into too many opponents.:D
 
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DrDemento said:
Did the ASPCA object to that? If not for animal names what could teams start using? They could start with automobile models-which are pretty much politically correct already. Would not be too bad to be called the GTO's or the Corvettes or the Phaetons. Personally I would love to see them use some Audi designations (the A6's or Q5's or the R8's sound fairly interesting to me);) Or perhaps use professions like the Engineers, the Exterminators, the CEO's, the Sales Associates, the Flight Attendents or the Politicians.:eek:
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This is a subject that bugs me too. I always hoped that North Dakota would just change their name to the Fighting Sues and have a logo of two women mud wrestling on their jersey. An alternative would have been Fighting Sue-ers where the logo would be one lawyer hitting another over the head with a briefcase. A 3rd option would be Fighting Sewers with two manhole covers doing the job. Another idea would be the "Fighting Crows" which would be a good way to keep an Indian name while using a couple of birds as the logo.

I've always liked off the wall nicknames along the lines of the Banana Slugs too. Anything unusual works, especially if it is funny or has an edge.
 
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Does anyone care if I start a thread that actually talks about RPI hockey so I don't wast my time reading a bunch of mindless drivel? Look for strong possibility of Minnesota announcing the Mariucci becoming a tournament instead of a set opponent format this year. Should know soon.
 
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johnk said:
Does anyone care if I start a thread that actually talks about RPI hockey so I don't wast my time reading a bunch of mindless drivel? Look for strong possibility of Minnesota announcing the Mariucci becoming a tournament instead of a set opponent format this year. Should know soon.
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I really hope that isn't the case, and both us and Colgate get to play both Ferris and the Gophers. Granted, I could understand if they don't want to have a third game between Colgate and Ferris (they play each other in October), but a NC game against a conference opponent 1200 miles away just seems dull to me.
 
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johnk said:
Does anyone care if I start a thread that actually talks about RPI hockey so I don't wast my time reading a bunch of mindless drivel? Look for strong possibility of Minnesota announcing the Mariucci becoming a tournament instead of a set opponent format this year. Should know soon.
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If you don't like the drivel then I suggest you buy a book - Tolstoy might be a good choice to help pass a good chunk of time in the off season.
 
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jmhusker said:
This is a subject that bugs me too. I always hoped that North Dakota would just change their name to the Fighting Sues and have a logo of two women mud wrestling on their jersey. An alternative would have been Fighting Sue-ers where the logo would be one lawyer hitting another over the head with a briefcase. A 3rd option would be Fighting Sewers with two manhole covers doing the job. Another idea would be the "Fighting Crows" which would be a good way to keep an Indian name while using a couple of birds as the logo.

I've always liked off the wall nicknames along the lines of the Banana Slugs too. Anything unusual works, especially if it is funny or has an edge.
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UC Irvine is the Anteaters with unis that simply say "eaters." Cracks me up when I see them in the College World Series.:D

BTW, Idaho State is the Vandals. But that could be appropriate for UND since their team spends so much time in court. :o:p
 
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jmhusker said:
If you don't like the drivel then I suggest you buy a book - Tolstoy might be a good choice to help pass a good chunk of time in the off season.
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Maybe we could name the team the Cossacks? Where is Taras Bulba when we need him?
 
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Sorry for this one johnk, as it is a bit far afield, even if it is mildly amusing.

Best sports team nickname I ever saw was a women's softball team sponsored by an accounting firm: The Assettes. :)


reminds me of my favorite adjective, callipygian.
 
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FreshFish said:
Sorry for this one johnk, as it is a bit far afield, even if it is mildly amusing.

Best sports team nickname I ever saw was a women's softball team sponsored by an accounting firm: The Assettes. :)


reminds me of my favorite adjective, callipygian.
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Take it to the puns thread. :p:D
 
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vizoroo said:
BTW, Idaho State is the Vandals. But that could be appropriate for UND since their team spends so much time in court. :o:p
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I thought Idaho State was the Vandals, too, but they aren't. They're the Bengals.

The Vandals play for the University of Idaho.
 
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Today is 17 May 2013. There are 141 days until RPI's next game.


This is based upon 5 October 2013 for the start of next season.
 
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