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re: Why doesn't American Sports have better nicknames?

Posted on 4/16/16 at 12:45 am to
Posted by Pectus
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Posted on 4/16/16 at 12:45 am to
Because some of those names today would be non-PC.
Posted by Drewbie
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Posted on 4/16/16 at 1:05 am to
No one gonna mention The Shaqtus?
Posted by TbirdSpur2010
ALAMO CITY
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Posted on 4/16/16 at 1:38 am to
Nikola Mirotic is "threee-kola!"
Posted by Drewbie
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Posted on 4/16/16 at 2:15 am to
Windy City Assassin back before Derrick Rose shattered Chicago's hopes and dreams, his career, and his ankle.
Posted by rockchlkjayhku11
Cincinnati, OH
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Posted on 4/16/16 at 2:55 am to
BOOGIE
Posted by TexasTiger1185
New Orleans
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Posted on 4/16/16 at 3:16 am to
The Law Firm
Posted by RonBurgundy
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Posted on 4/16/16 at 3:46 am to
quote:

because once we were given the servant. we all realized nothing could top that so we stopped trying





I always thought Dwight Howard should be nicknamed SHAZAM-god like Superman powers,but inside a 6 year old.
Posted by ReauxlTide222
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Posted on 4/16/16 at 4:00 am to
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Why doesn't American Sports have better nicknames?

What the frick? First off, we have the best. Second...name the country with better nicknames and give examples. The frick is this?
Posted by ReauxlTide222
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Posted on 4/16/16 at 4:02 am to
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The Law Firm
Top 2 of all time. And I'm not sure what #1 is.
Posted by ReauxlTide222
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Posted on 4/16/16 at 4:03 am to
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TbirdSpur2010
The nickname guru has entered the building
Posted by ReauxlTide222
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Posted on 4/16/16 at 4:06 am to
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The Left Arm of G-d
Holy shite thank goodness you didn't spell that out. I hear hell is a scary place:
Posted by ReauxlTide222
St. Petersburg
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Posted on 4/16/16 at 4:17 am to
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It's because American names are a little bit different than foreign names that they cannot produce as good of nicknames.
Great analysis
Posted by EastNastySwag
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Posted on 4/16/16 at 5:16 am to
Missionary Impossible- Shawn Bradley.
Posted by PrimeTime Money
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Posted on 4/16/16 at 7:11 am to
Posted by MoarKilometers
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Posted on 4/16/16 at 7:29 am to
My younger brother played ball with a guy they call "country breakfast"
Posted by PrimeTime Money
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Posted on 4/16/16 at 7:36 am to
"Two Sandwiches" Thomas Hamilton
Posted by witty alias
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Posted on 4/16/16 at 8:24 am to
Rougned Odor: Stinky
Posted by Wayne Campbell
Aurora, IL
Member since Oct 2011
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Posted on 4/16/16 at 8:25 am to
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Second...name the country with better nicknames and give examples. The frick is this?


Brazil. The men's national team is coached by Dunga (Dopey). They have Hulk, Kaká, Ganso (Goose), Pato (Duck), Pelé, Roberto Dinamite, Claudio Pitbull.

Hell, their former president is called Lula (Squid).
Posted by PrimeTime Money
Houston, Texas, USA
Member since Nov 2012
27868 posts
Posted on 4/16/16 at 8:30 am to
Yeah, duck, goose, and squid blow all other nicknames out of the water
Posted by Zap Rowsdower
MissLou, La
Member since Sep 2010
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Posted on 4/16/16 at 8:42 am to
A few years retired but
Lance Berkman- Big Puma/Fat Elvis

Speaking of Berkman, the mid 2000s gave us The Killer Bs.

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