Posted on 06/22/2014 11:55:36 AM PDT by Road Warrior ‘04
Should the Washington NFL team drop Redskins as its nickname?
Yes 5%
No 95%
Number of votes cast: 994
95% No!
They really are a horrible team @3-13. Its really the Washington Deadskins nobody told them yet.
Official, formal name: Washington Tyrannosauridae
Unofficially, informally: The Dinosaurs, the Tyrannosaurs
Nicknames: The Dinos, the Rexers, the Washington Tyrants
Emblem: A bust of a T. rex
Mascot: A guy in a T. rex costume, answering to "Rex"
You think Harry Reid would have any problem rooting for the DC Tyrants?
95 to 5 NO!
If names are needed I think the Washington Fascists might work.
We know good and damn well who that will offend.
No 95%
They should just call them the Wahington Reds (to honor the government and NFL’s “request”). The uniform can be a red shirt with gold stars and sickle on it.
Great!
Yes 5%
No 95%
Number of votes cast: 1160
That is a huge number of votes! Then, again, we’re part of the NFL here in Lakeland. Close enough to Tampa to get nearly all Bucs games blacked out!
Ravens’ Ray Rice suspended two games by NFL
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap2000000367971/article/ravens-ray-rice-will-be-suspended-two-games-by-nfl
meanwhile, you get a 2 game suspension for knocking your fiance unconsicious in an elevator on video
Justin Blackmon, Previously Suspended Indefinitely by the NFL, Arrested For Marijuana Possession
http://thebiglead.com/2014/07/24/justin-blackmon-previously-suspended-indefinitely-by-the-nfl-arrested-for-marijuana-possession/
...but an indefinite suspension for weed.
Nice league you’ve got there.
Sure glad they’re focused “like a laser” on the ‘important’ issues.
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