Posted on 05/06/2015 6:17:59 AM PDT by TurboZamboni
The University of North Dakota has unveiled the complete list of suggestions it received for a new team nickname to replace the "Fighting Sioux," which was retired in 2012. And boy, were some of the names ridiculous. You can check here for the list of 1,172 names still in contention, but let's pay tribute to some of the more amusing monikers suggested -- with shoutouts to Kobe Bryant, "Game of Thrones" and "South Park" -- and promptly missed the cut. And as you can see below, many people who submitted names (UND had to whittle down the 628-page list of nickname suggestions down to 214) also included entertaining rationales to go along with them:
(Excerpt) Read more at foxsports.com ...
The Fightin’ Casino Owners.
The Boys Named Sue
The Fighting N.D. Lawnchairs
Their seats go clickety-clack you know,
They’ll bite your butt all day.
But Lawnchairs put the lotion on
Until you have nothing to say.
Uff da!
OMG...I think I love you. LOL
Let’s have them be the University of North Dakota Gay Marriages just to see who opposes it and whether the media will go after them calling them bigots and homophobes.
Don’t ask me what the logo or mascot would look like or whether their sports teams might see a significant decline in performance. This is all about progressivism so let’s see them either defend the nickname or get labelled hatemongers for not defending it.
The Fighting Frozen Frackers.
How about the Peace-Loving Sioux? Would that make it better? Or what about the Noble Savages? No?
The Cold White People Laden with Guilt?
The NoDak Moments?
The Badlands Badasses.
The Velveteen Rabbits.
Sorry. They are looking for a name for the athletic teams, not the faculty.
Fighting Suits
Prairie UNDerdogs
UNDerachievers
"We're cold . . . we're white . . . we're outasight!"
page after page of “Fighting Sioux” ...
Fighting Sioux was suggested by General Custer way back when.
“Badlanders” did make the list
Let us be real about the name. Change it to the Fighting Canadians. The wife is a huge Sioux fan.
I think Badlands Badasses sounds more intimidating.
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