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Chicago Tribune | 7/4/2020 | To Clarence Page

Posted on 07/04/2020 6:06:48 AM PDT by sodpoodle

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Any suggestions????
1 posted on 07/04/2020 6:06:48 AM PDT by sodpoodle
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Well, seeing that the Washington NFL team is really “Virginia’s” team, how about we change the name from the Washington Redskins to the Washington Blackfaces?


2 posted on 07/04/2020 6:12:40 AM PDT by Psalm 73
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To: Psalm 73

Players sign up with teams for the best money - pretty sure they have no problem with names!!!!

how about ‘tight ends’? LOL!!!!


3 posted on 07/04/2020 6:17:51 AM PDT by sodpoodle (Life is prickly - carry tweezers)
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Just use all the team names from Baseketball.

Dallas Felons
Detroit Lemons
Los Angeles Riots
Miami Dealers
Milwaukee Beers
New Jersey Informants
Roswell Aliens
San Antonio Defenders
San Francisco Ferries


4 posted on 07/04/2020 6:21:35 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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The Rams are sexist. One day, there may be a female kicker, punter, or even defensive tackle! Heck, it happened in “The World According to Garp”! But such a player should not have t be a Ram, but a Ewe. So, we would have to go with the Los Angeles Sheep.

The 49ers and Steelers celebrate the desecration of Mother Earth for gold and steel. Ugh!


5 posted on 07/04/2020 6:23:05 AM PDT by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics)
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To: sodpoodle

I wouldn’t want to be associated with the name of that football team either. I’d be embarassed to root for any sports program with “Washington” in the team name.


6 posted on 07/04/2020 6:26:16 AM PDT by shortstop (I used to wrap fish in the New York Times, but it made the fish stink.)
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To: Dr. Sivana

I say leave the name Redskins but change the logo from an indian to a potato.

Problem solved.


7 posted on 07/04/2020 6:27:16 AM PDT by GeorgiaDawg32 (November 2020 I will be bathing in liberal tears..)
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To: Dr. Sivana; dfwgator

good calls;)


8 posted on 07/04/2020 6:27:35 AM PDT by sodpoodle (Life is prickly - carry tweezers)
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To: shortstop

George Washington’s name has been denigrated forever.


9 posted on 07/04/2020 6:31:08 AM PDT by sodpoodle (Life is prickly - carry tweezers)
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A letter to the Chicago Tribune, and not one word about the Blackhawks.


10 posted on 07/04/2020 6:33:05 AM PDT by Yo-Yo ( is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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The Cleveland Browns are named after Paul Brown, the founder and first franchise owner of the team that is now in Baltimore.

The Washington football team should change their name to "The Oklahoma".

Actually, the NFL and NBA teams should drop all team names and just go by the city name they are based in. Leave the mascot names to the free minor league system they have in place, which is commonly called the NCAA.

11 posted on 07/04/2020 6:34:44 AM PDT by Bernard ("I don't know if that's true:" Schiff said.)
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The Chargers aren’t in San Diego anymore. They moved back to LA.


12 posted on 07/04/2020 6:36:15 AM PDT by discostu (Like a dog being shown a cardtrick)
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Well, there are the Los Angeles Kings, Kansas City Royals, and Sacramento Kings which seem to glorify absolute rule by monarchs. The Toronto Maple Leafs, Winnipeg Jets, and Florida Panthers likely involve environmental connotations with trees, climate change caused by fuel usage, and animal species endangerment respectively.


13 posted on 07/04/2020 6:37:51 AM PDT by OttawaFreeper ("The Gardens was founded by men-sportsmen-who fought for their country" Conn Smythe, 1966)
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Chicago Blackhawks... Obama's home team will need to come up with something new. Too bad too... This is one of the best team logo's ever!


14 posted on 07/04/2020 6:41:39 AM PDT by jerod (Nazi's were essentially Socialist in Hugo Boss uniforms... Get over it!)
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I suggest that Americans no longer have the time to waste on such circuses, and that the next great sporting event is going to be the Patriots vs. the Bolsheviks - coming soon to a city street near you.


15 posted on 07/04/2020 6:47:22 AM PDT by Mr. Jeeves ([CTRL]-[GALT]-[DELETE])
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Don’t forget the other side to that coin. The Rams cheerleaders were called the Embraceable Ewes. Now they have a male (although that is debatable) cheerleader.

Tsk tsk.


16 posted on 07/04/2020 6:51:49 AM PDT by pinkandgreenmom
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To: sodpoodle
Left out Red Socks & White Socks.

Denotes gang colors and potential gang turf wars.

17 posted on 07/04/2020 6:54:32 AM PDT by Deaf Smith (When a takes his chances, chances will be taken that's for sure)
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Let's ditch the Kansas City Chiefs, the Atlanta Braves and the Cleveland Indians.

Indiana?

18 posted on 07/04/2020 7:00:08 AM PDT by mjp ((pro-{God, reality, reason, egoism, individualism, natural rights, limited government, capitalism}))
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To: sodpoodle

Washinton Weathervanes with appropriate visuals.


19 posted on 07/04/2020 7:23:22 AM PDT by spintreebob
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Miami Heat promotes global warming.

Phoenix Suns... see above.

St. Louis Blues stole the music of black -— oops — Black America in a sport dominated by whites (lower case).

Columbus Blue Jackets — Dear God, Columbus! Do I need to say more. And Blue Jackets is a Civil War term and we know blacks — oops — Blacks don’t appreciate any references to the Civil War (see: Lincoln, the Oregon-OSU football terms, etc.).

Colorado Avalanche. Avalance is snow and snow is white.

Sacramento and Los Angeles Kings. When was the last time we had a female king? Sexist.

Philadelphia 76ers. 1776? Oh my!


20 posted on 07/04/2020 7:26:13 AM PDT by ConservativeStatement (We are NOT all in this together.)
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