To: kalee
Well, they WERE originally the Pirates; back in the 1st half of their history when they SUCKED.
2,279 posted on
02/01/2009 7:17:05 PM PST by
the OlLine Rebel
(Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Technological progress cannot be legislated.)
To: the OlLine Rebel
Well, they WERE originally the Pirates; back in the 1st half of their history when they SUCKED. No they weren't. They were originally the Philadelphia Eagles.
2,298 posted on
02/01/2009 7:19:18 PM PST by
Richard Kimball
(We're all criminals. They just haven't figured out what some of us have done yet.)
To: the OlLine Rebel
Continuing:
The Pittsburgh Pirates and the Philadelphia Eagles both started in 1933. The Eagles were named after one of FDRs programs. In 1940, the Eagles moved to Pittsburgh and became the Steelers. The Pirates moved to Philadelphia and became the Eagles.
2,328 posted on
02/01/2009 7:23:41 PM PST by
Richard Kimball
(We're all criminals. They just haven't figured out what some of us have done yet.)
To: the OlLine Rebel; Girlene
OOPS I am not the football fan as you can tell. I prefer baseball and hockey. My mother said Steelers but I typed Pirates. lol She also commented that 6 wins was just greedy!
2,369 posted on
02/01/2009 7:27:04 PM PST by
kalee
(01/20/13 The end of an error.)
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