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Offline Wise Son

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« on: August 22, 2006, 06:36:25 am »
Just thinking about good and bad sporting nicknames. Manchester United won their first match of the season 5-1 on Saturday, and our young England hero Wayne Rooney got 2 of those. Thing was, I was checking the papers yesterday, adn was reminded that the British press have seen fit to nickname him 'Wazza', which, IMHO sux. So I started thinking about other nicknames, some good some bad. Ones I like (from Man United, at least):
Eric Cantona 'Le Roi' (The King)
Dwight Yorke 'The Smiling Assassin'
Andy Cole 'Goal King Cole'
Americans seem to come up with much better 'cool' nicknames, so list your favourites.
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Re: Nicknames
« Reply #1 on: August 22, 2006, 10:15:23 am »
Hard to beat "the smiling assassin".
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Re: Nicknames
« Reply #2 on: August 22, 2006, 02:44:15 pm »
Earl "The Pearl" Monroe,  Clyde "The Glide" Drexler, George "Dubya" Bush
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Re: Nicknames
« Reply #3 on: August 22, 2006, 03:52:42 pm »
It doesn't get better than Chris "Boomer" Berman, imo. Some are corny and some good, overall it's not bad.

1. Oscar Azocar "Named Desire"
2. Mike "You're in Good Hands with" Allstott
3. Jesus "Skip To My" Alou
4. Roberto "Remember the" Alomar
5. Matt "Son Of A" Beech
6. Joe "Leave It to" Boever
7. Steve "Kentucky Fried" Chitren
8. Cookie Days of Wine and Rojas
9. Ted "Tower of" Power
10. James "Teenage" Mouton "Ninja Turtles"
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Re: Nicknames
« Reply #4 on: August 22, 2006, 05:35:32 pm »


Muhammad "The Greatest" Ali
Evander "Real Deal" Holyfield
James "Lights Out" Toney
Hasim "The Rock" Rahman
Arturo "Thunder" Gatti
Samuel "Nigerian Nightmare" Peter


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Re: Nicknames
« Reply #5 on: August 22, 2006, 06:02:14 pm »
World B. Free
He decided it ought to be his legal name.
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Re: Nicknames
« Reply #6 on: August 22, 2006, 11:50:13 pm »
Quote from: KamiKaZee on August 22, 2006, 05:35:32 pm
Hasim "The Rock" Rahman
"Rock" is right... "rock"ed to sleep -ZZZZZZ!

Sorry, off topic

"Iron" Mike
Thomas "HitMan" Hearns
"Marvelous" Marvin Hagler
Hakim "The Dream" Olijuwan (don't think that's spelled right)
Julius "Dr. J" Irving
Irving "Magic" Johnson
Earl "The Goat" Manigault
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Re: Nicknames
« Reply #7 on: August 23, 2006, 12:52:47 am »
Quote from: Reginald Hudlin on August 22, 2006, 10:15:23 am
Hard to beat "the smiling assassin".
He was brilliant, seriously never stopped grinning the whole time he was on the pitch, and was the league's top scorer in his first season. I worked with a mate of his from Trinidad once, and the guy sounds like a great bloke.
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Re: Nicknames
« Reply #8 on: August 23, 2006, 12:53:16 am »
Quote from: karaszero on August 22, 2006, 02:44:15 pm
Earl "The Pearl" Monroe,  Clyde "The Glide" Drexler, George "Dubya" Bush
Oh, you had to ruin it. >:(
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Re: Nicknames
« Reply #9 on: August 23, 2006, 07:41:09 pm »
from the WWF "old skool"
(way B4 it change its name to WWE):

Jimmy "Super Fly" Snucka
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
Paul "Mr. Wonderful" Orondolf
Brutis "The Barber" Beefcake (his nickname and lastname is weirf enough)
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Re: Nicknames
« Reply #10 on: September 05, 2006, 03:43:40 pm »
Sorry bout that wise
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