Quote:
Originally Posted by John Cole
I have a theory about names . . . but I won't repeat it. Let me offer one Sidney Moncrief, who sported a name best suited for an Oscar Wilde character, but, instead, was a mere NBA basketball player.
Thanks, JC. Now, for the rest of my life, whenever I see Sidney Moncrief, I will picture him in silk foppery, one leg draped over the other, sipping tea.
Which reminds me...the word
haberdashery certainly belongs on such a list.
Also:
Brobdingnagian
Deleterious
Loquacious
One day I hope you reveal your theory on names.
Quote:
Originally Posted by BigPoppa
Best Baseball Name of All Time: Razor Shines
(career minor leaguer)
Seems like there was a thread in this in the sports forum a few years ago. I remember contributing the immortal
Shooty Babitt (Oakland Athletics, 1981), and longtime Braves farmhand
Wonderful Terrific Monds.
And to keep the thread from completely derailing, I would like to add:
Fungo.