vicfurth Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Tulsa Golden Hurricane (college); since when do they have hurricanes in freaking Oklahoma?!?Upon further review of a sports almanac I have (circa 1991), the student body from Tulsa originally did want the Golden Tornado nickname. However, at the time, another local team had the Tornado name, so the students picked the "next best thing"--a hurricane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanPhoenix Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Well one of the names on the list of "Non-threatening animals" is the Columbia College Fighting Koalas. I agree that they don't really need the "fighting" in there, but koalas can be very dangerous animals. Like any other type of bear, they can be mean and do some damage. I'm sure whoever wrote this list is used to seeing the cutesy pics of them, and maybe a few of them in zoos where they're tamer and not really interacting with humans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalktoChuck Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Tulsa Golden Hurricane (college); since when do they have hurricanes in freaking Oklahoma?!?Upon further review of a sports almanac I have (circa 1991), the student body from Tulsa originally did want the Golden Tornado nickname. However, at the time, another local team had the Tornado name, so the students picked the "next best thing"--a hurricane.Wouldn't have storm been better? Or at least make more sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cujo Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Tulsa Golden Hurricane (college); since when do they have hurricanes in freaking Oklahoma?!?Upon further review of a sports almanac I have (circa 1991), the student body from Tulsa originally did want the Golden Tornado nickname. However, at the time, another local team had the Tornado name, so the students picked the "next best thing"--a hurricane.Wouldn't have storm been better? Or at least make more sense.If you wanna keep nicknames regional, then perhaps they would have been better off naming themselves the Tulsa Golden Mullet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericjjyy Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Well one of the names on the list of "Non-threatening animals" is the Columbia College Fighting Koalas. I agree that they don't really need the "fighting" in there, but koalas can be very dangerous animals. Like any other type of bear, they can be mean and do some damage. I'm sure whoever wrote this list is used to seeing the cutesy pics of them, and maybe a few of them in zoos where they're tamer and not really interacting with humans.I actually thought the same thing when I read that, but I wasn't positive so I didn't say anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast Mode Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 Well one of the names on the list of "Non-threatening animals" is the Columbia College Fighting Koalas. I agree that they don't really need the "fighting" in there, but koalas can be very dangerous animals. Like any other type of bear, they can be mean and do some damage. I'm sure whoever wrote this list is used to seeing the cutesy pics of them, and maybe a few of them in zoos where they're tamer and not really interacting with humans....And get punched in the face by people who hate their jobs. It's like Frankenbird.Help Fort Atlantic grow! Help Fort Atlantic's industry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firefly Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 but koalas can be very dangerous animals. Like any other type of bear,They aren't bears, they're marsupials. Of course, marsupials are dangerous, too. Kangaroo will mess you up good. And anyone that's surprised a possum will back me up.Here's a close up of a koala's hand (paw?): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firefly Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 And the Pius girls' teams are... wait for it... the Lady Popes.Try to get your head around that one.There was a popular story about a Pope Joan and I recall someting about a chair the new pope had to sit in that had a hole one could stick a hand in to confirm the new pope is male.So, Lady Popes is a name that could really grab you by the balls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raysox Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 In the Non-Threatening Humans category, they definitely missed the high school from where I lived in Florida:Something tells me the kid in the mascot suit has been skipping class...perhaps for many years. For those interested in background, Tarpon Springs has the largest percentage of Greek-Americans in the nation. From Greece they brought the business of sponge-diving (harvesting sponges). For quite a while it had devolved into just a tourist business because sponges were available more cheaply from the Mediterranean area but the industry has rebounded in Tarpon Springs and is once again thriving.ahahaahahh! That's my schools rivals.Where in this area are you from Blue Sky? Tarpon? @MichaelDanger19 | Dribbble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sport Billy Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 Hickman High School - Columbia Missouri. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast Mode Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 Hickman High School - Columbia Missouri.You're in kidding me. It's like Frankenbird.Help Fort Atlantic grow! Help Fort Atlantic's industry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sport Billy Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 Hickman High School - Columbia Missouri.You're in kidding me.Not at all: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_H._Hickman_High_SchoolI know some guys that went there. They used to refer to themselves as Kewp-Dawgs - as if that made them sound tougher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
totc Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 Another ridiculous high-school name: the "Crusader Rabbits." I guess it's because of a school merger (Mercy and Burlingame)???http://voice.paly.net/view_story.php?id=8116 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 Hickman High School - Columbia Missouri.You're in kidding me.Not at all: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_H._Hickman_High_SchoolI know some guys that went there. They used to refer to themselves as Kewp-Dawgs - as if that made them sound tougher Spelling "dogs" with a "w" makes you douchier... not tougher. "The views expressed here are mine and do not reflect the official opinion of my employer or the organization through which the Internet was accessed." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boshalladay Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 A HS in central Texas, the Hutto Hippos:Hate to rain on your parade, but when I travelled to Kenya, people told me to be more afraid of the hippos then the lions. ...although I doubt whoever came up with the team name knew that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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