SFGiants58 Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 10 hours ago, the admiral said: Wrong beloved TV oaf. It’s Tony Soprano, right? That’s another guy who gets sadly lionized by people who miss the f—king point of the show. 12 hours ago, the admiral said: Americans who romanticize Robert E. Lee and Erwin Rommel should never be let out of your sight. The same goes for weaboos who like to downplay or deny Japanese war crimes during WWII. However, they’re a little more harmless. MLB: Project 32 (Complete), MLB: The Defunct Saga (Complete) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschoolvikings Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 31 minutes ago, Ice_Cap said: Vikings made it to Baffin Island, the Canadian Maritime area, and probably parts of New England. That’s it. Any claim that vikings made it beyond that is based on pseudo-history and pseudo-science. Yup. Only four sites confirmed by actual finds; http://dstewartpaint.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBGKon Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 10 hours ago, Ferdinand Cesarano said: The Arena Football League had a team called the Texas Terror. And their logo was Frankenstein's monster...so no real representation, but after 9/11 they did rebrand as the Thunderbears Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwi_canadian Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 The Saracens have a huge global reach as well. They own clubs in Seattle (play in the BC Premier League), Georgia, Abu Dhabi, Kuala Lumpur, Jordan, Kenya, Russia, São Paulo, and Tonga, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniel75 Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 Never heard of em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keynote Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 I'm definitely pro-Saracens. Lovely family. Matt wasn't much of a QB1 -- he spent most of the time handing off to Smash and Riggins -- but he stepped up when he had to. Good kid. Granny was sweet, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krz Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 19 hours ago, keynote said: I'm definitely pro-Saracens. Lovely family. Matt wasn't much of a QB1 -- he spent most of the time handing off to Smash and Riggins -- but he stepped up when he had to. Good kid. Granny was sweet, too. this is also what I thought the thread was about. Excellent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chromatic Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 On 5/9/2019 at 6:40 PM, fbjim said: It's the noble opponent mentality, Saladin was always romanticized in the West as a brilliant leader and noble warrior despite fighting against the Crusaders. I don't know if the US had that many enemies that filled that "noble opposition" role culturally- Black Hawk is an obvious example from a sports team, but does anyone outside of Illinois know who he actually was? I suppose Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull fill that role as well. I for one think ‘Crazy Horses’ would be an awesome name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discrim Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 On 5/10/2019 at 10:02 AM, AstroBull21 said: And their logo was Frankenstein's monster...so no real representation, but after 9/11 they did rebrand as the Thunderbears That rebrand was well before '01...IIRC it was 98. A strong mind gets high off success, a weak mind gets high off bull Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordsketor Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 Speaking of Saracens, they have won the European Champions Cup (European Rugby's equivalent to the UEFA Champions League) today for the 3rd Time. As a result they will wear their 3rd Star on top of their crest. Many thanks to Discrimihater for making the sig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEAD! Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 On 5/10/2019 at 7:27 AM, Gothamite said: Yeah, lionizing the CSA is even worse. As for “noble opponent”, you need look no further than the fetish for First Nations imagery. Well, since you brought up first nations imagery, there is another club in Premiership Rugby called the Exeter Chiefs. I saw, I came, I left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 The appeal of the “noble savage” is as widespread as it is insidious. You find First Nations imagery all over the world, no matter how incongruous. There’s a soccer club in South Africa that uses it. Which was itself borrowed from the Atlanta NASL club. I always wondered what the famously-racist South African society thought about skipping over their own indigenous people and lionizing an indigenous group from the other side of the world. Maybe “Zulus” was too close to home, and this was seen as safer because they had no presence in the country. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krz Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 Isn’t this the same as posting about the redskins controversy? Aren’t we not supposed to be doing that? Excellent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJWalker45 Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 8 hours ago, Gothamite said: The appeal of the “noble savage” is as widespread as it is insidious. You find First Nations imagery all over the world, no matter how incongruous. There’s a soccer club in South Africa that uses it. Which was itself borrowed from the Atlanta NASL club. I always wondered what the famously-racist South African society thought about skipping over their own indigenous people and lionizing an indigenous group from the other side of the world. Maybe “Zulus” was too close to home, and this was seen as safer because they had no presence in the country. Kaiser Chiefs were named after a South African player who started the team in the 1970's. His first name was Kaiser and his nickname was Chief. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaizer_Chiefs_F.C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEAD! Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 There is also Belgium football club, Gent I saw, I came, I left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 1 hour ago, MJWalker45 said: Kaiser Chiefs were named after a South African player who started the team in the 1970's. His first name was Kaiser and his nickname was Chief. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaizer_Chiefs_F.C. Not really. From your own link: Quote Kaizer Chiefs were founded in January 1970 shortly after the return of Kaizer "Chincha Guluva" Motaung from the United States where he played as a striker for the Atlanta Chiefs of the North American Soccer League (NASL). He combined his own first name with the Atlanta Chiefs to create the name of Kaizer Chiefs. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJWalker45 Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 41 minutes ago, Gothamite said: Not really. From your own link: I read that as saying he aided in naming the team rather than his name was part of the branding that brought him on board. He's actually still a director there too according to the article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 That’s not the issue - the issue is “Chiefs” comes from the NASL club he played for, not his own nickname. And the logo is certainly inspired by it as well. It’s not the only South African club named after a founder’s previous NASL club. There’s Jomo Cosmos FC, founded by former player Jomo Sono. That one is especially funny, because Sono only played a handful of games for the Cosmos, making at least twice as many appearances for three other NASL clubs. I guess he got beaten to “Jomo Chiefs”, and “Jomo Caribous” didn’t have the same ring. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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