Tag Archives: football

7th Annual Poll, Funniest Names in The NFL Draft

Posted on April 21, 2019 by

“If I could remember the names of all these particles, I’d be a botanist.”–Enrico Fermi Ah, spring has sprung.   Flowers are blooming.  The world is reborn (just ask Tiger Woods if you don’t believe that one).  And that means one … Continue reading →

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Touchdown! The Greatest Super Bowl Winner Names

Posted on February 8, 2016 by

The glory. The adulation. The Budweiser®. These are just some of the great perks of winning the Super Bowl, like the Denver Broncos did in yesterday’s championship game. Winners’ names live forever as the top football achievers of their time. … Continue reading →

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Funny Names in the News 115, With Laphroaig Scotch, Cookie Roof, Vontaze Burfict, and Ivo van Hove

Posted on January 18, 2016 by

  HELLO FOLKS! Welcome to another fun-filled edition of Funny Names in the News, Number 115.  We’ll start off with an amazing comment spotted a while ago on the Facebook page of the delicious Laphroaig scotch. They said Laphroaig 18 was “Emphatic. … Continue reading →

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FNITN 114 – with Funny Bird Names and Dick Trickle and Norman Smurthwaite

Posted on December 11, 2015 by

What’s crack-a-lackin’ folks? It’s another star-studded edition of Funny Names in the News. I told Arto I was gonna write this last night (and wrote those first two sentences then) but sleep happens and I’m writing this now as your morning … Continue reading →

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Walter Wellesley “Red” Smith

Posted on October 20, 2015 by

We at the BoFN love names with alliteration. Say it with me. Walter Wellesley “Red” Smith. While Smith is not a funny name, add a color and you get a whole lot more. Let’s get the ball rolling. What’s black … Continue reading →

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