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FNITN 80.5 Featuring George Stroumboulopoulos Looking at Things
Thanks to the intrepid Amb, I realized I made a HUGE mistake in last week’s FNITN. I left out a crucial piece of info we had been discussing earlier in the week. George Stroumboulopoulos will be the new host of … Continue reading
Posted in Funny Names In The News, Uncategorized
Tagged canada, CBC, funny, George Stroumboulopoulos, hockey, humor, humour, sports
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Orland Kurtenbach and the Legend of Flin Flon, Manitoba
The Funny Names Blog appreciates people with funny names. It appreciates people with funny names who come from funnily named towns, play for strange sounding sports teams, and connect to cities in Canada named after science fiction characters even more. … Continue reading
Posted in Greatest hits
Tagged canada, flin flon, funny, funny names, hockey, humor, sci-fi, sports
36 Comments
A Cornelius Sighting and Zoard Action! It Must Be Funny Names In The News – Week IV
Another week, another update on Funny Names in the News! Wear your finest suspenders and dust off that sponsored baseball cap from an obscure local business (I love my Dusty’s Hydroponics hat) because it’s time to dress up in style … Continue reading
Posted in Funny Names In The News
Tagged basketball, boxing, canada, funny, funny names, hockey, humor, humour, news, sports, theater, topical
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The World According to Zemgus – Funny Names from the NHL Draft
Following up on Rob’s wonderful post on the prestigious MLB draft from a few weeks back, it’s time to take a look at weird and wonderful names from another North American draft. The NHL draft was held in scenic Pittsburgh … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged comedy, draft, funny names, hockey, humor, jokes, nhl, sports
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Punch Imlach
George Imlach packed a punch. That may just be why he was generally known as “Punch”. Of course, it’s possible he was a master at the beverage bowl at New Year’s parties but that seems like a bit of a … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged athletes, coaches, doughnuts, funny names, hockey, humor, japan, sports, tim horton
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