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Taylor Harry Fritz–er, or is it Fritz Harry Taylor?
“Nobody beats Vitas Gerulaitis 17 times in a row.”–Vitas Gerulaitis when he finally beat Jimmy Connors after losing to him 16 straight times. Here at The Blog of Funny Names, we’ve always had a fascination with people who have two last … Continue reading
Funny Names in the News 105 with Ruffles and Acronym Madness
Hey everyone, I’m here! It’s true, I am! We have some news from the past week involving some really funny names, so let’s read on. We start in sports where our Sporting Affairs Correspondent (Kickball, Lacrosse, Equestrian and Racquetball specialist) … Continue reading
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Tagged buildings, hamburger, politics, tennis
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Ova, Ova, Ova: Funny Names at the U.S. Open
“It’s true I always try to be as seductive as possible, but I wouldn’t be here if I couldn’t play tennis.”–Anna Kournikova Rybarikova…Rodionova…Cepelova…Strycova…Pronkova…to the uninitiated these names may sound like they came straight from the roster of the Moscow Ballet. In fact, … Continue reading
Posted in funny names in sports
Tagged Anna Kournakova, CiCi Bellis, culture, news, sports, Taylor Harry Fritz, tennis, Tornado Black, US Open, US Open tennis
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Oh Brother(s), Where Art Thou, the Charlos and Arroyos
“I grew up with 6 brothers. That’s how I learned to dance–waiting for the bathroom.”–Bob Hope “Big sisters are the crabgrass in the lawn of life.”–Linus (Charles M. Schultz) When it comes to siblings in major professional sports, a few … Continue reading
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Tagged boxing, football, funny names, Klitchko brothers, olympics, Peyton Manning, Serena Williams, sports, tennis
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Funny Names in The News 51, It’s Sicnarf by a Loopstok!
Well I’ll be hornswoggled, it’s FNITN Friday! Whoop dee doo! Today’s Funny Names in the News is a very special one! I’ll let Moniker Madness Mark, our minor league baseball names correspondent, explain why: “The annual Minor League Baseball Moniker … Continue reading
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Tagged baseball, funny, funny names, humor, humour, moniker madness, tennis, US Open
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