# Insulting phrases about sports teams **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [September 21, 2012, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insulting-phrases-about-sports-teams/635402 "2012-09-21T15:34:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2012, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insulting-phrases-about-sports-teams/635402/21 "2012-09-22T01:23:37Z")
J - e - s - t, jest! Jest! Jest! ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2012, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insulting-phrases-about-sports-teams/635402/22 "2012-09-22T01:24:58Z")
Q: How do you spell the NFL team name in Buffalo? A: BI **LLLL** S ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2012, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insulting-phrases-about-sports-teams/635402/23 "2012-09-22T01:26:15Z")
_“DUCK THE FODGERS!”_ (Does that count?) **GO GIANTS!!** ---
**Author:** ![Pine\_Fresh\_Scent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/43a26b/32.png) [@Pine\_Fresh\_Scent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pine_Fresh_Scent)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2012, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insulting-phrases-about-sports-teams/635402/24 "2012-09-22T01:39:11Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > During the Raiders worst days in Los Angeles, their stadium (The L.A. Colosseum) was known as The Mausoleum. > [@kenobi\_65](#): > > Q: How do you keep bears out of your backyard? > A: Put up goalposts. Ha! These are great. Anybody got anything for the Browns? I gotta share these with my old man, who is a Browns fan. ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2012, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insulting-phrases-about-sports-teams/635402/25 "2012-09-22T02:02:19Z")
> [@echo7tango](#): > > _“DUCK THE FODGERS!”_ > > (Does that count?) > > **GO GIANTS!!** We usually just say “Dodgers Suck!” It’s not terribly inventive, but it gets the point across in a family friendly sort of way 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2012, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insulting-phrases-about-sports-teams/635402/26 "2012-09-22T02:07:43Z")
> [@Suburban\_Plankton](#): > > We usually just say “Dodgers Suck!” > > It’s not terribly inventive, but it gets the point across in a family friendly sort of way 🙂 Yes, mine wasn’t family friendly, while yours is the Universal Giants Greeting. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2012, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insulting-phrases-about-sports-teams/635402/27 "2012-09-22T02:08:46Z")
LA Lambs ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2012, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insulting-phrases-about-sports-teams/635402/28 "2012-09-22T02:51:47Z")
Why do the Cincinnati Bengals\* use a no huddle offense? Because it’s a parole violation to associate with known felons. - or Dallas Cowboys, Baltimore Ravens, Oakland Raiders, etc… . ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2012, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insulting-phrases-about-sports-teams/635402/29 "2012-09-22T02:56:35Z")
The Dallas Cowpatties (but I love their cheerleaders) ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2012, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insulting-phrases-about-sports-teams/635402/30 "2012-09-22T17:05:31Z")
The Washington Redskins were the last NFL team to sign any black players. Back in the early Sixties, veteran Washington DC columnist Shirley Povich got off two classic lines as a result: 1. “The Redskins’ colors are burgundy, gold and Caucasian.” 2. “Jim Brown, born ineligible to play for the Redskins, integrated their end zone three times yesterday.” ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2012, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insulting-phrases-about-sports-teams/635402/31 "2012-09-22T17:10:57Z")
Two things: The quote about “Nice guys finish last.” Is a misquote. It was two separate sentences, which sportswriters ran together. Secondly, my contribution: “Spahn and Sain, and pray for rain.” (refering to the Braves’ pitching staff in the '50s) ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2012, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insulting-phrases-about-sports-teams/635402/32 "2012-09-22T17:11:55Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > “Jim Brown, born ineligible to play for the Redskins, integrated their end zone three times yesterday.” Good one! ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2012, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insulting-phrases-about-sports-teams/635402/33 "2012-09-23T15:38:25Z")
> [@Pine\_Fresh\_Scent](#): > > Anybody got anything for the Browns? I gotta share these with my old man, who is a Browns fan. When they’re playing poorly, they’re referred to as the Clowns. Also, there’s the joke: Why did the (person of a certain ethnic background) paint his toilet orange? He wanted to see the Browns play in the Orange Bowl. (reference to the Dolphins’ old stadium, not the college football classic) ---
**Author:** ![zamboniracer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e9a140/32.png) [@zamboniracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zamboniracer)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2012, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insulting-phrases-about-sports-teams/635402/34 "2012-09-23T16:03:27Z")
Will the mother who lost her 8 children please report to the dugout? They’re beating the Cubs (or the Indians, etc.) in the 6th inning. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2012, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insulting-phrases-about-sports-teams/635402/35 "2012-09-23T17:37:10Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > Why did the (person of a certain ethnic background) paint his toilet orange? > > He wanted to see the Browns play in the Orange Bowl. (reference to the Dolphins’ old stadium, not the college football classic) Going to the bathroom = “taking the Browns to the Super Bowl”. Or, as Drew Carey put it, “I gotta go take a Modell.” ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2012, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insulting-phrases-about-sports-teams/635402/36 "2012-09-23T22:43:37Z")
Back when USC couldn’t buy a win from Notre Dame, the joke was: A Notre Dame fan invites his friend over to watch the USC game on TV with him. After the game in which the Irish win again, his tired old dog in the corner stands up, barks quietly, and then does a full backflip. Absolutely amazed, the friend states, “Wow! What happens when the Trojans wins?” “I don’t know - he’s only 12 years old.” Not so relevant these days… ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2012, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insulting-phrases-about-sports-teams/635402/37 "2012-09-24T00:12:13Z")
Teams with notable number of player arrests (Dallas Cowboys and Cincinnati Bengals among others): “They’re changing their uniforms - to orange jumpsuits.” ---
**Author:** ![Accidental\_Martyr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@Accidental\_Martyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Accidental_Martyr)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2012, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insulting-phrases-about-sports-teams/635402/38 "2012-09-24T04:48:31Z")
A couple which can be seen on buttons and can huggies in Tuscaloosa, AL: Aubs eat boogers. Auburn ain’t shit. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2012, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insulting-phrases-about-sports-teams/635402/39 "2012-09-24T05:10:21Z")
- Washington Crapitals - Cincinnati Bungles (I think Myron Cope came up with that one) Most of the others I know of are against individual players. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2012, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insulting-phrases-about-sports-teams/635402/40 "2012-09-24T21:41:20Z")
The St. Louis Cardinals (aka “Redbirds”) during their less successful seasons are known as “Deadbirds.” Similarly when the NFL Cardinals (“Big Red”) played in St. Louis, their\* nom de failure \*was “Big Dead.” Going back to the 1950’s, the St. Louis Browns were “First in booze, first in shoes and last in the American League.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insulting-phrases-about-sports-teams/635402.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insulting-phrases-about-sports-teams/635402.md?page=3)