# Lions and Tigers and Bears, oh meh. We can do better. Contribute a clever sports team nickname!
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lions-and-tigers-and-bears-oh-meh-we-can-do-better-contribute-a-clever-sports-team-nickname/764094
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [August 27, 2016, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lions-and-tigers-and-bears-oh-meh-we-can-do-better-contribute-a-clever-sports-team-nickname/764094 "2016-08-27T00:33:57Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2016, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lions-and-tigers-and-bears-oh-meh-we-can-do-better-contribute-a-clever-sports-team-nickname/764094/1 "2016-08-27T00:33:57Z")
Any city, state, province, parish, country, continent eligible.
What sports team nickname would you like to see?
I’ll start us off:
**The Houston Wehaveaproblems**.
mmm
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### Author:  [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2016, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lions-and-tigers-and-bears-oh-meh-we-can-do-better-contribute-a-clever-sports-team-nickname/764094/2 "2016-08-27T02:23:54Z")
funny you made this thread … apparently new NHL vegas hockey team had so many naming problems that they picked something everyone hated …
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### Author:  [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2016, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lions-and-tigers-and-bears-oh-meh-we-can-do-better-contribute-a-clever-sports-team-nickname/764094/3 "2016-08-27T02:47:15Z")
Nashville Cats. Known for their clean style of play.
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### Author:  [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2016, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lions-and-tigers-and-bears-oh-meh-we-can-do-better-contribute-a-clever-sports-team-nickname/764094/4 "2016-08-27T02:54:19Z")
Really exists, and is probably my favorite: Arkansas School for the Deaf Leopards.
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### Author:  [@Punoqllads](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Punoqllads)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2016, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lions-and-tigers-and-bears-oh-meh-we-can-do-better-contribute-a-clever-sports-team-nickname/764094/5 "2016-08-27T04:41:57Z")
The Santa Clara Vampires.
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### Author:  [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2016, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lions-and-tigers-and-bears-oh-meh-we-can-do-better-contribute-a-clever-sports-team-nickname/764094/6 "2016-08-27T04:51:35Z")
The Tuskeegee Experimentals. :eek:
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### Author:  [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2016, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lions-and-tigers-and-bears-oh-meh-we-can-do-better-contribute-a-clever-sports-team-nickname/764094/7 "2016-08-27T06:57:40Z")
All the teams on **The Adventures of Pete and Pete** were called The Squids.
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### Author:  [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2016, 8:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lions-and-tigers-and-bears-oh-meh-we-can-do-better-contribute-a-clever-sports-team-nickname/764094/8 "2016-08-27T08:41:11Z")
The Hoosier Daddies.
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### Author:  [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2016, 9:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lions-and-tigers-and-bears-oh-meh-we-can-do-better-contribute-a-clever-sports-team-nickname/764094/9 "2016-08-27T09:49:01Z")
Introducing the Albuquerque bowling team, the Turkeys.
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### Author:  [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2016, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lions-and-tigers-and-bears-oh-meh-we-can-do-better-contribute-a-clever-sports-team-nickname/764094/10 "2016-08-27T11:13:37Z")
The Lubbock Bullocks.
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### Author:  [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2016, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lions-and-tigers-and-bears-oh-meh-we-can-do-better-contribute-a-clever-sports-team-nickname/764094/11 "2016-08-27T11:18:50Z")
The Westchester Chestbursters.
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### Author:  [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2016, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lions-and-tigers-and-bears-oh-meh-we-can-do-better-contribute-a-clever-sports-team-nickname/764094/12 "2016-08-27T11:41:50Z")
The Hamburg Erhelpers
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### Author:  [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2016, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lions-and-tigers-and-bears-oh-meh-we-can-do-better-contribute-a-clever-sports-team-nickname/764094/13 "2016-08-27T11:57:36Z")
Any one of Hermes’ exclamations from _Futurama_ would work.
Sweet Gorillas of Manila.
Sweet Ponies of Sierra Leone.
Sweet Guinea Pigs of Winnipeg.
Sweet Sacred Boas of West and Eastern Samoa.
Sweet Kookaburras of Edinburgh.
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### Author:  [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2016, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lions-and-tigers-and-bears-oh-meh-we-can-do-better-contribute-a-clever-sports-team-nickname/764094/14 "2016-08-27T12:35:43Z")
Well, if the university I graduated from ever decided to change the sport team names, they could be _The Cranes_.
Currently they are the _Ichabods_.
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### Author:  [@Go\_Arachnid\_Laser\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Go_Arachnid_Laser_1)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2016, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lions-and-tigers-and-bears-oh-meh-we-can-do-better-contribute-a-clever-sports-team-nickname/764094/15 "2016-08-27T13:38:07Z")
The Phoenix Phoenixes.
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### Author:  [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2016, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lions-and-tigers-and-bears-oh-meh-we-can-do-better-contribute-a-clever-sports-team-nickname/764094/16 "2016-08-27T14:17:44Z")
The Minnesota Jerks
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### Author:  [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2016, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lions-and-tigers-and-bears-oh-meh-we-can-do-better-contribute-a-clever-sports-team-nickname/764094/17 "2016-08-27T14:36:34Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#):
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> The Westchester Chestbursters.
The Westchester Jesters
The Westchester Molesters
The Westchester Lemon Zesters
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### Author:  [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2016, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lions-and-tigers-and-bears-oh-meh-we-can-do-better-contribute-a-clever-sports-team-nickname/764094/18 "2016-08-27T14:56:43Z")
I want to buy the Washington Redskins, and change the name to the Washington Honkies.
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### Author:  [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2016, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lions-and-tigers-and-bears-oh-meh-we-can-do-better-contribute-a-clever-sports-team-nickname/764094/19 "2016-08-27T15:15:10Z")
The most obvious answer, the Cleveland Steamers. There is a company called that that makes hot dog cookers. They have to hate the fact that name is used for something nasty.
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### Author:  [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2016, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lions-and-tigers-and-bears-oh-meh-we-can-do-better-contribute-a-clever-sports-team-nickname/764094/20 "2016-08-27T15:19:57Z")
No fair reusing [any of these](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fictional_sports_teams).
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