# substitute, subtract, add a letter to team name **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [February 15, 2011, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/substitute-subtract-add-a-letter-to-team-name/571490 "2011-02-15T19:39:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2011, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/substitute-subtract-add-a-letter-to-team-name/571490/1 "2011-02-15T19:39:08Z")
The New York Meats, for example. New Jersey Nyets or Colorado Rookies or San Antonio Spurms or Boston Red Ox or Chicago Cubes ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2011, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/substitute-subtract-add-a-letter-to-team-name/571490/2 "2011-02-15T19:56:21Z")
New York Jests. ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2011, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/substitute-subtract-add-a-letter-to-team-name/571490/3 "2011-02-15T20:03:02Z")
Texas Angers ---
**Author:** ![Asympotically\_fat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e47c2d/32.png) [@Asympotically\_fat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asympotically_fat)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2011, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/substitute-subtract-add-a-letter-to-team-name/571490/4 "2011-02-15T20:18:43Z")
If you remove enough letters from Scunthorpe United you get something not very nice. ---
**Author:** ![pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2011, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/substitute-subtract-add-a-letter-to-team-name/571490/5 "2011-02-15T20:20:29Z")
It’s my favorite thing in the world. ---
**Author:** ![pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2011, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/substitute-subtract-add-a-letter-to-team-name/571490/6 "2011-02-15T20:21:38Z")
I mean “nite” of course. I love the nite. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2011, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/substitute-subtract-add-a-letter-to-team-name/571490/7 "2011-02-15T20:22:52Z")
Green Boy Pack Hers ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2011, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/substitute-subtract-add-a-letter-to-team-name/571490/8 "2011-02-15T20:23:38Z")
One of the most well-known examples, from back in the day when they were terrible: New Orleans Aints ---
**Author:** ![pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2011, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/substitute-subtract-add-a-letter-to-team-name/571490/9 "2011-02-15T20:27:11Z")
Los Angeles Codgers ---
**Author:** ![freckafree](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/freckafree/32/3050_2.png) [@freckafree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freckafree)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2011, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/substitute-subtract-add-a-letter-to-team-name/571490/10 "2011-02-15T20:31:10Z")
Cleveland Drowns ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_jeffrey_lebowski/32/215_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Jeffrey_Lebowski)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2011, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/substitute-subtract-add-a-letter-to-team-name/571490/11 "2011-02-15T20:33:50Z")
Carolina Panters ---
**Author:** ![soulmurk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b782af/32.png) [@soulmurk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/soulmurk)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2011, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/substitute-subtract-add-a-letter-to-team-name/571490/12 "2011-02-15T20:39:33Z")
Miami Cheat Sacramento Kinks Los Angeles Fakers St. Louis Crams Baltimore Cravens Dallas Cowtoys Pittsburgh Stealers ---
**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:** [February 15, 2011, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/substitute-subtract-add-a-letter-to-team-name/571490/13 "2011-02-15T20:49:48Z")
Kansas City Chefs Indianapolis Cots Chicago Subs Detroit Ligers ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2011, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/substitute-subtract-add-a-letter-to-team-name/571490/14 "2011-02-15T21:03:25Z")
Buffalo Biles ---
**Author:** ![markdash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@markdash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markdash)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2011, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/substitute-subtract-add-a-letter-to-team-name/571490/15 "2011-02-15T21:09:13Z")
San Francisco 69ers ---
**Author:** ![Scuba\_Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2011, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/substitute-subtract-add-a-letter-to-team-name/571490/16 "2011-02-15T21:17:34Z")
Washington Reedskins (band name!) Baltimore Borioles Washington Gizards. DC Untied (okay, that’s a transposition, close enough) ---
**Author:** ![Shark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/73ab20/32.png) [@Shark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shark)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2011, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/substitute-subtract-add-a-letter-to-team-name/571490/17 "2011-02-15T21:43:33Z")
Indianapolis Dolts Cincinnati Rods Philadelphia Chillies Utah Jizz ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2011, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/substitute-subtract-add-a-letter-to-team-name/571490/18 "2011-02-15T22:11:30Z")
Oakland 'Roiders Washington Notionals. Anaheim Pucks San Jose Shirks San Antonio Spurns ---
**Author:** ![villa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/bc79bd/32.png) [@villa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/villa)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2011, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/substitute-subtract-add-a-letter-to-team-name/571490/19 "2011-02-15T22:57:01Z")
The much loathed and whining Philadelphia Beagles. ---
**Author:** ![Jenaroph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@Jenaroph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenaroph)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2011, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/substitute-subtract-add-a-letter-to-team-name/571490/20 "2011-02-15T23:53:15Z")
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