# What are some good softball team names made up of housekeepers?? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 10, 2019, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-good-softball-team-names-made-up-of-housekeepers/829284 "2019-02-10T17:19:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bobbyjohnford](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/54ee81/32.png) [@bobbyjohnford](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobbyjohnford)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2019, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-good-softball-team-names-made-up-of-housekeepers/829284/1 "2019-02-10T17:19:23Z")
We have a company team, but our department is Hotel housekeeping. What are some clever names we could use for our team? ---
**Author:** ![Alpha\_Twit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alpha_twit/32/265_2.png) [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2019, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-good-softball-team-names-made-up-of-housekeepers/829284/2 "2019-02-10T17:20:05Z")
The Clean Sweeps ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2019, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-good-softball-team-names-made-up-of-housekeepers/829284/3 "2019-02-10T17:23:33Z")
Who bats clean-up? Reported for forum change. ---
**Author:** ![betterlifethroughchemistry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/betterlifethroughchemistry/32/3094_2.png) [@betterlifethroughchemistry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/betterlifethroughchemistry)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2019, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-good-softball-team-names-made-up-of-housekeepers/829284/4 "2019-02-10T17:37:01Z")
> [@Alpha\_Twit](#): > > The Clean Sweeps This looks like a winner…certainly better than my initial thoughts: The Bed Bugs The Dust Mites ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2019, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-good-softball-team-names-made-up-of-housekeepers/829284/5 "2019-02-10T17:44:18Z")
> [@betterlifethroughchemistry](#): > > This looks like a winner…certainly better than my initial thoughts: > > The Bed Bugs > The Dust Mites Clean Sweeps for sure. That was the first thing that came to mind. ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2019, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-good-softball-team-names-made-up-of-housekeepers/829284/6 "2019-02-10T17:50:59Z")
**Moderator Action** > [@running\_coach](#): > > Who bats clean-up? > > Reported for forum change. Off to IMHO (from GQ). ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2019, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-good-softball-team-names-made-up-of-housekeepers/829284/7 "2019-02-10T18:20:03Z")
The Drain Snakes. ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2019, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-good-softball-team-names-made-up-of-housekeepers/829284/8 "2019-02-10T18:27:35Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > Who bats clean-up? I was thinking the Clean-up Hitters. If the team is horrible you could always go with Vacuum Runners, because they suck. ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2019, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-good-softball-team-names-made-up-of-housekeepers/829284/9 "2019-02-10T19:26:55Z")
Clean Sweep is just perfect, props to Alpha Twit. My only suggestion would be to make it singular instead of plural; “Clean Sweep” vs. “The Clean Sweeps” ---
**Author:** ![Alpha\_Twit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alpha_twit/32/265_2.png) [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2019, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-good-softball-team-names-made-up-of-housekeepers/829284/10 "2019-02-10T20:10:25Z")
> [@Velocity](#): > > Clean Sweep is just perfect, props to Alpha Twit… Many thanks. > [@Velocity](#): > > …My only suggestion would be to make it singular instead of plural; “Clean Sweep” vs. “The Clean Sweeps” I can flow with that. ---
**Author:** ![BobBitchin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7ea924/32.png) [@BobBitchin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobBitchin)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2019, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-good-softball-team-names-made-up-of-housekeepers/829284/11 "2019-02-10T20:22:57Z")
The Dust Busters The Clean Up Crew Maid to Win ---
**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:** [February 10, 2019, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-good-softball-team-names-made-up-of-housekeepers/829284/12 "2019-02-10T22:08:58Z")
Batting Clean Up Nature Abhors Clean Your Clock Sam and Dave A Surfeit of Yellow The Bishop! ---
**Author:** ![The\_King\_of\_Soup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a87d85/32.png) [@The\_King\_of\_Soup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_King_of_Soup)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2019, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-good-softball-team-names-made-up-of-housekeepers/829284/13 "2019-02-10T23:27:05Z")
The Dust Bunnies. The Mop Tops. The Hoovervillians. Or maybe Hoovervillains. Humbly, The Scrubs. ---
**Author:** ![Ulfreida](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ulfreida/32/8014_2.png) [@Ulfreida](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulfreida)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2019, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-good-softball-team-names-made-up-of-housekeepers/829284/14 "2019-02-10T23:49:46Z")
The Blazing Mops? ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2019, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-good-softball-team-names-made-up-of-housekeepers/829284/15 "2019-02-11T00:24:59Z")
The Hazels (“Shirley Booth strikes out Babe Ruth”) The Alices (“Home plate’s behind the oven”) The Helgas (“Ya gotta move the tree, to get to Base Three!”) ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2019, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-good-softball-team-names-made-up-of-housekeepers/829284/16 "2019-02-11T00:35:03Z")
Hazels Hitters Diamond Dusters ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2019, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-good-softball-team-names-made-up-of-housekeepers/829284/17 "2019-02-11T00:36:49Z")
Take it to the Housekeepers ---
**Author:** ![TSBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/77aa72/32.png) [@TSBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TSBG)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2019, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-good-softball-team-names-made-up-of-housekeepers/829284/18 "2019-02-11T00:38:42Z")
> [@ZipperJJ](#): > > Take it to the Housekeepers Shoot, I was going to post that and luckily took the time to read the thread first. ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2019, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-good-softball-team-names-made-up-of-housekeepers/829284/19 "2019-02-11T02:59:06Z")
> [@ZipperJJ](#): > > Take it to the Housekeepers Problem is, “Take it to” usually means “beat badly.” i.e., “Clemson really took it to Alabama last night; they beat Bama 44-16.” ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2019, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-good-softball-team-names-made-up-of-housekeepers/829284/20 "2019-02-11T10:50:37Z")
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