Clockwork Posted May 3, 2005 Share Posted May 3, 2005 Last night, I was watching the Nuggets basketball game. They have a player on their team named Nene. No last name, just Nene. I thought to myself, wouldnt it be funny if the Bills went Madonna and just switched their name to "The Buffaloes"? That being said, it would never happen. What exactly is a "Bill" anyway? Are we a collection of a singular cowboys, who happened to be named Bill? Buffalo Bill? Anyway, something to get a good laugh at. Q- "What team does McGahee play for"? A - "The Buffaloes"! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dib Posted May 3, 2005 Share Posted May 3, 2005 Here's a singular name. Dork. Hmmm lets see, the University of Colorado might have a say about someone else being called: The Buffaloes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fezmid Posted May 3, 2005 Share Posted May 3, 2005 http://www.buffalobills.com/history/BillsName.jsp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clockwork Posted May 3, 2005 Author Share Posted May 3, 2005 Here's a singular name. Dork. Hmmm lets see, the University of Colorado might have a say about someone else being called: The Buffaloes 326772[/snapback] Thanks for that. I am sure all of the Eagles and Hawks in college are mad about having pro teams named after them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramius Posted May 3, 2005 Share Posted May 3, 2005 Thanks for that. I am sure all of the Eagles and Hawks in college are mad about having pro teams named after them. 326777[/snapback] yah exactly...no one seems to care that there are about 84 college teams called the Wildcats... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckincincy Posted May 3, 2005 Share Posted May 3, 2005 How about renaming them the Buffalo EZ-Widers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkady Renko Posted May 3, 2005 Share Posted May 3, 2005 The Buffalo Bills is one of the most creative team names in sports. Very few team names incorporate the city name. Unless you count the Los Angeles Angels of Southern California at Anaheim, but there they actually are the The Angels Angles if translated literally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaska Darin Posted May 3, 2005 Share Posted May 3, 2005 How about the Buffalo "taxed everyone the fug out of the area." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkady Renko Posted May 3, 2005 Share Posted May 3, 2005 How about the Buffalo "taxed everyone the fug out of the area." 326862[/snapback] Well, you could say that an alternative reading of the current name certainly addresses a motivation for leaving Western NY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobblehead Posted May 3, 2005 Share Posted May 3, 2005 http://www.buffalobills.com/history/BillsName.jsp 326775[/snapback] What the real history of the naming of the Buffalo Bills should have been: "Following the 1946 season, in a move foretelling what was to become of Erie County, some guy was given $500 for creating some overdone, confusing, sketchy comparison to oil companies, land surveying and travelling road shows to create the team name when all that was needed in the first place was to say that the football team should be named after "Buffalo Bill Cody". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted May 3, 2005 Share Posted May 3, 2005 How about the Buffalo "taxed everyone the fug out of the area." Bitter....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnTheRocks Posted May 3, 2005 Share Posted May 3, 2005 Last night, I was watching the Nuggets basketball game. They have a player on their team named Nene. No last name, just Nene. I thought to myself, wouldnt it be funny if the Bills went Madonna and just switched their name to "The Buffaloes"? That being said, it would never happen. What exactly is a "Bill" anyway? Are we a collection of a singular cowboys, who happened to be named Bill? Buffalo Bill? Anyway, something to get a good laugh at. Q- "What team does McGahee play for"? A - "The Buffaloes"! 326768[/snapback] i hate to be trivial.....but what exactly is the funny idea? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clockwork Posted May 3, 2005 Author Share Posted May 3, 2005 i hate to be trivial.....but what exactly is the funny idea? 326973[/snapback] Calling them simply "The Buffaloes". Apparantly my sense of humor doesn't translate well on a messageboard. It seems a lot funnier when I said it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted May 3, 2005 Share Posted May 3, 2005 i hate to be trivial.....but what exactly is the funny idea? 326973[/snapback] Well see, they're called the Buffalo Bills, but what does that really mean in the grand scheme of things, afterall, the Chicago Bears tells you that they are a bunch of mean hombres, or the SF 49ers bring back memories of the gold rush, or the Los Angeles Lakers remind everyone of the beautiful lakes surrounding LA, or the Miami Dolphins remind everyone of the only male mammel without external genitalia, or the Seattle Sonics, you know what a sonic is don't you, then there's the Cleveland Browns, that one says it all. Whats not funny about that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan Trapped in Pats Land Posted May 3, 2005 Share Posted May 3, 2005 How about the Buffalo "taxed everyone the fug out of the area." 326862[/snapback] Yeah, crippling taxes there. It's all relative. Try Massachusetts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Plastic Cup Posted May 3, 2005 Share Posted May 3, 2005 How about renaming them the Buffalo EZ-Widers? 326851[/snapback] And start all the games at 4:20. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkady Renko Posted May 3, 2005 Share Posted May 3, 2005 Yeah, crippling taxes there. It's all relative. Try Massachusetts. 326992[/snapback] Last I heard, New York as a state, had well-surpassed the tax burden in Massachusetts. Of course, a lot of Massachusettsians are still moving to New Hampshire to escape taxes. Then, while they are there, they suddenly want extra services that NH doesn't offer so they support politicians who raise taxes and that former libertarian utopia continues its slow death. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chalkie Gerzowski Posted May 3, 2005 Share Posted May 3, 2005 The Buffalo Malaise head coach Jimmy Carter leads his troops onto the field..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaska Darin Posted May 3, 2005 Share Posted May 3, 2005 Yeah, crippling taxes there. It's all relative. Try Massachusetts. 326992[/snapback] Except it's not. But what do I know? I've only lived all over the country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckincincy Posted May 3, 2005 Share Posted May 3, 2005 Except it's not. But what do I know? I've only lived all over the country. 327280[/snapback] Outstanding warrants? Any of them hit statutes of limitation yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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