Nickname Forcing
Hello assembled gentlemen and lady, I'm Brad and I am here to discuss a recent outbreak of that most horrednous disease, Nickname Forcing. This disease is at times known as Chris Bermanism or ESPNitis. Known sufferers are Linda Cohn, Stuart Scott and the namesake of the disease, Chris Berman.
The danger of this scourge is that it leads to a bunch of grown men (and woman) sounding like nothing more than a bunch of junior high kids, trying desperately to be cool. While it has been established that there is nothing cooler than a nickname that just seems to flow (ie. The Wizard of Oz) it has also been established that nothing sounds so stupid as a nickname that is forced (ie. Curtis "My Favorite" Martin).
I plead with you, the kind citizens of LGT, to not fall into the plague of ESPN with the rest of the world. Do not succumb to the pressure to give Ben Francisco a nickname, do not call Grady anything but Grady, don't be Linda Cohn and call Victor Martinez "V-Mart." I pray of you, let us rise above the fray. Let us call players by the names that their parents argued over for so long before bestowing them.
I leave it to you, my friends, to keep this a place free of this horrific malady. Only you can prevent Nickname Forcing.
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by Rayman on Jul 4, 2007 1:28 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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by homelytourist on Jul 4, 2007 1:38 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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End of discussion.
by Proder1039 on Jul 4, 2007 1:39 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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by nickjs21 on Jul 4, 2007 3:30 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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None of the other ones bother me. I just like them more when they are organic .. like 'Pronk' or 'Quadzilla'.
by Toxicadam on Jul 4, 2007 8:47 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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by Brick. on Jul 4, 2007 9:01 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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by Gradysmanldy on Jul 4, 2007 10:49 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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by ploni on Jul 4, 2007 11:09 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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That's the real Chris Berman disease. That tub of goo can't play any of the games he covers.
by mauichuck on Jul 4, 2007 11:25 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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by nickjs21 on Jul 4, 2007 11:46 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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The Gark Horse
The Great Delluch (I haven't decided on a spelling here)
by thetravishalffull on Jul 4, 2007 1:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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N-Fan signing off.
by NickFantana on Jul 4, 2007 1:42 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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by fleerdon on Jul 4, 2007 3:39 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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-Butch Cassancourt and the Sunrez Kid
-Fist of Iron and Fist of Steel ("...if the right don't getcha, the left one will")
-the School of Athens and the Stanza della Segnatura
(thanks, Wikipedia!
-Raf3PO and Raf2D2
-Rocksteady and Beebop
by fleerdon on Jul 4, 2007 3:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

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