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Bears GM

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During the 1987 NFL strike, cute and humorous nicknames were pinned upon
the 28 NFL replacement teams. There were many variations, and to this day
football fans still use them for fun. I’m posting some of them. If you
know of some funny ones, please post!

Washington Redskins - Washington Deadskins
New York Giants - New York’s Giant Mistake
Dallas Cowboys - Dallas Cowpokes
Philadelphia Eagles - Philadelphia’s Illegal Eagles or Beagles
Arizona Cardinals - Arizona’s Cardinal Sin

Chicago Bears - Chicago’s Counterfeit Bears
Green Bay Packers - Green Bay Whackers
Minnesota Vikings - Minnesota Viqueens
Detroit Lions - ?
Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Tampa Bay Yuccanneers

San Francisco 49’ers - San Francisco Phoney-niners
Los Angeles Rams - Los Angeles Shams or Lambs
Atlanta Falcons - ?
New Orleans Saints - New Orleans Aint’s


Buffalo Bills - Boofalo Bills
New York Jets - New York Wets
Miami Dolphins - Miami’s Blowfish or Flipper
New England Patriots - New England Traitors or Patsies
Indianapolis Colts - ?

Cleveland Browns - ?
Cincinnati Bengals - ?
Houston Oilers - Houston Toilers
Pittsburgh Steelers - Pittsburgh Stealers

Kansas City Chiefs - Kansas City Chumps
Denver Broncos - ?
Los Angeles Raiders - ?
San Diego Chargers - ?
Seattle Seahawks - Seattle Seaweeds


George
Bea...@aol.com

MIKE L WILLETT

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Widjai van Dam

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In article <3vqkn1$4...@newsbf02.news.aol.com>,
bea...@aol.com (Bears GM) wrote:
:>During the 1987 NFL strike, cute and humorous nicknames were pinned upon

:>the 28 NFL replacement teams. There were many variations, and to this day
:>football fans still use them for fun. I’m posting some of them. If you
:>know of some funny ones, please post!
:>
:>Washington Redskins - Washington Deadskins
:>New York Giants - New York’s Giant Mistake
:>Dallas Cowboys - Dallas Cowpokes
:>Philadelphia Eagles - Philadelphia’s Illegal Eagles or Beagles
:>Arizona Cardinals - Arizona’s Cardinal Sin
(make that Phoenix Cardinal Sin at the time)
:>
:>Chicago Bears - Chicago’s Counterfeit Bears

:>Green Bay Packers - Green Bay Whackers
:>Minnesota Vikings - Minnesota Viqueens
:>Detroit Lions - ?
:>Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Tampa Bay Yuccanneers
:>
:>San Francisco 49’ers - San Francisco Phoney-niners
:>Los Angeles Rams - Los Angeles Shams or Lambs
:>Atlanta Falcons - ?
Atlanta Deadbirds
:>New Orleans Saints - New Orleans Aint’s
(they were called that way before the strike)
:>
:>
:>Buffalo Bills - Boofalo Bills
Buffalo Threedollar Bills

:>New York Jets - New York Wets
:>Miami Dolphins - Miami’s Blowfish or Flipper(s)
:>New England Patriots - New England Traitors or Patsies
Ex-Patriots
:>Indianapolis Colts - ?

:>
:>Cleveland Browns - ?
:>Cincinnati Bengals - ?
:>Houston Oilers - Houston Toilers
:>Pittsburgh Steelers - Pittsburgh Stealers
:>
:>Kansas City Chiefs - Kansas City Chumps
:>Denver Broncos - ?
:>Los Angeles Raiders - ?
LA Masqueraiders
:>San Diego Chargers - ?
SD Chargeless
:>Seattle Seahawks - Seattle Seaweeds
:>
:>
:>George
:>Bea...@aol.com
:>
:>
Any other takers?

-Widjai van Dam-

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Taz

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Aug 4, 1995, 3:00:00 AM8/4/95
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-> From: van...@dutsm1.tudelft.nl (Widjai van Dam)
-> Subject: Re: Humorous NFL Team Nicknames
->
-> In article <3vqkn1$4...@newsbf02.news.aol.com>,
-> bea...@aol.com (Bears GM) wrote:
-> :>During the 1987 NFL strike, cute and humorous nicknames were pinned
-> :>the 28 NFL replacement teams. There were many variations, and to t
-> :>football fans still use them for fun. I’m posting some of them.
-> :>know of some funny ones, please post!
-> :>
-> :>Washington Redskins - Washington Deadskins
-> :>New York Giants - New York’s Giant Mistake
-> :>Dallas Cowboys - Dallas Cowpokes
-> :>Philadelphia Eagles - Philadelphia’s Illegal Eagles or
-> Beagles :>Arizona Cardinals - Arizona’s Cardinal Sin
-> (make that Phoenix Cardinal Sin at the time)
-> :>
-> :>Chicago Bears - Chicago’s Counterfeit Bears
-> :>Green Bay Packers - Green Bay Whackers
-> :>Minnesota Vikings - Minnesota Viqueens
-> :>Detroit Lions - ?
-> :>Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Tampa Bay Yuccanneers
-> :>
-> :>San Francisco 49’ers - San Francisco Phoney-niners
-> :>Los Angeles Rams - Los Angeles Shams or Lambs
-> :>Atlanta Falcons - ?
-> Atlanta Deadbirds
-> :>New Orleans Saints - New Orleans Aint’s
-> (they were called that way before the strike)
-> :>
-> :>
-> :>Buffalo Bills - Boofalo Bills
-> Buffalo Threedollar Bills
-> :>New York Jets - New York Wets
-> :>Miami Dolphins - Miami’s Blowfish or Flipper(s)
-> :>New England Patriots - New England Traitors or Patsies
-> Ex-Patriots
-> :>Indianapolis Colts - ?
-> :>
-> :>Cleveland Browns - ?
-> :>Cincinnati Bengals - ?
-> :>Houston Oilers - Houston Toilers
-> :>Pittsburgh Steelers - Pittsburgh Stealers
-> :>
-> :>Kansas City Chiefs - Kansas City Chumps
-> :>Denver Broncos - ?
-> :>Los Angeles Raiders - ?
-> LA Masqueraiders
-> :>San Diego Chargers - ?
-> SD Chargeless
-> :>Seattle Seahawks - Seattle Seaweeds
-> :>
-> :>
-> :>George
-> :>Bea...@aol.com
-> :>
-> :>
-> Any other takers?
->
-> -Widjai van Dam-
->
-> =====================================================================
-> "NO, NO, NO, you got it all wrong ! That sound has nothing to do
-> with the burglar-alarm!" | GO PATRIOTS |
-> this e-mail address for replies: van...@dutsm1.tudelft.nl
-> =====================================================================
-> ==
Hey...Leave the 49ers alone!! They kick ass man!!! They are da best!!!
(Aside from me of course...:)...)
TaZ

Arthur Hlavaty

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Aug 5, 1995, 3:00:00 AM8/5/95
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Green Bay Peckers
New York Jests
Cincinnati Bungles

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Samir Siddiqui

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Aug 5, 1995, 3:00:00 AM8/5/95
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Widjai van Dam (van...@dutsm1.tudelft.nl) wrote:
: In article <3vqkn1$4...@newsbf02.news.aol.com>,
: bea...@aol.com (Bears GM) wrote:
: :>During the 1987 NFL strike, cute and humorous nicknames were pinned upon
: :>the 28 NFL replacement teams. There were many variations, and to this day
: :>football fans still use them for fun. I’m posting some of them. If you
: :>know of some funny ones, please post!
: :>
: :>Washington Redskins - Washington Deadskins (Foreskins)
: :>New York Giants - New York’s Giant Mistake
: :>Dallas Cowboys - Dallas Cowpokes
: :>Philadelphia Eagles - Philadelphia’s Illegal Eagles or Beagles

: :>Arizona Cardinals - Arizona’s Cardinal Sin
: (make that Phoenix Cardinal Sin at the time)
: :>
: :>Chicago Bears - Chicago’s Counterfeit Bears (Squares)
: :>Green Bay Packers - Green Bay Whackers
: :>Minnesota Vikings - Minnesota Viqueens
: :>Detroit Lions - ?
: :>Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Tampa Bay Yuccanneers
: :>
: :>San Francisco 49’ers - San Francisco Phoney-niners( 40-whiners)
: :>Los Angeles Rams - Los Angeles Shams or Lambs (Hams)
: :>Atlanta Falcons - ?
: Atlanta Deadbirds
: :>New Orleans Saints - New Orleans Aint’s
: (they were called that way before the strike)
: :>
: :>
: :>Buffalo Bills - Boofalo Bills
: Buffalo Threedollar Bills
: :>New York Jets - New York Wets
: :>Miami Dolphins - Miami’s Blowfish or Flipper(s)
: :>New England Patriots - New England Traitors or Patsies
: Ex-Patriots
: :>Indianapolis Colts - ?( Dolts)
: :>
: :>Cleveland Browns - ?
: :>Cincinnati Bengals - ?
: :>Houston Oilers - Houston Toilers
: :>Pittsburgh Steelers - Pittsburgh Stealers (Feelers)
: :>
: :>Kansas City Chiefs - Kansas City Chumps (Briefs) (Griefs)
: :>Denver Broncos - ? (Mules) (Donkeys)????
: :>Los Angeles Raiders - ?
: LA Masqueraiders (Traitors,) (Traders)
: :>San Diego Chargers - ?
: SD Chargeless (MasterChargers)
: :>Seattle Seahawks - Seattle Seaweeds (Peacocks)
: :>
: :>
: :>George
: :>Bea...@aol.com
: :>
: :>
: Any other takers?

: -Widjai van Dam-

: =======================================================================
: "NO, NO, NO, you got it all wrong ! That sound has nothing to do
: with the burglar-alarm!" | GO PATRIOTS |
: this e-mail address for replies: van...@dutsm1.tudelft.nl
: =======================================================================

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Don S.

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Aug 7, 1995, 3:00:00 AM8/7/95
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In article <3vqkn1$4...@newsbf02.news.aol.com>, <bea...@aol.com> writes:

Tampa Bay Suckaneers (Tampa Bay Sucks/Bucs)


CaseyJonz

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Aug 7, 1995, 3:00:00 AM8/7/95
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How about the Jaguars and the Panthers......Those seem pretty humorous!

James E Sexton

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Samir Siddiqui (af...@ccn.cs.dal.ca) wrote:
: Widjai van Dam (van...@dutsm1.tudelft.nl) wrote:
: : bea...@aol.com (Bears GM) wrote:
: : :>Buffalo Bills - Boofalo Bills
: : Buffalo Threedollar Bills
Buffoons, the Buffalo Willies

: : :>Cleveland Browns - ?
the Brownies

: : :>Pittsburgh Steelers - Pittsburgh Stealers (Feelers)
Pittspuke, the Stillers

: : :>Denver Broncos - ? (Mules) (Donkeys)????
the Brontos (as in Brontosaurus)

: : :>San Diego Chargers - ?
Carters (as in Jimmy)

Of course, this is leaving out the more obscene nicks ;-)

jim
GO BROWNS!

Philip D. Tucker

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Aug 9, 1995, 3:00:00 AM8/9/95
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My favorite was the Rhinestone Cowboys.

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Ahti Eric Rovainen

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Aug 17, 1995, 3:00:00 AM8/17/95
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How about these, hope they haven't all just been listed:

San Francisco 69ers
LA Lambs (now obsolete)
New England Patsies
Mylanta Falcons
Big Dead (The Cardinals are known as the Big Red)
Oilers & Packers (made infamous by In Living Color)
New Orleans Aints
Chicago Cubs (doubly insulting)
New Jersey Giants, New Jersey Jets
Kans-Ass City Chiefs, Kansas Shitty Chiefs

PS: Is Taranto an .edu-er? If so, he should be here soon!


Dru Jacobs

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Aug 18, 1995, 3:00:00 AM8/18/95
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To be known as the "Buffalo Bills" of anything is as insulting as it
can possibly get ...

I remember that Carrot Top comic with his Buffalo Bills helmet tissue
dispenser ... very funny stuff!

Go Bengals! GO! ... BRONCOS!

From the fertile training grounds of America's future Olympic champions,

Boulder, Colorado

Tony --> Atlanta '96 - Nagano '98 - Sydney 2000 - Salt Lake City 2002!!!

John Rickey Stepanick

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Sep 11, 1995, 3:00:00 AM9/11/95
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Widjai van Dam (van...@dutsm1.tudelft.nl) wrote:
: In article <3vqkn1$4...@newsbf02.news.aol.com>,
: bea...@aol.com (Bears GM) wrote:
: :>During the 1987 NFL strike, cute and humorous nicknames were pinned upon
: :>the 28 NFL replacement teams. There were many variations, and to this day
: :>football fans still use them for fun. I’m posting some of them. If you
: :>know of some funny ones, please post!
: :>
: :>Washington Redskins - Washington Deadskins
: :>New York Giants - New York’s Giant Mistake
: :>Dallas Cowboys - Dallas Awesome Cowboys

: :>Philadelphia Eagles - Philadelphia’s Illegal Eagles or Beagles
: :>Arizona Cardinals - Arizona’s Cardinal Sin
: (make that Phoenix Cardinal Sin at the time)
: :>
: :>Chicago Bears - Chicago’s Counterfeit Bears
: :>Green Bay Packers - Green Bay Whackers
: :>Minnesota Vikings - Minnesota Viqueens
: :>Detroit Lions - ?
: :>Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Tampa Bay Yuccanneers
: :>
: :>San Francisco 49’ers - San Francisco Phoney-niners
: :>Los Angeles Rams - Los Angeles Shams or Lambs
: :>Atlanta Falcons - ?
: Atlanta Deadbirds
: :>New Orleans Saints - New Orleans Aint’s
: (they were called that way before the strike)
: :>
: :>
: :>Buffalo Bills - Boofalo Bills
: Buffalo Threedollar Bills
: :>New York Jets - New York Wets
: :>Miami Dolphins - Miami’s Blowfish or Flipper(s)
: :>New England Patriots - New England Traitors or Patsies
: Ex-Patriots
: :>Indianapolis Colts - ?
: :>
: :>Cleveland Browns - ?
: :>Cincinnati Bengals - ?
: :>Houston Oilers - Houston Toilers
: :>Pittsburgh Steelers - Pittsburgh Stealers
: :>
: :>Kansas City Chiefs - Kansas City Chumps
: :>Denver Broncos - ?

: :>Los Angeles Raiders - ?
: LA Masqueraiders
: :>San Diego Chargers - ?
: SD Chargeless

: :>Seattle Seahawks - Seattle Seaweeds
: :>
: :>
: :>George
: :>Bea...@aol.com
: :>
: :>
: Any other takers?

: -Widjai van Dam-

: =======================================================================
: "NO, NO, NO, you got it all wrong ! That sound has nothing to do
: with the burglar-alarm!" | GO PATRIOTS |
: this e-mail address for replies: van...@dutsm1.tudelft.nl
: =======================================================================

--

John Rickey Stepanick
d011...@dcfreenet.seflin.lib.fl.us


Mark Ponton

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> : :>Detroit Lions - ?

Detroit Liars


> : :>Indianapolis Colts - ?

Indianapolis Dolts

> : :>Cleveland Browns - ?

Cleveland Clowns

> : :>Cincinnati Bengals - ?

Cincinnati Bungles

> : :>Denver Broncos - ?

Denver Doncos

> : :>Los Angeles Raiders - ?

OAKLAND Faders


cra...@wkar.msu.edu

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In article <431qcb$5...@bcfreenet.seflin.lib.fl.us> d011...@dcfreenet.seflin.lib.fl.us (John Rickey Stepanick) writes:
>From: d011...@dcfreenet.seflin.lib.fl.us (John Rickey Stepanick)

>Subject: Re: Humorous NFL Team Nicknames
>Date: 11 Sep 1995 17:07:23 GMT

>: :>Los Angeles Raiders - ?

>: LA Masqueraiders
>: :>San Diego Chargers - ?
>: SD Chargeless
>: :>Seattle Seahawks - Seattle Seaweeds
>: :>
>: :>
>: :>George
>: :>Bea...@aol.com
>: :>
>: :>
>: Any other takers?

>: -Widjai van Dam-

>: =======================================================================
>: "NO, NO, NO, you got it all wrong ! That sound has nothing to do
>: with the burglar-alarm!" | GO PATRIOTS |
>: this e-mail address for replies: van...@dutsm1.tudelft.nl
>: =======================================================================

>--

>John Rickey Stepanick
>d011...@dcfreenet.seflin.lib.fl.us

How about this one....... The Detroit Lie-downs

snuh....@nerdshack.com

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How about...

The Dallas Cowchips... the San Francisco Forty-Whiners...


Wait... thats what I always call those teams anyways.

- Snuh


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timothy....@waldenu.edu

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On Thursday, August 3, 1995 at 3:00:00 AM UTC-4, Bears GM wrote:
> During the 1987 NFL strike, cute and humorous nicknames were pinned upon
> the 28 NFL replacement teams. There were many variations, and to this day
> football fans still use them for fun. I'm posting some of them. If you
> know of some funny ones, please post!
>
> Washington Redskins - Washington Deadskins
> New York Giants - New York's Giant Mistake
> Dallas Cowboys - Dallas Cowpokes
> Philadelphia Eagles - Philadelphia's Illegal Eagles or Beagles
> Arizona Cardinals - Arizona's Cardinal Sin
>
> Chicago Bears - Chicago's Counterfeit Bears
> Green Bay Packers - Green Bay Whackers
> Minnesota Vikings - Minnesota Viqueens
> Detroit Lions - ?
> Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Tampa Bay Yuccanneers
>
> San Francisco 49'ers - San Francisco Phoney-niners
> Los Angeles Rams - Los Angeles Shams or Lambs
> Atlanta Falcons - ?
> New Orleans Saints - New Orleans Aint's
>
>
> Buffalo Bills - Boofalo Bills
> New York Jets - New York Wets
> Miami Dolphins - Miami's Blowfish or Flipper
> New England Patriots - New England Traitors or Patsies
> Indianapolis Colts - ?
>
> Cleveland Browns - ?
> Cincinnati Bengals - ?
> Houston Oilers - Houston Toilers
> Pittsburgh Steelers - Pittsburgh Stealers
>
> Kansas City Chiefs - Kansas City Chumps
> Denver Broncos - ?
> Los Angeles Raiders - ?
> San Diego Chargers - ?
> Seattle Seahawks - Seattle Seaweeds
>
>
> George
> Bea...@aol.com

Detroit Lyins.
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