Just today, I noticed something very disturbing

[harmonicon]

I've been exposed to this my entire life, and I don't know why I never noticed it or felt as creeped out by it as I do now:

The Toronto Maple Leafs hockey team. LEAFS!!!!!!!!!! LEAFS?!!?!?!?!?!??!!?

Jesus fucking christ, people!!! Fuck anything good I ever said about Canada. This should not stand. It's more sickening than "The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim".

[Generic Brad]

1. You just noticed?

You must feel like a sap about it.

[Iggo]

3. Ha! Sap!

Ba-dump, psh!!!

:rofl:

[harmonicon]

4. *rimshot* yes, I do.

I think it was just one of those things, like Santa, from my childhood that I didn't question. However, unlike Santa, it was not made-up, and thus not requiring the same level of scrutiny.

[rockymountaindem]

2. I know. It should be Toronto Maple Leaves

As in, every year the Stanley Cup leaves Toronto because some other team wins it.

[Oeditpus Rex]

5. I'd rather a name like that than the Visalia Rawhide

or the Bakersfield Blaze or the Lake Elsinore Storm.



Or the St. Louis Collective Noun.



Or the Oxford Comma.

[harmonicon]

9. Oxford Comma is good

I'll have my people look into a move.

[MrScorpio]

6. We've got RED WINGS

Try that on for size!

[harmonicon]

10. I love the Red Wings!!

We don't have RRRrrrrrrrrrreeedd Wingzzz or some shit like that.

[ghostsofgiants]

7. They're hockey players though.

They got through school on their athletic ability and charm, not their spelling and grammar skills.

[SoxFan]

8. Hey, they've only been around for what, 100 years?

[harmonicon]

11. 100 years of shame.