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Sep 20, 2005, 07:21 AM
 
Badminton New Zealand appear to be going soft on adopting the controversial Black Cocks tag for the national team.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,...5a1823,00.html
     
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Sep 20, 2005, 07:35 AM
 
ALERT: Rule #8 Violation.

Care to tell us what you think about this, Zimphy?

I think it is hilarious--What do you say when someone is traded from the team? He got "cut"!--but it would still be good to know what you think.
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Sep 20, 2005, 07:40 AM
 
Blue sabers.
     
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Sep 20, 2005, 08:25 AM
 
Originally Posted by dcmacdaddy
ALERT: Rule #8 Violation.

Care to tell us what you think about this, Zimphy?

This isn't the Political Lounge foo!
     
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Sep 20, 2005, 08:43 AM
 
Plus he voiced an opinion-read the post.

Kev, why do you think NZ is "going soft?" Do they have some established rule about "questionable" team names? Just curious.
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Sep 20, 2005, 08:47 AM
 
Originally Posted by ghporter
Plus he voiced an opinion-read the post.

Kev, why do you think NZ is "going soft?" Do they have some established rule about "questionable" team names? Just curious.
He didn't post any thoughts of his own. The "going soft" opinion is actually the sub-head for the article. Did you follow the link?

We still don't know what he thinks about this.
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Sep 20, 2005, 08:49 AM
 
Originally Posted by dcmacdaddy
He didn't post any thoughts of his own. The "going soft" opinion is actually the sub-head for the article. Did you follow the link?
I breezed right by that and skimmed the text. My bad.
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Sep 20, 2005, 09:39 AM
 
Arhh... The Black C0ck. Only place that'd serve beer to 14-year-olds who were in school uniform. I'm sure The White C0ck would have done so too, but it was way too far away from school - couldn't walk there and be back in time for afternoon lessons.

(and why can't I write C0ck in normal text? Alternative meaning (other than male chicken) for it or something? Are other words with alternative meanings starred out too? Can we say "flaps", "spam" or "kenneth", for example?)
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Sep 20, 2005, 09:49 AM
 
Originally Posted by Kev's link
"If you're over in China and you get introduced as the Black Cocks, it raises some issues."
Bullshit. Next to nobody in China knows what cock means in colloquial English. The team would be presented as 新西兰黑公鸡, which carries absolutely no such connotations.
     
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Sep 20, 2005, 10:04 AM
 
Originally Posted by ghporter
Plus he voiced an opinion-read the post.
[/b] Actually I didnt but ok.
Kev, why do you think NZ is "going soft?" Do they have some established rule about "questionable" team names? Just curious.
     
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Sep 20, 2005, 10:42 AM
 
Originally Posted by Kevin
[/b] Actually I didnt but ok.

See the above bust dcmacdaddy laid on me-darn time saving reading habits!
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Sep 20, 2005, 11:10 AM
 
I didn't know roosters came in black.

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Sep 20, 2005, 11:16 AM
 
Originally Posted by Eriamjh
I didn't know roosters came in black.

Well, they do
     
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Sep 20, 2005, 01:28 PM
 
Originally Posted by Eriamjh
I didn't know roosters came in black.
Oh yes they do! In fact, there was one in Honduras that loved waking me up at odd times-nowhere near dawn. Of course I didn't have the opportunity to turn my "alarm clock" into dinner, so I just had to put up with him. Daft critter.
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Sep 20, 2005, 10:51 PM
 
I saw the thread title and thought someone was calling me.
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Sep 21, 2005, 04:47 AM
 
Ooooo zinger there Mojo. A real zinger.
     
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Sep 21, 2005, 05:39 AM
 
Been inclined to wander... off the beaten track.
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Sep 21, 2005, 05:48 AM
 
Originally Posted by JoshuaZ
Ooooo zinger there Mojo. A real zinger.
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Sep 21, 2005, 09:26 AM
 
This is a thread for SuperChicken
     
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Sep 21, 2005, 10:02 AM
 
Originally Posted by Kerrigan
This is a thread for SuperChicken
SuperChicken and his friend SuperStarWarsCock ?

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Sep 21, 2005, 10:16 AM
 
If they want to share the BBC (Big Black Coc|<) that's their decision.
     
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Sep 21, 2005, 11:20 AM
 
Well, I for one am a supporter of cocks of all colors!

     
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Sep 21, 2005, 12:24 PM
 
Black cocks are standard issue.
     
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Sep 21, 2005, 12:46 PM
 
^--- How about range free?
     
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Sep 21, 2005, 02:18 PM
 
Originally Posted by Doofy
OK. Duely noted.

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Sep 21, 2005, 06:50 PM
 
Originally Posted by Eriamjh
OK. Duly noted.
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Sep 22, 2005, 07:25 AM
 
The University of South Carolina teams are the Game Cocks. They have fine slogans like 'you can't lick our cocks' and whatnot. It's more amusing than offensive.
     
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Sep 22, 2005, 07:37 AM
 
Originally Posted by wallinbl
The University of South Carolina teams are the Game Cocks. They have fine slogans like 'you can't lick our cocks' and whatnot. It's more amusing than offensive.
Black Cocks v. Game Cocks.

Who wins?
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