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Nov 22, 2005, 04:15 PM
 
It was a bloody silly idea in the first place, but New Zealand's badminton world may finally have to concede that calling the national team the "Black Cocks" really is a bit too strong, the New Zealand Herald reports.
http://www.theregister.com/2005/09/1...ton_kerfuffle/




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Nov 22, 2005, 04:19 PM
 
Let's hope they don't choke during a match. The competition could cause a gag reflex.

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Nov 22, 2005, 04:27 PM
 
LOL!

Do they also play the game with black cocks? I would imagine that would cause some problems. Sure, whacking a black cock around with some rackets sounds good on paper, but when you put it in practice...
     
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Nov 22, 2005, 08:35 PM
 
same goes for the Chicago "Black Hawks"

Black-Chawks
Blackoks.
     
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Nov 22, 2005, 08:38 PM
 
You're clever ambush.
     
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Redneck: stfu.

     
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Nov 22, 2005, 08:44 PM
 
Redneck.

I was born in Cleveland Ambush.

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I know you'd recognise yourself
     
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Nov 22, 2005, 08:49 PM
 
Yah I look like that and stuff.

That is more tooki style I think.
     
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Nov 22, 2005, 08:50 PM
 
That's right. Blame the others. You're good at that.

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Originally Posted by ambush
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