The people have spoken, and it's a stunner. The two NBA team nicknames that seemed to be cruising to the finals of The Oklahoman's Name Game both lost in the Final Four.
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Out: Barons and Thunderbirds.
In: Thunder and Outlaws.
Votes for the finals will begin at 9 a.m. today and run through noon Friday. The top name will be revealed in Sunday's editions of The Oklahoman.
The voting was close — Thunder, the remaining No. 2 seed, beat Barons, 190-148. Outlaws bested Thunderbirds 182-160.
More than 1,000 people have registered to vote in the contest since it began on April 28.
Today, we take a look at the two finalists and what they bring to the table.
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Phillip, were you talking about me?? Girls running to the moderator?? I hope not... because it wasn't me... or were you referring to "girls" as in men on here???
And Adam.. I have a job... but unlike you I also have a life and have other things to do at 9 or 10 pm... so get a life and have a nice one... I'm done talking to you and about Tex-ass!!! SEE YA!!
Phillip, I hope less than 23 show up. What better way to prove what a flimsy ship Bennett is perched on when only 23 Spartans can cause this much of a headache for Bennett and Stern.
Phillip, The SOS core leadership are the primary people that will attend. If it were not for SOS the team would be selling tickets in OKC already. There are plenty of ways people are fighting to keep this team. However, Clay has really put himself and Stern in a tight pickle....When he loses in court...how many will attend the S.O.B. meetings....Save Our Bennett!!
"smoke your pot and beat on your drums with all the other bums...etc" I don't smoke marijuana or play the drums, Adam from Houston...just please take your moron president back to Tex-ass and pleasure yourself over him you homo.
Too bad. Robber Barons was the best choice. It would be ironic if Thunderbirds was the choice since that is the name of Seattle's hockey team. Anyhow, it is a good diversion to play the name game even if you don't have a team to name.
I DO NOT AGREE WITH ANY OF ADAMS BS RAMBLING ABOUT THIS FINE STATE OF OKLAHOMA. ALTHOUGH, I HAVE TO AGREE WITH HIM ABOUT G.W. BUSH.... AT LEAST HE HAS MORALS.. HE HAS FAUGHT STEADFAST AGAINST ABORTION & GAY MARRIAGE.... I DO NOT GIVE A CRAP WHO YOU ARE OR WHAT YOUR OPINION IS!! ABORTION AND HOMOSEXUALITY IS WRONG!!!!!! YES I SAID WRONG!!!! I'LL EVEN SAY IT ONE MORE TIME, WRONG!!!! YOU PEOPLE CAN BLAME WHATEVER YOU WANT ON THE PRESIDENT, BUT HE IS NOTHING BUT A SCAPEGOAT FOR THE CORRUPT HOUSE, SENATE, AND JUDICAL SYSTEM!! NOBODY IS PERFECT, BUT I RESPECT HIM FOR HIS MORALITY..
Adam, you seem filled with a lot of hate. I think its pathetic that you have wasted so much time on this message board. You are having dreams of grandeur if you really believe that Bush has done great things.
I guess 'downtown, oklahoma' is Jersy girl. Hunchback with a nose job? Ha Ha Ha! Just like you state looks like a pan. I need to fry some chicken...I'll go to Joke-lahoma.
Jim, if you had any idea what Bush has done for this contry you would have more support for him than you do. Even though I don't like oklahoma they are proud military supporters. Bush has never waivered on any of his policies for the war on terror. We are the great nation in this world because of president Bush. Do you think J Kerry, Hiliary, or Crock Obama would have accomplished this much in war time? No. They would have ducked their tail between their legs and gave them some money. Go sit under your big ass sewing needle, smoke your pot and beat on your drums with all the other bums that infest Washington state.
...And I must say, any town with a population of over 50 percent who support George W. Bush is a pathetic attempt of a city. Oklahoma City is as pathetic as Salt Lake City. You are all chumps.
Like it even matters what the good people of Oklahoma decide...it won't matter, the SEATTLE SUPERSONICS are not moving. I'm sorry, I really don't know what it is like to be in a chump city like you live in but I can say without a doubt that you will not have the Sonics. The more time drips on, the less chance you vampires will have the oppportunity of rooting for the Sonics in your fair city. Sorry, you happy, gay people.
Texas is supposed to be stuck up? From what I just read I would say NYC is tops in that department.
Ryan, Coweta - May 15, 2008 2:33 PM.................... You make a good point, but NYC has much more reason to be proud than Texas. It's one of the worlds "model" cities (it sets standards), NYC has made vast environmental improvements, it is socially welcoming to all walks of life, etc... Maybe you haven't been there, you should go... you will be surprised how friendly and exciting it can be. Walk around Manhattan for a day, then walk around Dallas or Houston... I know you will then agree, NYC is a great place... Dallas and Houston, not completely horrible, but not as great as Texans want to believe.
and considering the number of times Adam has called people "idiot"... it is an obvious case of the old pot and kettle situation. He is useless and can officially be ignored.
Wow... Adam is on such a defensive streak now... resorting to calling people idiots and making juvenile jokes about Oklahoma. Pathetic. In fact... Adam... I am not an "Okie".... I am a born and raised Brooklyn boy, Italian and Irish and from a long line of NYPD officers... the best police force in the country if you ask me. Every one of them would rather die than spend a week in Texas, but enjoy their visits to Oklahoma because people around here don't try and act so big and arrogant... just laid back and friendly. Oklahoma has its limitations and "Okies" will admit that, but at least they are nice people who are willing and working to make things better around here. They genuinely love their land around here and I have enjoyed every minute of my life since moving to OKC. Texas is the bully of the U.S. and arrogant Texans can brag about their state all they want... but the improvements Texas has been making are the equivalent of giving the Hunchback a nosejob... makes no difference... still a hunchback. Texas has no heart and is nothing but a bunch of corporate whores. It's a big stinking mess down there and is holding on by a golden thread... it will break and Texans will get back everything they have dished out, not just to Oklahoma, but to the rest of the country.
Adam the pathetic hypocrite said..."This comment board is for talking sports, politics, or current events. Not making perverted statements. You have something to say about sports? Say it"......and then Adam the psycho little girl said...."There once was a sooner who drove his schooner out to his pasture to get a nooner. He looked up and was buck kicked in the face and his 3 teeth shattered about the place! Mommy done yet?"....and then Adam the 38 year old ice cream truck driver who loves to play on his mom's computer said....."I was talking sports...gooner fans. C'mon now you stupid okie do I need to spell it out to you?".....Pathetic, totally pathetic.
Adam the pathetic hypocrite said...."This comment board is for talking sports, politics, or current events. Not making perverted statements. You have something to say about sports? Say it"
There once was a sooner who drove his schooner out to his pasture to get a nooner. He looked up and was buck kicked in the face and his 3 teeth shattered about the place! Mommy done yet?
Current events...lazy dems wanting handouts from govt. to pay rent. Dude did you live in Oklahoma last year? All of the oklahoma media made a huge deal about it. Look it up. I am not going to waste my time looking for it.
Where are you people who were talking crap earlier today? I guess you are still in the unemployment line expecting Uncle Sam to pay for your rent at your trailer.
Zoning regulations? What are you talking about? This is one of the LARGEST citites in the US. Of course it is crammed. You don't know anything about Houston. There are rich people all over the place: Med Center, near galleria, Downtown, Uptown, Midtown, yes and out in the suburbs. The reason why they may seem arrogant to you is because you are an 'okie.' We can spot one when they are around. You aren't wanted here. Besides the best thing about Oklahoma is leaving it.
Out of all of the cities I've visited for pleasure or business, Houston is by far my least favorite city. Dirty, stinky, no zoning regulations, arrogant people, bad traffic, etc. No wonder the rich people live in the far suburbs.
I thought you might like the site !! The truly hilarious part is that everything they print is an actual headline.....most of the articles are in this paper as a headline....
Man, that is funny stuff! I was stationed in joke-lahoma for 12 years of my military career. I hated every second of it. I have been all over the US. Not one state is ridiculous as Oklahoma. You can't even go to the package store and get anything chilled/cold. Even Kansas has cold liquors! Joke-lahoma is not a vacation spot, you drive through it to get to your vacation spot.
Adam..try this link: bubbaworld.com.....it's factual stories about what makes this state what it is today....seriously, check it out,,,,you'll laugh (and cry) for hours on end...
Funny, you losers talk all the crap. I have a job I don't have time to sit near a computer all day and collect welfare like you dirty dem jokies. 'Downtown' that 'rotten egg smell' is poison gas (SF6) you smell comming from the plants in Texas City not Galveston. If you want to make a statement be sure you are right, idiot. If you inhale too much you can die, so next time you come this way take a deep breath! You only think Texas cities are over popluated because nobody wants to live in your trash of a state. I am sure you can talk about Texas all day. I can only talk about Joke-lahoma for about 10 minutes before I run out of things to talk about. Why? There is about NOTHING to do there. Riverwalk... copied from San Antonio REAL CREATIVE JOKE-LAHOMA. It is funny you joke-lahomans call yourself 'okies' the little you know people from other states used that term to make fun of you. Everytime I hear a joke-lahoman call themselves an 'okie' I laugh. You stupid okies.
Does anyone out there realize the poll was just for fun? The group that owns the team will ultimately decide the team colors, logo, and name. And for you envious idiots of the Gaylords and any other "money" family in Oklahoma; do you realize what those families do for our state? It's not their fault; with money comes power, and obviously the jealousy of morons like you Kevin. Don't read their friggin paper if you despise them so badly. Geez....
Having just moved to the Park Cities area of Dallas, I have to say Downtown's description of Texans in general, as well as the attitude of most Dallasites is spot on! I need to print this and distribute it throughout my office!
What Adam doesn't realize is... most places around the world roll their eyes when someone says they are from Texas. There is some relief when they say Austin which is an anomally in Texas, but Texans are not well respected or liked around the world. They tend to be "overly proud of their arrogant ignorance"--- as Kathy Griffin put it so perfectly. We, here in Oklahoma, have long been adored by much of the world... people like Will Rogers, Garth Brooks, Reba McEntire, Carrie Underwood, Wayne Coyne (Flaming Lips), etc... are all well-adored and loved by most . Texas gave us the Bush's... so as proud as Texas wants to be, they don't hold much water any longer. Dallas and especially Houston are overgrown suburbs with no real character and Houston also is one of America's most polluted cities. Galveston Bay is disgusting and the air in many parts of Houston smells like rotting eggs. Dallas is so pretentious it is humorous... considering themselves of NYC quality(where I am from) but in reality they lack any coherence as a real city and aside from some nice architecture have little to offer. I can go on about Texas all day, I think New Yorkers may be the only ones in America who can't stand Texans more than the Okies can't stand them. Texas is a big, loud, arrogant joke.
It is amazing to me how someone (Adam) can have so much negative to say on a message board in Oklahoma about an Oklahoma team. But as soon as someone shoots him down... he is surprisingly invisible. Like my mother always said... if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all. I am not sure why he was even sharing his views with us anyway. I sure don't give a crap about what someone from TEXAS thinks about something going on in MY state.
It must be no fun watching all of the Texas college football teams lose year in and year out to a bunch of cowards, huh Adam? All this talk coming from someone from Houston of all places, no room to talk if you're from there.
Adam can't help it. It's really not his fault. He is a victim of the texas school system, I am convinced they indoctrinate their students with the cult of Texas at the expense of real education.
Which one is it Adam?? Do we suck or blow?? Make up your feeble little mind... and learn to spell ... it's compare not compair.. there's that great Texas education at work.
Barons is a great name for the team. I's unique. We've already had the Oklahoma Outlaws football team. And for you people that put down Oklahoma, just keep out of our state, we don't need your negative crap!
Oklahoma sucks that's why Texas won't fall into the Gulf. Hell hole state? You live in Moore now how does that compair to ANY city in Texas. No kyle don't like that song because it is a horrible song!
Adam if you don't like "I want to rock" by Twisted Sister, you must be an anti-American! Christopher, what is the first thing that comes to mind when you hear "barons"?? For me it's OIL BARONS AND THE $3.65 GAS I JUST BOUGHT!!!!!!!!!!!! RETARD!!!!!
This comment board is for talking sports, politics, or current events. Not making perverted statements. You have something to say about sports? Say it.
das, if you are really from OKC, please move somewhere else. We get hammered enough by the pompous jerks from Seattle without "our own" making degrading comments like yours.
I didn't mean, look up retard, I meant look it up, retard. Baron is a specific title of nobility. The word baron comes from Old French baron, itself from Frankish baro meaning "freeman, warrior"; it merged with cognate Old English beorn meaning "nobleman."
christopher, oklahoma city - May 15, 2008 12:20 PM
The two names that I dislike the most are Thunderbirds and Kyle. Barons is a very prestigious name, look up retard. I'm voting for the Thunder. The "I'm Pregnants" just doesn't have a good ring to it.
christopher, oklahoma city - May 15, 2008 12:18 PM
First, I have been a Sonics fan since the mid-eighties and am very loyal through all the tough times. I am elated that Thunderbirds name is eliminated!!! It is the gayest sounding nickname we had to choose from. Plus, anything associated with the dirtiest lake in our state has to go! I'd like to have an intimidating mascot not one to be laughed at by the entire nation. Thunderbirds is a horrible mascot name! I'd love to keep the Sonics name but that won't happen. Outlaws will not be approved. What would the mascot for Thunder look like? What about the uniforms for Thunder???
The best two were Thunder and Barons. One of them had to win. Thunderbirds is too clunky. I'm surprised I like Thunder. Usually I hate team names that don't end in an 's,' but Thunder sounds pretty good... it's at least as good as "Heat" and "Magic." Outlaws doesn't have a prayer in the NBA, as they try desperately to downplay their thug, wanna be gangsta image. Black and gold are good colors, but it would be easy to have a cheezy jersey with a name like "Thunder" so they'll have to watch that. I'm not sure black and gold go with Thunder. If they use white strategically, that could look really good if the rest of the jersey is dark. Like a tiny sliver of silver against dark blue-grey thunder clouds. Or the white top of an ominous thunder cloud. It could work... it just can't be cheezy.
DID ANYONE LISTEN TO 96.9 BOB FM YESTERDAY MORNING AND THIS MORNING? THEY BROUGHT UP THIS SO-CALLED CONTEST FOR DISCUSSION... THEY RECIEVED CALL AFTER CALL OF OUTRAGED PEOPLE ABOUT THE BLACK & GOLD UNIFORMS & BARONS NICKNAME... THEY ARE DOING AN ONLINE POLL THEMSELVES ON www.969bobfm.com . THE LAST I HEARD THEY HAD LIKE 90% IN FAVOR OF THUNDERBIRDS..
Phil, this paper is such a joke yet you are up at 5 AM online reading it... the joke is on you man. As for names I agree with Kyle, the Thunderbirds is an obvious choice for all it represents. The Thunder has been done (Wichita) and the Outlaws will never get approved.
WHAT KIND OF PEOPLE ARE VOTING?? HOW IN THE HECK COULD BARONS GET MORE VOTES THAN THUNDERBIRDS??? BARONS IS THE DUMBEST THING I'VE EVER HEARD!! OUTLAWS, WELL I GUESS WE COULD HAVE A MASCOT THAT RUNS AROUND THE FORD CENTER AND STEALS YOUR WALLETS... THAT WOULD SURE MAKE ME FEEL PROUD! THUNDER.... WELL NEEDLESS TO SAY, THUNDER IS ALWAYS FOLLOWING AFTER LIGHTNING.. WE NEED A POSITIVE MASCOT THAT IS A REPESENTATION OF A LEADER NOT A FOLLOWER! THUNDERBIRDS WOULD AT LEAST PAY TRIBUTE TO THE 45TH INFANTRY DIVISION (LEADERS IN BRAVERY & SACRAFICE) AND THE NATIVE AMERICANS.. RED, WHITE & BLUE UNIFORMS, NOT BLACK & GOLD!... WHEN PUSH COMES TO SHOVE, IT REALLY DOESN'T MATTER... THEY WILL OBVIOUSLY DO WHATEVER THEY WANT!!! MONEY TALKS...
I was a Barons man, but lately I think the Thunder could be incorporated into more fun NBA-type activities. I spoke to David Stern on Tuesday, he said "Outlaws" has no chance as that is a stigma that the NBA actively tries to squash. I can see the intro now, Strobe lights (lightning), Bolts of Lightning racing around the Ford Center, Loud exposions, then comes Kevin Durant and the crowd goes wild.
After thinking about it- the Thunder might be a cool name, but they should try to incorporate some stuff in the logo, ala Minnesota Wild, where you can see some other things too- Perhaps the silhouette could be of a horse, cowboy, indian, tumbleweed, etc. It could also show some stuff in like an oil derrick, or anything else native to the state.
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And Adam.. I have a job... but unlike you I also have a life and have other things to do at 9 or 10 pm... so get a life and have a nice one... I'm done talking to you and about Tex-ass!!! SEE YA!!
beauties and is also a sign of unleashed power. This describes OKC to a big "O".
Ryan, Coweta - May 15, 2008 2:33 PM.................... You make a good point, but NYC has much more reason to be proud than Texas. It's one of the worlds "model" cities (it sets standards), NYC has made vast environmental improvements, it is socially welcoming to all walks of life, etc... Maybe you haven't been there, you should go... you will be surprised how friendly and exciting it can be. Walk around Manhattan for a day, then walk around Dallas or Houston... I know you will then agree, NYC is a great place... Dallas and Houston, not completely horrible, but not as great as Texans want to believe.