Yakult Looking For Nickname For Foreign Trio
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Re: Yakult Looking For Nickname For Foreign Trio
[ Author: BigManZam | Posted: May 26, 2006 7:45 PM
| CLM Fan
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LaRocca, Riggs, Ramirez, and Associates.
Re: Yakult Looking For Nickname For Foreign Trio
Re: Yakult Looking For Nickname For Foreign Trio
[ Author: Guest: Akagaminosteven | Posted: May 27, 2006 4:34 AM
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RaRiRo!
Re: Yakult Looking For Nickname For Foreign Trio
[ Author: Guest: toraintewig | Posted: Jun 21, 2006 10:49 PM
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Or ra-ri-rocca!
Re: Yakult Looking For Nickname For Foreign Trio
[ Author: Deanna | Posted: May 27, 2006 8:05 AM
| NIP Fan
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I suppose it's too obvious to suggest "ARG!" (along the lines of Hanshin's "CIA" and "JFK").
Re: Yakult Looking For Nickname For Foreign Trio
[ Author: Guest: buymeabeer | Posted: May 29, 2006 1:42 PM
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I was thinking of something like "Three amigos" or something like that, but you guys are much better than me at this! ARG = awesome!
Re: Yakult Looking For Nickname For Foreign Trio
[ Author: Guest | Posted: May 30, 2006 12:57 AM
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What about Guttormson?
Re: Yakult Looking For Nickname For Foreign Trio
[ Author: Guest | Posted: May 30, 2006 2:09 AM
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What does ARG mean? Are you using initials from the 1st or last names?
Re: Yakult Looking For Nickname For Foreign Trio
[ Author: Deanna | Posted: May 31, 2006 9:02 AM
| NIP Fan
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I was totally kidding, but yes, a mix of first and last names, sort of like the whole Chris-Igawa-Andoh or Jeff-Fujikawa-Kubota thing. I guess they could do "RAG" instead, and play ragtime music whenever any of the guys comes in.
Okay, I'm even more kidding now.
Okay, I'm even more kidding now.
Re: Yakult Looking For Nickname For Foreign Trio
[ Author: Jingu Bleacher Bum | Posted: Jun 20, 2006 12:17 PM
| YAK Fan
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BTW, the Swallows have actually gone official with this request now. Those of you that can understand Japanese can enter through the official homepage, or their mobile page. I took a brief look at the rules from the mobile site, and it stated you could win a "special prize." I have no idea what that means though.
I still can't come up with any good nicknames. It'll be interesting to see what the winning name is.
I still can't come up with any good nicknames. It'll be interesting to see what the winning name is.
Re: Yakult Looking For Nickname For Foreign Trio
[ Author: Guest | Posted: Jun 20, 2006 11:13 PM
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Triple Threat.
Re: Yakult Looking For Nickname For Foreign Trio
[ Author: Guest: seaweb | Posted: Jun 21, 2006 5:16 AM
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Wouldn't Ra-Ri-Ro wind up sounding like La-Li-Lo?
So, if we transpose them, we could get La Loli, and have them wear little girls' uniforms on those "special" days.
So, if we transpose them, we could get La Loli, and have them wear little girls' uniforms on those "special" days.
Re: Yakult Looking For Nickname For Foreign Trio
[ Author: Guest: Daryl | Posted: Jun 21, 2006 1:23 AM
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How about Whack Pack?
Re: Yakult Looking For Nickname For Foreign Trio
[ Author: BigManZam | Posted: Jun 21, 2006 5:37 AM
| CLM Fan
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Their name has been chosen as the F-Brothers, which is just horrible, in my opinion. The "F" stands for Furuta, like the "F Project" gimmick they have going. I think something that used the Godzilla monster Ghidorah would've been cool, since it's a three-headed monster. If they're just gonna do something as uninspired as the F-Brothers, they might as well have no nickname at all.
Re: Yakult Looking For Nickname For Foreign Trio
[ Author: Guest: Aaron H | Posted: Jun 21, 2006 1:12 PM
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Do the players like their nick name? Have they said anything?
Re: Yakult Looking For Nickname For Foreign Trio
[ Author: Guest: Daryl | Posted: Jun 21, 2006 11:18 PM
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The three of them picked it out of 1,000 entries, so they must have liked it.
Re: Yakult Looking For Nickname For Foreign Trio
[ Author: mijow | Posted: Jun 22, 2006 11:31 AM
| HT Fan
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Doesn't this process seem kind of artificial? I mean, nicknames usually just happen, with a newspaper writer coining a name and then it catches on, or it's based on something a player has said or done. But here we have an official contest in the fashion of a zoo finding a name for a new baby gorilla or something. Why do they actually need an official nickname? Just to compete with the Tigers? If they're popular enough, the nickname will just happen. No need to force it.
Re: Yakult Looking For Nickname For Foreign Trio
[ Author: Christopher | Posted: Jun 22, 2006 3:56 PM
| HAN Fan
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Nomura (my candidate for the baby gorilla).
I agree with mijow - this artificial exercise is a bit of a farce.
I agree with mijow - this artificial exercise is a bit of a farce.
Re: Yakult Looking For Nickname For Foreign Trio
[ Author: Yakulto | Posted: Jun 22, 2006 4:26 PM
| TYS Fan
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I agree with you to some extent. The nickname does seem a little forced.
But it's really just part of the F-Project/raising the Swallows' public profile. Anything that gives Yakult some attention has to be a good thing in my book. After all, there's only so much Hanshin/Yomiuri coverage that one can take!
But it's really just part of the F-Project/raising the Swallows' public profile. Anything that gives Yakult some attention has to be a good thing in my book. After all, there's only so much Hanshin/Yomiuri coverage that one can take!
Re: Yakult Looking For Nickname For Foreign Trio
[ Author: Guest: Random Rants (in yo pants) | Posted: Jun 23, 2006 9:28 AM
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- Doesn't this process seem kind of artificial?
Artificial? Yes. Japanese? Absolutely.
Nomura for baby gorilla? Awesome.
And Aoki for Prime Minister, Pooh-san as his number two, and Kitty-chan for his mistress. Rock it.
Artificial? Yes. Japanese? Absolutely.
Nomura for baby gorilla? Awesome.
And Aoki for Prime Minister, Pooh-san as his number two, and Kitty-chan for his mistress. Rock it.
Re: Yakult Looking For Nickname For Foreign Trio
[ Author: Guest | Posted: Jul 1, 2006 11:36 PM
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Throw Iwamura in there and it should be the four horsemen.
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