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Tommy Carcetti

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20. It's not an overt racial slur, so....

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Wed Feb 2, 2022, 12:03 PM

Feb 2022

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My wife "they named the Washington team the Commanders?" She's a fan of [View all] underpants Feb 2022 OP

They took all that time to come up with that? It's almost as bad as the Cleveland... brush Feb 2022 #1

Guardians has an awesome local angle. WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2022 #3

Yeah, I know. Some statues on a bridge. It's a horrible name. brush Feb 2022 #8

The 'local angle' for Washington would be 'Swampdwellers' muriel_volestrangler Feb 2022 #21

I call BS -- the better local angle is Cleveland Spiders JT45242 Feb 2022 #31

The name is an improvement AZSkiffyGeek Feb 2022 #2

How does she feel about the commander in chief WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2022 #4

We are Joe fans. underpants Feb 2022 #11

no I mean the title WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2022 #13

I know. underpants Feb 2022 #16

Their cheerleaders are called the "Handmaids". milestogo Feb 2022 #5

😆 underpants Feb 2022 #9

Dallas beat them to it last year after the abortion bounty hunter bill Celerity Feb 2022 #28

"Traitors" works for one sideline. Kid Berwyn Feb 2022 #6

A really dumb name. But consider the dumbass source. Stinky The Clown Feb 2022 #7

They should have left it Casady1 Feb 2022 #10

Then Jilly_in_VA Feb 2022 #14

Also wish they would have gone with something Hog related. happybird Feb 2022 #18

I would've named them the Washington Gridlocks Mr. Ected Feb 2022 #12

That's because some jerk bought domains with ten names that were originally on the list... haele Feb 2022 #15

Surely 'DC AC'? District of Columbia Americanfootball Club? (nt) muriel_volestrangler Feb 2022 #22

Well, using that naming convention they could also be AC DC... haele Feb 2022 #27

Reminds me of what they did to my alma mater, WSU bif Feb 2022 #17

Because Jilly_in_VA Feb 2022 #19

It's not an overt racial slur, so.... Tommy Carcetti Feb 2022 #20

New names represent well what the owner pwb Feb 2022 #23

nothing remotely slurry bigtree Feb 2022 #24

Nickname: Commies. Team color: red(ish). Location: nation's capital city. RockRaven Feb 2022 #25

Wrong years? I had to look that up. 😆 underpants Feb 2022 #30

Go Commandos! Deep State Witch Feb 2022 #26

Why the name today: tommorow they meet w/ the oversight committe on rampant workplace misconduct FSogol Feb 2022 #29

Even without the Handmaid reference it's a lame name. Coventina Feb 2022 #32

lol, President Biden weighs in... PunkinPi Feb 2022 #33

I think Danny should have picked name that relates to the past name, NCjack Feb 2022 #34