Okay, We All Need To Come Together... On Tyler's Nickname

by Ridiculous Matt on Oct 26, 2008 10:27 PM CDT Comment 22 comments

I'm big on nicknames. I think it's one of the funnest parts of being a fan. And so we have this kid, this young, raw kid that will probably amount to nothing but for a brief time today, looked like a real NFL Quarterback. He is awkward. He is young. And we do not have a cohesive name for him.

It's up to us to resolve this. I hear many being tossed around. Bones, of course, is my personal favorite. Why? It's ridiculous. It's based off this picture. He's a skinny guy. Every single snap is a gamble with him. Again, it's ridiculous. Those are the best nicknames. The downside? Subtle, vague, inside joke. Upside? Completely awesome.

You have Thiggy. Okay, I have a personal vendetta against this one. I'm an NBA fan, and this reminds me of Andre Iguodala, who was nicknamed Iggy and then said he didn't want to be called Iggy. Screw him, I'm still calling him Iggy. Tyler is not Thiggy. But we'll see if people want it. The downside? Simple, unrefined, simple play on words. The upside? Thiggy Thiggy Thiggy, can't you see, sometimes your throws just hypnotize me.

Then there's Pigpen. Quite possibly the worst nickname we could possible devise. Based off of a comic strip that hasn't run in 8 years. Based off a dirty character, when Tyler is squeaky clean. Downside: completely lame, and should only be used by people wearing bellbottoms. Upside: Um... it's easy? Haha, he's dirty...?

But what say you, Arrowhead Pride? Tyler could be gone next week, forever lost in Chiefs trivia history, so we should make this count.

Poll

What should be Tyler Thigpen's nickname?

Bones

52 votes

Thiggy (Thiggy Thiggy, Can't You See, Sometimes Your Words Just Hypnotize Me)

22 votes

Pigpen (And Then We Can Nickname Jamaal Charles in Charge! We're "That Seventies Team!)

11 votes

Wyatt (a la Tombstone)

0 votes

Temp (a la the office, as in Thigpen's tenure)

4 votes

89 votes | Poll has closed

This is a FanPost and does not necessarily reflect the views of Arrowhead Pride's writers or editors. It does reflect the views of this particular fan though, which is as important as the views of Arrowhead Pride writers or editors.

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Gettin Thiggy with It

by Ben S on Oct 26, 2008 10:57 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Oh,

Iggy is Jeromle Iginlas name, so don’t worry about that one. Taken.

by Ben S on Oct 26, 2008 10:59 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Bones

The original. Based on an “incident”. Have to go with it.

Arrowhead Pride

by Chris on Oct 26, 2008 11:13 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

And

Pigpen was his college (presumably his grade school too) nickname. We need need something straight out of the AP comment section.

Arrowhead Pride

by Chris on Oct 26, 2008 11:14 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Thiggy Smalls...

by woodman212 on Oct 26, 2008 11:44 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I, personally, love Bones.

Both the nickname and, for the next 6-and-a-half days, the QB. He, obviously, will be on a week-to-week basis for awhile, but hopefully there are more good than bad weeks.

by rockchalk on Oct 27, 2008 1:12 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Admittedly, the PARADE is biased...

But Bones seems to be the obvious choice… subversive but not openly obscene; humanizing but not derogatory (let he who hath never made a comedic humping gesture towards an inanimate object cast the first stone); works in both complimentary and critical contexts (“we throwin bones tonight” or “dammit bones, triple coverage, really?”); and rich with visual jokesmithing opportunities.

Thiggy – only really works as an insult, and there’s only so many takes on Ziggy cartoons out there.

Pigpen – Think about what you would rather hear in a crazy yokel Terry Bradshaw jabbering: Tyler “Pigpen” Thigpen (or Emmitt Smith: Tylers Pigeon Twiggum) OR Kansas City’s own Bones Thigpen … thanks Terry.

by Official Arrowhead Pride Parade on Oct 27, 2008 8:36 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

No Bones About It!

"But what do I know, I’m like an empty room with a large ECHO"

by Lanier63 on Oct 27, 2008 9:14 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Bones can you fix it ??

Damn it Jim, I’m a Doctor(Q.B.) not a miracle worker – I need more time !!

by HankerChief on Oct 27, 2008 12:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

That is exactly what I was thinking! HA!

by TheQ on Oct 27, 2008 6:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Tyler Gunz!!

OH YEAH

by GHOST OF DT on Oct 27, 2008 8:38 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Bones!

Just wanted to make sure everyone saw this. I for one didn’t figure this out until today.

by ChiefsDude on Oct 27, 2008 9:36 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Gotta be Bones !!

I no longer know him by any other name. Now grind those bones and make some bread. (as in bread WINNER)

by HankerChief on Oct 27, 2008 9:58 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Pigpen

He hasn’t really earned a good nickname yet. I will call him Pigpen until he’s shown that he deserves something better. Yesterday was a great improvement, so let’s see where he goes from here. If he can win some games, then I’ll call him Bones or whatever cool name you want, I don’t care if it’s Dr. Captain Superstar USA III Esq.

Also Pigpen isn’t just some character from Peanuts, it also a means a literal pig sty, and is the nickname of a founding member of the Greatful Dead. And it’s the nickname of the place in the Hofbrau House in Germany where the drunks line up for beer. Thigpen’s career so far matches the many meanings of Pigpen much more than it does the cool implications of “Bones.”

Also, If you hate the idea of a nickname from the 1970s, “Bones” was the nickname of Dr. McCoy on Star Trek, so Bones is at least as old-fashioned as Pigpen.

by Offense of the 70s on Oct 27, 2008 10:55 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Ha !!

I’m actually watching Kirk & McCoy right now – while trying to pass this stubborn kidney stone. Sorry – that’s completely unrelated – it’s the pills !!! Beam it out !!

by HankerChief on Oct 27, 2008 12:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs