Okay, We All Need To Come Together... On Tyler's Nickname
by Ridiculous Matt on Oct 26, 2008 10:27 PM CDT
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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.
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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.
by Chris Thorman 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.
by Chris Thorman on Oct 26, 2008 11:14 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
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
Congratulations
you’re a nickname snob.
Ridiculous Upside: All the "Almost NBA" info you can handle!
by Ridiculous Matt on Oct 27, 2008 1:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not to mention
his nickname from family and friends his entire life was pigpen. Why change it now to something nobody else knows about?
by Shawn on Oct 28, 2008 12:38 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
gotta go with bones
the parade has spoken and in stout new testament style i like it
(let he who hath never made a comedic humping gesture towards an inanimate object cast the first stone)
by KC FAN IN CA on Oct 27, 2008 4:08 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Agreed
The PARADE speaks, AP listens. Simple as that.
by Joel Thorman on Oct 27, 2008 4:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
PARADE + EF Hutton
= Primetime!
"But what do I know, I’m like an empty room with a large ECHO"
by Lanier63 on Oct 28, 2008 9:23 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
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