The fall semester is in its second week and the #1 question in the mind of college students is, "Do I have to go to class if I can get the final research paper on-line?". Also, "What would be a cool name for my intramural team?"
Sadly, top-of-the-food chain carnivore-type names are already taken by the varsity at major universities. There are Lions, Tigers, and Bears (Oh My!) clashing before tens of thousands every Saturday. Whimsical names are claimed by hipper schools looking not to intimidate opponents but to sell logo-ed merchandise. What hipster doesn't want a Banana Slugs or Anteaters shirt? Then there are the inexplicable though politically correct Red Storm or Pride teams.
Back in the day, we Chemistry guys chose Bunsen Burners or Thermo-Dynamics as team names thus revealing our geekiness to the world. In this Era of Irony, popular intramural team names include:
Vandelay Industries - An homage to Seinfeld and appropriate for Broadcasting or Communications majors.
Let Us Buy Your Beer - A naked attempt at seeking mercy from superior teams and appropriate for Psychology majors
It's Not Pretty Being Easy - A clever play on words for those English majors
No Game This Week - The cleverest of all! Used by the weakest of the weak Computer Science majors in the hope that those dense Phys Ed majors on the opposing team will mis-read the schedule, assume the game is cancelled, not show up, and lose by forfeit.
What is in a name, indeed.
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