
HOW 'BOUT THEM COLTS!!!
Moderator: Priests of Syrinx
A Football Poem:
Just What's A Cleveland Brown?
A Bengal is a tiger
And a fast plane is a Jet.
A Cowboy comes from Texas
And a Raider's tough I'll bet.
A Viking's from the frigid north.
Seahawks live near the sea.
All are names of football teams,
Just like they ought to be.
But there's one name that makes no sense.
It causes me to frown.
Can anyone enlighten me?
Just what's a Cleveland Brown?!
I don't know if it is true,
But I think I've heard a theory;
That Cleveland named its team
After the color of Lake Erie.
Brown does not describe
A big and strong athletic man.
It's what's inside the diaper
Of a baby Colts fan.
The guy who named this football team
Must be the Cleveland clown.
Who else would think to call
A football warrior a Brown!!
If I'd been born in Cleveland
And there my life was spent,
I'd find another team to cheer,
From pure embarrassment.
I myself, have always loved
The Colts' White and Blue.
I did when I was very young,
And I will when I am through.
But why's this name an adjective
When it should be a noun?
Can anybody tell me:
What the HELL'S a Cleveland Brown?
Just What's A Cleveland Brown?
A Bengal is a tiger
And a fast plane is a Jet.
A Cowboy comes from Texas
And a Raider's tough I'll bet.
A Viking's from the frigid north.
Seahawks live near the sea.
All are names of football teams,
Just like they ought to be.
But there's one name that makes no sense.
It causes me to frown.
Can anyone enlighten me?
Just what's a Cleveland Brown?!
I don't know if it is true,
But I think I've heard a theory;
That Cleveland named its team
After the color of Lake Erie.
Brown does not describe
A big and strong athletic man.
It's what's inside the diaper
Of a baby Colts fan.
The guy who named this football team
Must be the Cleveland clown.
Who else would think to call
A football warrior a Brown!!
If I'd been born in Cleveland
And there my life was spent,
I'd find another team to cheer,
From pure embarrassment.
I myself, have always loved
The Colts' White and Blue.
I did when I was very young,
And I will when I am through.
But why's this name an adjective
When it should be a noun?
Can anybody tell me:
What the HELL'S a Cleveland Brown?
Don't start none...won't be none.
The Cleveland Browns were founded in 1945 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference, under businessman Arthur B "Mickey" McBride. Not long after gaining the franchise, McBride named Ohio State Buckeyes coach Paul Brown as vice president, general manager and head coach.CygnusX1 wrote:
What the HELL'S a Cleveland Brown?
A fan contest was conducted to determine the name of the team, with the most popular choice being "Panthers." However, Brown objected to the name after finding out it had been used by a semipro team in the city?one that had a reputation as a chronic loser. This prompted a second contest to choose a name befitting a champion.[1] The Browns say this contest yielded the nickname "Brown Bombers"?after reigning heavyweight champion Joe Louis?and was shortened to "Browns" for the convenience of headline writers. However, to this day, rumors persist that the team was named after Paul Brown himself.
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uh huh....Peyton's my best bud....we met....just the other day.awip2062 wrote:Wasn't it kind of the Colts to go 4-0 just because you had a birthday coming up, Siggs?

okok so I'm b.s.-ing.

It's Colts/NE all the way to their dogfight Nov. 4th....nobody can touch 'em.
NFC is looking interesting. Hard to tell who's goin' in that conference this year.
Your Sea'gulls' are starting to come on too!


....they'll be in the hunt before it's all done...not writing them off yet.
Don't start none...won't be none.
NFC = box of chocolatesCygnusX1 wrote:uh huh....Peyton's my best bud....we met....just the other day.awip2062 wrote:Wasn't it kind of the Colts to go 4-0 just because you had a birthday coming up, Siggs?![]()
okok so I'm b.s.-ing.(((((t :*)))))
It's Colts/NE all the way to their dogfight Nov. 4th....nobody can touch 'em.
NFC is looking interesting. Hard to tell who's goin' in that conference this year.
Your Sea'gulls' are starting to come on too!![]()
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....they'll be in the hunt before it's all done...not writing them off yet.