Okay, so hear me out, here.
Ideas for the new/relocated Utah hockey team that was the Coyotes:
They're reborn from the ashes of a failed/dead, franchise? What else is famously reborn from its own ashes?
Hence: the Utah Phoenixes
Eh? Eh?
Okay, fine, that probably won't do.
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Okay, so how about looking to the state reptile for inspiration? The noble Gila Monster.
Probably shorten to just the Utah Monsters for better cadence
[This joke being that one of the Coyote's former arenas was "Gila River" arena. That one was probably a little less obvious than "Phoenixes"]
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Okay, so, I see the problem is that we keep stumbling into invoking the specters of the past [Specters/Spirits/Phantoms - Not the worst ideas I've heard, btw].
Let's maybe focus on the iconic desert landscapes, invoking the common heritage there.
The Utah Buttes / Utah Beauts
Look, I know that I'm doing a lot of joking around here, but I'm honestly legitimately proud of that play on words.
And "Beaut!"/"Beauty!" feels like such a classic hockey term, y'know?
Sadly, probably would be too much hesitation for big, manly NHLers to be officially a "Beaut".
That being said, if a professional Womens'-League team ever expands to SLC - There you go, that's a solid name for your team right there.
I kind of like the cadence of it all, still - How about Utah Brutes? Does that feel more workable?
How about Utah Beasts - Especially if ever partnered with aforementioned "Beauts" female team - ("Beauts" and "Beasts", eh? Eh?!)
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Okay, last one that actually just came to me in the shower, and I'm actually a little bit more serious about this:
Looking for iconic, usually animals, of the region the team is in, that aren't already taken by other team names.
"Home on the Range" could help here: Pronghorns/Antelopes are an iconic species of the prairies/desert - Lethbridge's university teams use that name, though. But that's less an obstacle to say Buffalo/Bison (which do have a presence there) - Because the Sabres use them in their iconography.
"Deer" might be a bit too generic [not to mention the Bucks have that brand, basically] - Elk is the State mammal, but Edmonton's CFL team already has that claim.
So… other iconic desert animals, not already used in team names/logos?
How about hares/jackrabbits?
Probably not the type of animal iconography you wish to necessarily evoke, though.
Positives include speed, supposed cleverness. "Madness" might be a thing to jokingly play up?
But they fundamentally are still a relatively small prey animal.
But (And I swear, I am going somewhere with this),
With the Seattle Kraken, we've leaned into cryptids being a valid name [ETA: . Heck one of the potential names the ownership group seems to be actively considering is "Yeti".
So, what if we combined the pronghorn and hare ideas, yeah?
But (And I swear, I am going somewhere with this),
With the Seattle Kraken, we've leaned into cryptids being a valid name. [See Also: The Jersey Devil - Which is what New Jersey's name is inspired by. Not, y'know, the ruler of hell, despite their branding all leaning into the "cartoon red devil"-style.]
Heck one of the potential names the ownership group seems to be actively considering is "Yeti".
So, what if we combined the pronghorn and hare ideas, yeah?
You see where I'm going with this, right?
The Utah Jackalopes
Or possibly Utah Jacks for better cadence and all their branding is jackalope-related.
I'm actually not-entirely joking on this one. I think you could actually lean into something really fun with this one.
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"AFTER ALL THESE YEARS. BILL CIPHER. . .HAS A GUN"
(/ref/j @cill-bipher-official)
"WOWEE, LOOKS LIKE YOU FINALLY BROUGHT A GUN TO A GUN FIGHT. AND IT ONLY TOOK YOU THIRTY YEARS!"
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Peter & The Pink Shirt Slo-Mo
I finally got around to slowing this clip down because I wanted to see Peter's expressions better. Here he's with John Garfield and Richard Conte, Beverly Hills Tennis Club, 1945.
Lads having a good time! Love his smile.
The clip is from the end of Home Movies of Beverly Hills, Circa 1935-1947.
You can also find an excellent gif set here.
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(in reply to your response to that crochet poll)
#Pencil since I also draw it’s what feels them most natural to me
YOU EXIST!
I thought the pencil hold was just a hoax made up by the crochet fae to trick us innocent newbie crocheters into thinking it's possible (who knows why - who understands fae rules)
because the handful of crochet vids I saw all had them using the knife grip -- which is already so hard for us little crochet babies new to the world🐣
And since I was trying different ways of holding it the pencil grip just seemed ridiculously hard so I figured it's a rarity (or a hoax!)
But you in fact exist. So tell me... are you a crochet fae? 🧚
Lol! nope, I'm not a crochet fae! I’m a Space Rabbit! :3
Also I have not crocheted in months lol. Maybe it’s time that I pick it up again.
I do sometimes use the knife hold. But when I start the pencil hold just comes the most naturally to me ✨
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