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RE: Philly
(10-06-2020 01:23 AM)JHG722 Wrote:  
(10-05-2020 09:43 AM)MICHAELSPAPPY Wrote:  I understand the play on the spelling of the city, but one of the great sports mysteries to me is why they named a men's sports team after a female animal. Sort of like calling a women's team the Sacramento Steers.

It's not really much of a mystery if you have internet access.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of...th_century

Basically a creation of the media. The guy who had to typeset "Philadelphias" just got fed up. Interesting.
10-06-2020 07:34 PM
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Philly - MICHAELSPAPPY - 10-01-2020, 06:51 PM
RE: Philly - PTJR - 10-02-2020, 09:26 PM
RE: Philly - MICHAELSPAPPY - 10-03-2020, 08:52 AM
RE: Philly - PTJR - 10-03-2020, 04:57 PM
RE: Philly - JHG722 - 10-04-2020, 12:32 AM
RE: Philly - PTJR - 10-04-2020, 10:19 AM
RE: Philly - JHG722 - 10-05-2020, 12:15 AM
RE: Philly - JHG722 - 10-03-2020, 04:03 PM
RE: Philly - MICHAELSPAPPY - 10-04-2020, 12:40 PM
RE: Philly - MICHAELSPAPPY - 10-05-2020, 09:43 AM
RE: Philly - PTJR - 10-05-2020, 12:08 PM
RE: Philly - JHG722 - 10-06-2020, 01:23 AM
RE: Philly - MICHAELSPAPPY - 10-06-2020 07:34 PM
RE: Philly - MICHAELSPAPPY - 10-05-2020, 01:14 PM
RE: Philly - PTJR - 10-05-2020, 11:27 PM
RE: Philly - MICHAELSPAPPY - 10-06-2020, 08:49 AM



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