overtime98 Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 New York Rangers Unless you count that Central Park cop on horseback, there ain't no rootin', tootin' Texas lawmen anywhere near Madison Square Garden. They were christened the Rangers because their founder was named "Tex" Rickard, and the local press dubbed his new hockey team "Tex's Rangers." Too bad "Tex" was from Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldon Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 That is priceless. It is so weird how you never forget that pee smell when you walk up from NJ transit to street level at NY Penn Station. And all to funny that a national mag like Maxim makes fun of them. Love it. Not enough humor/satire-type columns pick on NY; it's about time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizDevil30 Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 I'm loving it! I always wondered how the hell they did get their name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theamazingtiny Posted May 3, 2008 Share Posted May 3, 2008 THanks for posting this I had a hearty laugh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice dog Posted May 4, 2008 Share Posted May 4, 2008 is there a nickname for the beggar squeegie windshield people? if not "The NY Pee Smell" is clearly more appropriate than the silly "rangers"... a cool name would have been the "NY Sand Hogs"... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelastonealive Posted May 4, 2008 Share Posted May 4, 2008 is there a nickname for the beggar squeegie windshield people? Panhandlers? ...Hobos? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Masked Fan Posted May 4, 2008 Share Posted May 4, 2008 Wipes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eheaps Posted May 4, 2008 Share Posted May 4, 2008 I also like what they say about the Toronto Raptors and renaming them the Toronto Maple Leaves "to further annoy hockey fans." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beezer34 Posted May 4, 2008 Share Posted May 4, 2008 ...how 'bout just; "The New York Suck" for a name? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annabelle Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 ...how 'bout just; "The New York Suck" for a name? winner imo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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