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Chuck the Writer

08-10-2006, 05:45 AM

Here's the story and link:

http://www.canada.com/topics/sports/story.html?id=9e2a5c26-cca0-427d-bc64-38ae8de84617&k=19199

Suffice it to say that calling a French Canadian or anyone of French descent a "frog" is considered an insult. And at this moment, "Jumping Frogs" is considered one of the two possibilities for the name of the Quebec ABA franchise (the other, "Kebekwa," is a phoenetic spelling of "Quebecois").

What's next on the ABA agenda? The Jersey Shore Medical Wasters? The Long Island Lolitas? (They could have a home-and-home against the Amityville Horrors)

Minor League Man

08-10-2006, 05:51 AM

I want to see Quebec play the Buffalo Silverbacks.

That would be so effin' cool!

panchess

08-10-2006, 07:52 AM

..would be funny. They could play at Dowling College, about two miles from the Amityville Horror site.

Fells

08-11-2006, 11:15 AM

Could they build an arena on the Amytiville Horror site? It would be strangely appropriate.......