The Obligatory Griffin nick thread...

[heypartner]

With all the new nick changes occurring, what is your nickname for Eddie! Here's my entry.!

Eddie "The Kid" Griffin

kinda menacing like his chequered past, recognizes him as the 1st kid taken by Rudy/CD, and acknowledges CriscoKidd for winning the bet.

Don't mess with The Kid.

The Dream, Wink, The Cat, The Kid, mooochiieeee

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[heypartner]

stupid newbie mistake double post.sorry

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[crash5179]

eeeeeeeeeeddddIEEEEEEEEEEEEE

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[Rocket River]

should be base on his playing style
After a few games it will come to us

Right now . . . Griff
sounds right

Rocket River

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[JAG]

With nods to whomever suggested this before, I vote for "Fast Eddie " Griffin

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[A-Train]

Uhhh...how about if we don't call him "The Kid"...Maybe he should have a nickname that...Oh, I don't know...doesn't sound stupid? I can imagine Eddie Griffin, ten years from now, being called "The Kid" in his early thirties...

If you have to "choose" a nickname for somebody, then it's the wrong one...Think about the great NBA nicknames

The Dream
The Glide
The Stilt
The Pearl
Air
Magic
The Ice Man
Dr. J

Those nicknames just flow off the tongue...Nobody had to sit around and "think" up those names...they just sounded right, and they stuck

Griffin hasn't even played a single minute in the NBA yet, so I think trying to plaster a nickname on him now is a tad premature...After we see him play for a while, after we see what kind of style he has, then a nickname will eventually come for him...If he plays his entire career without a cool nickname (there have been many good players without nicknames, believe it or not), then I don't think Griffin or anybody else will give a flip

Now, I return you back to your regularly scheduled dumb jokes and Simpson Quotes

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Mein bratwurst has a first name, it's F-R-I-T-Z
Mein bratwurst has a second name, it's S-C-H-N-A-C-K-E-N-P-F-E-F-F-E-R-H-A-U-S-E-N

[j-bone]

Besides, "The Kid" is already taken by Kevin Garnett, even though they spell it "Da Kid".

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[heypartner]

A-Train,

so "Wink" flows off the tongue. lol
And it is kinda silly since The Cat is faster anyhow. Sorta like Air when a teammate can jump higher than you.

No fair mentioning 4 rhymning nicknames.

Besides, this is a stupid ESPN-Berman-esque nicknaming thread, kinda making fun of nicknames. Offer up a nickname you bum.

[PhiSlammaJamma]

The Ghost
The Sleeveless One
The gentleman
Mongoose
Eliminator






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humble, but hungry.

[edc]

Besides, "The Kid" is already Billy Wagner's nick in that other
sport in this town.


I like the "Griff" thing, because it pays homage to one of this
city's top sports fans. Ultimately, however, it's going to come
from the players or the media. One of the disadvantages of
coming out so early, not enough time to get a decent nick
developed http://bbs.clutchcity.net/ubb/smile.gif



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[Azim da Dream]

- EGriff
- E.G
- Griff
- The Electrfier

Of course, when in doubt, we could always go back to the ever popular "Eddie!". http://bbs.clutchcity.net/ubb/smile.gif

Azim da Dream

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[Rocketsauce]

How about Eddie, in the Oomfoofoo voice from Eddie Murphy's "Raw". That would leave all sorts of options for the announcer's to say "I want half!" which won't make sense out of context. But that shouldn't Calvin from giving it a whirl.

That would be funny as sh*t to see Calvin spewing cookie crumbs all over Bill while screaming "I WANT HALF!" I'd pay my cable bill to see that.

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[Rockets Fan Trapped In MN]

Eddie Money . . . or maybe just Money for short.

(that is, if he's clutch)

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[red]

how about

1.flaming drpepper
2.purple bandit
3.the unreproachable jumping tangerine
the fungus with the most "something that rhymes with fungus"
4.eddie "not cato" griffen

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[moestavern19]

I like E.G. that was my great granfather's name . He manufactored the first skid steer loaders .

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Reactions after The Rockets got Eddie Griffin for 3 draft picks

"Eddie For 3 ... Yes!!! O Mother!!!!!!!"

[today]

Thanks JAG. As I said before, I have always enjoyed Fast Eddie George, Fast Eddie Johnson, Fast Eddie Taubensee, and now......

FAST EDDIE GRIFFIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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[Kingrene]

<font size=6 font color="green">$$ G-MONEY $$</font><font color="white">


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[Jeff]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by JAG:

With nods to whomever suggested this before, I vote for "Fast Eddie " Griffin

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Every time I hear "Fast Eddie," I think of that old promo spot on MTV from the mid 80's - "I'm FAST Eddie Clark from FASTway and I want my MTV!"

http://bbs.clutchcity.net/ubb/smile.gif

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[fadeaway]

I vote for "Edie" (EEEE-DEEEE) like in that "The Cult" song.

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[hardwood]

Every time I hear Fast Eddie,I think of Paul Newman in the Hustler.
What about..the Griffen?.It would make for a cool advertising logo...shoes and such.It's origins are in ancient Babylonia..a mythological beast that was part eagle,lion,and serpent.


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[Chuck04]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Kingrene:
<font size=6 font color="green">$$ G-MONEY $$</font><font color="white">


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Uhhh... no. I don't think we want to confuse him with Glen Rice.

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[Kingrene]

http://home.swbell.net/kingrene/steveandeydie.jpg

Fadeaway, please don't vote that way, or our two young stars will be Steve and Eydie! http://bbs.clutchcity.net/ubb/biggrin.gif
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[Tolpatcsh Verkinder]

Harbinger. For when our enemies see Griffin coming at them, they know their doom is close at hand.

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I lost a bet.

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[JayZ750]

How about:

Eddie "The Elevator" Griffin
Eddie The Escalator" Griffin
Eddie "El Matador" Griffin
Eddie "El Loco" Griffin
Eddie "El General" Griffin
Eddie "The Enegizer" Griffin


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[CompaqC]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by burlesk:
aw, for %$#@'s sake... double post...

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This is becoming old, newbies! http://bbs.clutchcity.net/ubb/wink.gif



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Attempt
Made

[Colby]

I will reserve my nick fo when he plays.

I better think of something by the first quarter after he kicks some butt.

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"Chucky who? I thought we were talking about basketball?" Charles Barkley

[Smoke]

How about "The Edge" ? He gives us an edge.

[Franchisedream]

He might be a little young and not catch the reference but about 'Mr. Ed'

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[Band Geek Mobster]

I like Eddie "The Band Geek Mobster" Griffin actually...

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This post contains no smilies, you must judge my seriousness on your own...

Have no fear kiddies, the name's changed, but the Mobster is still the same...

[Smoke]

Red
Haven't you heard of the fungus among us?

[PhiSlammaJamma]

Why did you call yourself Pete Rose. You like him or something....

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humble, but hungry.

[heypartner]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by PhiSlammaJamma:
Why did you call yourself Pete Rose. You like him or something....

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yeah...answer the question BGM...hehe

[Scarface]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by hardwood:
What about..the Griffen?.It would make for a cool advertising logo...shoes and such.It's origins are in ancient Babylonia..a mythological beast that was part eagle,lion,and serpent.


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Man you beat me to it. Eddie "The" Griffen would be cool.

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[PhiSlammaJamma]

Get a picture for us. I'd like to see what it looks like. I mean that's gotta be some crazy looking creature.



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humble, but hungry.

[heypartner]

hey, maybe that could be the new uniform design.

Griffen our Killer Leader.

[Band Geek Mobster]

Pete Rose kicks ass "PhiSlammaJamma"!

Unlike your namesake, my guy didn't lose to NC State in the Final Four either...

http://www.mcn.org/2/laks/rose80.jpg

PUT PETE IN THE HALL DAMNIT!

BUD SELIG AND JIM GRAY CAN GO TO HELL!

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This post contains no smilies, you must judge my seriousness on your own...

Have no fear kiddies, the name's changed, but the Mobster is still the same...

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[Kimble14]

Normal:
The Bad EG (pronounced "egg")
The Defenestrator
The Transmogrifier
Terminator X (from Public Enemy)

Bermanesque:
Electrocardio-
Seismo-
Spiro-
Poly-
Auto-
Professor (also from PE)


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...just another Langhi fanboy on the run from the CriscoKiddies

[Kimble14]

Double post. All I did was went back to the posting page! Honest!

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[Kimble14]

...and then I hit the "Reply" instead of the "Edit" button. God, I'm a doofus. (But at least I'm getting my post count up!)

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[crash5179]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Rocketsauce:
How about Eddie, in the Oomfoofoo voice from Eddie Murphy's "Raw". That would leave all sorts of options for the announcer's to say "I want half!" which won't make sense out of context. But that shouldn't Calvin from giving it a whirl.

That would be funny as sh*t to see Calvin spewing cookie crumbs all over Bill while screaming "I WANT HALF!" I'd pay my cable bill to see that.

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I love it http://bbs.clutchcity.net/ubb/biggrin.gif eeeeedddiEEEEEEE

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[crash5179]

Alright if he must have a nickname other than Eddie then lets do it right.

The most dominant player in the history of basketball was the Big Dipper...Wilt Chamberlain.

Eddie can be the Little Dipper. http://bbs.clutchcity.net/ubb/biggrin.gif

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[Joe Fan]

G-string

G-man

Grrrriff



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[Dubious]

http://www.petgroomer.com/ALBUM/griffon.htm
Newbies first attempt at graphic
an utter failure
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[crash5179]

No one likes Little Dipper?

Ok hows this:

McGriff the Crime Dog!

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[Dubious]

The graphic was supposed to be a cute little Brussels Griffon dog with pink ribbons in her hair saying Grrrriff!
I am sure he would have been pleased.

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consciousness is the awareness of awareness

[ChenZhen]

what's so hard about clicking submit just once and wait??? what's up with the double post newbies???

back to lurking...carry on...

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[mr_gootan]

G-SPOT

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I'M COOKING WITH GAS...

[ZRB]

"The Punchline"

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"I want to be like Olajon." -Sagana Diop has the right idea...

Keep the ???? alive!

[buckaroo]

t. morris == t-rock
e. griffin == rock-e == rocky?

better yet how bout "lights out"... http://bbs.clutchcity.net/ubb/smile.gif

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[GATER]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Smoke:
How about "The Edge" ? He gives us an edge.</font>

The EdGe...I sort of like that...Eddie "The EdGe" Griffin.....hmmmm

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[Joe Fan]

Iron Mike

Smoking Joe

The Truth

Gentleman Jim

Sweetpea

Sugar Ray

The Brown Bomber

Butterbean



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[hardwood]

http://www.mythicalrealm.com/chimage.php3?image=heatofthunder.jpg
Gene,don't feel bad....I'm having problems with mine too.
It's late and damn that was a nice Griffen...pick me up someone!
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[GATER]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Pete Rose Mobster:
Unlike your namesake, my guy didn't lose to NC State in the Final Four either...
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The mere mention of that NC State team makes me want to vomit....you are permanently on my s***list.

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Raef to Rocks in '01-'02!

[rock]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Joe Fan:

Sweetpea
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Sweetpea for three doesn't sound too intimidating, does it? http://bbs.clutchcity.net/ubb/smile.gif



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[Achebe]

How about Crime Dog!

[Admore]

Let the nickname come to the player. Eddie Griffin will either be nickname worthy in a good way or a bad way I have a feeling. (I'm betting it's good.) But all this is sounding like that Seinfeld episode in which George decides to nickname himself T-Bone and of course totally humiliates himself.

BUT I'm always happy to slag Pete Rose no matter what the context. So here are a few nicknames for him:

Whiny

Bitchy

Charlie Crybaby Tough Guy

Charlie Stupid, no really dumb as a box of rocks

Charlie No-Plaque

Charlie Pathetic Attention Seeker

Charlie I Forgot That Settlement I Signed with MLB

Charlie Catamite

Charlie It's-over-you-lost-already-so-shut-the-f***-up-and-go-away-and-never-bother-us-again

Charlie Can't Hustle His Way Into the Hall of Fame

[rockbox]

I like G-Dawg.

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[Band Geek Mobster]

It's going to be a great year...

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/photos/24rose3.jpg

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This post contains no smilies, you must judge my seriousness on your own...

Have no fear kiddies, the name's changed, but the Mobster is still the same...

[Joe Fan]

..........but it rhymes, busta.

http://bbs.clutchcity.net/ubb/tongue.gif

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[Sonny]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Achebe:
How about Crime Dog!</font>

I like

EDDIE EDDIE EDDIE

or

GRIFF OR GRIFFSTER

or

The Punisher! http://bbs.clutchcity.net/ubb/biggrin.gif

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Go Rockets!!!
SS

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[thacabbage]

the boxer

[hardwood]

Thats just one rendition.There are others that are more suitable for logos...........and Pete Rose,while I agree you should be in the Hall,I have to concur with Gater....tabu stuff dude...back to the bighouse!


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Everybody has a little bit of Watergate in em - Billy Graham

[DREAMer]

I just hope his nickname doesn't end up being "Griff the Stiff".

(Not that I think it will)



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[burlesk]

Gruff But Loveable

GBull

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"burlesk" spelled sideways is "lurk bs e", which is true in my case.

[burlesk]

aw, for %$#@'s sake... double post...

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[Lewie221]

Eddie "I'm gonna knock your ass out if you don't pass me the ball Cuttino" Griffin....

Flows off the toungue easily, and I think it will describe the way he will play...

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The Rockets Championship in 2001...Be-Steve-it

[Jumanji]

A little variation on Hardwood's...

http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/charlesgarfinkel/myhomepage/griffen2.jpg
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[AllEyezOnMe]

Eddie Freakin Griffen

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M.O.B. Money Over Bitches

[Elvis Costello]

Caption for virtually every Pete Rose picture ever.


-"Hey, Moe from the Three Stooges Called and he wants his haircut back."


As for the Eddie Griffin nickname game-

-Vlad the Impaler
-Lucky
-Three Fingers
-Charlie Bananas
-Catfish
-The Eagle (conjuring up images of the graceful Olympic ski jumper from the UK...appropriately)
-The Hardest Working Man in Show Business
-The Velvet Fog

-Elvis!



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[Admore]

Elvis Costello a Rocket's fan? I never knew. That's great. Still, I have to say that I haven't liked much of anything since King of America.

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[hardwood]

gracias amigo!...NICE

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Everybody has a little bit of Watergate in em - Billy Graham

[A-Train]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by JayZ750:
How about:
Eddie "El Matador" Griffin
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"The Matador" could have been Charles Barkley's nickname, considering how he played defense http://bbs.clutchcity.net/ubb/smile.gif

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Mein bratwurst has a first name, it's F-R-I-T-Z
Mein bratwurst has a second name, it's S-C-H-N-A-C-K-E-N-P-F-E-F-F-E-R-H-A-U-S-E-N

[nejyh]

How about Eddie "The Eraser" Griffin ?

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Go Rockets Go!

[ElGrandeQueso]

How about "Foolish", after the movie whose main character was played by another Eddie Griffin.

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Mmm Queso.

[TheReasonSF3]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Smoke: How about "The Edge" ? He gives us an edge.</font>
Darn it. I was going to say that. "The Edge" because Eddie Griffin. Edg, with an e= Edge. The Edge. But you beat me to it.


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[ElGrandeQueso]

Eddie needs a short, one word nickname, something like Slim. Then we'd have Wink, Cat, Slim, and T Rock.

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Mmm Queso.

[Lynus302]

for what it's worth, a Griffin (also spelled Griffon, Griffen, Gryphon) is more than just a winged lion. The front half is the body and wings of an eagle, the rear half is the body of a lion. Some variations of the legend depict the beast as also having the tail of a serpent or dragon.

Like this:
http://webhome.idirect.com/~donlong/monsters/IMAGES/Gryffon.gif

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"I have no regrets except that I wasn't up to keep Randy from getting on that plane."
--Ozzy Osbourne on guitarist Randy Rhodes

[today]

I am interested in hearing what Steve and Cuttino and the other guys on the team come up with for a nickname. I'm sure we will hear something from them before the year starts.

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[Francis_Rules]

I've got some nicknames

1.Eddie "Bad Boy" Griffin
2.Criminal
3.Gangster
4.Mad Dog
5.The Terminator
6.Eddie "sniffin'" Griffin


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[DarkHorse]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by crash5179:
No one likes Little Dipper?

Ok hows this:

McGriff the Crime Dog!

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LOL... beat me to it...

but it should be McGriff the Crime DAWG...

http://bbs.clutchcity.net/ubb/wink.gif

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