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Socrates: 'A Tremendous Class of Names'
We'll be posting NOTY previews over at Deadspin, which also will man the voting machine. If you didn't get here from there, please go there and vote.When you come across a name like Destiny...
View Article2014 Name Of The Year: Bulltron And Sithole Regionals, Round 1
We'll be posting NOTY previews over at Deadspin, which also will man the voting machine. If you didn't get here from there, please go there and vote.The 2014 Name of the Year tournament kicks off today...
View ArticleA Cinderella story for Bernie Wagenblast?
We love it when name-inees write in to cheer themselves on. Today's Deadspin post got the attention of Bernie Wagenblast, transportation communications guru and the voice of New York City Transit. He...
View ArticleDragonwagon/Chrotchtangle Regionals, Round 1
This year's tourney is proceeding at breakneck speed! Head over to Deadspin before 5:00 tomorrow (Thursday) to vote in the Dragonwagon and Chrotchtangle regionals. Round 2 goes up Friday!Dragonwagon...
View ArticleName of the Year 2014: Round 2, And A Note On Middle Names
The Sweet Sixteen will begin soon over at Deadspin, so if you haven't yet voted in Round 2, make sure you do that.-------Before we get to the second round of our tournament, I'd like to share a tip we...
View ArticleThe Sweet Sixteen
[Cross-posted at Deadspin.] We had a polling malfunction last week; the Bulltron and Sithole polls inexplicably closed early. Our bad, and thanks for letting us know on Twitter so we could re-open...
View ArticleName Of The Year 2014: The Elite Eight
[Cross-posted from Deadspin. Go there to vote! And quickly; there's not much time left.]We're down to just eight splendid name-inees, and we're happy to see each one of them picking up their own fan...
View ArticleThe Final Four
We're nearing the summit of this year's tourney. The venerable spirits of Assumption Bulltron, Godfrey Sithole, Crescent Dragonwagon, and Doby Chrotchtangle have each found favor with a champion. These...
View ArticleName of the Year 2014 Final: Shamus Beaglehole vs. Chillie Poon
(There are few more hours left to vote in the Name of the Year final, which is live over at Deadspin.)This is it. This is the showdown we've waited an entire year for (OK, more like five months). In...
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Your (and our) 2014 Name of the Year
Shamus Beaglehole is the 2014 Name of the Year. Here's to you, Shamus.Let's recap the Chesterfield footballer's meteoric rise through the Sithole regional and beyond. He breezed past Wubbo Ockels in...
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Presenting the 2015 Name of the Year Bracket: The Gift That Keeps On Giving
Fantastic names are going mainstream. Writers for SB Nation, Inside Lacrosse, and other publications have applied our concept—now 33 years old, in the prime of its life—to their specific beats. Key and...
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2015 Name of the Year: Bulltron Regional, Round One
We begin, as always, in the Bulltron, where this year's top seeds come from disparate backgrounds. The top contender, Cherries Waffles Tennis, is a young woman from Florida. The two-seed, Fra...
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2015 Name of the Year: Sithole Regional, Round One
We need to talk about Dr. Electron Kebebew.Our fascination with the atomically-named doc began when a reader sent us a simple e-mail message: “Electron Kebebew. I let this guy cut me open.” We...
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2015 Name of the Year: Dragonwagon Regional, Round One
We're moving on without laggin', so it's time for the Dragonwagon. In the third of our four regionals, top-seeded Littice Bacon-Blood, a self-described “Eternal Optimist,” faces a field of worthy...
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2015 Name of the Year: Chrotchtangle Regional, Round One
This year's Chrotchtangle Regional is a marvelous, multisyllabic mess and we could not be more proud to introduce you to our colorful nominees. Despite the chaos of the selection process, we developed...
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2015 Name of the Year: Bulltron and Sithole Regionals, Round Two
The most prestigious springtime tournament has concluded, but our bracket has much more Madness ahead of it. We're in our second round, and by this time next week, we'll have cut our field in half once...
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2015 Name of the Year: Dragonwagon and Chrotchtangle Regionals, Round Two
Saying goodbye can be so difficult. In both the Chrotchtangle and Dragonwagon Regionals, we have bid adieu to many wondrous oddities. But it is upon the discarded husks of Hackwelders and Henchmen that...
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2015 Name of the Year: Bulltron and Sithole Regionals, Sweet 16
While discussing Name of the Year with friends who are not (yet) NOTY enthusiasts, we often encounter the same questions: "Are these people real? Do you think they care?" And, with a smirk, "have you...
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2015 Name of the Year: Dragonwagon and Chrotchtangle Regionals, Sweet 16
After halving the Bulltron and Sithole Regionals last week, we've returned with the Dragonwagon and Chrotchtangle portions of Sweet Sixteen, The Delectable Dieciséis, The Sexy Sechzehn, and the, um,...
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2015 Name of the Year: The Elite Eight
Our slow, steady march to the 2015 Name of the Year is now just three voting sessions from its conclusion. The Elite Eight is today, the Final Four will arrive later this week, and the Championship...
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