Post #17 My top 5 Disney-based NBA team names

Welcome back to Elliott-s Quarantine Quintet!

The plan for the National Basketball Association to play an abridged remainder of the season and playoffs at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orland by Disney World combines two of my favorite things: basketball and Disney.

I probably had more fun creating this quintet than I have with any other EQQ blog post so far.

    1. Chicago Belles

The princess from Beauty and the Beast is one of the top Disney princesses all-time in my humble opinion. Fans would start wearing long orange-yellow dinner gowns to show their devotion to the team. Plus, Benny the Bull can stay on and play the role of Beast.

    2. Oklahoma City Thumper

The rabbit who close friend of Bambi's was one of my favorite Disney characters as a young child. What team wouldn't want to thump their opponents?

    3. Atlanta Hooks

I can't imagine that Captain Hook was a very good basketball player. I imagine it's hard to shoot a jumper with a hook for one of your hands. The hook would also probably stab the basketball often, causing it to deflate, which I imagine would not make him very popular among his teammates. So be sure to keep him off the court and away from the ball.

    4. Detroit Gastons

No one dribbles like the Gastons. No one shoots like the Gastons. The braggadocios villain from Beauty and the Beast certainly has big muscles (a result of him eating four dozen eggs a day when he was young and eating five dozen eggs now that he's grown up), which would certainly be advantageous. And the Belles and the Gastons can have a big rivalry!

    5. Phoenix Svens

Yes, it is quite hot in Orlando over the summer, so I'm not sure how well the reindeer from Frozen would fare. Imagine the merchandising opportunities though; I'm not sure how many Go the Gorilla stuffed animals people would buy.


I'm not particularly good at digital graphic design, but, if one of you is, these mascots would be cool to see.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Post #4 My top 5 United States mottos

Welcome back to Elliott's Quarantine Quintet! Is it true that when you say something in Latin or Greek you automatically sound much cooler?     1. Esse quam videri, to be rather than to seem (North Carolina) This quote, which is attributed to the great Latin orator Cicero is all about keeping things real. I try not to be a poser, and I like when other people don’t try to be posers. Also, Latin mottos remind me of my six years of Latin in middle and high school, good times!     2, Dum spiro, spero, while I breathe, I hope (South Carolina) It is just a coincidence that my top two state mottos happen to come from the Carolinas. Yet I really like the optimism of this Latin motto. Remind yourself of this when you feel like giving up. Also, the alliteration makes it fun to say.     3. Live Free or Die (New Hampshire) Despite the fact that New Hampshire’s state motto has been co-opted by a certain movie franchise, I think it perfectly captures the A...
Read more

Post #7 My top 5 collective nouns for groups of animals

Welcome back to Elliott's Quarantine Quintet! I don’t know who gets to come up with these terms and who gets to decide what they are, but there are some pretty awesome collective nouns for a groups of animals.        1. A murder of crows This group sounds both cool and tough.     2. A conspiracy of lemurs Lemurs always look like they’re up to something.     3. A consortium of crabs I like the idea of crabs sidling along but saying in a snobby, British accent, “We’re a consortium.”     4. A pride of lions It is only fitting that the kings of the jungle get a majestic name.     5. A flamboyance of flamingos They’re pink, have skinny legs and are often preening themselves, so this name seems fitting. I’m looking for suggestions. What should the collective noun be for a group of journalists?
Read more

Post #28 My top 5 portmanteaus

Welcome back to Elliott's Quarantine Quintet! We are beginning Week 10 of EQQ. A portmanteau is "a word blending the sounds and combining the meanings of two others." Such words come in handy when trying to convey an idea that no one word totally captures. 1. Brunch (breakfast and lunch) When you eat a meal at 11 in the morning, it's not really breakfast, and it's not really lunch. That's where this term comes in handy. Brunch is probably the portmanteau that I (and most people) use most often. 2. Spork (spoon and fork) I'm a bit surprised that this utensil - which combines the uses of two utensils into one - is not more widely used. I am ready to join the movement to mainstream the spork.  3. Bionic (biology and electronic) The use of technology to enhance human bodies is an age-old idea, and, with recent technological improvements, as well as those to come in the near future, I think we will soon see a greatly increased use of bionics. 4. Tween (between ...
Read more