Comments on: Some team nicknames that did not stick http://seamheads.com/2009/11/28/some-team-nicknames-that-did-not-stick/ Wed, 23 May 2012 23:56:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: R. J. Lesch http://seamheads.com/2009/11/28/some-team-nicknames-that-did-not-stick/comment-page-1/#comment-15372 R. J. Lesch Sat, 28 Nov 2009 13:53:09 +0000 http://seamheads.com/blog/2009/11/28/some-team-nicknames-that-did-not-stick/#comment-15372 Des Moines had nicknames such as these in the 1900s: "Politicians" (state capital) "Underwriters" (the insurance industry stuffed the ballot box in a fan ballot contest) "Undertakers" (manager Joe Quinn's offseason occupation)<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('15372','R. J. Lesch'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('15372','R. J. Lesch','Des Moines had nicknames such as these in the 1900s:\r\n\"Politicians\" (state capital)\r\n\"Underwriters\" (the insurance industry stuffed the ballot box in a fan ballot contest)\r\n\"Undertakers\" (manager Joe Quinn\'s offseason occupation)'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Des Moines had nicknames such as these in the 1900s:
“Politicians” (state capital)
“Underwriters” (the insurance industry stuffed the ballot box in a fan ballot contest)
“Undertakers” (manager Joe Quinn’s offseason occupation)
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