Sounds good to me.Originally posted by etownblue25:
I just wanted to be the first to coin the nickname.
New Zealand not Australia.Originally posted by Samwise Ganjee:
The New Zealand Nebish!
The Tasmanian Triple Terror!
Auckland's Awesomest!
The Outback Brawler!
The Thunder from Down Under, the new Wildcat Wonder!
The Kiwi Colonel!
The Kentucky-sized Tsunami!
The SoPac Pick-setter!
The Milford Track Mauler!
The Crane in the Lane!
The Great White Sharp-shooter!
"He's not a Kiwi, he's a King-Kong!"
The Ladder from the Lagoon!
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Yours is the winner.Originally posted by etownblue25:
I just wanted to be the first to coin the nickname.
. Umm, he's from New Zealand, not Australia. No koalas in NZ.Originally posted by mcwildcats04:
Kentucky Koala Bear #FIRST
Appears from some of these posts that we've already identified the first cultural hurdle he'll encounter when he gets here: lots of geographically challenged Kentuckians who don't quite understand the difference between New Zealand and Australia.Originally posted by Samwise Ganjee:
The Outback Brawler!
inally posted by mcwildcats04:
Kentucky Koala Bear #FIRST
We have a winner.Originally posted by ymmot31:
Lynyard Wynyard
Originally posted by UK90:
Appears from some of these posts that we've already identified the first cultural hurdle he'll encounter when he gets here: lots of geographically challenged Kentuckians who don't quite understand the difference between New Zealand and Australia.Originally posted by Samwise Ganjee:
The Outback Brawler!
inally posted by mcwildcats04:
Kentucky Koala Bear #FIRST
Actually, this is a terrible nickname. The kiwi is a flightless bird...Originally posted by etownblue25:
I just wanted to be the first to coin the nickname.
Lot of misinformation here. Koalas were transplanted into New Zealand in the '60s and migrated there in small factions in the '70s as well.Originally posted by UK90:
Appears from some of these posts that we've already identified the first cultural hurdle he'll encounter when he gets here: lots of geographically challenged Kentuckians who don't quite understand the difference between New Zealand and Australia.Originally posted by Samwise Ganjee:
The Outback Brawler!
inally posted by mcwildcats04:
Kentucky Koala Bear #FIRST
Jesus, ***-hat...I know thatOriginally posted by JerseyCat84:
New Zealand not Australia.Originally posted by Samwise Ganjee:
The New Zealand Nebish!
The Tasmanian Triple Terror!
Auckland's Awesomest!
The Outback Brawler!
The Thunder from Down Under, the new Wildcat Wonder!
The Kiwi Colonel!
The Kentucky-sized Tsunami!
The SoPac Pick-setter!
The Milford Track Mauler!
The Crane in the Lane!
The Great White Sharp-shooter!
"He's not a Kiwi, he's a King-Kong!"
The Ladder from the Lagoon!
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(out)Back StrokeOriginally posted by gollumcat:
Have no doubt there are some koalas in New Zealand but would be interested to learn how a small, non seafaring marsupial "migrated " across vast swaths of open ocean to reach New Zealand .
I'll hang up and listen.
Unless you're talking about zoos, I'm curious what your "no doubt" is based on? Koalas have as much connection to Kentucky's wild habitat as NZ's--none. They are purely an Australian creature.Originally posted by gollumcat:
Have no doubt there are some koalas in New Zealand but would be interested to learn how a small, non seafaring marsupial "migrated " across vast swaths of open ocean to reach New Zealand .
I'll hang up and listen.
New Zealanders are affectionately called Kiwis.Originally posted by Chairman Meow:
Actually, this is a terrible nickname. The kiwi is a flightless bird...Originally posted by etownblue25:
I just wanted to be the first to coin the nickname.
We have to remember he is only 16 yrs old right now. Plus how many times do we complain that CAL can never get good bench players that can play. Well this kid wants to go to the NBA but he's willing to wait to get there. Win Win if you ask me, plus he's no threat to other recruits who want to come.Originally posted by Ripcord65:
It's a good thing that this thread was limited to the nickname. I didn't know anything about Wynyard, so I looked at a couple of things on Google. Somebody -- I think maybe an NBA scout -- compared him to Josh Harrellson. I'll just leave it at that. Maybe somebody will start another thread about Wynyard's basketball potential.
Right.Originally posted by Samwise Ganjee:
Jesus, ***-hat...I know thatOriginally posted by JerseyCat84:
New Zealand not Australia.Originally posted by Samwise Ganjee:
The New Zealand Nebish!
The Tasmanian Triple Terror!
Auckland's Awesomest!
The Outback Brawler!
The Thunder from Down Under, the new Wildcat Wonder!
The Kiwi Colonel!
The Kentucky-sized Tsunami!
The SoPac Pick-setter!
The Milford Track Mauler!
The Crane in the Lane!
The Great White Sharp-shooter!
"He's not a Kiwi, he's a King-Kong!"
The Ladder from the Lagoon!
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Whatever happened to some artistic license?
Sheesh