If you want to inspire girls, maybe you should name a Women’s soccer, hockey, or basketball team. But I don’t think they will find Go Nads to be an inspiring cheer.
I took a perverse pride in naming our college’s intra dorm basketball team the Flying Condoms, figuring the class newsrag would think it was just a misprint. We designed a logo that resembled a rubber (staring out “point blank”) flanked on each side by wings spread as if on the rise. No one tried to censor name or logo (of course that was in 1972).
The Rhode Island School of Design Hockey team is called the Nads. The Basketball team is the Balls. Their motto “When the heat is on, the Balls stick together”
A number of years ago, GM tried marketing a compact car in South America. It didn’t work out. After some study, they discovered the problem. The vehicle was the Nova. It the local languages, the name said “It doesn’t go” (no va in Spanish, nao vai in Portuguese). I really don’t know if this is true or not, probably an apocryphal urban legend, but it does show the importance of a name.
That name is taken__National Association of Distance Sprinters. That team runs in the Hood to Coast relay every year. The support van is easy to spot, it has two exercise balls on the roof.
The US Navy has a repair facility for all things aviation, the Naval Aviation Depot, originally abbreviated NAVAVNDEPOT. In the 1970s there was a movement to shorten the name. Yes the popular choice was the Nad’s for the plural form. That seemed to be the accepted choice until the top brass caught wind of the jokes about cheering them on with, " Go Nad’s Go. The recognized abbreviation is now NADEP.
When I was in nurses’ training about 100 yrs ago, the interns’ basketball team we used to play was named the Nads…as was every other interns’ basketball team I ever heard of.
sorry Charlie,l used this same punchline/joke yrs ago as a corpsman in the military when the higher ups were searching for a name for our softball team,my suggestions were the Pecker Checkers or the Nads!!! : )
BE THIS GUY over 5 years ago
Most people like Nads. Most people hate the Nats.
gocomics over 5 years ago
“Wolfman’s got nads!” — quote from famous movie
Templo S.U.D. over 5 years ago
Well, at least Pig didn’t suggest the “Nadies” (Spanish for “Nobodies”); the punchline would still call in the C.S.C.
Baarorso over 5 years ago
I’d say it’d take a lot of COJONES to name a sports team “The Nads”.;-D
DennisinSeattle over 5 years ago
If you want to inspire girls, maybe you should name a Women’s soccer, hockey, or basketball team. But I don’t think they will find Go Nads to be an inspiring cheer.
PICTO over 5 years ago
It takes a lot of balls to field a team in MLB…
the1951hapster over 5 years ago
I took a perverse pride in naming our college’s intra dorm basketball team the Flying Condoms, figuring the class newsrag would think it was just a misprint. We designed a logo that resembled a rubber (staring out “point blank”) flanked on each side by wings spread as if on the rise. No one tried to censor name or logo (of course that was in 1972).
c001 over 5 years ago
Maybe Stephan should look into how the successesof the Eastern bloc athletes had been achieved.
HeckleMeElmo over 5 years ago
I give this one a standing OVAtion.
SonicFan91 over 5 years ago
Oh Rea
GeifuKe over 5 years ago
Rat, take a lesson from the Japanese Baseball League, the team called the SoftBank Hawks. Fukuoka, that is. Pronunciation is part of the grade here.
syzygy47 over 5 years ago
Had a young woman at work, and it was a more casual environment, named Nadine, who had herself written on a piece of her equipment ‘Go Nads’
noahproblem over 5 years ago
Aw, NUTS! Mr. Comic Strip Censor rears his ugly head again. Can’t we kick him in the oompa loompas?
James Wolfenstein over 5 years ago
Plagiarism! Jake did that joke in Two and a half men :D and it wasn’t funny…
The Old Wolf over 5 years ago
“Raisins in the raisin sack” was the best one ever…
Breadboard over 5 years ago
Let’s Go Bucs ! ….. Croc Power !
debrat819 over 5 years ago
The Rhode Island School of Design’s Hockey Team are called The Nads with other sports having equally colorful names.
mjb515 over 5 years ago
At least baseball is generally not a contact sport. Though the other team’s catcher may be hit by Pig’s Nads at home.
YippiKiAyMofo over 5 years ago
Testesfy!
Masterskrain over 5 years ago
Well, THAT JOKE took balls to print…
mdherring65 over 5 years ago
I hope Nadia and her husband have a sense of humor.
mholding over 5 years ago
pretty sure offended guy will pop up anytime haha
aimlesscruzr over 5 years ago
When I was a kid in the 70’s, I had a crush on Nadia
Ontman over 5 years ago
I know ‘a million moms’ that wouldn’t like the Nads.
Masterskrain over 5 years ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5F0esFC59k
IshkaBibel1 over 5 years ago
The Rhode Island School of Design Hockey team is called the Nads. The Basketball team is the Balls. Their motto “When the heat is on, the Balls stick together”
twainreader over 5 years ago
Bravo!! Bravo!! Well played!!!
ksu71 over 5 years ago
Several years ago in the high school where I taught the Calc teacher had a contest he called ‘World Series of Calculus.’
Daily results on the mourning announcements.
The Principal was less than thrilled that one team chose the name Latus Rectums.
Ermine Notyours over 5 years ago
Everyone’s already grabbed all the good puns.
Al Nala over 5 years ago
Reminds me of a guy in my high school class. Verily, it doth.
Greyhame over 5 years ago
My standard for testing the P.A. system was “Testes, testes, one, two…THREE?”
nosirrom over 5 years ago
and they’ll hire Tess Tickles to lead the cheer.
WCraft Premium Member over 5 years ago
Snort!
RobinHood over 5 years ago
Happy Year Of The Pig
Bookworm over 5 years ago
A number of years ago, GM tried marketing a compact car in South America. It didn’t work out. After some study, they discovered the problem. The vehicle was the Nova. It the local languages, the name said “It doesn’t go” (no va in Spanish, nao vai in Portuguese). I really don’t know if this is true or not, probably an apocryphal urban legend, but it does show the importance of a name.
Rev Phnk Ey over 5 years ago
One of Soupy Sales greatest: I take my girlfriend to the ball game. I kiss her between the strikes and she kisses me between the balls.
Toni Hartung over 5 years ago
That name is taken__National Association of Distance Sprinters. That team runs in the Hood to Coast relay every year. The support van is easy to spot, it has two exercise balls on the roof.
zeexenon over 5 years ago
This comic is beginning to lose its credibility.
cooganm Premium Member over 5 years ago
Sounds like everyone’s already to second base
Tentoes over 5 years ago
Who else was watching the Olympics in 1976 when her marks came up “1”?
chris_weaver over 5 years ago
Rat: When a batter has four balls, he is awarded first base.
Pig: Walk with pride!
cdgar over 5 years ago
One of the funnier ones in a loooong time.
Tallguy over 5 years ago
Wolfman?
Erwin Schwartz over 5 years ago
The US Navy has a repair facility for all things aviation, the Naval Aviation Depot, originally abbreviated NAVAVNDEPOT. In the 1970s there was a movement to shorten the name. Yes the popular choice was the Nad’s for the plural form. That seemed to be the accepted choice until the top brass caught wind of the jokes about cheering them on with, " Go Nad’s Go. The recognized abbreviation is now NADEP.
pekenpug over 5 years ago
When I was in nurses’ training about 100 yrs ago, the interns’ basketball team we used to play was named the Nads…as was every other interns’ basketball team I ever heard of.
Sisyphos over 5 years ago
It was inevitable. Comic Strip Censor Guy had to defuse this potential double entendre before it exploded all over the comics page and/or website!
NobodyAwesome Premium Member over 5 years ago
If you want to go juvenile: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoon_Longwang It f’d up lots of lives.
heckelphone2 over 5 years ago
It’s the hockey team at Rhode Island School of Design (https://www.risd.edu/news/stories/go-nads/)
heckelphone2 over 5 years ago
The basketball team is the Balls (“When the going gets tough, the Balls stick together.”
Daeder over 5 years ago
I’m surprised Rat didn’t want to kick Steph in the nads over that joke.
johngregor Premium Member over 5 years ago
The Oompa Loompas can be their chief rival.
torius over 5 years ago
sorry Charlie,l used this same punchline/joke yrs ago as a corpsman in the military when the higher ups were searching for a name for our softball team,my suggestions were the Pecker Checkers or the Nads!!! : )
nopainogain over 5 years ago
didn’t he do the “go nads” joke like two years ago?
Moonis over 1 year ago
alr ima necropost this thing now its popular again :D