So, I hope you mean explain them here. the first is the LA Dogers, referencing the Artful Dodger in Dicken's Oliver Twist. The other is the Baltimore Ravens referencing the poem, The Raven, by Poe.
Ravens is correct, but neither of the other ones. The Dodgers is NOT a Dickens reference. The Dodgers were named the "Trolley Dodgers" originally because of the trolleys that separated the NY boroughs. The LA team was originally from Brooklyn.
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim? If you think Angels are merely characters from religious texts. Also, the New York Football and San Francisco Baseball Giants (mythology)?
So, I hope you mean explain them here. the first is the LA Dogers, referencing the Artful Dodger in Dicken's Oliver Twist. The other is the Baltimore Ravens referencing the poem, The Raven, by Poe.
ReplyDeleteBaltimore Ravens...once the hometown of Edgar Allen Poe who wrote "The Raven" when he lived there.
ReplyDeleteAnd I'll guess the Yankees as a small reference to Yankee Doodle Dandy, which isn't really a literary reference but it's all I can think of
Ravens is correct, but neither of the other ones. The Dodgers is NOT a Dickens reference. The Dodgers were named the "Trolley Dodgers" originally because of the trolleys that separated the NY boroughs. The LA team was originally from Brooklyn.
ReplyDeleteThis is a GREAT question.
New York Knicks- short for knickerbocker which was one of Washington Irving's pen names.
ReplyDeletekoooool i seriously didnt know that lol well i did know the ravens but yeah thats it oh and knickerbockers were also a kind of pants lol
ReplyDeleteTennessee Titans? - referencing Greek mythology? It's the only thing that came to mind hahaha.
ReplyDeleteHow about the Toronto Argonauts, which would reference Greek myth? the CFL wasn't exactly the best league to make the connection..
ReplyDeleteLos Angeles Angels of Anaheim? If you think Angels are merely characters from religious texts. Also, the New York Football and San Francisco Baseball Giants (mythology)?
ReplyDeleteoh gosh. i know nothing. lol
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