TIME TO VOTE ON OUR NAME!
THIS ISN'T NAM! THERE ARE RULES! DON'T EVEN TRY VOTING TWICE!
All right, after carefully and painstakingly reviewing the various names suggested by readers of Angry White Dude for readers of Angry White Dude, the AWD team of experts has narrowed it down to three finalists. We will count the votes, verify the results and then AWD will choose the name he wants anyway. Joking mostly on that last point. Nah, what the hey, I’m an honest guy and will abide by the ballot box.
So without further delay, the three finalists are:
1. Wolverines (in honor of Red Dawn and Patrick Swayze before Dirty Dancing)
2. Dudes
3. Achievers (you’ll know if you’ve seen The Big Lebowski)
We’ll count the votes Sunday evening and announce the winner then. It’s not a big deal but if Ace of Spades has his Morons and that despicable Little Green Football turd can have his Lizards, then AWD can damn well have his Wolverines, Dudes or Achievers! To let y’all know, I like all three and would have a hard time deciding. So make your voice be heard. Don’t even try getting some dead guy from ACORN to cast a vote either. I’m doing an ID check on these votes!
WOLVERINES! An appropriate name at an appropriate time. In Red Dawn the U.S. had been invaded and small pockets of resistance fighters held out as best they could. With the current administration, I’m convinced that we are being assaulted from within.
Wolverines sounds cool, but if you want people to take us seriously, don’t you think we need something a bit more respectable sounding? I think we are at a higher intellectual level than high-schoolers, we discuss really serious stuff in this wonderful blog ..It is just my humble opinion…but once again I was raised in Europe, where things are a bit more tight.
Don’t get mad at me, I am just concerned about our image with a name like that.
Um, sorry but I think they all pretty much suck (no, not everyone has seen or cares to see the ‘Big Lebowski’). “Dudes” is probably the least objectionable.
I agree w/ Frenchy…. “Wolverines” is pretty friggin’ juvenile, don’t ya think?
Snowdog, are you from ACORN? Those names don’t suck!
AWD
Yes they do Dude!
Hey it’s late..I’m just in a teasing mood.
None are catchy enough for me regarding the sites name..so I guess I will pick ‘Dude’.
AWD:
As a Buckeye, I would NEVER put a Wolverines sticker on my car.
Dudes sounds like we’re all black ghetto trash.
Achievers is too close to that awful name that Oldsmobile chose for their late, unlamented ugly Achieva.
A name? How about just the initials AWD (plural). That’s why were all here in the first place.
This could also stand for “American Weapons of Destruction”!
…IMHO.
Maybe AWDs might work?
Wolverines, no explanation needed.
I was all about “Wolverines!” until I read AngryFrench’s comment and I think he’s got himself a point–good chance many people will miss the kitschy reference…and it falls pretty flat in that case.
So now I’m partial to “AWDs” (even though it wasn’t on the final 3).
BTW, would that be pronounced “odds”?
I agree – AWD’s
I’m for AWDs…it is kind of like WMDs (Weapons of Mass Destruction…or White Man’s Dissatisfaction)!
Wolverines, for several reasons. We are under siege as in Red Dawn, only this time by our enemy within. It has a nice ring to it as a rallying cry and call to arms. And, a real live wild wolverine is one bad arse animal not to be messed with. A quote from Wikipedia: “The wolverine has a reputation for ferocity and strength out of proportion to its size, with the documented ability to kill prey many times its size”. Quote by Jed in Red Dawn: “Because WE LIVE HERE!” Lastly, it is a nice tribute to Patrick Swayze, a patriotic American, who seemed to be one of the few Hollyweird good guys who wasn’t pursuing some radical leftwing agenda.
GO WOLVERINES!
Though for the record, I’m a little bit disappointed that my suggestion wasn’t chosen as a finalist.
AngryFrench:
To fully grasp the meaning behind Wolverines, you should watch Red Dawn, a movie released in 1984, starring Patrick Swayze. In fact buy the movie, it is a keeper. The basic premise is that the US is invaded by the USSR. For historical context, the movie was released at the height of the Cold War, which would have gotten hot with very little provocation from either side. That’s about all I’m gonna tell ya, so I don’t spoil it. The Wolverines won the day, despite overwhelming odds against them, similar to today’s situation. Check out the link below for more info:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087985/
None of the above. New set of choices:
-The Chickenhawks
-The Wannabe Toughguys
-The repressed homosexual rednecks with 4th grade education
..how ironic..this time it’s the Chinese.
http://www.reddawn2010.com/
If we can only choose from the list, I’m still for dudes.But the suggestion of “AWD’S”, that I like. Wolverines has been done and I don’t like to copy others. Awesome movie though, I own it and watch it from time to time.
d0000000000ds
Is my vote….
I like “AWDs”, and I say that as:
1. Someone who is not from ACORN (but who is demonstrably nuts).
2. Like olds, I am a Buckeye born and raised, and a currently long suffering resident of that socialist paradise known as “Michigan”. No way I would ever be confused with that stinky crap hole in Ann Arbor (Wolverines, indeed!).
3. A very grumpy and angry white dude, hence, AWD suits me perfectly, IMHO.
P.S. Hey Alabaster, time to change your tampon!!!
Alabaster when you say “…repressed homosexual(s)…”, it begs the question “Why do you believe everyone is homosexual?”.
Obviously the answer is: because YOU are.
Furthermore, to help you understand why you perceive everyone has a “…4th grade education…”. Let’s apply the above logic to education rather than sexual orientation.
As your writing clearly indicates a 4th grade level, it makes those with a higher education wonder if you are repressing your education. Which begs the question “why would we think that?”. Because we ARE educated, ergo most people will probably write to you at your level (4th grade).
Good Day, and thanks for playing.
Wolverines is best.
Dudes does not include the ladies.
Achievers sound too much like a product from extinct Oldsmobile that was part of s/b extinct Government Motors.
Hey–
I am of the opinion that “Red Dawn” was not a big hit with the Lib crowd. I would imagine that if they made the movie, they would have had the high school kids drop trou and present.
I believe that Dudes (or Wolverines), with red, white and blue blood loved the movie.
A liberal Red Dawn would have a multiracial, multigendered, bi/homosexual group of drop-out rappers, with a maximum of one white boy, versus the evil, conservative, republican-controlled government, with Ronald Reagan as final boss.
I don’t even know what these three names represent. I will pick “Wolverines” only because it resembles the song “Wolverton Mountain”, which I like.
Well from the three up there I guess it would have to be Wolveriens simply because calling us Dudes sounds like were all stoned and cant find our on arses and achievers is a car. AWDs is better then those in my opinion but I still like DILLIGAF for the simple fact that none of us really do give a F***
Sarg:
I disagree. We do give a f*** or we wouldn’t be here discussing the things we do.
My vote is for Wolverines.
AWD
(American Wolverine Detachment)
Problem solved…:)
AWD I think you picked the nickname along time ago. If you look back through post and comments you have referred to us and dudes and dudettes all the time. just sayin.
I have to go with Wolverines