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Everyone knows there is only one nation, ...Raider nation. The nerve of you people. What's next. You going to start calling Beckett the Big Unit.

Let me ask you this, if  it really is Red Sox nation then why is it that in Boston you can listen to the Yankees on the radio every night, but in New York you are not able to get a Red Sox game????

You're just Red Sox fans, that is all. It's Raider nation, it's Yankee Universe, and The Cowboys are America's team.

Go get your own Nick Name

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We, ourselves, at OTM, are the ones who coined the phrase “Red Sox Nation”, so good call on posting this here.

"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Dr. Pepper is a doctor?"

by Allen Chace on Sep 22, 2008 5:10 AM EDT reply actions  

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

I gotta go 'cause I'm probably definitely gonna nod out again.

by Drugs Delaney on Sep 22, 2008 7:17 AM EDT reply actions  

I second that

Very well said, sir.

Mother---- him and John Wayne!

by MerryGoByeBye on Sep 22, 2008 9:09 AM EDT up reply actions  

Please and honor to encounter you, LouieTheLip

I am name Sultan Illah ’Ali, treasury accountant in Nigeria. I love America and your Yankees, especially the great Jeter. Especially I also like your Raiders and their mighty Nation.

From your posting above, I clearly see you are a man of great wisdom and intellect. Perhaps I may interest you in a business venture, of great secrecy. A military coup has occurred in my country, and I must return to the America of my study. If you will assist me with a two thousand dollar transfer fee, I will send $500,000 to America, which you hold on to me for fee. Transfer money within day, you receive a complimentary silver-lined plate of Derek Jeter in Raiders’ uniform, absolutely free!

Once again, remind you that time is of essence. Your clear head shines brightly in the pearls of wisdom above, thus I know you to be a smart and trustworthy man.
With the profoundest regards,
Sultan Illah ’Ali ibn Skamma al-Lagos

by 0157H7 on Sep 22, 2008 12:29 PM EDT reply actions   1 recs

+8 billion.

"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Dr. Pepper is a doctor?"

by Allen Chace on Sep 22, 2008 5:19 PM EDT up reply actions  

well hey

the yankees and raiders do have one thing in common, both missing the playoffs.

by spinz on Sep 22, 2008 4:18 PM EDT reply actions  

and just so you know

both the redsox and raiders “nation” term came from the 80s, while the “steelers nation” came from the mid 70s.

by spinz on Sep 22, 2008 4:29 PM EDT reply actions  

whatever

I’m not a raider fan. my point is Red Sox nation is a fraud!!

by LouieTheLip on Sep 22, 2008 6:07 PM EDT up reply actions  

Your birth certficate is a fraud.

/funny

Remember when we were kids and we mixed sodas together and called them "suicides"? It was OK though, because Dr. Pepper was always there.

by bdalebs on Sep 22, 2008 6:45 PM EDT up reply actions  

Serious question:

Was the name “Raider Nation” ever copyrighted, trademarked, etc.? I’m not sure about this branch of the law, but I’m pretty sure the term “Red Sox Nation” is copyrighted, since it is used to sell products. If “Raider Nation” isn’t copyrighted (or whatever), the Red Sox technically own the term.

Remember when we were kids and we mixed sodas together and called them "suicides"? It was OK though, because Dr. Pepper was always there.

by bdalebs on Sep 22, 2008 4:41 PM EDT reply actions  

I'm Sure

I would assume Al Davis did just that. It’s two different names with a common word. Kansas City can copyright Chiefs Nation. Your missing my point. How would the Red Sox fans feel If Met fans started calling Carlos Delgado,…Big Papi. It’s just wrong.

by LouieTheLip on Sep 22, 2008 6:11 PM EDT up reply actions  

I'm sorry.

Did you say “no one cares”? I’m not reading that well these days.

"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Dr. Pepper is a doctor?"

by Allen Chace on Sep 22, 2008 6:16 PM EDT up reply actions  

Who cares

Carlton Fisk was “Pudge” long before Ivan Rodriguez. I guess Dwight Gooden was “Doc” before Roy Halladay. If Carlos Delgado wants to be called “Big Papi,” that’s up to him.

I gotta go 'cause I'm probably definitely gonna nod out again.

by Drugs Delaney on Sep 22, 2008 6:18 PM EDT up reply actions  

Exactly.

Remember when we were kids and we mixed sodas together and called them "suicides"? It was OK though, because Dr. Pepper was always there.

by bdalebs on Sep 22, 2008 6:45 PM EDT up reply actions  

wow

A Boston fan with a valid point,……somebody pinch me.

by LouieTheLip on Sep 23, 2008 2:30 AM EDT up reply actions  

No.

"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Dr. Pepper is a doctor?"

by Allen Chace on Sep 23, 2008 2:04 PM EDT up reply actions  

Remember when we were kids and we mixed sodas together and called them "suicides"? It was OK though, because Dr. Pepper was always there.

by bdalebs on Sep 23, 2008 5:00 PM EDT up reply actions  

+1

My last sig was too long, so my new one is: He who hesitates is a mediocre ambidextrious stupid person who thinks the Rays suck and stole Joe Maddon's shoes while thinking he was at a baseball game but was at church.

by BoSox415 on Sep 23, 2008 8:11 PM EDT up reply actions  

Also, point about different names with a common word doesn't make sense.

If you tried to sell an mp3 players as an oPod, or and iTub (idk, just go with it), Apple would be on you like a ugly on a critter’s backside. [I’m from GA, I’m allowed to say that]

Remember when we were kids and we mixed sodas together and called them "suicides"? It was OK though, because Dr. Pepper was always there.

by bdalebs on Sep 23, 2008 5:02 PM EDT up reply actions  

you're right

That didn’t make sense, except in my head. I can’t call myself Red Sox Nation,…because of the copyright or trademark or whatever. But that doesn’t matter to me because I’m not the Red Sox. I can copyright LouieTheLip Nation. So even if the Raiders had Raider Nation it doesn’t stop the Red Sox from having Red Sox Nation. it only stops the Red Sox from having Raider Nation.

by LouieTheLip on Sep 24, 2008 12:21 AM EDT up reply actions  

God, will you just stop saying stupid things? The Raiders don’t own the word nation; it’s been used before them. If you want to create LouieTheLip Nation, we aren’t going to stop you. I don’t see what you’re trying to argue here. Seems more like you’re just venting because the Yankees have been eliminated.

by Charger567 on Sep 24, 2008 3:10 AM EDT up reply actions  

Agreed. The problem would arise if you attempted to make money off of the term...

without asking the Raiders, Sox, or whomever owns the “copyright or trademark or whatever.” Without their permission, or giving them credit at least, they could sue you into a hole. See the stories about the term “three-peat” which Pat Riley owns and has the right to deny use of to anyone.

Remember when we were kids and we mixed sodas together and called them "suicides"? It was OK though, because Dr. Pepper was always there.

by bdalebs on Sep 24, 2008 5:05 PM EDT up reply actions  

read much

The fan post had nothing to do with copyrights, or who owns what word. I was answering a question. Try to keep up, this is sixth grade stuff.

by LouieTheLip on Sep 24, 2008 11:19 PM EDT up reply actions  

Umm...
Everyone knows there is only one nation, …Raider nation.

That effectively means that Raider nation “owns” the term nation. Try to keep up, this is pre-K stuff.

Remember when we were kids and we mixed sodas together and called them "suicides"? It was OK though, because Dr. Pepper was always there.

by bdalebs on Sep 25, 2008 5:06 PM EDT up reply actions  

forget ownership

I’m talking about whoever coined the phrase first, should be the only team to use that term. In other words,…If the new Yankee Stadium has a huge green wall in the outfield I wouldn’t expect them to call that wall the “Green Monster”. No matter how many big green walls there happen to be in baseball,…..there is still only one green monster. If any other team started to call their wall the green monster, that would be ridiculous. Don’t you agree with that? It’s the same with Red Sox Nation,…it sounds silly because I grew up knowing Raider Nation.

by LouieTheLip on Sep 27, 2008 5:24 PM EDT up reply actions  

I don't care. Coining usually now includes owning the word.

It’s just a name. Instead of complaining, why don’t you try to come up with better ones?

Remember when we were kids and we mixed sodas together and called them "suicides"? It was OK though, because Dr. Pepper was always there.

by bdalebs on Sep 27, 2008 7:07 PM EDT up reply actions  

The nerve of us

to go to a blog we’ve never been to before and start more or less insulting the community.

Wait. That wasn’t us.

"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Dr. Pepper is a doctor?"

by Allen Chace on Sep 22, 2008 6:51 PM EDT reply actions  

Well, I did that on DRB...

I had read it from time to time, and had gotten fed up with most of them.
Don’t let that incriminate all of y’all though.

Remember when we were kids and we mixed sodas together and called them "suicides"? It was OK though, because Dr. Pepper was always there.

by bdalebs on Sep 23, 2008 5:03 PM EDT up reply actions  

Feel free to take the nickname " Louie Loser Lips". I promise I won’t give it to anyone else.

"You know," Girardi said, shrugging his shoulders, "it didn't work."

( Joe Girardi on pitching to Manny Ramirez with first base open)

by MassGal on Sep 27, 2008 9:29 AM EDT reply actions  

MassGal

I’m sure you like the Sox because the color red is pretty. Don’t you have some shopping to do.

by LouieTheLip on Sep 27, 2008 5:26 PM EDT up reply actions  

Punch.


Sexism isn’t cool. You’re welcome MassGal.

Remember when we were kids and we mixed sodas together and called them "suicides"? It was OK though, because Dr. Pepper was always there.

by bdalebs on Sep 27, 2008 7:08 PM EDT up reply actions  

Thanks

"You know," Girardi said, shrugging his shoulders, "it didn't work."

( Joe Girardi on pitching to Manny Ramirez with first base open)

by MassGal on Sep 28, 2008 9:55 AM EDT up reply actions  

pleeeeeease.........

He doesn’t believe it, he’s just trying to get in your pants.

by LouieTheLip on Sep 30, 2008 11:09 PM EDT up reply actions  

He's a devout Catholic.

JD Drew told the team doctor he broke his leg in two places. The doctor told him to stop going to those places.

by BoSox415 on Oct 1, 2008 3:30 PM EDT up reply actions  

yuk

that’s one ugly baby

by LouieTheLip on Sep 30, 2008 11:09 PM EDT up reply actions  

I'm sure you have a therapist appt to keep

also pretty sure you dont have many dates…

Don’t go for the sexism angle LLL; it doesn’t work here..I do like to shop, I do love sports, but I don’t suffer fools very well.

Feel free to have the last word.

"You know," Girardi said, shrugging his shoulders, "it didn't work."

( Joe Girardi on pitching to Manny Ramirez with first base open)

by MassGal on Sep 27, 2008 7:04 PM EDT reply actions  

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