Team names

[Jonathan Lighter]

The Tennessee Williamses?

Ogden Nashes?

Washington Irvings?

JL



On Mon, Feb 4, 2013 at 7:42 AM, Charles C Doyle <cdoyle at uga.edu> wrote:

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> In reference to the Baltimore Ravens--named for Poe's poem--Dennis Baron
> posted these possible "literary" names on his Facebook page:  "St. Louis
> Prufrocks? The Camden Leaves? Patterson Wheelbarrows? Tennessee Jars? The
> Amherst Slants of Light?"
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