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17 January 2006Maintaining uniform bellicosityVinton-Shellsburg School in Benton County, Iowa is the home of the Vikings — and the Vikettes. Students and townsfolk are divided over this name for the girls' teams: some want to preserve three decades of tradition, others see the "-ette" suffix as an insulting diminutive. Normally I tend to side with the traditionalists, but "Vikette" grates on me; it sounds like an anonymous backup singer. How about "Valkyries"? (Via Tongue Tied.) Posted at 8:34 AM to Say What?'Viqueens'? Posted by: Sean Gleeson at 9:33 AM on 17 January 2006That was my original title, in fact; I discarded it because I thought it sounded like a patent medicine, what you'd get if you got the manufacturer of Goody's headache powders to make a knockoff of Midol. Besides, Valkyries kick butt. Ask Siegfried. :) Valkyrie's great! I named one of my Doberman's that. Do they still allow freshmen to be called freshmen or are they 9th graders? Rolling my eyes here. Posted by: Diane at 10:26 AM on 17 January 2006I like Valkyries a lot more than the other suggestions, and yeah, Vikettes does sound like somebody's background singers. Actually reminds me of the Ikettes, backup to Ike and Tina Turner. Posted by: Bryan at 2:01 PM on 17 January 2006What Bryan said. My brain went immediatly to Ike Turner Land, and that's just not good for morale. Posted by: aldahlia at 5:00 PM on 17 January 2006Besides, Valkyries kick butt. Ask Siegfried. :) I think they should call 'em the Tigers. Ask Roy. Posted by: McGehee at 8:47 PM on 17 January 2006 |