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SpinStopper

2011-11-16 11:31:45 PM

I call bullsh*t. But I still think it's a cool logo ;)

Winktologist

2011-11-16 11:58:15 PM

Wait...so, this article is a joke, right?

SpinStopper

2011-11-16 11:58:38 PM

Oh, and he's named Jack. No connection to Jack the Ripper at all. But still a cool logo ;)

ArkAngel

2011-11-17 12:00:25 AM

Dear Boss,

I keep on hearing the umpires have caught me but they wont fix me just yet. I have laughed when they look so clever and talk about being on the right base. That joke about Leather Hat gave me real fits. I am down on pitchers and I shant quit ripping them till I do get home. Grand slam the last job was. I gave the outfielder no time to squeal. How can they catch me now. I love my work and want to hit again. You will soon hear of me with my funny little games. I saved some of the proper brown stuff in a beer bottle over the last job to write with but it went thick like glue and I cant chew it. Red gum is fit enough I hope ha. ha. The next job I do I shall clip the catchers ears off and send to the GM just for jolly wouldn't you. Keep this letter back till I do a bit more work, then give it out straight. My bat's so nice and blunt I want to get to work right away if I get a chance. Good Luck.

Yours truly
Jack the Ripper

mahuika

2011-11-17 12:06:44 AM

Because he's carrying a bat, my first thought was actually Bill Sikes from Oliver Twist... but that's not exactly more favorable since he used the bat to beat his girlfriend to death.

Bunnyhat

2011-11-17 12:38:38 AM

It's been 120 years. I think the 'too soon' is over.

Makh

2011-11-17 01:32:22 AM

They could change it to the Rimmers and have a cartoon of Ace Rimmer.

Rising_Zan_Samurai_Gunman

2011-11-17 02:09:56 AM

Winktologist: Wait...so, this article is a joke, right?

Apparently not, but in case there's any confusion, it London, Ontario, not London, England.

Although to make it slightly easier to mix up, their stadium happens to be located on the Thames River.
The only indication it's Canadian is that they play in Labatt Park

hbk72777

2011-11-17 02:12:32 AM

Well, we've had enough teams named after birds,cats and other shiat, this should start a new trend (think of the t shirts)

Transylvania (North Carolina) Impalers

San Fransisco Earthquakes

Washington Volcanos

New Orleans Flood

Rhode Island Great White Flames

Mr. Potatoass

2011-11-17 02:16:58 AM

The Ripper in Memphis, TN. ^

animesucks

2011-11-17 02:28:30 AM

hbk72777: Well, we've had enough teams named after birds,cats and other shiat, this should start a new trend (think of the t shirts)

Transylvania (North Carolina) Impalers

San Fransisco Earthquakes

Washington Volcanos

New Orleans Flood

Rhode Island Great White Flames

one of those names already happened (to a neighboring city)

4NSpy

2011-11-17 02:33:22 AM

Time to earn your keep, PR dude/dudette

Lebronandwade

2011-11-17 02:41:38 AM

As a Londoner, I think I should also chime in a fun fact about our city. One of the main suspects in the Jack the Ripper case fled England and settled here. So no, no coincidence at all.

SnakeMan

2011-11-17 02:43:27 AM

SpinStopper: Oh, and he's named Jack. No connection to Jack the Ripper at all. But still a cool logo ;)

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*notices maple leaf, re-reads TFA more closely*

Wait, you mean they're not even the Rippers of London, England, they're some Canadian posers? Big whoop. If someone had had the balls to do this in the real London then it would be interesting.

Beebolini

2011-11-17 02:58:58 AM

4NSpy: Time to earn your keep, PR dude/dudette

He already did. This is totally being done to get publicity. It's the whole "no such thing as bad press" idea.

ertznay

2011-11-17 03:14:06 AM

Cool logo, but it is in extremely bad taste.

farkingismybusiness

2011-11-17 03:18:56 AM

Or if you like Jack the Knife (new window)

hamfast gamgee

2011-11-17 04:40:20 AM

Makh: They could change it to the Rimmers and have a cartoon of Ace Rimmer.

images.wikia.com

Damn. Give him a baseball bat and it works...

/hot as one Ace's kippers...

Evil Kirk vs Bad Ash

2011-11-17 04:45:38 AM

hbk72777: Well, we've had enough teams named after birds,cats and other shiat, this should start a new trend (think of the t shirts)

Transylvania (North Carolina) Impalers

San Fransisco Earthquakes

Washington Volcanos

New Orleans Flood

Rhode Island Great White Flames

We have one little volcano blow 30 years ago and that's our disaster? How about the Seattle Suiciders?

hbk72777

2011-11-17 04:51:40 AM

Evil Kirk vs Bad Ash: hbk72777: Well, we've had enough teams named after birds,cats and other shiat, this should start a new trend (think of the t shirts)

Transylvania (North Carolina) Impalers

San Fransisco Earthquakes

Washington Volcanos

New Orleans Flood

Rhode Island Great White Flames

We have one little volcano blow 30 years ago and that's our disaster? How about the Seattle Suiciders?

True,. Their logo can be a noose hanging from a rain cloud

Evil Kirk vs Bad Ash

2011-11-17 04:59:11 AM

hbk72777: Evil Kirk vs Bad Ash: hbk72777: Well, we've had enough teams named after birds,cats and other shiat, this should start a new trend (think of the t shirts)

Transylvania (North Carolina) Impalers

San Fransisco Earthquakes

Washington Volcanos

New Orleans Flood

Rhode Island Great White Flames

We have one little volcano blow 30 years ago and that's our disaster? How about the Seattle Suiciders?

True,. Their logo can be a noose hanging from a rain cloud

I was thinking more of a cloud with a shotgun blowing its rains out.

/oh God I feel dirty for that one.

Cloudchaser Sakonige the Red Wolf

2011-11-17 05:36:41 AM

Approves

ChicoEscuela

2011-11-17 05:37:44 AM

He's holding the bat incorrectly.

Doctor Jan Itor

2011-11-17 06:00:41 AM

Saucy Jack?

hbk72777

2011-11-17 06:28:25 AM

Evil Kirk vs Bad Ash: hbk72777: Evil Kirk vs Bad Ash: hbk72777: Well, we've had enough teams named after birds,cats and other shiat, this should start a new trend (think of the t shirts)

Transylvania (North Carolina) Impalers

San Fransisco Earthquakes

Washington Volcanos

New Orleans Flood

Rhode Island Great White Flames

We have one little volcano blow 30 years ago and that's our disaster? How about the Seattle Suiciders?

True,. Their logo can be a noose hanging from a rain cloud

I was thinking more of a cloud with a shotgun blowing its rains out.

/oh God I feel dirty for that one.

Nice. Let's get Courtney Love to sponsor the team

zamboni

2011-11-17 07:12:01 AM

Rising_Zan_Samurai_Gunman: Winktologist: Wait...so, this article is a joke, right?

Apparently not, but in case there's any confusion, it London, Ontario, not London, England.

Although to make it slightly easier to mix up, their stadium happens to be located on the Thames River.
The only indication it's Canadian is that they play in Labatt Park

Well, that, and the red maple leaf on the controversial logo.

RaptorLC

2011-11-17 07:19:06 AM

Ted Haggard's Poop-Stained Replicock

2011-11-17 07:50:51 AM

ArkAngel: Dear Boss,

I keep on hearing the umpires have caught me but they wont fix me just yet. I have laughed when they look so clever and talk about being on the right base. That joke about Leather Hat gave me real fits. I am down on pitchers and I shant quit ripping them till I do get home. Grand slam the last job was. I gave the outfielder no time to squeal. How can they catch me now. I love my work and want to hit again. You will soon hear of me with my funny little games. I saved some of the proper brown stuff in a beer bottle over the last job to write with but it went thick like glue and I cant chew it. Red gum is fit enough I hope ha. ha. The next job I do I shall clip the catchers ears off and send to the GM just for jolly wouldn't you. Keep this letter back till I do a bit more work, then give it out straight. My bat's so nice and blunt I want to get to work right away if I get a chance. Good Luck.

Yours truly
Jack the Ripper

Nicely done

gregoire4

2011-11-17 07:52:53 AM

It looks to me like he either has 2 right hands or the hands are backwards. I can't tell which way the thumb is going on the bat. I'll vote 2 right hands. Cool logo, I want a hat.

MugzyBrown

2011-11-17 08:14:40 AM

SnakeMan: . If someone had had the balls to do this in the real London then it would be interesting.

It would be interesting to put a pro baseball team in London, England, because nobody would show up.

Balchinian

2011-11-17 08:29:50 AM

Ugh...read what the man said please. He said the connection never came up, not that it didn't exist. Meaning everyone knew about it, but nobody thought anything was wrong with it (or if they did, they didn't speak up). Reading for Comprehension. You needs it.

mechgreg

2011-11-17 08:31:39 AM

Rising_Zan_Samurai_Gunman: Winktologist: Wait...so, this article is a joke, right?

Apparently not, but in case there's any confusion, it London, Ontario, not London, England.

Although to make it slightly easier to mix up, their stadium happens to be located on the Thames River.
The only indication it's Canadian is that they play in Labatt Park

I am from Canada and until I read about Labatt park I was really confused. The whole time I was wondering why people in England would even give a shiat about baseball.

Great_Milenko

2011-11-17 08:34:36 AM

Makh: They could change it to the Rimmers and have a cartoon of Ace Rimmer.

Or the London Beards and have a giant foam Kate Middleton as their mascot...

weirdneighbour

2011-11-17 09:16:18 AM

MugzyBrown 2011-11-17 08:14:40 AM
SnakeMan: . If someone had had the balls to do this in the real London then it would be interesting.

It would be interesting to put a pro baseball team in London, England, because nobody would show up.

Nobody will show up here either, this will be our third professional team in ten years or so and they all failed, Londoners don't want to spend money on baseball, noone asked for a team to be placed here, London is a hockey town.

ChrisDe

2011-11-17 09:24:18 AM

/hot like fire

Kann

2011-11-17 09:54:09 AM

I think Jack Clark is available to manage

www.sportsblink.com

Frank N Stein

2011-11-17 10:01:02 AM

ChrisDe: hbk72777: Well, we've had enough teams named after birds,cats and other shiat, this should start a new trend (think of the t shirts)

Transylvania (North Carolina) Impalers

San Fransisco Earthquakes

Washington Volcanos

New Orleans Flood

Rhode Island Great White Flames

[upload.wikimedia.org image 200x200]

/hot like fire

puckrock2000

2011-11-17 10:04:54 AM

hbk72777: Well, we've had enough teams named after birds,cats and other shiat, this should start a new trend (think of the t shirts)

San Fransisco Earthquakes

Is San Jose close enough for you? (new window)

bigmoneygrip

2011-11-17 10:06:23 AM

Approves.

Kann

2011-11-17 11:04:16 AM

whizbangthedirtfarmer

2011-11-17 11:20:38 AM

Baseball in England? How popular is it? Seriously?

Franco

2011-11-17 11:21:51 AM

I just hope in a hundred years there's a sports franchise called the Chicago John Wayne Gacy Murdering Rapists Clowns.

DrSticky

2011-11-17 11:22:14 AM

London Simple Jacks?

PolarBoy

2011-11-17 11:24:58 AM

Has Uncle Jesse weighed in?

Hilarity_N_Sues

2011-11-17 11:32:45 AM

Is this the same team that used to be the London Werewolves? Because that name was a billion times cooler.

Theaetetus

2011-11-17 11:51:21 AM

Rippers to change name
By DALE CARRUTHERS, THE LONDON FREE PRESS

London's newest baseball team is changing their name, in response to public criticism. Previously known as the Rippers and with a mascot resembling infamous killer Jack the Ripper, the team had received numerous complaints from both citizens as well as the city council.

David Martin, president and general manager, stated in a press release, "we were shocked and dismayed by the negative attention. We honestly had no idea that people would associate the London Rippers and our mascot Stabby Jack with Jack the Ripper. We apologize for the confusion, and hereby announce our name change. The team will now be known as the London Barbers."

Martin also released early sketches of the team's new mascot, Sweeney.
nl.toonpool.com

FriarED1

2011-11-17 11:52:11 AM

hbk72777: Well, we've had enough teams named after birds,cats and other shiat, this should start a new trend (think of the t shirts)

San Fransisco Earthquakes

Quakes happen in more places than just San Francisco

img.photobucket.com

justneal

2011-11-17 11:57:26 AM

sadly this is no joke story, and the local abused women heroine, is all up in arms, same as if some is called a slut, or looks a woman, or mis-quotes her

Theaetetus

2011-11-17 11:58:39 AM

justneal: sadly this is no joke story, and the local abused women heroine, is all up in arms, same as if some is called a slut, or looks a woman, or mis-quotes her

they need way to do instain mother?

justneal

2011-11-17 12:06:35 PM

umm what the hell did i type?

she gets upset if someone looks a woman the wrong way
but the topper to the whole story is the team name was announced, on stop violence against women day, or whatever it's called

now theaetetus, huh?

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