Saturday, January 23, 2016

Light dawns on dimwit's head

For the first time in my life, as a result of the recent Simpsons episode, I just now thought about why the Philadelphia 76ers are named the 76ers.

It took me all these years.

It had simply never occurred to me before this moment, and only then because they showed a hat with the logo, and it didn't look quite right and it got me thinking.

It's probably due to the fact that they're usually referred to as the Sixers, which tends to hide the full context. It's like how surprised I was to learn that the Seattle Sonics were actually the "Super"Sonics. Alas, they are no longer.

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