Locals would know, but you'd be explaining to outsiders forever that Rainier isn't about rain.
I don't like Sockeye.
-I will ridicule anyone who tries to add an (s) to this word.
And let’s be real here, half the city of Seattle would find it offensive, even if it didn’t pertain to them...
Really?
I'm far from a local. I'm not an American, or from the West Coast, but I certainly am aware of Mount Rainier.
I think you really under estimate people intelligence. I would guess that the Thrasher being the State bird of Georgia, for example, would be a lot more of an unknown fact than Mount Rainier's existence in Washington State.
I think the remains of a Sabre tooth tiger being found in Nashville in the early 70's is less known than the existence of an enormous mountain, visible from Seattle's downtown.
I think the Union Army wearing Blue Jackets and the bulk of the men coming from Columbus, Ohio, is less known than Mount Rainier and Mount Rainier National Park being a big tourist attraction in the state of Washington.
Why couldn't two Sockeye salmon's be called Sockeyes?
For the same reason two Moose cannot be called Mooses. Sockeye is not named sockeye because it's got a pair of socks sticking out of its eyes. It's a completely bungled interpretation of a native word.
Manitoba Mooses = Seattle Sockeyes. Just say NO.
What do you mean for the same reason that two Moose cannot be called Mooses? That's a rule that I'm well aware of. I have never heard of such a rule for two sockeye salmon. I've aware that two salmon aren't called salmons, but where is it said that the word sockeye can't be pluralized?
Sockeye sounds really great but with Vancouver being a likely big rival and their use of a whale.. would seem kind of like a bait fish approach. I have a feeling it will be Kraken or something along those lines.
Kraken were allegedly seen near Greenland and Scandinavia, not in the Pacific Ocean.
Sooo no to kraken.
Seattle Sasquatchs is the way to go
I have no idea what you want from me.
Looks like a Christmas ugly sweaterIt has to be the Seattle Metropolitans. The history is already there; they won the Stanley Cup in 1917. All the other names sound like AHL/junior franchises. And look at these jerseys (Thunderbirds tribute jersey):View attachment 162755
Thats right....everyone knows they are called MeeseWhat do you mean for the same reason that two Moose cannot be called Mooses? That's a rule that I'm well aware of. I have never heard of such a rule for two sockeye salmon. I've aware that two salmon aren't called salmons, but where is it said that the word sockeye can't be pluralized?
As do a lot of old school jerseys if you want to look at it that way, so what? I think they look elegant and classic.Looks like a Christmas ugly sweater