Tim's Nickname

by The Enchanter on Jul 3, 2007 12:06 PM PDT Comment 63 comments

OK, McCoven, given Goofus' recent diary and the extensive and intelligent* debate therein, open polls!

*intelligence not verified.

Poll

What Should Tim's Nickname Be?

Timmeh! / Timmah!

12 votes

The Enchanter

97 votes

Tim Lincecum

16 votes

125 votes | Poll has closed

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Re: Tim's Nickname

I voted for "The Enchanter", but I love the idea of "TIMMEH! the Enchanter" t-shirts.

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by jponry on Jul 3, 2007 12:02 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Re: Tim's Nickname

My basic objection is that the Giants players themselves already call him "Franchise." Plus, the idea of a rain-fed white kid who looks like he should be tossing your morning paper having the same nickname as Steve Francis just amuses the beejeebus out of me.

That said, I voted for the Enchanter because I'm a huge dork.

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by multiphasic on Jul 3, 2007 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Tim's Nickname

Steve Francis will be out of the NBA in a few short years and nobody will be remembering him much after that so it is Tim's nickname to keep.

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by Andy In Fresno on Jul 3, 2007 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah,

Point taken, but still DFA'd "Franchise" and "Seabiscuit" for proprietary reasons, i.e., "McCoven-derived" vs. "tradeable-team-player-derived".

That, and did not want the "taint" of Stevie Franchise on our savior.

by The Enchanter on Jul 3, 2007 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

in that case, how about ...

Timza, Son of Franchise?

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by monkeyball on Jul 3, 2007 1:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Tim's Nickname

Never underestimate the power of the dork voting bloc. Especially around these parts.

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by EliminateMe on Jul 3, 2007 2:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Tim's Nickname

ahem...we're known for our huge dorks...ahem.

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by Goofus on Jul 3, 2007 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Tim's Nickname

I voted for the Enchanter too, but that would be a cool t-shirt with TIMMEH!

by Ivie15 on Jul 3, 2007 1:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Tim's Nickname

It shouldn't be any of those. My buddies and I like to call him "Lincy"

by SabeanSupporter on Jul 3, 2007 3:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Tim's Nickname

Kroook, and only Kroook, should be allowed to call him "Lincemeat".

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by hairball on Jul 3, 2007 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Tim's Nickname

Lincy? That sounds like the incestuous love child of two characters from "Peanuts". You and your buddies need to go back to the drawing board and come up with something more clever if it's going stick around here.

In this place, nicknames like Magellan, Snatchwig, VSOP, Dreamy and Big Daddy are preferred to names like "Bondsy" or "Frandsey".

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by Goofus on Jul 3, 2007 3:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

LINCY

Obviously you have some issues to deal with if thats the first thing that comes to mind after hearing Lincy. Whats good about it is that its simple and not some overthought, obviously trying to hard to be cool nickname like the Enchanter. And Timmeh Timmeh is obviously a referenece to southpark about the retarded character Timmy. Lincy doesn't throw like a person who is phyiscally challenged. And Frandsen doesn't get a nickname becuase he doesn't deserve one. And if we don't call him "lincy" we also refer to him as "Snaggletooth"(techinally it is a reverse snaggletooth but you get the point, the guy needs braces)

by SabeanSupporter on Jul 3, 2007 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Re: LINCY

Believe me, using a Monty Python reference isn't trying to be "cool".

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by Natto on Jul 3, 2007 4:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Re: LINCY

obviously trying to hard to be cool nickname like the Enchanter.

As the originator of that nickname let me assure you that I wasn't trying to be cool at all when I first referred to him as Tim the Enchanter. It just happens to be that I am naturally witty and have great taste in comedy.

by mxmob33 on Jul 3, 2007 4:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Re: LINCY

Isn't there some other site out there where you might fit in better? You seem complete oblivious to the tongue-in-cheek sense of humor that prevails here.

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by Goofus on Jul 3, 2007 4:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Re: LINCY

Sorry I'm not a fan of the Monty Python. If by "tongue in cheek sense of humor" you mean nerdy baseball stathead who never played baseball just thinks they know everything about it then yeah you're right. However there is a lot of information I get here, depsite the fact that people like to make someone like me feel stupid.

by SabeanSupporter on Jul 3, 2007 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Re: LINCY

Not only will we make you feel stupid, but here's to making you feel unwelcome as well!

Your nickname for him blows, and a much better alternative has already been approved of. Either use that, or accept the mocking that will surely come your way if you choose to go with something else.

Omar Vizquel hates Joey Barton too. He's a wanker, mate!

by PacBellBoozer on Jul 3, 2007 4:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Re: LINCY

Why do you need to chime in? Dont you have some soccer game to attend to, or dieting class?

by SabeanSupporter on Jul 3, 2007 5:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Re: LINCY

Last I checked...I have as much of a right to chime in as you do.

As for the soccer match, I'm going to see Chelsea v. Club America at Stanford on the 14th. If you'd like to go, that'd be swell. I'll save you a seat even.

As for the dieting class, don't need anything like that. I just bought myself a kick-ass mountain bike and I plan on spending more than a little time on it this summer in the sweltering heat. Thanks for your heart-felt concern though.

smooches

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by PacBellBoozer on Jul 3, 2007 6:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

From a blue Pinarello

'Cross is boss but street is neat.

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by victor frankenstein on Jul 4, 2007 12:45 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Re: LINCY

You figured us out. :(

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by jponry on Jul 3, 2007 5:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Re: LINCY

*dies laughing*

Steve Kline: He's pretty okay!

by groug on Jul 3, 2007 5:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Re: LINCY

the fact that you are trying to be "funny and whitty" by finding a character from a movie to name him from is "trying" to be "cool". Yes Monty Python's great, the killer bunnies are hilarious and the fact that their riding around on horses when their really not is as well. I like comidies too. In fact pretty much my favorite is The Big Lebowski, why dont I name Lincecum JESUS. Because you know what, "nobody fucks with the JESUS" and certainly not Lincy when his dealing.

by SabeanSupporter on Jul 3, 2007 7:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Re: LINCY

I think you are overanalyzing our rationale for choosing nicknames.

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by jponry on Jul 3, 2007 7:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Re: LINCY

The Jesus nickname is a good thought, but that might not reach to the Muslim and Jewish populus.

by The Enchanter on Jul 3, 2007 7:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

He's small, his career is budding....

He's slippery and gets out of jams.

"Lincy" could easily be misheard as...

Linseed.

by Moggeee on Jul 3, 2007 7:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Re: LINCY

Christ on a bicycle, I don't care for Monty Python at all but I can appreciate the nickname of the Enchanter. I don't think less of anyone who is a fan of the series, save for the ex-boyfriend and his father who were obsessed with it. Just cos I don't get why it's funny doesn't give me free reign to be a jackass.

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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Jul 3, 2007 11:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Re: LINCY

Hey Baron...You can fly my jackass anytime!

Sincerely

Iceturd

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by E Ticket on Jul 4, 2007 9:33 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Tim's Nickname

I went to youtube last night and watched the Tim the Enchanter scene from the Holy Grail. The fact that Tim the Enchanter (John Cleese) just randomly tosses fireballs everywhere is reason enough for the nickname to work for me. How else would a 5'9 pitcher hurl 97 mph fireballs if not for a bit of Enchanting?

I hope it sticks.

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by Dolorous Edd on Jul 3, 2007 12:20 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

did somebody say fireballs?

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by hairball on Jul 3, 2007 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Re: did somebody say fireballs?

I noticed your dialogue was spot-on as I was watching the youtube clip. Interestingly, at one point Tim the Enchanter summons up a fireball with the same motion as earlier fireballs, but this fireball had a slower speed. Change up fireball? The similarities are eerie.

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by Dolorous Edd on Jul 3, 2007 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

That clip is friggin' funny

I swear that people who think Monty Python is "unfunny" haven't seen that.

"You know much about our quest, Tim..."
"Quite"
(launches fireball missle)

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by hairball on Jul 3, 2007 2:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Re: That clip is friggin' funny

I try to cut some slack to those who think Python is unfunny. Maybe they just haven't seen Life of Brian.

by mxmob33 on Jul 3, 2007 2:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Re: That clip is friggin' funny

Heck, that movie's worth watching just for the surprising instance of male full frontal nudity.

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by hairball on Jul 3, 2007 2:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Re: That clip is friggin' funny

The thing about Monty Python is that it usually isn't really funny the first time you watch it. Upon subsequent viewings it becomes more and more funny. It's definitely an acquired taste. But anyone that says it isn't funny clearly doesn't appreciate real humor.

Patrick make-a-Misch foundation

by Dolorous Edd on Jul 3, 2007 3:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

That's the same with

good music as well. Anything instantly popular by the masses is pretty shallow. (Oh, except for Ryan Seacrest, of course. He's a frickin' genius.)

by The Enchanter on Jul 3, 2007 3:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Re: That clip is friggin' funny

Just because you don't think it's funny, it doesn't mean that certain skits don't make you laugh. I don't care for Monty Python myself, but occasionally I find something I like. If I watch a 30 minute show I might find 5 minutes funny and the other 25 minutes boring. Most of British humor I don't find funny. Benny Hill was the worst. The only English guy I find funny is Mr. Bean, (Rowan Atkinson) and that is only because he is so ugly that you burst into laughter just looking at him.

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by rxmeister on Jul 4, 2007 7:20 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Re: That clip is friggin' funny

Shh , dear , don't cause a fuss...I'll choose your Enchanter. I'm choosing Enchanter , Enchanter , Enchanter , Enchanter , Enchanter , Enchanter and Enchanter!

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by victor frankenstein on Jul 4, 2007 12:50 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Tim's Nickname

I'd like to vote for stopping the idiot voting going on 'round here.

It's not like Timmy cares what we call him, and if you're trying to buck the trend, so be it. The tinfoil hat club is really starting to worry me. There IS more important things to discuss isn't there?

Omar Vizquel hates Joey Barton too. He's a wanker, mate!

by PacBellBoozer on Jul 3, 2007 3:40 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Dude

This isn't the "Items of Importance" forum. This place is all about tripe, trivia, trifles, tirades, and the occasional tarantulas and maybe tiramisu. Mmm, tiramisu.

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by hairball on Jul 3, 2007 3:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Don't forget Bukkake.

Mmmm , bukkake...

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by victor frankenstein on Jul 4, 2007 12:51 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

More Important Things To Discuss

More IMPORTANT things, absolutely. More INTERESTING, well, jury's deliberating. . .

By the way, this is NOT a site dedicated to the humanitarian crisis in Darfur. Let's not pretend we're academia. It's OK for Johnny to have FUN. (You won't go to hell for it.)

by The Enchanter on Jul 3, 2007 6:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Re: More Important Things To Discuss

Im down with it, a little distraction from our team is good from time to time considering the frustration we all feel from watching them.

by SabeanSupporter on Jul 3, 2007 6:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Re: More Important Things To Discuss

What is this team you speak of?

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by victor frankenstein on Jul 4, 2007 12:52 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Re: More Important Things To Discuss

Have you seen even 1/1000 th of my posts. I'm far from academia. Pictures of butt-plug enema devices...two kangaroos doing the nasty...hell, I've even been known to toss out some inappropriate Photoshop masterpieces from time to time.

My point was that just a day ago...this very discussion was also in another diary. It was like beating the guy who's beating the dead horse.

Omar Vizquel hates Joey Barton too. He's a wanker, mate!

by PacBellBoozer on Jul 3, 2007 8:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I am in agreement

I have no problem with the topic, but we already had a diary about it.

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by Natto on Jul 3, 2007 8:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Re: More Important Things To Discuss

Oh, is it required that I read 1/1000ths of your posts before replying? I thought I could reply to your post res ipsa, i.e., without accounting for the totality of your site posts. My post was made in response to your judgment on subject matter importance.

Respectfully, and in the spirit of McC, if you dislike a certain diary, you DO have the option to pass upon it, rather that value-judge. My preference would be that you do participate, but appreciate that we all come to this site to enjoy our fan-dom of the Giants with sarcasm, but without barb-ing each other. (Isn't this season pain enough?)

P.S. - Yes, I concede the subject matter overlap. But I think we can deal with it. It's not like this is a duplicate diary about the features of Andy Pettite's wife.

by The Enchanter on Jul 3, 2007 11:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Stopping The Idiot Voting

I'll vote where I damn well please , thank you.

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by victor frankenstein on Jul 4, 2007 12:59 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I just call him "Lince"

and I bet his teammates will, too.

by Moggeee on Jul 3, 2007 8:01 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Re: I just call him "Lince"

his teammates probably do call him that, but they're a bunch of professional athletes who lack imagination. we, on the other hand, are awesome.

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by delorean on Jul 3, 2007 10:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Re: I just call him "Lince"

And some of us, one at the very least, are awesomer.

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by howtheyscored on Jul 3, 2007 11:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I wanted

to vote for Lince-Cum-on-your-face but it wasn't an option. what gives?

Enchanting Giants Fans since 2006

by wjackalope on Jul 3, 2007 9:08 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Re: I wanted

See... it was just we didn't want to be a site to come up for that particular Google search.

But now you've gone and done it. Now that we'll get those hits, I guess we should welcome the imminent porn-spam-newbies...

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by howtheyscored on Jul 3, 2007 10:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Re: I wanted

I, for one, welcome our new porn spam overlords.

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by hometownboy on Jul 3, 2007 11:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Re: I wanted

Maybe, just maybe that's how SabeanSupporter found this little slice of heaven.

Omar Vizquel hates Joey Barton too. He's a wanker, mate!

by PacBellBoozer on Jul 4, 2007 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Re: I wanted

Actually you know whats funny, my buddy's team in our fantasy baseball league is called Lincecumonyerface. Hows the biking going?

by SabeanSupporter on Jul 5, 2007 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

DON'T YOU JUST KNOW IT!

Porn -* The Enchanter!*

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by victor frankenstein on Jul 4, 2007 12:55 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Re: Tim's Nickname

Damn boldfacer's acting up agin...

(shakes PC)

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by victor frankenstein on Jul 4, 2007 12:57 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Yes, do that.

It's a better idea than shaking your groove thing.

by Moggeee on Jul 4, 2007 1:29 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Yes, do that.

But you've not yet seen my groove thing!
Now be nice...
...or you will.

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by victor frankenstein on Jul 4, 2007 9:08 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Yes, do that.

What? Shake, Shake, Shake? KC and the Pornshine Band?

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by E Ticket on Jul 4, 2007 9:26 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Yes, do that.

You know , the entire McCoven is waiting for your "Why I'm A Giants Fan" contribution.

Of course , you should probably compose it before a game...ensuring that the world will live to see another day.

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by victor frankenstein on Jul 4, 2007 10:11 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Yes, do that.

Why I'm a Giants fan? hmmmm. uhm. I'm not really sure. I never really thought about it. Kind of like why wouldn't I be? I hate questions like that. Its like when you have to interview for a job and some jerk in HR (redundant) asks you why you want the job, and why you would be good at it. I always answered "For the money, you idiot, you think I would work in this hole for free?...and I would be really good at it because I told you I was the best and its that simple...so what about benefits and vacation and I need a couple of days off with pay before I start, and I'm assuming we're done, because you're just a useless as seatbelts on a barstool personnel jagoff and I've got more important things to do like watch my front lawn grow, so tell my new secretary I'll see her a week from Monday."

I guess thats as good as I can get on something like that.

Actually I think I wrote about something like this last year.

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by E Ticket on Jul 4, 2007 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs