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The Bullets were formerly the Baltimore Bullets, which were

Posted on: July 13, 2020 at 12:51:00 CT
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named after a train.

I never understood that name change, although maybe the reason for the name disappeared when the team moved from Baltimore to Washington.
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From bad to worse - pickle MU - 7/13 11:44:01
     It's going to be the redtails (nm) - hefeweizen MU - 7/13 11:54:14
     Didn't they get rid of the name "Bullets" in Washington - ummmm MU - 7/13 11:51:37
          Yes. (nm) - DC Jayhawk KU - 7/13 12:57:11
          The Bullets were formerly the Baltimore Bullets, which were - SparkyStalcup MU - 7/13 12:51:00
          not sure if it referenced violence - pickle MU - 7/13 11:55:54
               I should have said "because it could be associated with - ummmm MU - 7/13 11:57:46
                    huh - pickle MU - 7/13 12:21:45
                    No **** (nm) - pickle MU - 7/13 12:01:27
          Which led to this great take by Jay Leno - DHighlander NWMSU - 7/13 11:54:04
     This will truly help eliminate racism. - RHAYWORTH MU - 7/13 11:50:27
          I was totally racist until I heard about the name change. - GA Tiger MU - 7/13 11:57:14
          redskins is a pretty ****ty name - pickle MU - 7/13 11:56:45
               There really is no defense for that one. Braves, Chiefs and - DHighlander NWMSU - 7/13 12:04:01
                    Only if you deem having red skin as being a negative - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 7/13 12:11:31
                         My great-grandmother was full blooded Cherokee so yeah - DHighlander NWMSU - 7/13 12:35:21
                              Call me a white skin - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 7/13 12:56:57
                                   Go to any business along Troost and start addressing the - DHighlander NWMSU - 7/13 13:14:32
                                        So your point is that if anyone is offended by it - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 7/13 13:20:36
                                             No, I never said that at all. But using an ethnic slur as a - DHighlander NWMSU - 7/13 13:35:06
                                                  It may be - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 7/13 13:58:47
                         is darkie a slur? how about spearchucker? - pickle MU - 7/13 12:18:33
                              Swamp rat - mizzouSECedes STL - 7/13 12:21:48
                                   offensive (nm) - SwampTiger MU - 7/13 12:56:55
     Washington Generals - alzoo MU - 7/13 11:50:05
     Washington Custers?(nm) - cnk ATL - 7/13 11:48:53
     They did genocide the Indians(nm) - El-ahrairah BAMA - 7/13 11:47:57
     Redtails. - RamblinScramblin MU - 7/13 11:46:12




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