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  1. Please, the use of prepositions in team names has to stop now.

    Jeff Jones reads this list -- cyclingnews must be pro-active in this.

    I'm going to go nuts if I try to follow cycling this year, if this new practice of using
    prepositions is continued.

    It's almost as bad as housing developments.

    Dan

  2. I used to think "Cofidis le credit par telephone" was plain stupid. What if others started to call
    thelselves "Fassa Bortolo the constructions which wont fall down" or "Davitamon former convicts know
    whats best" etc

    Now, looking at results and seeing the full "USPS presented by..." expression is revolting to me.
    It's over-dominating the results listings. A sponsor and co-sponsor. Nothing more. Please Jeff.

  3. No way, it makes it soooo easy to spot USPS results, just look for the longest sponsor(s) name. I
    think it's a conspiracy.

    Joe "Bart" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    I used to think "Cofidis le credit par telephone" was plain stupid. What if others started to call
    thelselves "Fassa Bortolo the constructions which wont fall down" or "Davitamon former convicts
    know whats best" etc

    Now, looking at results and seeing the full "USPS presented by..." expression is revolting to me.
    It's over-dominating the results listings. A sponsor and co-sponsor. Nothing more. Please Jeff.

  4. Bart <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

    Quoted message said:

    Please Jeff.

    How about USPSPBBF?

    You're lucky I don't use the full name, or we'd get:

    1 Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) United States Postal Service Pro Cycling Team presented by
    Berry Floor.

    I agree it does make the times a little hard to read in the results... My favourite team now is CSC.

    cheers, Jeff (maybe I should shorten it to Jef)

  5. "Jeff Jones" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:


    Jeff (maybe I should shorten it to Jef)

    Jef -

    A female friend of mine had really sleepy eyes - looked like she was stoned

    Look). She thought it was funny.

  6. Jeff Jones said:


    Jeff (maybe I should shorten it to Jef)

    Anyone remember Jef Barnard? How about J-F Jones? (Kinda like J-ME, could be a trend)

  7. Stewart Fleming said:

    Anyone remember Jef Barnard?

    Bernard, Jean-Fran=E7ois; sure!

    Quoted message said:

    How about J-F Jones? (Kinda like J-ME, could be a trend)

    People would think his name is Jean-Fran=E7ois too. In Gent, it'd better be Sjefke.

  8. I bet she had DSL's too!

    In article <[email hidden]>,
    [email hidden] says...

    Quoted message said:


    "Jeff Jones" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:


    Jeff (maybe I should shorten it to Jef)

    Jef -

    A female friend of mine had really sleepy eyes - looked like she was stoned

    Quoted message said:

    Look). She thought it was funny.

  9. "Ewoud Dronkert" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    How about J-F Jones? (Kinda like J-ME, could be a trend)

    No dashes/hyphens.

    Quoted message said:

    People would think his name is Jean-François too. In Gent, it'd better be Sjefke.

    I've definitely been called worse names, but that's longer...

    JJ would work, but it's more ambiguous. JFL, JFK, or just CBF any more.

    Back to work. Rain outside!! Het Volk is going to be fun.

    j

  10. Daniel Connelly said:

    Please, the use of prepositions in team names has to stop now. Jeff Jones reads this list --
    cyclingnews must be pro-active in this. I'm going to go nuts if I try to follow cycling this year,
    if this new practice of using prepositions is continued. It's almost as bad as housing
    developments.

    How can you argue with a year that brings us the team named "Fitness Blender"? That's too cool. I
    don't even know what a Fitness Blender _is_, I haven't even seen the late-night infomercial yet -
    given the name I figure it's scheduled in between the Tony Little Gazelle Trainer and the Ron Popeil
    Showtime Rotisserie, or perhaps - heaven! - an unholy hybrid of the two. But I know I want one.

    Ben I assume a Fitness Blender allows you to improve your fitness by mixing girly daiquiri-style
    drinks, sign me up!

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