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Plowy McPlowface Has a Shot in Naming Contest. âAbolish ICEâ Does Not.
The Minnesota Transportation Department excluded that one as too political. The public can vote on 50 finalists, including Raspberry Brrr-et, Road Carew and Mary Tyler More Snow.
The public has until Feb. 26 to pick names for eight snowplows in Minnesota, from a list of 50 finalists culled from 23,000 submissions.Credit.Andrew Link/The Rochester Post-Bulletin, via Associated Press
Feb. 22, 2021
The suggestions came in by the thousands, with the inevitable puns and nods to Prince, Minnesota Twins legends and, of course, snow.
There was Raspberry Brrr-et, Road Carew and Minnesota nICE, all credible options as clever names for state snowplows.
But there’s one insurmountable argument on the other side. I like fish too much. I could probably give up red meat. Many of the vegetable-based substitutes can be as good as, and indistinguishable from, the real thing. I might also be able to go without poultry, just as I did last Christmas. But the thought of never having trout, sea bass, mackerel, anchovies, prawn cocktail or cod and chips again would be a sacrifice too far. Would I like rock salmon so much if it wasn’t called rock salmon? Indeed would it be half as popular with anyone if it was still called spotted dogfish?
Minnesota Department of Transportation
(KNSI) – The Minnesota Department of Transportation has opened voting to name a snowplow in each of its eight districts.
The call for names came out in December. The agency says they received 24,000 suggestions and have narrowed it down to 50.
There are references to movies – especially “Star Wars” with C-3PSnow, Darth Blader, Snowbi Wan Kenobi, and Luke Snowwalker. “Toy Story” shows up on the list with Buzz Iceclear and a Johnny Depp favorite “Edward Blizzardhands.” There is also a nod to Judy Garland and the “Wizzard of Oz” with Snow Place Like Home and Blizzard of Oz. A TV show set in Minnesota also made the list with Mary Tyler More Snow.
Heavy snow sees the return of gritter-naming phenomenon
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image captionGritter named Gritty Gritty Bang Bang
Scotland s heavy snow has seen the deployment of about 150 gritters on roads across the country, and has led to the return of the popular gritter-naming phenomenon.
An online appeal to name some gritters received more than 1,200 entries.
The newest names include Snowcially distanced, Han Snow-Lo and Grittin On Wae It.
Some paid tribute to the late James Bond actor Sir Sean Connery, with names Coldfinger and You only grit ice.
Others are named after celebrities, including Sled Zeppelin, Robert Brrrrns and Gritney Spears.
The appeal ran from 23 December to 15 January and is usually held in connection with local schools, but opened to the public when it moved online due to the pandemic.