Introducing the…
Unfortunately no one guessed the name of the team correctly. I’m not sure why though, Chives seems the natural choice to me. Apparently at one point the Dallas Cowboys were going to go with the name too, but changed their minds at the last moment. If you look hard enough you can occasionally find 1960′s prototype Dallas Chives merchandise floating around ebay now and again.
While no one got it right, there were some damn good tries. A lot of you even put in some research, which was very impressive indeed. Alas there can be only one winner and that is Phil from A Family Runs Through It. It’s true that his guesses weren’t particularly close to the mark, but to be fair neither were anyone else’s. And anyway, I’ve been feeling rather favorably towards him since he sent me a t-shirt and a mix tape.
So what’s the prize I hear you ask. Well if you give me a second I tell you. As well as some random and as yet to be determined rubbish I will send him in the post, Phil has won the magnificent honor of becoming the first official Huddersfield Chives mascot. Look, he even gets a badge to prove it:
But no one goes away empty handed. Although the position of mascot has been filled, the team is still in need of players. The Huddersfield Chives are pioneers in a revolutionary tactical system, which was developed exclusively for us by a group of Tibetan monks. Unlike conventional American Football sides, our team will almost exclusively be made up of one position only: Quarterbacks. I am very happy to announce that the following people who commented on the last post have been picked for that prestigious position.
- Bec from Out Of My Tree
- Deb from Toast Ambassador
- Dwayne from Sluggo is Yoyo
- Jeff from View from the Cloud
- The Chick from Outta the Coop
- Zoë’s Dad from Zoë’s Dad
- Tracy from Whim
- Holmes from The Holmes
- Contrary from Very Contrary
- Dan Leone from Cafe Leone
There is one last, none quarterback, position to allocate:
- Oli from The Dales Walk
Go Chives!!
If anyone actually want’s to put one of these badges on their site then let me know and I’ll email you the code (I can’t work out how to quote HTML commands on the blog without the browser just reading the code as code, if that makes any sense)
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The Chive pot looks vaguely like Frylock from Aqua Teen Hunger Force. Do you get Aqua Teen Hunger Force there?
This is a dream come true.
I’ve always wanted to be a Chive.
Do you need cheerleaders?
I do.
My son is going to be so upset. He wants so badly to be a quarterback and I keep telling him hard work and dedication. When he finds out all it takes is 5 minutes of Google research well, let’s just say I’m going to have lots of explaining to do.
I must say I’m honored to be selected as a quarterback. But I’m wondering how Oli feels about being the sole “tight rear end” receiver. That sounds painful.
I swear that if you had given me one more day I would have come up with The Huddersfield Chives. My dream game would be the Chives going up against the West Yorkshire Mustard Tubes.
The Chives. Well, obviously. I don’t know how effective a QB I will be, but seeing as I am full of BS, being the quarterback of a fictional football team is right within the scope of my abilities.
Thanks for your concern Jeff.
I must say, I’d prefer to be a Quarterback, though I’m not even sure I want to be a Chive. I only left a comment to make Dan’s blog look as though people read it – you know, to make up the numbers.
I think I might join Kerry’s side on the Keeping Chickens ‘discussion’.
Yes, I want my badge! I’ll be the nice QB – the one who is pleasant to everyone including the nerds from Chess Club and the Drama Club…
Cheerleaders are definitely needed too – they could dance to the Chives Song from The Herbs.
I arrived late to the party…I’ll be the waterboy…
Bradley
The Egel Nest
Yes! I’m a chive! Maybe Pookie will consent to being my baked potato (wink, wink, nudge, nudge).
Now I will spend the next 4 hours trying to move that badge and will likely end up failing miserably.
At least I have a winning attitude!
dammit! a day late and a dollar short. but that would be an american dollar so no big loss there.
Wow! I never get picked for anything! So excited! BTW, I put a pic of the badge on my blog. I feel super cool!
I was always the last to be picked for any sports team and I am still the last QB, I noticed!
Dan, will there be scantily-clad chiveleaders?
I am honored and I am mailing your T-Shirt this weekend.
I wish there were more such teams likes this. This is a team I could get excited about. Speaking of team excitement, your official University of Texas Longhorns tee-shirt will be there once I’m doing with this moving nonsense.
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