Seattlest: Pike Place Market Crane Needs a Name

jwhieger

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:46:42 -0800

I totally agree.

Finn

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:56:22 -0800

I think that it is long overdue to pay true homage to one of the city's true sports heroes; a man who, not unlike the crane that will soon be erected, stood on the horizon, motionless, and swung his arms around every once in a great while in a sweeping graceful arc that belied just how precarious his stability actually was. I am talking, of course, about Purdue's finest and all-time Sonic great Steve Scheffler. Maybe we could find some enormous kneepads to adorn the bottom, just to complete the picture. C'mon! No guy was more excited than Steve to stay in one spot, the bench, for the entirety of his career - except for the one time he hit a 3 pointer, forgot the game was still going on and ran the length of the court to jump on Shawn Kemp and celebrate. Let's start a letter writing campaign to get that crane named after one of Seattle's most awkward sports figures of the last 20 years.

John

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 16:35:18 -0800

Ichibod....like from Sleepy Hollow.

TroyJMorris

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 15:05:02 -0800

How about Long Neck Magoo or The Kranenator. Oh shit. I just got why Fraiser was suggested so many times.

Seth

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:49:13 -0800

If the crane were a frat boy or baseball player (not dissimilar cultures), he'd get a nickname like "cranesy" or "craner" or "Big C"

admiralzing

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:37:15 -0800

What about Eyesore?

TroyJMorris

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:33:35 -0800

Why even play this game? If they've gotten tons of suggestions for Fraiser we should just name it Tunnel.

Jack

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:27:24 -0800

Martin?

Seth

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:23:43 -0800

Niles?

Kim P.

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:12:33 -0800

Try again folks, the market people said "We've already received many suggestions for "Frasier" - after the TV character Frasier Crane that lived in Seattle." So keep 'em coming.

herbisara

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:08:55 -0800

@Jack Best name ever! I'm not even gonna post my idea now!

Jack

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:41:22 -0800

Frasier Crane.