The children have four weeks of school left, and that means my day care will become a day camp. The foundation of day camp is the small group—each teacher has fifteen or so children that they are personally responsible for, and these fifteen eat lunch together, have quiet time together, sit together through announcements, and compete together for points. Yes, we have competitions, and the kids answer trivia questions, run relay races, and build model skyscrapers to earn points for their team. The team with the most points at the end of the summer is the winner, and receives an extravagant prize, in addition to the glory that winning your daycare’s summer contest brings.
One of the first acts of summer camp is picking your team’s name, and many people let their kids do this. The kids get together and brainstorm names, and then vote on the one they like best. This results in team names like “The Shining Stars,” “The Super Stars,” and “The Star Olympics,” all of which were team names my first summer. I can’t deal with a star-based name, so I help the kids out. I brainstorm the names, and then they pick which one they like best. They still get input, and they end with a way cooler name. Like “The Ninja-Pirates” my team’s name from my first summer.
Here now, a list of ideas for this summer’s team of champions:
The Vampire-Samurai
The Zombie-Bears
The Jedi-Donkeys
The Sumo-Dwarves
The Mongol-Sharks
Captain Ahab’s Surf-Nazis
Revenge of the Belligerent Hummingbird
Velociraptor MBAs
The Sullen Pre-Adolescents
The Doctors of Philosophy
The Cobra Kai
Team Jesus
Benji Compson’s Freedom Commandos
Championship Fun Team
Postscript--
My team didn't like my choices. They decided to go with the name "Chapter Imagination." I'm kind of embarassed, but letting them pick their name was the right thing.
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What about The Cunt Bears?
jedi-donkeys & sumo dwarves are clearly the class of that list (which in places sounds like the track-listing from an unreleased robert pollard album). i may reconsider naming my son "tom" so i can go with "jedi-donkey" instead.
I can't believe they didn't take to Benji Compson's Freedom Commandos. If they did, you could have an opposing team like Colonel Sutpen's Extra Crispy Chicken or The San Quentin Compsons. Don't worry, I'll "booooo" myself. Glad to see a new batch of posts. Keep 'em coming.
Wow, I didn't know that Benji Compson Freedom Commandos was in the mix way back then... now look how far that name has gotten you.
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