NAME IT TEBOW. FOR JESUS. FOR AMERICA.
There’s a new baby rhino at the Tampa Zoo, and travesty already surrounds the process of naming it. Despite Tim Tebow’s obvious similarities to the firefighter of the savanna and his previous title as the Golden Beautiful Baby Rhino of Florida Football (Now the Full-Fledged Man-Trampling Godbeast Rhino of Florida Football,) the Tampa Zoo at Lowry Park has chosen nothing close to our football Lord and Savior’s name to glorify this beautiful animal with a moniker worthy of its blind rage and ability to bowl over other animals with ease.

There are other names, but they all suck massively.
Jaba (jeh-ba)“a flower or hibiscus” Or the Hutt. You don’t want a fatty fatty, frog eating rhino on your hands, do you Tampa zoo? Something every thirtysomething or geek will point to and, in their worst Jabba the Hutt imitation say things like “Jabba no botha!” or other things making you want to toss them into the polar bear habitat.
Jahki (jaan-kee) “of the earth” Too close to “jankety,” our favorite Southernism for “sketchy, fucked up, and ill-functioning.” Certainly not the kind of thing you want to curse a young battering ram with, no?
Jama (jeh-ma) “daughter” Daughter. Too sexist. Why not just go with “kama”, meaning “Thing.” IT’S LIKE YOU DON’T EVEN CARE TAMPA ZOO.
Janya (jahn-YAH) “born of the earth” As opposed to “born in the Dippin’ Dots cooler by the monkey exhibit.” Another statement of the obvious equal to “object” or “animal.” As far as naming goes, it’s like voting “present.”
Jaya (JAY-ah) “victory or victorious” Tebow is in fact a synonym for this, and thus renders this redundant.
Tampa Zoo, add “Tebow” to the list or face the ignominy of having the spirit animal of the finest quarterback in the land wailing sad Rhino tears at not having the same name as his master. That noise you hear in the night? Plaintive wailing towards his keeper 130 or so miles to the north in Gainesville.









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Biggus Rickus says:
I think Stephen’s a nice name.
July 31st, 2009 at 11:06 am
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ChasingMizzou says:
Maybe they’ll name it Peter Bullware, amirite?
/know nothing about animals
July 31st, 2009 at 11:19 am
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headsigh says:
What about Jacory?
I mean, it starts with J, and it’s also Florida related. And stuff.
July 31st, 2009 at 11:20 am
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scafidi says:
We should start some sort of letter-writing campaign threatening their donors or something. Eh, that’d take a lot of work.
July 31st, 2009 at 11:52 am
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CincySooner says:
Mauaji, Destroyer of Foes (seen here: http://www.everydayshouldbesaturday.com/2008/05/06/aggies-to-service-dog-um-get-service-dog-apologies/ ) eagerly awaits the christening of his playmate.
Honor to you, Tebo-noceros. You will be the Enkidu to my Gilgamesh.
July 31st, 2009 at 11:54 am
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Kevin@LSU says:
A baby rhino shall be born in Tampa and it shall be named…Barkevious
July 31st, 2009 at 12:08 pm
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buddy randolph says:
Why do all these names start with “J”? Is this thing a rhino or a got-dam tropical storm?
July 31st, 2009 at 12:17 pm
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beckett says:
Buttfuck McGee anyone??
July 31st, 2009 at 12:20 pm
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Tom Kazanski says:
If Cleveland can get the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame we can make this happen.
July 31st, 2009 at 12:33 pm
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John says:
Please dont name it Tebow, thats embarassing
July 31st, 2009 at 2:39 pm
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the ex-croominator says:
“Why do all these names start with “J”? Is this thing a rhino or a got-dam tropical storm?”
Maybe it’s one of them Duggar kids?
July 31st, 2009 at 3:29 pm
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Mason Dixon says:
Or, since it’s from Tampa, has horns (or a horn? I’m no rhinologist) and is likely to stampede, name it Grothe.
July 31st, 2009 at 5:41 pm
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JD says:
If they name it Tebow, USF will bring the shitstorm, unofficially if not officially.
Barkevious is better. Of course, Buttfuck McGee should win, but that will never happen. Stupid decorum.
July 31st, 2009 at 6:04 pm
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headsigh says:
From what I heard, the zoo is getting very close to naming one of their animals Tim.
It’s a pangolin, but still.
July 31st, 2009 at 6:14 pm
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MCab says:
Do rhinos sport braids?
July 31st, 2009 at 7:22 pm
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Brizzle says:
Ndamukong, bitches.
July 31st, 2009 at 7:48 pm
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BamaTaxMan says:
Wouldn’t Terrance be a bit more size appropriate? I mean, Tebow’s fine till he grows up, but shouldn’t he be named for a real rhino?
July 31st, 2009 at 11:22 pm