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March 11, 2011 at
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Brandon "Wolfgang" Spithaler. WOLFGANG?? Seriously!?! Am I the only one who is struggling with this nick name?
I got nothing against Brandon, I don't know him. I don't know anything about his driving ability, but calling yourself Wolfgang seems a little "over the top".
Posing with their Sprint Car at the Clearview Mall (Butler, PA) Race Car show are (left to right) driver Brandon “Wolfgang” Spithaler
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March 11, 2011 at
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a little over the top?
this coming from a guy that has a "nick name" of Hannity (sarcasm)
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March 11, 2011 at
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Posted By: Hannity on March 11 2011 at 01:50:07 PM
This picture caption was copied from the Hoseheads main page, see caption below.
Brandon "Wolfgang" Spithaler. WOLFGANG?? Seriously!?! Am I the only one who is struggling with this nick name?
I got nothing against Brandon, I don't know him. I don't know anything about his driving ability, but calling yourself Wolfgang seems a little "over the top".
Posing with their Sprint Car at the Clearview Mall (Butler, PA) Race Car show are (left to right) driver Brandon “Wolfgang” Spithaler
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SO I GUESS YOU NEVER HEARD OF THAT OTHER WOLFGANG...HIS NAME WAS WOLFGANG MOZART...HAD SOMTHING TO DO WITH MUSIC ...LOL
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March 11, 2011 at
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March 11, 2011 at
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Posted By: aggitated ferret on March 11 2011 at 02:18:40 PM
a little over the top?
this coming from a guy that has a "nick name" of Hannity (sarcasm)
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Our screen names aren't featured in a front page press release. Most of the time, our screen names, e.g., "aggitated ferret", are intended to be sarcastic, per your suggestion.
With that said, if Brandon had picked a nickname like, "Badass Brandon" or "Super Spithaler", I probably wouldn't have noticed, but using the name Wolfgang is a serious proposition.
If you're going to call yourself Wolfgang, you better be prepared to live up to such a promise. Either that or names like Wolfgang are better left unsaid and undone.
Just my opinion folks. I think the Wolfgang adjective was a mistake!
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March 11, 2011 at
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What makes you think he picked his nickname? Most nicknames that stick are given by someone else. In fact, if I know that someone picked his own nickname, I will refuse to call him by it.
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March 11, 2011 at
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Posted By: JonR on March 11 2011 at 04:07:04 PM
What makes you think he picked his nickname? Most nicknames that stick are given by someone else. In fact, if I know that someone picked his own nickname, I will refuse to call him by it.
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Jon,
I understand; I agree with your post.
Perhaps Brandon didn't pick his nickname.
I still think "Wolfgang" should be off limits.
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March 11, 2011 at
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I don't know anything about the kid, but who says he's not "prepared to live up to the promise?" How many guys have taken on the moniker "Wild Child?"
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March 11, 2011 at
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Posted By: Hannity on March 11 2011 at 03:45:21 PM
Our screen names aren't featured in a front page press release. Most of the time, our screen names, e.g., "aggitated ferret", are intended to be sarcastic, per your suggestion.
With that said, if Brandon had picked a nickname like, "Badass Brandon" or "Super Spithaler", I probably wouldn't have noticed, but using the name Wolfgang is a serious proposition.
If you're going to call yourself Wolfgang, you better be prepared to live up to such a promise. Either that or names like Wolfgang are better left unsaid and undone.
Just my opinion folks. I think the Wolfgang adjective was a mistake!
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so if I understand you correctly, Robbie should change his last name because hes not living up to the "promise"?
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March 11, 2011 at
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Posted By: Ryan16r on March 11 2011 at 04:32:09 PM
I don't know anything about the kid, but who says he's not "prepared to live up to the promise?" How many guys have taken on the moniker "Wild Child?"
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Way too many!!
"Wild Child" isn't someones personal family name either.
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March 11, 2011 at
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Posted By: MK4k on March 11 2011 at 04:45:58 PM
so if I understand you correctly, Robbie should change his last name because hes not living up to the "promise"?
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MK4K,
Now you're being silly!
Robbie will always be a Wolfgang; he's blood. He doesn't have to earn it, he was "grandfathered in".
Brandon on the other hand, isn't a Wolfgang and he doesn't have Wolfgang's talent. And even if he did, another nickname would be more appropriate!
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March 11, 2011 at
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Posted By: Hannity on March 11 2011 at 04:51:36 PM
MK4K,
Now you're being silly!
Robbie will always be a Wolfgang; he's blood. He doesn't have to earn it, he was "grandfathered in".
Brandon on the other hand, isn't a Wolfgang and he doesn't have Wolfgang's talent. And even if he did, another nickname would be more appropriate!
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I know, I just had to throw it out there :D
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March 11, 2011 at
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We could start a list of overused sprint car nicknames (i.e. ones that have been used again and again by drivers throughout the country):
- Mr. Excitement
- Showtime
- Hollywood
National Sprint Car & Midget Examiner
http://tinyurl.com/r4opgk
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March 11, 2011 at
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Did it ever oocur to anyone that "Wolfgang" was a name given to him at christening by his parents? The name Wolfgang was around a long time before Doug made it famous
Oh, and I guess you've never hear of "Wolgang" Van Halen; he's Eddie Van Halen and Valerie Bertinelli's boy...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_Van_Halen
Chuck.....
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March 11, 2011 at
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Posted By: sprinter25 on March 11 2011 at 06:32:28 PM
Did it ever oocur to anyone that "Wolfgang" was a name given to him at christening by his parents? The name Wolfgang was around a long time before Doug made it famous
Oh, and I guess you've never hear of "Wolgang" Van Halen; he's Eddie Van Halen and Valerie Bertinelli's boy...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_Van_Halen
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Sprinter25,
If Brandon's parents gave him the name "Wolfgang", during a naming ceremony, such as a baptism, then I concede, I was wrong.
But if Wolfgang is a self proclamation, or if an uninformed race fan and or announcer calls the boy Wolfgang, then I think it's a mistake.
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March 11, 2011 at
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Posted By: Hannity on March 11 2011 at 01:50:07 PM
This picture caption was copied from the Hoseheads main page, see caption below.
Brandon "Wolfgang" Spithaler. WOLFGANG?? Seriously!?! Am I the only one who is struggling with this nick name?
I got nothing against Brandon, I don't know him. I don't know anything about his driving ability, but calling yourself Wolfgang seems a little "over the top".
Posing with their Sprint Car at the Clearview Mall (Butler, PA) Race Car show are (left to right) driver Brandon “Wolfgang” Spithaler
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You are right!!! This guy has no originality!!! Why not use you the nickname- "the king, slammin, the rocket, the steel city outlaw," You get my point!!!
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March 11, 2011 at
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Where does it say anything about his "nickname" having anything to do with a previous sprint car driver? I suppose Wolfgang Puck the famous chef has to change his name now too? Can't you people find anything else to get your panties in a bunch?
do it in the dirt
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March 11, 2011 at
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Posted By: meatbag on March 11 2011 at 10:11:42 PM
Where does it say anything about his "nickname" having anything to do with a previous sprint car driver? I suppose Wolfgang Puck the famous chef has to change his name now too? Can't you people find anything else to get your panties in a bunch?
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Spot on! I will drink to that.
Cheers!
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