GatorMarc Posted September 14, 2002 Share Posted September 14, 2002 I've never heard that one before finding Extreme Skins... Where does "Iggles" come from? Thanks Go Skins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yomar Posted September 14, 2002 Share Posted September 14, 2002 Iggles come from primordial ooze. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted September 14, 2002 Share Posted September 14, 2002 Back in 1972, 84 percent of Philadelphia residents (98 percent of Eagle fans) thought the proper spelling of Eagles was Iggles. In a community wide effort, costing millions, the city of Philadelphia came up with the football cheer, E-A-G-L-E-S. Eagles. The success of this program is the pride of the city. Today, only 28 percent of adults (64 percent of Eagles fans) believe Eagles is spelled Iggles. The feeling is that in 50 years only a handful of upper 700-Level fans won't have yet fully gotten the connection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagles_Legendz Posted September 14, 2002 Share Posted September 14, 2002 lol :doh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phanatic Posted September 14, 2002 Share Posted September 14, 2002 art I thought you were going to work! Iggles comes from the Accent of the Philly folk. You no boston people sound like there congested. newyorkers sound like there chewing gum. And those Dakotans' Have you seen fargo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brave Posted September 14, 2002 Share Posted September 14, 2002 And those Dakotans' Have you seen fargo! Oh yah, yah ... loved that movie. Yah! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seth in 736 Posted September 14, 2002 Share Posted September 14, 2002 Phanatic nailed it, its simply a local affect to the language is all....in DC there is no such local charm as most inabitants are from elsewhere in the country or India. beddy, beddy goooood whan , no my good sir? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn X Posted September 14, 2002 Share Posted September 14, 2002 Art, :thumbsup: :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inmate running the asylum Posted September 14, 2002 Share Posted September 14, 2002 You guys got it all wrong. They are no longer the Philadelphia Iggles. I officially renamed them the Philadelphia Buzzards in February. :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief skin Posted September 15, 2002 Share Posted September 15, 2002 TURD BIRDS!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo Posted September 15, 2002 Share Posted September 15, 2002 Because of the large Italian community in Philly (see Rocky) "Iggles" may have came out of that. Former Eagle TE John Spagnola had a very Italian uncle that referred to them as the "Yiggles" and once that appeared in the newspapers it seemed to become common to refer to the Philly team as such. I don't know if the "Y" was dropped and that was actually the origination of "Iggles" or not but it was only after I read that newpaper article that I ever heard or saw the term. I also think ESPN, and especially Chris Berman, may have enhanced the popularity of the term. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reaganaut Posted September 15, 2002 Share Posted September 15, 2002 Thoity doity boids sittin on a coib choipin and boipin and eatin doity oitwirthworms along comes hoib from thoity thoid and thoid he sees the thoity doity boids choipin and boipin and eatin doity oitwirthworms boy was he distoibed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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