A Horse With No Name

by Bob Wage on Dec 14, 2009 2:57 PM EST

Bob....Bubba....Bub....Bobby....Bibby....Rob....Robbie....Robert..... and even Junior, I have had a lot of nicknames throughout my life. When I first started writing the blog, of course I used Bubba, but decided to change that a couple of months ago in an attempt to give the site a more professional image.

When thinking about the name change, my parents suggested the pseudonym, "Harwood" because it was a family name and it was special to them. We all try to please our parents if we can, right?

As the readership of this site continues to grow by leaps and bounds, and as we are linked from more and more major news sources such as NHL.com, Yahoo.com, CBSSports.com, SportsIllustrated.com, and others, it's become evident that the use of another prominent person's name in the sport was probably not a good thing to do.

So with all due respect to Bob Harwood of Versus, I am adding another family name to my pen name, (with continued support from the parents), and we will take it from there. Thank you all for your loyal support.

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A rose by any other name.....

er, wait.

“A Clydesdale by any other name……”

When all else fails, read the instruction manual.

by lcd2you on Dec 14, 2009 2:59 PM EST reply actions

My hero’s have always been Bubba’s..

The Canes are like a box of expired chocolates......

by Paladin6 on Dec 14, 2009 3:07 PM EST reply actions

I was told there would be no math

by Iggy Reilly on Dec 14, 2009 3:40 PM EST reply actions

I, however, will soon be changing my name to Cletus Spuckler.

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by Cory Lavalette on Dec 14, 2009 3:51 PM EST reply actions

Don't make me make buttons...

CLETUS SPUCKLER FOR EMPEROR!

by Raccoon Fink on Dec 14, 2009 3:53 PM EST up reply actions

2 last names are for divorced women, IMO

by Caniac1026 on Dec 14, 2009 3:54 PM EST reply actions

or serial killers

GM of CanesCountry.com

by Bob Wage on Dec 14, 2009 3:55 PM EST up reply actions

bet that has a chilling effect… lol

CanesCountry.com: An Eye On Carolina Hockey

by Cory Lavalette on Dec 14, 2009 3:55 PM EST up reply actions

There's a difference?

When all else fails, read the instruction manual.

by lcd2you on Dec 14, 2009 4:11 PM EST up reply actions

LOL

by Sin Bin on Dec 14, 2009 4:15 PM EST up reply actions

muhahaha

by packpigskinfan25 on Dec 14, 2009 4:48 PM EST up reply actions

excuse me?

Gleason for the "C" :
Just what do we need to do to make this happen?

by Carolyn Christians on Dec 14, 2009 5:20 PM EST up reply actions

Present company excluded,

of course.

When all else fails, read the instruction manual.

by lcd2you on Dec 15, 2009 8:18 AM EST up reply actions

nice try

Gleason for the "C" :
Just what do we need to do to make this happen?

by Carolyn Christians on Dec 15, 2009 8:30 AM EST up reply actions

Did I succeed?

Or do I have to work on “repent sinner” shtick even more?

Like they say, “When you can fake sincerity, everything else becomes easy”.

When all else fails, read the instruction manual.

by lcd2you on Dec 15, 2009 8:47 AM EST up reply actions

Totally Serial Killers.
Lee-Lucas
Wayne-Gacey
And other such superstars.

it always burns within
the downward spiral never ends
when driven into sin
your salvation's found in a sinner's deed

by Douchebag St John on Dec 14, 2009 7:53 PM EST up reply actions

Wayne Bobbit
Tony the Tiger
Harvey Oswald (would make anybody kill)
Wilkes Booth
of Sam (berkowitz)
Theodore Robert Cowell (I think was Bundy)
Jeffery “gag me with a mop handle” Dahmer
Eugene Watts

I dunno, I still like just plain ol’ Bubba…

Cereal killers are scary..

The Canes are like a box of expired chocolates......

by Paladin6 on Dec 14, 2009 9:29 PM EST up reply actions

Should probably call my parents…………never too late to disappoint them! Just in time for X-Mas!!!!

Satan is just a coping mechanism for monotheists.

by wilmnoca on Dec 14, 2009 6:19 PM EST reply actions

I do not comment on here very often, but please just keep up the great work that you and all of the bloggers here on Canes country continue to do. I would think that Bob Harwood from Versus would be proud. Thanks for all that you do.

by Todd14 on Dec 14, 2009 8:38 PM EST reply actions

Henceforth you will be known as

The Blogger Formerly Known As Bubba

by JBK on Dec 14, 2009 9:05 PM EST reply actions

Yea, the Prince thing. Maybe we can just shorten it down to"@"…

The Canes are like a box of expired chocolates......

by Paladin6 on Dec 14, 2009 9:30 PM EST up reply actions

The Blogger Formerly Known As Bubba

B.F.K.A.Bubba……?

BFKA-Bob…?………… Yeah: Beef-kabob!

That’s it. Works for me. (And sorry Bob, you don’t get to vote).

Gleason for the "C" :
Just what do we need to do to make this happen?

by Carolyn Christians on Dec 14, 2009 10:35 PM EST up reply actions

hahaha

by Cyn4Canes on Dec 14, 2009 11:21 PM EST up reply actions

It’s got my vote!

"This guy is as meat and potatoes as there is of a man."
Gleason for Emperor!

by caniacgirl on Dec 15, 2009 9:40 AM EST up reply actions

He no longer has a name, this is who he is now:

When all else fails, read the instruction manual.

by lcd2you on Dec 15, 2009 9:43 AM EST up reply actions

Or maybe just Prince's symbol, with a hockey stick... ;)

by Raccoon Fink on Dec 15, 2009 10:59 AM EST up reply actions

Looks like a guy with a trombone

in a Dr. Seuss book……

Happerry Chrisolkwanaka

by lcd2you on Dec 15, 2009 11:39 AM EST up reply actions

Oooh, I like that

by JBK on Dec 15, 2009 2:25 PM EST up reply actions

I have been wondering how there could be two Bob Harwoods in hockey reporting! Huh.

me dot com

by hip_check on Dec 14, 2009 10:02 PM EST reply actions

I’m so slow, it never even crossed my mind. I never came close to a possible connection or confusion. Bob Harwood of Cane Country, Bob Harwood of Versus. Nope. Never even considered it. Doh!

By calling Bob Harwood of Versus a “prominent name in the sport”, I’m sure you just made his day, week, year. And his mother proud.

-m

by UTTRmartin on Dec 15, 2009 12:07 PM EST up reply actions

Are you implying that calling Bob Harwood of Vs.

is the same as calling an 8" catfish in a small pond the “monster of the waters”?

Happerry Chrisolkwanaka

by lcd2you on Dec 15, 2009 12:38 PM EST up reply actions

The Name Game

This may well be a stupid question to some but….What would be wrong with using your actual name? Why does everyone on the internet feel the need to hide behind a pseudonym or “pen name”. Sure it means you can throw around insults and invective with relative immunity if you so choose, but they (screen names) are never as clever as you think they are. And its not like you (Bob-Bubba-whatever) is some troll who is likely to throw around random insults, flames or half baked ideas here.

Heck, I assumed that Bob Harwood was your name. I would think that the editor of a popular blog that is being sourced by “reputable” “news” outlets as you mention above would want to get credit for it. I would be proud of it. And I hope you are.

I’m not trying to harsh on anyone here. Just wondering why you are constantly trying to come up with a “pen name”, when you could just use your real name. Even if you did, no one could tell the difference. We wouldn’t know any more than we do now.

Again, I’m not trying to slam Bob or Corey or anyone here. I just get tired of the argument thrown around by mainstream media types that blogs are not credible because they lack accountability, and/or that bloggers are less credible because they hide behind the cloak of a “screen name”. While its probably a tempest in a teapot, it still bugs me. One thing is for sure, I view this as one of the best hockey blogs on the net, and I’d come here for Hurricanes news and discussion 100 times out of 100 as opposed to the so called ’mainstream" media in the area.

Whatever the hell your name is, keep up the great work.

-m(artin)

by UTTRmartin on Dec 15, 2009 1:43 PM EST reply actions

Appreciate your point of view Martin. All I can say is that everyone is different. People do different things for different reasons, and I have mine. The people who need to know who I am, know, and I am just an email or phone call away from anyone who wants to know.

But pseudonyms or pen names are not uncommon. Some folk in mainstream use them as well. In radio, news, movies, TV, best selling authors, etc etc.

If you would like to discuss more, feel free to send an email canescountry@gmail.com

GM of CanesCountry.com

by Bob Wage on Dec 15, 2009 9:59 PM EST up reply actions