The list for February 26, 1997
The Top 16 Sneaker Names Rejected by Reebok

  1. The HotAir Limbaugh Park-Your-Big-Ass-In-A-Comfy-Chair model

  2. The Mad Cow All-Leather Classic

  3. Arythmias by Hakeem

  4. Dennis Rodman Jerkinstocks

  5. The “Jumping, Sprinting, Jogging, Dancing, Chick-Magnet so you can JAM!” sneaker

  6. The Penile Pump

  7. Kick-in-the-Crotch-U-Bus

  8. The Speculum!

  9. Opie Taylor All Stars

  10. Reebok-A-Lula’s

  11. Larry Bird Slow-Assed White Boy Sneakers

  12. Tickle Me Barkley

  13. The $150 Sneakers Made by Underpaid and Underage Third World Children

  14. Air Rodman Cross Trainer/Cross Dresser

  15. ‘Bok Martens
And the Number 1 Sneaker Name Rejected by Reebok…

  1. Air Brando
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CREDITS
Selected from 132 submissions from 47 contributors.
Today’s list authors were:

  • Jennifer Hart, Arlington, VA — 1 (3rd #1)
  • David W. James, Los Angeles, CA — 1 (8th #1)
  • John Hering, Alexandria, VA — 2
  • David G. Scott, Kansas City, MO — 3, 16
  • Wade Kwon, Birmingham, AL — 3
  • Ed Brooksbank, Sacramento, CA — 4
  • Bruce Ansley, Baltimore, MD — 5
  • Bob Mader, Knoxville TN — 6
  • Michael Wolf, Brookline, MA — 7
  • Gene/Cynthia Markins-Dieden, New Haven, CT — 8
  • Chuck Smith, Woodbridge, VA — 9
  • JB Leibovitch, Oakland, CA — 10
  • Steve Hurd, San Ramon, CA — 11
  • Jeffrey House, Detroit, MI — 12
  • Paul Seaburn, Houston, TX — 13
  • Paul Paternoster, Redwood City, CA — 14
  • Ed Smith, Chattanooga, TN — 15
  • Marc Cukier, Toronto, Canada — 16
  • Jeff Downey, Raleigh, NC — Topic
  • Jon Goldman, University of Minnesota — Topic
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