i was today years old when I realized that the reason for some of the more peculiar US sporting team names is because of franchises picking up and moving across country, hence the LA Lakers (Minneapolis) and the Utah Jazz (New Orleans)
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Replying to @BeijingPalmer
You thought there was a vibrant jazz scene in Utah?
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I can honestly assure you I had never considered the Utah Jazz before today, but if I had I would have probably assumed it was some weird marketing choice in 1962.
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part of the Mormon Church's 'Getting Down With Joseph Smith' outreach program
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This is like me making class-based British dialect jokes. You are way out of your cultural depth with Utah
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Salt Lake City has a thriving jazz scene, but I suspect the definition of thriving may be quite optimistic.https://www.visitutah.com/articles/taste-of-slc-jazz-music-scene/ …
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My girlfriend is from Utah and I'm praying she doesn't see this threadpic.twitter.com/yImGgXgE7H
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