Gothamist: Stephon Marbury Loves 'The Big Onion'

mikepdx

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 17:15:29 -0500

Two nobel prize winner in chemisty and one in medicine maybe were also just showing the effects of their LHS "education" too. Authors Arther Miller and Joseph Heller somehow managed to find success with a Lincoln "education". Maybe Marbury shared their same english teacher. ok, not likely he was being ironic (although i was pointing out that the comments on this blog were)... just not as dumb as we're giving him credit for. P.S. no, onions don't make people laugh...

JenChungsBra

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 15:41:46 -0500

Onions make people laugh? Yeah, OK. Anyone wanna vote on whether Stephon was making an ironic and witty statement or was just showing the effects of his Lincoln High School "education?" I say Lincoln.

Peter Trinkle

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 15:07:29 -0500

I'm sure Marbury knew that, that's why he loves playing for the New Amsterdam Knicks.

mikepdx

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 14:39:10 -0500

While not generally being a starbury supporter, I gotta say that this was actually a more witty comment than you guys are giving him credit for. Whether you believe NY's former nickname was the big onion or not, it is at least recognized by some as a former nickname (http://www.bigonion.com/). if correct- good use of history, if false- at least he is not alone in this misconception. Then if you dissect what he said following that comment. "..it will either make you laugh or make you cry." Inserting big apple before hand doesn't work for his double entendre. The big onion-standing not only for the city of NY but also the veggie that makes people who cut it cry. So, basically he is outsmarting all of you who are making fun of how stupid he is. For those of you who don't recognize what I just brought up, that is called irony.

JMH

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 14:10:36 -0500

This dude is a fruit. He's so fucking looney it's unbelievable. So fucking looney it's AWESOME!

tien mao

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 13:56:42 -0500

i'm going with politburo on this one. and (not that you can say wiki is completely accurate), but the big onion is listed as a nickname for chicago. lastly, even if it is a nickname for nyc, i don't think stephon meant it like that.

Politburo

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 13:46:43 -0500

Also the Big Onion is listed as a nickname for Chicago.. and this guy searched the NYT and found no historical mention of Big Onion. http://www.barrypopik.com/index.php/new_york_city/entry/big_onion_recent_post_big_apple_nickname/

jibbly

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 13:42:25 -0500

As far as google searches show, the LES was called the big onion not the entire city.

freddyhere

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 13:41:35 -0500

I think he would make a fine spokesperson for the NAACP...

urbannaturalist

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 13:37:11 -0500

It's true, NYC was know as the big onion before it was called the big apple. As much as marbury is an idiot on the court , he just schooled gothamist.

Amanda Harlech

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 13:36:09 -0500

NYC is smelly...I would call it an onion!

babyhitler

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 13:33:46 -0500

This dude is a fruit. He's so fucking looney it's unbelievable. I remember watching the Bruce Beck interview live and I was like "what the fuck? is this for real?" the funny thing is that he had his own talk show on MSG and it was horrible. How any man can be worse than Magic Johnson is incredible. Have you noticed that MSG hires the worst english speakers in the world. First Isiah Thomas, then Marbury and then Kenny "the Jet" smith. It's so confusing on Kenny Smith's part cause he's pretty lucid and well spoken on Inside the NBA with Charles Barkley but he's an awful color commentator on MSG. How the hell can these Black men be worse than Clyde Frazier who was educated half a decade ago.

JacqueMehoff

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 13:29:24 -0500

would it be heartless of me to say that I don't give a rat's ass to both stories? then I'll see you guys in you know where.

freddyhere

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 13:23:18 -0500

What an ungrateful former thug slash drug dealer...

jayendee

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 13:14:33 -0500

Before it was known as the Big Apple, NYC's nickname was the Big Onion.