Those wacky New Zealanders…:

NZ finds Black Cocks hard to swallow

It was a bloody silly idea in the first place, but New Zealand’s badminton world may finally have to concede that calling the national team the “Black Cocks” really is a bit too strong, the New Zealand Herald reports.

Badminton New Zealand adopted the name a year ago as “a gimmicky label to attract sponsors and fans”. It worked to a degree, because the organisation was quickly innundated with cash offers from companies such as – you guessed it – condom manufacturers.

Furthermore, Badminton NZ prez Nigel Skelt confirmed: “At the recent New Zealand Open, crowds were yelling out ‘c’mon the Black Cocks’. Whether the team actually adopt the name officially, they’re already known as the Black Cocks.”

Holy hand-on-cock batman!

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