A [Flying] Tomato By Any Other Name…
You say Flying Tomay-toe, we Flying Tomah-toe. Shaun White? He says, “Call me ‘The Animal’”
According to a recent news story, the 23-old rider from Carlsbad, California doesn’t like his old nickname, “The Flying Tomato. “When someone said he looked like the famed, red-furred drummer from The Muppets, Animal, he liked it so much he asked folks to start using it: Shaun “The Animal” White. Never mind that White’s an amateur guitar player.
The name’s not sticking yet.
Pro snowboarder, Hana Beaman tweeted she was partial to “off white”. And K2 pro Leanne Pelosi tweets, Sorry Shawn[sic] White, you can’t pick your own nickname. You’re the Flying Tomato forever! Cut your hair and we will talk.
What do you think? Is “The Animal” a good fit? If not, do you have a better nickname? If so, post it below or add it to our Facebook fan page before high noon PST on Monday, February 1.
The winner gets a free lift ticket.
January 29th, 2010 at 11:18 am
The Flying Target!
January 29th, 2010 at 11:22 am
Crazy Red should be shauns new nick name.
January 29th, 2010 at 11:25 am
The “Great White Eagle”, White, because it’s shaun WHITE and he soars like an EAGLE. What do ya think?
-Joe
January 29th, 2010 at 11:26 am
How about: Atomic Fireball
January 29th, 2010 at 11:27 am
Shawn the snowman
January 29th, 2010 at 11:29 am
ghost rider
January 29th, 2010 at 11:53 am
- The Only Cool Ginger.
- ShRED.
- The Flying Ginger.
- His Clutch-ness. His Red-ness.
- Mr. Write (Pun on red hair/white name).
January 29th, 2010 at 11:55 am
I think that “animal” fits Shaun perfect because he shreds the board like animal shreds those drums. Flying tomato just sounds like to danty for someone who kills the mountain with his board. ANIMAL, ANIMAL, ANIMAL all the way babe…
HAVE A GRATFUL DAY!!!!!!!!!!
January 29th, 2010 at 11:56 am
White Heat
January 29th, 2010 at 12:14 pm
White DareDevil
January 29th, 2010 at 12:20 pm
whitey whiterton, from whitatawania
January 29th, 2010 at 1:42 pm
SW1 or Red Heat or His Royal Red Badness or even El Rojo del Rey?
January 29th, 2010 at 1:54 pm
“coup de grâce”
January 29th, 2010 at 2:00 pm
“the vermilion wizard”
January 29th, 2010 at 2:02 pm
White Out
Shawn “Off” White
Gingervitis
The pipe cleaner
January 29th, 2010 at 2:47 pm
BULLSEYE! He’s red and (his name’s) white and everyone is always gunning for him!
January 29th, 2010 at 3:08 pm
Muppet
January 29th, 2010 at 3:16 pm
Shaun of the Shred
The Great White
January 29th, 2010 at 3:51 pm
-RED FOX
-Red Thunder
-Shaun “The Storm” White
-Red Magic
January 29th, 2010 at 3:55 pm
Shaun Height
January 29th, 2010 at 4:27 pm
I think “Carrot Top” would suit him perfectly.
January 29th, 2010 at 4:41 pm
ELMO!
January 29th, 2010 at 4:44 pm
How bout the Flying Flame or
Ragin’ Red? He’s hot in my book.
January 29th, 2010 at 6:23 pm
Shawn the Conqueror
January 29th, 2010 at 6:51 pm
I say call him FIERCE RED!
January 29th, 2010 at 8:08 pm
“bloody animal”
January 29th, 2010 at 8:18 pm
The Flame
January 29th, 2010 at 8:23 pm
Shredhead!
January 29th, 2010 at 8:43 pm
White Hot Live Wire
January 29th, 2010 at 11:40 pm
Shawn “SHARKFACE” White, it just sounds cool dude!
January 30th, 2010 at 12:42 am
DON SHAUN!!!
don – Used as a courtesy title before the name of a man.
don – Archaic. An important personage.
don – leader or head of the family.
Makes sense and it rhymes. Think of Don Julio.
January 30th, 2010 at 3:40 am
wedgie
January 30th, 2010 at 5:30 am
The “Shreddin Serrano”
The Serrano (meaning “from the mountains” not unlike Shaun..) is a red chili pepper that is native to Mexico and southwest America (Shaun’s from SW USA…). With a heat level of 6-7, this bullet-shaped pepper is believed to be the hottest chili by americans (Shaun’s the hottest snowboarder around…). It is known to adapt easily to different climates and altitudes (Shaun + altitude = ’nuff said..) and has yet to be cultivated outside the New World (There’s no one else like him ANYWHERE!..).
January 30th, 2010 at 6:48 am
The Flying Tomato is a hard one to get away from as it is already recognized everywhere – but i could see Shaun “el animal rojo” – the red animal. It doesn’t really matter anymore because it’s all academic now.
January 30th, 2010 at 9:09 am
Woolly Mammoth
January 30th, 2010 at 9:41 am
How about “The Tornado” or “Rockin’ Red”.
January 30th, 2010 at 10:32 am
red tornado
January 30th, 2010 at 12:41 pm
How about “Flying Ginger”
January 30th, 2010 at 4:26 pm
Shaunwow!
January 30th, 2010 at 6:57 pm
El Diablo! Or McTwisty!
January 30th, 2010 at 8:41 pm
Tighty Whitey
January 31st, 2010 at 8:33 am
Red Rider
January 31st, 2010 at 11:19 am
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January 31st, 2010 at 1:45 pm
The Rockin’ Tornado!
January 31st, 2010 at 4:47 pm
His hair looks like a lion’s mane. so it should be the THE LION TAMER. “The Lion” being then name of the track.
January 31st, 2010 at 7:22 pm
El Fuego… associates with the former name, but illustrates his untouchable status. ole!
January 31st, 2010 at 10:29 pm
The new nick name for the Shawn should
be Da Red Ripper cuz he rips.
February 1st, 2010 at 10:36 am
Gymnogyps californianus
February 1st, 2010 at 11:17 am
Bluey – It’s an Aussie thing.
February 1st, 2010 at 11:50 am
Shaun White is just legit. He doesnt need just one nickname. Everyday i could call him something different. He is an animal, i’ll give him that. He is the best, he is snowboarding, and there’s truly nobody to top him. He is SHAUN WHITE
February 1st, 2010 at 12:10 pm
i think it could be:
“el rojo loco”
cheers!
February 1st, 2010 at 12:38 pm
golden red, gold rojo, golden beast, the great red white,
February 17th, 2010 at 9:25 pm
Hi nickname should be “ROCKET MAN” – Because he launches farther than anybody over the top of the half pipe.
Also Elton John’s song Rocket Man could be his theme song.
February 20th, 2010 at 7:27 pm
How about, The Cinnabar Viper !
June 24th, 2010 at 11:46 am
Shaun White is awesome! I can’t believe Red Bull built him that crazy pipe in CO. The other riders are gonna have to train even harder.
July 8th, 2010 at 1:00 pm
DUH! “THE FLYIN’ WHITE LION!”~your welcome!Tammie Boggs