This year, Minnesota DOT held a “Name a Snowplow” contest and some of the names to come from it are… creative.
According to Minnesota Department of Transportation, over 60,000 people voted on their favorite name among the 60 options. They compiled some of the best and funniest names that were submitted and the winning eight will be on actual snowplows in the state of Minnesota. Here are those eight in order from first to eighth.
- Yer a Blizzard, Harry
- Blizzo
- Clearopathtra (my personal favorite)
- Better Call Salt
- Han Snowlo
- Blader Tot Hotdish
- Scoop! There it is
- Sleetwood Mac
More names were produced in this contest, for better or worse
The list does not stop at the winning eight, as Minnesota DOT released the full list of 60 names, their rankings, and how many votes each received. For example, the name that received the lowest number of votes was “As the Snow Flies.” Boring. Here are some other noteworthy names from the list.
- Taylor Drift
- Hippoplowtamus
- Alice Scooper
- Clark Blizzwald
- I Came, I Thaw, I Conquered
- Plower to the People
- Blades of Flurry
- Queen El-ice-abeth II
In reality, it’s just a contest to see who can come up with the worst snow-related puns with no lack of submissions. My personal favorites are “Clearopathtra,” “Better Call Salt,” Blades of Flurry,” and “Alice Scooper.”