Rip
This Portland Trail Blazers nickname was coined in 1971 by an announcer after Jim Barnett made a jump shot
Rip City
A bloody Westeros event, and a comedy starring Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn
Red Wedding Crashers
Diamondbacks win the World Series; September 11 attacks
2001
San Jose, San Francisco, San Diego
San Diego
Vodka, ginger beer, lime juice; the name has a Russian city in it
Moscow Mule
He won a national title with UConn before winning an NBA title with the Pistons
Rip Hamilton
Movie with Clint Eastwood as a police inspector, and the Chosen One of the wizarding world
Dirty Harry Potter
Lehman Brothers Bankruptcy Triggers Global Recession; Beijing Olympics
2008
San Antonio, Houston, Dallas
Houston
Bourbon or rye, sweet vermouth, bitters; its name is one of the New York City boroughs
Manhattan
He killed at least five women and mutilated their bodies in London in the late 1800s
Jack the Ripper
Road Runner’s rival, and a 2000 movie in which girls dance on a bar
Wile E. Coyote Ugly
Hybrid Theory release date; Bush wins election over Gore
2000
London, Paris, Rome
London
Rum, curacao liquer, orgeat syrup, lemon juice; you might get one on an island in the Pacific Ocean
Mai Tai
This short story by Washington Irving is about a man who falls asleep and wakes up 20 years later
Rip Van Winkle
Careless Whisper singer, and a four-time Olympic gold medal-winning sprinter from the U.S.
George Michael Johnson
Justin Timberlake releases Sexyback; Italy wins the World Cup
2006
Italy, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia
Indonesia
Vodka, tequila, rum, gin, triple sec, cola; the initials of this drink are LIIT
Long Island Iced Tea
The name of Percy Jackson's sword, or a strong current presenting a hazard to boaters or swimmers
Riptide
Sir Mix A Lot song, and "where we're going, we don't need roads"
Baby Got Back to the Future
Hurricane Katrina; release date of Mariah Carey’s “We Belong Together”
2005
California, Canada, Costa Rica
California
Also the name of an espresso drink, this Italian cocktail contains Campari, vermouth and soda water
Americano