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SYRACUSE — “Blizzard Beater.” “Salt City Express.” “Below Zero Hero.” These are just a few of the names Syracuse slapped on its 10 new snow plows this month. And they make John Oliver “furious.” Sort of. Oliver, the host of HBO’s hit talk show “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver,” was a guest host on a satire-rich podcast called “The Bugle” last week. He led the hour-long show with a riff about Syracuse’s snow plow names and, specifically, how we missed the chance to name our snow-clearers with some world class puns (h...

Syracuse’s new snow plow names make John Oliver ‘furious’ Updated Dec 22, 2020; Posted Dec 22, 2020 Facebook Share Syracuse, N.Y. — “Blizzard Beater.” “Salt City Express.” “Below Zero Hero.” These are just a few of the names Syracuse slapped on its 10 new snow plows this month. And they make John Oliver “furious.” Sort of. Oliver, the host of HBO’s hit talk show “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver,” was a guest host on a satire-rich podcast called “The Bugle” last week. He led the hour-long show with a riff about Syracuse’s snow plow names and, specifical...

TOP comic John Oliver has paid tribute to Scotland’s “world class” snow-plough names. The Emmy-award winning late night chat show host's suprise compliment for our gritters came as he hit out at the city of Syracuse for wasting an opportunity for some top-class punning. After a week-long contest, with more than 2000 people taking part, the city in New York state went with names including Blizzard Beater, Golden Snowball, Jocko, Lake Effect Crusher, and Winged Warrior. Speaking on the Bugle podcast, the host of HBO's Last Week Tonight, said the names were "fine" and "servicabl...