What does PPE stand for?

Somewhere, those old Purple People Eaters are smiling.

It has also been nicknamed the purple people eater, the mobile carbuncle and the LibDem bus - after the local council there.

What in the name of Joe Kapp, Paul Krause and the Purple People Eaters has gotten into this team?

But WRL added a few unique twists: The purple people eater relay "The purple people eater relay was more than fun; it taught outsiders what was going on in the lab," Zinkovich says.

Cotton burst into the post-match press conference raging about the Welkom pitch, the ref and the flying boots of a part- time side that glories in its Purple People Eaters nickname.

Elway was joined by three others: Detroit Lions running back Barry Sanders, who was on track to set the NFL career rushing record when he retired unexpectedly at 31; Minnesota Vikings defensive end Carl Eller, part of the Purple People Eaters front four in the late '60s and early '70s; and Bob Brown, a fearsome offensive tackle who shined with several teams, including the Oakland Raiders of the early '70s.

Nick and the Purple People Eater are among the diverse figures expected to turn up at the annual series of free noon-hour concerts held in the Hult Center lobby on Thursdays throughout the performing arts season.

``Winning this championship puts us in a class with other great defenses like the Purple People Eaters and the Steel Curtain,'' Sapp said.