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Post by milee on Jul 23, 2013 20:57:35 GMT -5
Inspired by the very creepy marine creature on the "who do you judge" thread...
I'll start it off. When we lived in North Carolina there was a restaurant that advertised using an odd mascot that looked like a potato, but was called the "Big, Fat Yeast Roll". Ick. Very unappetizing. And I like rolls, this thing was just offputting.
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Post by lurkyloo on Jul 23, 2013 21:18:07 GMT -5
I've never understood why Ohio State is represented by a giant testicle.
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Post by zibazinski on Jul 23, 2013 21:26:10 GMT -5
My kids can't imagine why USC hasn't changed their mascot. It makes them giggle.
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Post by milee on Jul 23, 2013 21:26:53 GMT -5
I've never understood why Ohio State is represented by a giant testicle. So never having seen the Ohio State mascot, I googled it. That is very odd looking. Assuming it's not an actual testicle, what is it supposed to be and why did they make it look like that?!? Edited to add: also googled USC's mascot and like Zib's kids, giggled. But I think it's awesome and wouldn't change it, either.
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Post by spartan7886 on Jul 23, 2013 21:43:34 GMT -5
The Richmond Spiders and the New Orleans Pelicans have to be on the short list.
Milee, if I remember correctly, you lived in the NC town I grew up in. How about the Atkins Camels?
edit: and a buckeye is a type of nut
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Post by milee on Jul 23, 2013 21:47:27 GMT -5
Sadly, I was previously unaware of the Atkins Camels, but now that I know, think it's actually a really fun mascot. Camels are pretty tough, ya know? I always think of a buckeye as a cookie, but if it's a nut, then maybe that thing is supposed to be a testicle.
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Post by Knee Deep in Water Chloe on Jul 23, 2013 21:53:12 GMT -5
There are the UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs.
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Post by lurkyloo on Jul 23, 2013 21:58:34 GMT -5
It's supposed to be a buckeye, which I think is basically a chestnut. To me, it will always be a giant testicle. With legs.
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Post by tallguy on Jul 23, 2013 23:08:06 GMT -5
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Post by tallguy on Jul 23, 2013 23:17:39 GMT -5
My kids can't imagine why USC hasn't changed their mascot. It makes them giggle. Why? Traveler's cool. A white stallion galloping around the stadium while the band plays? With a Trojan warrior riding him? Oh wait. You're talking about South Carolina, aren't you? You think a Trojan can't handle a Gamecock? Shut him down completely.
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Post by Otto the Orange on Jul 24, 2013 4:06:56 GMT -5
kind of OT but the worst name has to be the South Carolina Gamecocks
Go cocks! (that's how fans root during games)
<<wait a minute maybe that's a good name after all>>
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2013 6:40:53 GMT -5
I vote for Banana Slugs being the worst. I find the USC (South Carolina) to be funny....but I'm glad I didn't go there. I don't want stuff that says "Go Cocks"
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Post by spartan7886 on Jul 24, 2013 6:51:39 GMT -5
Sadly, I was previously unaware of the Atkins Camels, but now that I know, think it's actually a really fun mascot. Camels are pretty tough, ya know? I always think of a buckeye as a cookie, but if it's a nut, then maybe that thing is supposed to be a testicle. Yeah, but given the location, I'd bet a fair amount of money they were named after Joe... and it was a middle school when I was that age.
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Post by giramomma on Jul 24, 2013 7:07:20 GMT -5
I always thought Hawaii's Rainbow (Warrior) mascot was bad. I don't get a bunch of huge-ass young men playing football with rainbows on their helmets...
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Post by giramomma on Jul 24, 2013 7:10:02 GMT -5
I've never understood why Ohio State is represented by a giant testicle. Well, during football games against Ohio State, we always chanted "F*ck the Buckeyes. f*ck, f*ck the Buckeyes."
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Post by zibazinski on Jul 24, 2013 7:20:03 GMT -5
Yup, forgot about the gamecocks and am most certainly not going to remind the kids of that one.
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Post by swamp on Jul 24, 2013 7:20:25 GMT -5
The Quiznos rat. Who wants lunch hawked by a rat?
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Post by Rocky Mtn Saver on Jul 24, 2013 8:04:53 GMT -5
Well, at least the Banana Slug mascot is kinda cute. But the Geoduck has got to go!
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Post by sarcasticgirl on Jul 24, 2013 8:39:49 GMT -5
The Quiznos rat. Who wants lunch hawked by a rat? I haven't purchased anything from Quiznos since they started with those scary ass things screaming "WELOVETHESESUBS!" ugh. they creep me the hell out.
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Post by alabamagal on Jul 24, 2013 8:40:42 GMT -5
My DS had a friend get an athletic scholarship to Austin Peay University. Their mascots is the Govs (Austin Peay was a Governor in Tenn.). I am ok with that, but their banner at the top of their athletic page (at least last year when I looked) said "Let's Go Peay". And their official athletic blog is "The Peay Pipeline". I'm sure the college kids loved saying that.
Another mascot that was fine, but the overall look was bad - a school that my DS played football against. They were the Patriots, but their colors were orange and green. So they had this patriot mascot on the sidelines dressed in school colors - green and orange. DH and I said it looked like a Mexican Patriot (flag color orange and green).
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Post by Formerly SK on Jul 24, 2013 8:45:45 GMT -5
The high school in Tillamook, OR is called the Cheesemakers.
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Post by tallguy on Jul 24, 2013 8:49:58 GMT -5
If you want one that immediately strikes terror into the hearts of opponents, how about the Centenary Gentlemen?
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Post by swamp on Jul 24, 2013 8:50:54 GMT -5
My college was The Saints. Not exactly scary. And the colors are "Scarlet and Brown" so the uniforms look like bloody poop.
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Post by mmhmm on Jul 24, 2013 9:01:16 GMT -5
When DH and I first came to this area, we were driving down the freeway when I spotted the water tower for a town close to the North Carolina border. My husband didn't see it, but I about lost it! I hollered: "Stop! Turn around and go back! You have to see this!" Fortunately, my husband didn't clout me for hollering. He got off the freeway and went back. And, there it was. A butt on a stick. That's exactly what it looked like ... and it still does if you don't see the "leaf".
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Post by MarleyKeezy78 on Jul 24, 2013 9:01:46 GMT -5
Tufts University Jumbos, lol! ETA: I found some called the Blue Hose and the Fighting Pickles
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Post by alabamagal on Jul 24, 2013 9:03:31 GMT -5
My college was The Saints. Not exactly scary. And the colors are "Scarlet and Brown" so the uniforms look like bloody poop. We have a lot of religious schools here, so my kids played against Saints and Crusaders. Of course the crusaders did kill lots of people in their effort to spread their religion.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2013 9:13:45 GMT -5
I immediately thought of the Game Cocks. The Philly Fanatic also looks quite bad - like a dememted Sesame Street reject.
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Post by swamp on Jul 24, 2013 9:19:47 GMT -5
Syracuse Orangemen. Snowy Syracuse is not known for it's citrus trees.
Actually, the Orange are Protestant Irish, but somehow the logo has morphed into an orange.
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Post by wvugurl26 on Jul 24, 2013 9:29:00 GMT -5
Syracuse Orangemen. Snowy Syracuse is not known for it's citrus trees. Actually, the Orange are Protestant Irish, but somehow the logo has morphed into an orange. Yes, the Orange is amusing and an odd one given the location.
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