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dennis in se pa 01-19-2012 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by 944Larry (Post 6505132)
Wait-I'll go with you! Things are getting too crazy here.

Let's go to Mexico with Jesse Ventura!

speeder 01-19-2012 04:58 PM

Jesus. When I was young, we still called them "beggars".

fanaudical 01-19-2012 06:54 PM

Another WSU Coug right here. Funny thing - so is my wife.

kach22i 01-19-2012 07:02 PM

Original article here:
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The reason why the future student body gravitated toward Cougars is pretty clear: Area collegiate power BYU uses the Cougar as its mascot and enjoys an enormous fan base of area residents and those who follow the Mormon faith (BYU is a Mormon institution).
http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/090...-Wikipedia.jpg

I almost ran to Snopes, just too weird.

Porsche-poor 01-19-2012 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Shifter (Post 6505081)
ivhs?

Mountain View High School, Bend Oregon.

Laneco 01-19-2012 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by MrNvgtr (Post 6505164)
My "old school" middle school was the Lakeview Devils. http://forums.pelicanparts.com/suppo...leys/devil.gif

My high school mascot was the "Honkers" (as in the geese - alot of people call Canada Geese "honkers"). I don't know who the heck thought that mascot name up. :rolleyes:

angela

Jim Bremner 01-19-2012 09:04 PM

My wife was 31 when I met her. she taught third grade at King Elementary in La Palma. their mascot?


The Cougars!

widgeon13 01-20-2012 02:28 AM

I'd guess removed - ns is out as well.

tharbert 01-20-2012 04:42 AM

My H.S. mascot was an "Appleknocker." To this day, I still don't know WTF that is... We also have Centralia High School, home of the Orphans. Cougars seems a big step up.

GH85Carrera 01-20-2012 04:52 AM

I have all of you beat with a crazy mascot names. At my high school the mascots was....

The Poets

I kid you not. Sidney Lanier High School in Montgomery Alabama. The poets. Bart Starr went there and they were State champs many times.

The Pen is mightier than the sword! Was an actual chant in the grandstands :)

Rick V 01-20-2012 04:53 AM

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1327067579.jpg

PorscheGAL 01-20-2012 05:03 AM

Pretty soon mascots will be banned all together. They will be considered offensive to someone so no on will have them.

Here we have the University of SC whose mascot is the Gamecocks. You can only imagine the bumper stickers around here.

kach22i 01-20-2012 05:40 AM

Eastern Michigan University changed their mascot name at least a decade ago from "Hurons" (an Indian Tribe) to the "Eagles".

My HS was the Fordson "Tractors", there was a partially dismembered hulk of what was one on the premises rusting away outside.

Roosterrusek 01-20-2012 05:57 AM

Came here for the Cougar pics...sorely disappointed.

wdfifteen 01-20-2012 06:18 AM

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Originally Posted by tharbert (Post 6505923)
My H.S. mascot was an "Appleknocker." To this day, I still don't know WTF that is... We also have Centralia High School, home of the Orphans. Cougars seems a big step up.

Herrin? Cobden? Anna? I know some Appleknockers from that area, but I can't remember the the town the school's in.

This Cougar thing is a ridiculous reaction to a fairly recent pop-culture term that will eventually go away. They should take a longer term, more mature view IMHO and name the team the Cougars.

944Larry 01-20-2012 06:31 AM

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Originally Posted by dennis in se pa (Post 6505238)
Let's go to Mexico with Jesse Ventura!

Cold as it is up in your area I imagine you're ready. I probably won't go back to PA to work till April. Some of my buds still working up there told me it was 7 degrees up there the other night.

944Larry 01-20-2012 06:37 AM

Had a big stink here in Florida a few years ago about the Seminoles. They wanted to make them change the name but the real Seminoles came forward and supported the mascot name. The Seminole indians have a good relationship with the school and did not consider the use of their name offensive.

tharbert 01-20-2012 07:01 AM

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Originally Posted by wdfifteen (Post 6506104)
Herrin? Cobden? Anna? I know some Appleknockers from that area, but I can't remember the the town the school's in.

This Cougar thing is a ridiculous reaction to a fairly recent pop-culture term that will eventually go away. They should take a longer term, more mature view IMHO and name the team the Cougars.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1327075048.jpg

The Appleknocker avatar resembles some hayseed bumpkin with a pipe holding an apple. From my experience in high school, I can tell you the pipe didn't have tobacco in it.

Embraer 01-20-2012 08:02 AM

Frankfort Hotdogs, Speedway Sparkplugs.....two funny Indiana high school mascots.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1327078951.jpg

wdfifteen 01-20-2012 08:38 AM

Our local high school is the home of the Battling Beavers!

Yaaaa!! Wooo! Hooo! Uh... sorry.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1327081055.jpg


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