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Most unusual mascot

VectorVector1,000+ posts
I am not sure if this has been done before, but I'd like for people to post the most unusual team/school mascot they have ever heard of.

I came across a strange mascot this summer and thought it was the most unusual I've ever seen. It was a Billiken of St Louis, which not only sounds odd, but looks odd as well.
Here is a link to the site with photos;

http://www.slubillikens.com/Vi...5310&DB_OEM_ID=27200



So what unusual ones have you all come across?

--- It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat. Theodore Roosevelt - April 23, 1910

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SultanofSwatSultanofSwat10,000+ posts
Rhode Island school of design

mascot - Scrotie


The school's basketball team is known as the Balls, and their slogan is, "When the heat is on, the Balls stick together." The hockey team is called the Nads, and their cheer is "Go Nads!" Scrotie was created to cheer on the Nads in 2001. Despite his status as an unofficial mascot, he's present at all the games and widely accepted by the student body.
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Bulldog 19Bulldog 195,000+ posts
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Originally posted by Bulldog 19:
In Illinois, there are quite a few interesting ones at the high school level. In fact, there is actually a book that was written about Illinois high school mascots..


--Cobden Applek-n-o-c-k-e-r-s
--Marissa Meteors
--Teutopolis Wooden Shoes
--Effingham Flaming Hearts

School I work at now: the Freeburg Midgets! Smile
Bulldog 19Bulldog 195,000+ posts
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Hey Bulldog, dont forget Roxanna High School. Home of the Shells. I always thought that was odd.


You're right! Also, St. Charles North is the North Stars. Chester has the "Yellow Jackets" as their mascot although their school colors are orange and black Wink

Then there's the Fisher Bunnies. And the Centralia Orphans.
VectorVector1,000+ posts
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Originally posted by SultanofSwat:
Rhode Island school of design

mascot - Scrotie


The school's basketball team is known as the Balls, and their slogan is, "When the heat is on, the Balls stick together." The hockey team is called the Nads, and their cheer is "Go Nads!" Scrotie was created to cheer on the Nads in 2001. Despite his status as an unofficial mascot, he's present at all the games and widely accepted by the student body.


I must admit getting a chuckle, but I find it very hard to believe that is the mascot of any reputable college/university(even unofficially). I would think that guy just shows up at some games, but without permission of the administration. I am not a prude, but I would not want a walking ***** complete with testicles walking around a sporting event attended by families with women and children.

As to some of the others, I cannot believe how off the wall some are.
WklinkWklink500+ posts
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Originally posted by biggerpapi:
I believe Monmouth, IL high school used to be the Zippers.

My high school, Morton, IL, was the Potters (stupid but we had an old famous Pottery in town). As students, we preferred the Hogs, much to the chagrin of the administration.

Imagine if we had a giant **** running around!


It was. I am an 85 graduate of MHS. The mascot of Monmouth was a very intimidating teddy bear. Imagine the Snuggle Bear as your mascot. They changed it a while back when they merged with a little town nearby called Roseville and changed the name of the team to the Titans.

I will always be a Zipper and wear the Maroon and Gold proudly.

The area has a history of weird named teams. Knox College in Galesburg was named the Siwash until recently when it was found out that it was some sort of insult to Native Americans. So of course they changed the name of the team to the Prarie Fire, something that all of those folks in Texas are enjoying this year.
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fenwaysouthfenwaysouth10,000+ posts
Richmond (VA) double-A affiliate of the SF Giants is the Richmond Flying Squirrels. And, yes the mascot is named Nutzy. It took a bit of time for this name to grow on me, but I really like now. It has become a great family event to go to the ballpark.

Nutzy's logo is in the shape of Virginia which I think is very clever.

Flying Squirrels are 2-0 in the MiLB playoffs, and the slogan around town is "Defend the Nest". Gotta love it!


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C cabbagedadHSBaseballWeb member since 2011
OK, I'm trying to figure out how many of you are yankin' folks' chains...

some of these are amazingly strange

Not quite so far off the deep end, Youngstown State is the Penguins. Back when I was nearby, they used some of the old standard cheers at the FB games - "Go you mighty Penguins" just didn't seem to instill fear in the opponents.
bsbl247bsbl2471,000+ posts
[QUOTE]Originally posted by fenwaysouth:
I've got to go with the UC Irvine Anteaters and UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs. There is just something about an anteater that leads me to believe the master creator has a sense of humor. I'm not sure about the Banana Slug. Possibly a West Coast thing? Big Grin




Gotta Love the Anteaters...zot, zot, zot!!! Cool
Holden CaulfieldHolden Caulfield1,000+ posts
Pekin High School in Illinois is a straight shot through the middle of the earth to Beijing, which used to be Peking, thus the name Pekin. Their team name was formerly the Chinks, but that had to be changed for obvious reasons.

While the name Providence Friars is not at all strange, the Friar mascot is absolutely the creepiest mascot I've ever seen. I would post a photo but I don't know how.
BishopLeftiesDadBishopLeftiesDad10,000+ posts
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Originally posted by Holden Caulfield:
Pekin High School in Illinois is a straight shot through the middle of the earth to Beijing, which used to be Peking, thus the name Pekin. Their team name was formerly the Chinks, but that had to be changed for obvious reasons.

While the name Providence Friars is not at all strange, the Friar mascot is absolutely the creepiest mascot I've ever seen. I would post a photo but I don't know how.


Is this it?
S SwampboyHSBBWeb Administrator
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Originally posted by Holden Caulfield:
Pekin High School in Illinois is a straight shot through the middle of the earth to Beijing, which used to be Peking, thus the name Pekin. Their team name was formerly the Chinks, but that had to be changed for obvious reasons.



Unsolicited geography lesson, which does not detract in the least from the coolness of Holden's bit of Americana:

Straight through the center of the earth from Pekin, Illinois, would put you in the Indian Ocean almost 1500 miles west southwest of the southwest tip of Austrialia. Straight though the earth's axis at the same latitude as Pekin would put you in China, but in the far west, quite a ways from Beijing/Peking.
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