Thursday, March 18, 2010

I vote for the Banana Slug

Recently there has been a debate over the mascot of The University of Wisconsin –Eau Claire, or the lack there of. The university created a committee to look into the issue of UWEC lacking a mascot and going by the ambiguous nickname “The Blugolds.” They held a contest to see who could come up with the best mascot and original artwork representing that mascot. After viewing the top three choices of the 29 entries it is apparent that they all sucked. The first of the three entries was a fruity French looking Paul Bunyan, followed by Babe the Blue Ox’s blue-balled brother “The Blugold Ox” and let us not forget old faithful- no mascot at all.
Now had I known that the committee was looking for crap steeping in contrived meaningless symbolism, I could have taken a dump on a piece of paper and submitted it, I have the spare time. I could have told them it represents the spirit that is inside all of us here at the university. I could have stated that it is the essence of what drives our agriculturally rich land that has nourished us for so very long. But as it turns out they wanted the entries submitted in color.

http://www.uwec.edu/newsreleases/10/feb/0217BlugoldMascot.htm

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