Everything I didn't know about the Billiken kewpie, plus, they appear to be a pretty good team and are playing Auburn today at 2.
Wikipedia
"The Billiken is a charm doll created by an American art teacher and illustrator, Florence Pretz of Kansas City, Missouri, who is said to have seen the mysterious figure in a dream.[1] It is believed that Pretz found the name Billiken in Bliss Carman's 1896 poem "Mr. Moon: A Song Of The Little People". In 1908, she obtained a design patent on the ornamental design of the Billiken,[2] which she sold to the Billiken Company of Chicago. The Billiken was monkey-like with pointed ears, a mischievous smile and a tuft of hair on his pointed head. His arms were short and he was generally sitting with his legs stretched out in front of him. Billiken is known as "The God of Things as They Ought to Be".
To buy a Billiken was said to give the purchaser luck, but to receive one as a gift would be better luck.[3] The image was copyrighted and a trademark was put on the name. After a few years of popularity, the Billiken faded into obscurity. Although they are similar, the Billiken and the baby-like kewpie figures that debuted in the December 1909 Ladies' Home Journal are not the same.
Today, the Billiken is the official mascot of Saint Louis University and St. Louis University High School, both Jesuit institutions located in St. Louis.[4] The Billiken is also the official mascot of the Royal Order of Jesters,[5] an invitation only Shriner group, affiliated with Freemasonry. The Billiken also became the namesake of Billiken Shokai, the Japanese toy & model manufacturing company (established 1976)."
"Variations appeared, such as the "Teddy-Billiken Doll" and the Billycan/Billycant"
I'm more in favor of the Billycan't
Trump: “We had the safest border in the history of our country - or at least recorded history. I guess maybe a thousand years ago it was even better.”
Watching the deliberations of a mascot-selection committee must be great fun. SNL could do a good rendition, I'm sure.
You may not have kept up, but the ol miss rebel to brown bear and back again was fun to watch and carried on for several years.
Today if you call one of them a rebel brown bear they return a bewildered look that clearly says they've never heard of the brown bear mascot.
? on mascots
Everyone has so much fun calling Auburn the war eagles, as Brad seemed to enjoy calling us during the game yesterday. No big deal to me. We are clearly the Tigers and have been since or 1st football game. War Eagle is a cheer that came out of school history.
So why don't the bammer haters call the the elephants - their mascot is a guy in an elephant suit?
Maybe bammer haters have more class than bammer supporters.
Trump: “We had the safest border in the history of our country - or at least recorded history. I guess maybe a thousand years ago it was even better.”
Nothing says a school can't have more than one symbol. My own alma maters come to mind: UNC "Tarheels" have a Ram; Miami "Hurricanes" use a lame duck-looking Ibis. Both of those are teams with a name that can't be easily portrayed. What - you're going to have a guy wearing a big black foot? Maybe that's the same with the Crimson Tide. But yeah, I'd call them the elephants if they're going to get snippy with that magnificent eagle.
Nothing says a school can't have more than one symbol. My own alma maters come to mind: UNC "Tarheels" have a Ram; Miami "Hurricanes" use a lame duck-looking Ibis. Both of those are teams with a name that can't be easily portrayed. What - you're going to have a guy wearing a big black foot? Maybe that's the same with the Crimson Tide. But yeah, I'd call them the elephants if they're going to get snippy with that magnificent eagle.
I don't mind their fans doing it face to face with me, or wherever they want to, but EDPN's Gary Danielson, Brad Nessler and David Pollock using it on national TV sucks, unless someone is also calling bammer the elephants.
Trump: “We had the safest border in the history of our country - or at least recorded history. I guess maybe a thousand years ago it was even better.”
Maybe try quoting him if you can find an old post so that he gets the notification?