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Regarding mascots

You know, we were thinking about starting the week of hatred after this upcoming Saturday, but in light of recent developments (like the death of Uga VII)... screw it. I hate georgia every other day, so why wait for Sunday?

Let's cut to the chase. That dog was a recessive gene on a leash laying on a bag of ice. Seriously, it had "been given a clean bill of health from the UGA vet school a week earlier." His death... well, unsurprising when you consider that this is not a healthy dog but rather an abomination that was most likely forced into and pried from it's mother's womb by human hands. You guys want me to feel bad about Uga VII's nonexistent soul being released from its miserable earthly prison? I'll pass, thanks. Irresponsible breeding has turned these things into "walking vet bills" (in quotes as it is from soon to be vet from georgia), so don't blame me for its sudden departure from this world. Yes, it was a pet, just like these dogs. Start the waterworks, ladies and gentlemen.

I do feel a bit of sympathy for the people who actually own the dog - nobody likes to lose a pet and I wouldn't wish it on anyone. But let's get real, there are very few people who can claim that this was their pet. So no, I'm not going to overreact and claim a tragedy has occurred. No georgia fans cried when our mascot very nearly met an untimely end, one that endangered the lives of the passengers who were towing our beautiful icon. Plenty had a lot to say, including the poster known as h0bnail on DawgPost, who wrote:

"I like how half of them are justifying it because we made fun of their stupid car being wrecked. Yeah...that's the same. Sh*tbags..."
No, it is not the same. Our mascot has never missed a home game (unlike yours, which will be very, very absent against Kentucky this Saturday). Our most beloved Dean Dull personally found the car and brought it to campus. The legendary Coach Bobby Dodd picked its current beautiful shade of gold. It represents a time where those who grew up in the Depression displayed their engineering prowess by owning a beater that you could just barely keep running. It has been a part of many weddings, chauffeuring newlyweds around on their day of bliss. In its storied history, it has also carried loved ones of the Tech community in their last stages of life, including carrying the ashes of those who have passed. Your mascot is the most common, boring, worthless mascot in America. Make no mistake - there is absolutely no comparison between the animals you drag into Sanford every other weekend and the Ramblin' Reck from Georgia Tech.

To every georgia fan who happens to stumble across this blog: Please share it with your friends. Post on your blogs about us. Complain about how classless we are over what was a pretty funny and to any reasonable person a fairly benign picture. I'm not going to waste the time to argue with you, but I know one thing for sure. We aren't as bad as your fellow fans - at least we aren't offering money for pictures of the dead body. Careful coming down off that high horse, y'all.

See you in eight days, and as always, To HELL with georgia!

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I guess my issue

is that they continue to use live mascots. In general, I don’t really agree with live mascots. Bulldogs aren’t supposed to be exposed to high temperatures but we all know it’s hotter than Hell in GA in the early Fall. It can’t be healthy to be in an incredibly loud stadium either.

I think there are only two things worse than having dogs as mascots. Horses and wild animals. The TTU horse, for example, has been euthanized twice because of injuries sustained at games. The cows and buffalos that people parade in the Big 12 are by far the most dangerous mascots out there besides horses.

I’m incredibly surprised we don’t see PETA or whoever concerning animal mascots versus what we see for anti-Native American mascots. Interesting stuff. I guess PETA people don’t watch much football.

This new learning amazes me, Sir Bedevere. Explain again how sheep's bladders may be employed to prevent earthquakes.

by BirdGT on Nov 20, 2009 1:20 PM EST reply actions  

I’m not completely against it as long as they treat the animal well. For example LSU has a tiger that lives on campus, but if you see its habitat it’s better than most zoos.

by ctalati32 on Nov 20, 2009 1:29 PM EST up reply actions  

BTW

DRAD’s wife spearheaded that project.

The college football season is so fragile. It's like a glass ball being pushed around from stadium to stadium by a rhinoceros.

by Winfield Featherston on Nov 20, 2009 1:31 PM EST up reply actions  

even then

Is it really a good thing to parade a live Tiger in front of 90,00 screaming people? Is that normal? It’s very circus-like. Kind of like an archaic ritual, don’t you think?

This new learning amazes me, Sir Bedevere. Explain again how sheep's bladders may be employed to prevent earthquakes.

by BirdGT on Nov 20, 2009 2:19 PM EST up reply actions  

I never saw the post about the bounty for pictures of a wrecked Reck. Revenge is a dish best served cold huh?

Alcohol is my anti-drug. CollegeGameBalls.com

by collegegameballs on Nov 20, 2009 1:23 PM EST reply actions  

indeed

THWG!

The college football season is so fragile. It's like a glass ball being pushed around from stadium to stadium by a rhinoceros.

by Winfield Featherston on Nov 20, 2009 1:25 PM EST up reply actions  

No one is expecting you to feel bad about it.

I don’t, however, think it’s too much to ask that you be aware that other people do.

And as for comparisons with those who made fun of the wrecked Wreck: be better than they were.

by CraigT on Nov 20, 2009 2:21 PM EST reply actions  

I'm glad there are other people that feel bad about it

because it gives us a chance to celebrate in their misery

Maker's Mark--nectar of the gods...

by chrisinindy on Nov 20, 2009 2:30 PM EST up reply actions  

CraigT

I agree with you. I generally don’t really like giving “free advertising” to anything uga. I think it’s just the fact that it irritates uga fans so much is why Dane/Winfield like prodding the subject.

I’ll admit 2 years in SC has made me lose a bit of the taste of this rivalry and the past couple days have really reinvigorated the sour flavor that is Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate.

This new learning amazes me, Sir Bedevere. Explain again how sheep's bladders may be employed to prevent earthquakes.

by BirdGT on Nov 20, 2009 2:51 PM EST up reply actions  

It's the "Clean" part that I think gets lost

What irritates Georgia fans the most this year is that they are having a substandard year and we are doing well.

We don’t need to remind them of this; it’s enough that we are happy and are enjoying the season. In fact, reminding them directly that we beat them last year, or that we are having a much better year than them, gives them a focus (us) for their anger.

The best thing we can do is just smile and talk about the ACC championship game and the possible Orange Bowl. That’s going to bother them the most. They are not that important to us this year. We are, though, turning out to be very important to them. Let them dwell on that.

by CraigT on Nov 20, 2009 9:38 PM EST up reply actions  

Great post, Dane

Hate Week starts NOW!

Maker's Mark--nectar of the gods...

by chrisinindy on Nov 20, 2009 2:26 PM EST reply actions  

UGA (Insert numeral here): Bad News Kennel’s sparring partners since ’98…

http://www.gtalumni.org/media/flash/2008-holiday-card/index.html

Are you a LION or a GAZELLE?

by Wambam50 on Nov 20, 2009 5:05 PM EST reply actions   1 recs

Good stuff, Wambam...

and welcome to FTRS!

Maker's Mark--nectar of the gods...

by chrisinindy on Nov 20, 2009 7:07 PM EST up reply actions  

did you know....

that the Westminster kennels ( the big dog breeders society thing) in England, recently (within the past couple of years) no longer considers the uga line full breed English Bulldogs?
HAHAHAHA

TO HELL WITH GEORGIA!

by The_GT_LineageX11 on Nov 20, 2009 11:45 PM EST reply actions  

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