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Posted May 3rd, 2007 at 12:02 AM by wayward
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Some local Greens and friends have come up with a proposal for a new UI mascot.

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On May 3rd, 2007 at 12:51 PM, FarmbotForever (not verified) said:

Now there's a mascot to be proud of!!!

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On May 3rd, 2007 at 01:00 PM, IlliniPundit said:

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On May 3rd, 2007 at 03:29 PM, D-Man said:

What about when the Farm Bot gets smart enough to wonder why he is taking orders from us?  We're doomed, I tell you, DOOMED!

On May 3rd, 2007 at 03:48 PM, Anonymous (not verified) said:

Hey, I propose a deathmatch..... Farm Bot vs. Herbie Husker.....  Okay, deathmatch is too violent.... let's try a husk off... or a plowing contest.

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On May 3rd, 2007 at 04:04 PM, Glock21 said:

I've wondered why nobody has suggested a dough boy mascot yet.  It's memorial stadium, dedicated to the dough boys of WWI.  At half time he could jump across a trench and bayonet a Nazi.

 

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On May 3rd, 2007 at 04:13 PM, redstatewannabe said:

I think that would be a great idea - a soldier with a bayonet.  Who would object to that?  :-)

(It wouldn't be a Nazi on the other side of the trench, would it?)

 

On May 3rd, 2007 at 05:10 PM, Sean Laude, producer and director of this video. (not verified) said:

I don't think that FARM BOT is exclusively an end of the Green Party, nor any political party for that matter. FARM BOT is apolitical and doesn't necessarily reflect any views other than good old fashioned robot technology, the staple crop of this great state, and cornholing the other team on the gridiron.

And I don't think it would be a Nazi on the other side of the trench, that would refer to WW2. I think it would need to be the Kaiser.

Let's Cornhole 'em!

(Thanks for the link on your blog!)

On May 3rd, 2007 at 05:27 PM, wayward said:

No problem! I didn't mean to imply that it was political - I just recognized Tom Abram and Susan Rodgers and wanted to give the Greens some credit.

On May 3rd, 2007 at 06:07 PM, ThoughtPolice said:

I think that stabbing a Nazi would allow the University to follow in its path of getting the mascot "mostly right"

;-)

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On May 3rd, 2007 at 10:55 PM, eggs ackley said:

Ah, Glock, that has been suggested, but not publicly. I was visiting with an old crusty compadre from way back at the Esquire. We started discussing the Chief. He said he had a suggestion for a new name, "The Fighting Doughboys." For a few seconds I didn't think he was serious, then he explained, "The Doughboys were the WWI fighters. That's where the term, 'Fighting Illini' came from. When they built the stadium, 'Fighting Illini' had been adopted as the nickname for the football team. What the UI should do to fill in the halftime Chief segment is bring out a color guard composed of the five military branches, marching to the 50 yd. line while the band plays, 'God Bless America.' If that doesn't replace the chills people got from the Chief, well what can I say."

As they say in the Guiness commercial, "Brilliant!" But of course there's the Pillsbury thing...

On May 4th, 2007 at 12:15 AM, GreenCutip (not verified) said:

I think Farm Bot v2.0 needs some sort of shielding mechanism.

On May 4th, 2007 at 12:19 AM, wayward said:

I think Farm Bot v2.0 needs some sort of shielding mechanism.

Excellent idea!  Then there could be a show where people hurl basketballs at it, and they get deflected.  That'd be a lot better than any dance.