tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555349027267363963.post1236455874805200819..comments2024-03-28T07:40:32.693-07:00Comments on Eccentric Roadside: Roo-ination: Zippy, the University of Akron's kangaroo mascotUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555349027267363963.post-36629792535978003932009-11-12T09:21:15.080-08:002009-11-12T09:21:15.080-08:00Bill: I don't which is more peculiar: the name...Bill: I don't which is more peculiar: the name of the RISD hockey team, or that fact that RISD has a hockey at all.<br /><br />Jeffery: That's a funny story. I ran across Goldy's name when I was looking up info about Zippy... I love a college with an eccentric mascot!Gunnar and Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08523572696899572286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555349027267363963.post-22719554300518543672009-11-12T06:06:13.786-08:002009-11-12T06:06:13.786-08:00My son goes to the U of Minnesota, whose mascot is...My son goes to the U of Minnesota, whose mascot is Goldy (the Golden Gopher) because, I assume, of the maze of tunnels that connect the campus buildings. (Convenient when the wind chill is -50.)<br /><br />One day Sam was walking through one of them, and looked up to see Goldy, all alone, walking towards him at the far end of the tunnel.<br /><br />They passed and hellos were exchanged. Just like "hey".Jeffery Blackwellhttp://www.rubberatthroad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555349027267363963.post-52551005029362269592009-11-12T05:53:27.849-08:002009-11-12T05:53:27.849-08:00And lets not forget the RISD Hockey team, nickname...And lets not forget the RISD Hockey team, nicknamed the "Nads" - where the fans are encouraged to shout "“GO NADS!”Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01465619239132938556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555349027267363963.post-20006252122756081052009-11-11T14:39:06.162-08:002009-11-11T14:39:06.162-08:00Haha! I always thought URI should have had a quaho...Haha! I always thought URI should have had a quahog as a mascot. The fighting Rhody Clams!Gunnar and Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08523572696899572286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555349027267363963.post-63471507263599060872009-11-11T12:37:09.792-08:002009-11-11T12:37:09.792-08:00Rhody The Ram can kick her little furry butt.Rhody The Ram can kick her little furry butt.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01465619239132938556noreply@blogger.com