Redskins

Name Change

When Johnnelle heard that the Washington Redskins had had their Redskins name and logo trademarks  cancelled–supposedly five Native Americans were offended–she emailed the club explaining that she had gone on Facebook and Twitter to poll her fellow butterflies.  Turns out none objected to having a major football club (pointy ball, not round) named after them.  The name “The Butterflies” was theirs for the taking . . .

By |June 18th, 2014|Categories: Bugs, Flowers, Sports|Tags: , , , , , , |Comments Off on Name Change

New Mascot

Edwin had seen a segment of the news talking about the use of names like Warriors, Braves, or Redskins, and how the ACLU was suing everyone in sight for “disrespecting” Native Americans, and so he went to the local college to offer himself as the new mascot.  The basketball team embraced the idea and quickly explained to Edwin that in addition to mascot duty, he could play an active part in the game . . .

By |December 20th, 2013|Categories: Exotic Animals, Politics, Sports, Texas|Tags: , , , , , , |Comments Off on New Mascot