This is a silly idea, but I was thinking it might be kinda fun to have mascots for the forums here… any ideas?
some ideas I had…
General Questions - cat (curiosity and all)
Great Debates - bull, elk, moose (locking horns and stuff)
Pit - dragon? salamander? (flames)
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No more cats, Opal!!
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But where would the troll mascot fit in?
I’ll also nominate the burnt, half-dead, traumatized, Guy Stuff cat for MPSIMS.
That or a Yeti.
Laugh and the world laughs with you. Smilie and you smilie alone (with my contempt). – missdavis
Hey Opal:
You rule. You are one of my favorite dopers. I think lot’s o’ folks agree with me. 
Anyway, I think this is a good idea. Let’s see…
Comment on Cecil’s columns: A goldfish in a beer bottle. It should look like it doesn’t know it should be dead. Or a bumble-bee in flight… you know, the bee flies anyway?
General Questions: A monkey posing as the “Thinker”.
Great debates: A dolphin breaking through a big red paper to see that there is only dry sand on the other side.
MPSIMS: A three toed sloth looking at it’s own genetalia with a big question mark over it’s head.
BBQ pit: A big fat pig smoking a cubano in an apron. The apron should say “Kiss the cook” but have cook crossed out and my ass written instead. He should be cooking a little weak guy that looks like an apple.
Heh-heh. Aint I a stinker? I’m just waiting for the posts to come in “What the hell do you mean by that?!?!!”
Allow me to answer in advance:
Use your 'magination. That’s what it’s for.
Noonch.
“And on the eighth day, God Created beer
to prevent the Irish from taking over
the Earth.”
~SNOOGANS~
Ooh, I like this one…
Comments on Cecil’s Columns: I would put a picture of a piranha here, since Cecil is likely to eat anyone who detracts from his greatness alive.
About This Message Board: Here I would choose a picture of a peacock, since our board is so bright and shiny.
General Questions: I like the Owl idea, with a graduation hat atop his head.
MPSIMS: A turkey, since Slug likes to draw Cecil in that manner, and my guess is Unca Cec would find that likeness to be mindless and pointless.
The BBQ Pit: A picture of Satan would be nice. No, not me, silly. The real dude, all in flames and shit.
Comments on Mailbag Answers: An angel, since all of Cecil’s staff who deals with the mailbag stuff ain’t paid squat. Pretty angelic if you ask me!
Great Debates: Could anything be better than a stubborn mule?
Yer pal,
Satan
Stay off the drugs, son.
Whatever ones are chosen, they would have to be rendered by the infamous Slug Signorino, of course!
Well, tinycow is already our chat mascot, but after that flame of hers in the Pit the other day, she may well be looking to diversify…
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Great Debates should be a dead horse. One that everyone can beat.
LOL Max, I got a kick out of that one!
OK, hello? Did I just post that joke 10 minutes before Max, only more subtlely? No wonder I never get nominated for any of these popularity things…everyone just skips over my posts…
::goes off to pout::
The Top 10 Greatest Things About Procrastination:
It’s all in the delivery, Beth…hehe
I have thought long and hard about these, so, here are my nominations:
Comments on Columns: mockingbird
About This Board: ibis (cuz they’re wise and cool)
General Questions: howler monkey
MPSIMS: moa (look it up, it’s a mundane pointless bird)
The Pit: viper
Comments on Mailbag: Pony Express pony
Great Debates: dead horse
Sorry Beth…I got to laughing over Max’s addition, “everyone can beat”
Comments on Cecil’s columns - A picture of Custer, just before his last stand. The caption would read “Sure, there’s alot of them savages, but I’m sure I can take 'em…”
About this Message Board - a Slug caricature of Cecil in full teaching regalia.
The Pit - I like Max’s viper suggestion. A nice, venom dripping viper.
GQ - The owl is good, I like the hooters theme.
MPSIMS - Two old women (or men, no sexism here) gossiping over the back fence. Butt scratching would be a nice touch.
GD - Judging from the bulk of the posts, I would suggest a frame from the South Park Jesus vs. Santa Claus battle.
*Mail Bag - An old, haggard female USPS employee, with Uzi.
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