Word: mascotism
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...When two Crimson editors stole the Lampoon's mascot, a large metal stork named Ibis, and presented it to Stalin as a gift from American students, and then the 'Poonies retalisted by reporting this flagrant example of Communist sympathizing to the McCarthy committee, it was funny," Smith writes. "The laughter died quickly however, when McCarthy attacked Harvard for its decision to retain three instructors who had supported the Communist cause...
...think [school] spirit is dead and as far as I know, it hasn't been here in my four years," says Joshua D. Liston '95, who ran for Undergraduate Council president on a platform calling for increased spirit and a new Harvard mascot...
According to Liston, his platform includes several proposals intended to bolster Harvard's school spirit, including the adoption of a mascot at Harvard athletic events...
Harvard would have attained that goal if not for the exploits of one small school pitted in America's deep south, with ugly school colors and a hackneyed mascot: Princeton, the defending league and Easterm champion...
...family of underachievers, the Simpsons have achieved quite a bit. In the show, Homer has been a monorail conductor and a baseball mascot; he won a Grammy (for Outstanding Soul, Spoken Word or Barbershop Album) and survived eating a deadly blowfish. Marge sang Blanche Dubois in the musical O Streetcar! Lisa created her own talking doll, mastered the saxophone and the Talmud, was a Junior Miss Springfield, uncovered political corruption and saved the Republic. Bart adopted an elephant, fell down a well and was rescued by Sting, and was tried for murdering Principal Skinner. Maggie had her first word voiced...