KrushCow31
Former Krush Cow
- Chicago, IL
Student Body Government passes bill 41-0 to put making the Kingfisher the new Illinois mascot on the student ballot next month
Probably without the "Fighting"If this passes, I assume we will become the "Fighting Illinois Kingfishers" or "Fighting Illini Kingfishers."
Both sound pretty horrible to me.
What's the relationship between a Kingfisher and Illinois? As far as my Googling skills can tell, there are no species of Kingfisher native to the state, but may migrate through.
And nothing looks dumber in my eyes than someone in a bird costume dancing around on the sidelines. Not even Purdue Pete.
Edit--apparently it is native to the state (stupid Google skills), and according to this article it is orange and blue. Although I've not seen a picture of one that has orange in it.
So, we'll have a mascot with a 3 foot sharp and pointy beak - that will go over well. hope our insurance is up to date. No trampoline dunks for this guy.View attachment 5741
Not making any comment on whether the kingfisher mascot is a good or bad idea. However, this picture was taken about 30 miles north of Champaign.
We are a narco syndicate commune.Having king would be too male identity.