Animal rights group wants high school Packers teams renamed

Minneapolis Star-Tribune ^ | 5/10/02 | Associated Press

[jae471]

I suppose that would leave the Platonic solids--the cones, the rods, the circles, the spheres.

I don't know... Lesbians might take offense to "the rods"...

[WIMom]

These people tried to get the Oscar Meyer Weiner Mobile banned.

[Colonel_Flagg]

Did I mention that he's very strange.

Well .. it doesn't appear as though his driveway quite reaches the street. I've never met him, though, and we can't prejudge others, can we?

[Attillathehon]

Are those leather sandals on Peta Morons #3? Tsk Tsk

[Intolerant in NJ]

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals contends the southern Minnesota school's nickname is offensive...PETA is offensive....

[Sonny M]

Whats scary is I know someone who works for PETA (it was her second choice, a pro-life group rejected her). She admits that almost everything they do is grandstanding, and they never actually move towards any of their goals because people hate them so much. She wants to use the trojan horse method (start fighting for causes that are not controversial, that people agree with, get credibilty, and then move up the ladder slowly, very sneaky). At the meeting when she said that, 2 members cried and called her a barbarian. Bunch of freaks.

[MistrX]

Maybe we should just name all of our teams after fruits and vegetables.

[twyn1]

I think someone doctored the signs in "moron 2" -- at least I HOPE they did..."Kill your Fetus, Not your Pet" can't be real (or can it ??)

I liked "moron 3" the best--the guy in the middle looks like Arnold Horshack (from the "Welcome Back Kotter" TV show)

[Lazamataz]

Green Bay Pickers.....sounds kind of cute!

It's the feared Green Bay Pickers versus the monolithic New York Curtseys.... whoever wins this will face the formidable Los Angeles CuteLittleBows.....

[Colonel_Flagg]

Aesthetically, I could see it. Conceptually, though, it gets tougher. :)

[arly]

hey I have a giood idea for the Peta folk ..how about the "PETA PECKERS"

[Colonel_Flagg]

In that league, Buffalo would have to change both its names.

[WIMom]

St. Louis Arches (McDonald's might not like it)

Washington Cherries

Detriot Tulips

Minnesota Snowballs

Tampa Bay Palm Trees

Los Angeles Mudsliders ...

[Kozak]

Since PETA solicits millions in donations and spends almost all of it on stupid publicity stunts rather than anything to improve animal welfare

DO NOT forget that one of the things PETA spends money on is funding radical animal rights groups which commit outright acts of terrorism. THATS where a chunk of the money that well meaning chuckleheads donate to PETA ends up.

[WIMom]

They tried it in my town. The weiner mobile was making the rounds to the local groceries and peta was all bent out of shape. They were ignored.

[Colonel_Flagg]

Good for you. :)

Yet, the thought of a 15-foot long weenie .. anyhow, I shudder.

[WIMom]

I won't ever go there. LOL!

[Lazamataz]

St. Louis Arches (McDonald's might not like it) -- No good. Like you said. McDonalds. Beef. PETA. 'nuff said. Won't fly.

Washington Cherries -- Virginity-oppressive. Not PC. Won't fly.

Detriot Tulips -- Well that's fine if you have two lips. What about the hairlip people? People with one lip? Oppressive and mocking of physical disabilities. Won't fly.

Minnesota SnowballsIn the movie 'Full Metal Jacket', Gunnery SGT Hartman names a black person 'Snowball'. Therefore, racial overtones. Won't fly.

Tampa Bay Palm Trees -- They say too much masturbation grows hair on your palms. Therefore it is oppressive to the date-handicapped. Won't fly.

Los Angeles Mudsliders ...Mudsliding is a gay term. This is homophobic. Won't fly.

[Colonel_Flagg]

Even better for you! :)

I had no idea this thread would be so much fun.

[Billthedrill]

Well, I'm all for honoring our agrarian ancestors - we rename the team "Pluckers." Imagine if you will an entire stadium yelling "Gooooooo Pluckers!" Warms the heart. The women's auxiliary could call itself the Mother...hey! Where'd everybody go?