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PC school board says cougar mascot offensive to women. Lisa Simpson conscientiously quibbles that technically it's a puma, which is more akin to the jaguar than to the mountain lion. Go, Puma Power
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Walker
2012-01-20 11:31:39 AM
The school board, which consists of six men and one woman, thought the Charger would be more appropriate
The f*ck is a charger? Phone charger? Battery charger?
RexTalionis
2012-01-20 11:33:09 AM
Pumaman! He flies like a moron.
neritz
2012-01-20 11:33:14 AM
Cougar Thread?
Rev. Skarekroe
2012-01-20 11:48:41 AM
Puma? Puma? Puma? Puma?
Teknowaffle
2012-01-20 11:49:13 AM
I went to high school in Malibu, and our mascot was the Shark. Did you hear all the rich lawyers complaining about being offended? No.
I_Am_Weasel
2012-01-20 11:51:55 AM
Rev. Skarekroe
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Puma? Puma? Puma? Puma?
If you're missing your puma, check the nearest crevice.
If you're looking for your leopard, check the park.
Galwran
2012-01-20 11:55:47 AM
Pud
2012-01-20 12:02:30 PM
Maybe they should just run with it. Use something like this for their team mascot.
HeartBurnKid
2012-01-20 12:03:06 PM
Puma? You're making that up.
/Chupathingy. How about that.
cameroncrazy1984
2012-01-20 12:05:23 PM
I'm telling you, it's a real animal!
Norv Turner
2012-01-20 12:14:35 PM
Really? Now its offensive to San Diego.
You can't have a winning sports program named after the Chargers
GAT_00
2012-01-20 12:23:29 PM
Walker
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The school board, which consists of six men and one woman, thought the Charger would be more appropriate
The f*ck is a charger? Phone charger? Battery charger?
My undergrad. We had a horse.
toddalmighty
2012-01-20 12:35:50 PM
I_Am_Weasel
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Rev. Skarekroe: Puma? Puma? Puma? Puma?
If you're missing your puma, check the nearest crevice.
If you're looking for your leopard, check the park.
Holy crap. A Smothers Brothers reference.
We're old.
Meatzilla
2012-01-20 12:41:09 PM
Carmenita Cougars ... my junior high alma mater.
Miss Underwood sitting on her swivel seat high-stool at the head of the classroom wearing her dark miniskirts and brightly colored panties.
Queen Cougar
*sigh*
She was the focus of many a masturbatory session with this once 13-yr old young man I can tell you.
miss diminutive
2012-01-20 12:42:23 PM
I saw some awful things in Nam, but you really have to wonder at the mentality that would desecrate a helpless puma!
vudukungfu
2012-01-20 12:57:54 PM
For a board loaded with men, that is one hell of a lot of sand in one hell of a lot af vaginas.
DjangoStonereaver
2012-01-20 01:26:30 PM
This is a cougar:
This is a Puma:
Any questions?
slayer199
2012-01-20 01:38:49 PM
Nobody should be using Bears as a mascot either...because it may be offensive to fat, hairy, gay men.
PullItOut
2012-01-20 02:20:29 PM
HeartBurnKid
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Puma? You're making that up.
/Chupathingy. How about that.
Came for this.
/What is sam hell is a puma?
Di Atribe
2012-01-20 02:20:40 PM
So no references to anything that might be used to describe a human in a colloquial manner? WHAT A GOOD IDEA
Why Would I Read the Article
2012-01-20 02:21:47 PM
My high school in the bay area has a Cougar for a mascot, so I'm really getting a kick out of these replies.
Gyrfalcon
2012-01-20 02:22:54 PM
You have got to be f*cking kidding me.
Impasse
2012-01-20 02:23:12 PM
RexTalionis
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Pumaman! He flies like a moron.
Yup, beaten to it.
\sensing danger
DiRF
2012-01-20 02:24:07 PM
GAT_00
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My undergrad. We had a horse.
If it weren't for my horse...
Quantumbunny
2012-01-20 02:24:33 PM
HeartBurnKid
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Puma? You're making that up.
/Chupathingy. How about that.
I came for RvB. Thank you.
protectyourlimbs
2012-01-20 02:24:36 PM
Go Corner Canyon High School MILFs!
Trackball
2012-01-20 02:24:40 PM
We were the pirates...
Guess nobody cares about offending black people...
PsyLord
2012-01-20 02:25:06 PM
FTA:
One Utah school district believes a cougar mascot would be insensitive to women.
Wha? I think cougars were called cougars way before the term was used for old, horny women. Now if the mascot was an actual old, horny woman instead of the four legged mammal, then I can understand their complaint.
PirateKing
2012-01-20 02:25:23 PM
Didn't I tell you to stop making up animals?
Inigo_Montoya
2012-01-20 02:25:43 PM
I always chuckle at schools that are the Trojans. Not only did the Trojans lose, they lost because the we're fooled by a wooden horse full of Greeks. How sorry is that?
JackieRabbit
2012-01-20 02:25:56 PM
Walker
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The school board, which consists of six men and one woman, thought the Charger would be more appropriate
The f*ck is a charger? Phone charger? Battery charger?
A charger is a horse used by cavalry soldiers. I can't believe this stupid, feminist principal. She should be removed for imposing her asinine viewpoints on everyone else.
PullItOut
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/What is sam hell is a puma?
It's a cougar - a mispronunciation of the Spanis name for the cat:
Quechua
Goodfella
2012-01-20 02:25:58 PM
Just wait until they see the mascot for Santorum High School.
The Homer Tax
2012-01-20 02:26:29 PM
1) This is the stupidest thing I've ever heard.
2) It's probably really because she's a Ute fan.
3) Fun Fact: Was I the last person to learn (maybe 6 months ago) that a "Black Panther" was not actually a real thing? As in, not like it's own species or anything. IIRC, what we (I) think of as a "Black Panther" is just a monochromatic leopard or something.
JohnnyDarkside
2012-01-20 02:26:37 PM
HeartBurnKid
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Puma? You're making that up.
/Chupathingy. How about that.
I like it. Got a nice ring to it.
eviljimbo
2012-01-20 02:26:42 PM
imagine if their rival team was the farkers..."last night the farkers really went to town on the Cougars, in an epic scuffle one of the cougars got a dislocated shoulder"
Mr Guy
2012-01-20 02:27:31 PM
Inigo_Montoya
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I always chuckle at schools that are the Trojans. Not only did the Trojans lose, they lost because the
we're
fooled by a wooden horse full of Greeks. How sorry is that?
You are/were a Trojan man, are/weren't you.
CheekyMonkey
2012-01-20 02:27:45 PM
Goodfella
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Just wait until they see the mascot for Santorum High School.
What's wrong with the Santorum High School Goatses?
Antimatter
2012-01-20 02:27:58 PM
Goodfella
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Just wait until they see the mascot for Santorum High School.
The Fighting Frothy?
Poison
2012-01-20 02:28:48 PM
Yankees, Indians, Reds, Sharks, Diamondbacks (insensitive to those bitten by one) Cougars, Redskins, the New Zealand All Blacks, Bears, Packers, Braves, Red Devils, Blue Devils, Demon Deacons, Lords-all offensive and must be removed from being seen anywhere near my precious snowflakes' eyes and ears.
The douche is strong in Utah.
KrispyKritter
2012-01-20 02:29:11 PM
simpsons did it
hotlink
wmoonfox
2012-01-20 02:29:20 PM
You mean like the shoe company?
Mr Guy
2012-01-20 02:29:22 PM
eviljimbo
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imagine if their rival team was the farkers..."last night the farkers really went to town on the Cougars, in an epic scuffle one of the cougars got a dislocated shoulder"
Imagine the thrilling last second come from behind victories, when the farkers were down on the Cougars, but still manage to pull ahead by the end.
Rip Dashrock
2012-01-20 02:29:25 PM
I find the name of this website offensive, Fark sounds a lot like f**k. Please change it A.S.A.P.
Perhaps Fork, Flirt or Flat might work.
Thank you.
Crotchrocket Slim
2012-01-20 02:29:32 PM
Walker
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The school board, which consists of six men and one woman, thought the Charger would be more appropriate
The f*ck is a charger? Phone charger? Battery charger?
It's car Michael Westen drives, and Brock Sampson used to drive one as well. Say what you will about the new ones, but the vinatage ones had style and nuts, and are worthy of being a school mascot from their association with fictional spy types alone.
Chinchillazilla
2012-01-20 02:29:47 PM
The Homer Tax
:
1) This is the stupidest thing I've ever heard.
2) It's probably really because she's a Ute fan.
3) Fun Fact: Was I the last person to learn (maybe 6 months ago) that a "Black Panther" was not actually a real thing? As in, not like it's own species or anything. IIRC, what we (I) think of as a "Black Panther" is just a monochromatic leopard or something.
Melanistic leopard or jaguar.
/monochromatic would be grayscale
Gyrfalcon
2012-01-20 02:29:48 PM
And here I was so looking forward to being a cougar.
I'm old enough,but I don't have the money yet.
iollow
2012-01-20 02:30:08 PM
And since "bear" means something in the homosexual community, should we change that team name too?
Random Discord
2012-01-20 02:30:10 PM
The Homer Tax
:
3) Fun Fact: Was I the last person to learn (maybe 6 months ago) that a "Black Panther" was not actually a real thing? As in, not like it's own species or anything. IIRC, what we (I) think of as a "Black Panther" is just a monochromatic leopard or something.
disagrees
jagec
2012-01-20 02:30:45 PM
Walker
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The school board, which consists of six men and one woman, thought the Charger would be more appropriate
The f*ck is a charger? Phone charger? Battery charger?
No...
Inaditch
2012-01-20 02:30:50 PM
Why the hell is there a picture of Courtney Cox in the article? Is there no journalistic integrity left?
While this does seem kind of ridiculous, I guarantee that the students chose cougar because of its colloquial reference to horny middle aged women. They did not choose it because of the animal. If I were on the school board, I'd be tempted to strike it down as well.
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