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*Sigh* Here we go again...
That is not a mascot, that is a symbol. An entirely different subject.
From Wikipedia: Mascot
The term mascot â" defined as a term for any person, animal, or object thought to bring luck - colloquially (informally) includes anything used to represent a group with a common public identity, such as a school, professional sports team, society\\, military unit, or brand
name.
Team mascots may take the form of a logo, person, live animal, inanimate object, or a costumed character...
From Merriam-webster.com: Mascot
: a person, animal, or object adopted by a group as a symbolic figure especially to bring them good luck
From thefreedictionary.com: Mascot
A person, animal, or object believed to bring good luck, especially one kept as the symbol of an organization such as a sports team.
From Google (just search "mascot definiton": Mascot
A person or thing that is supposed to bring good luck or that is used to symbolize a particular event or organization.
Am, I beating a dead horse here? Maybe that should be the mascot?
Although, I almost made the same mistake. I get that most the time when referring to a mascot the only thing that usually comes to mind is some sort of animal (or a person dressed in an animal costume). And it's implied the that we are looking for a human/animal mascot.
Again? We've done this before?
Yeah it's happening again boys! *cough* don't look back a few pages.
Do you have some problem with the suggestion?
No, I said, I said, "Am I beating a dead horse here." Because instead of giving just one definition of mascot, I gave four. Thus, after one you would have gotten the point, but with four iterations, I have "beaten a dead horse.".
There's no reason to take things quite literally at all, and it only distracts the point and makes you look kind of stupid. It's also quite off-topic.
Linguistic prescription vs linguistic description
also there is another linguistic debate (or it's the same one, I can't remember, but I had a clas that went over this) on whether language should change (as new words like "googled" enter the lexicon, or should remain relatively unchanged, for if the language changes too quickly, too many new terms will enter the lexicon making it difficult for people of the same language to understand each other.
"Those in favor of Dudley Dead Horse for Mascot say, 'aye'. Those opposed to Dudley Dead Horse for Mascot say, 'nay'."
"Dudley says, 'Neigh'."
Nice ban hammer, though :b
Dudley says, "It's not a ban hammer, Its a beatin' hammer... neigh."
Dudley also says, "Character has multiple definitions, while the defining attributes of mascot (person or object) are given within the same definition rather than in two separate terms. *Puts on dead-horse-glasses* The first lends that in order to understand what character is one must choose a definition from a set of definitions, whilst the latter lends that in order to understand what a mascot is one can only choose from one definition. *takes dead-horse-glasses-off* There's a big difference, there's a big difference, there's a big difference, there's a big difference, neigh."
And I still say Dudley Dead Horse for Mascot. Also, sushi cat can ride on his back.