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Captain Teague
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 06, 2016 3:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Could it be the Australian Blue-tongued Lizard?

If so, you mates are not simple. Simply pirates. Wink
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 07, 2016 12:31 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Captain Teague wrote:
Could it be the Australian Blue-tongued Lizard?

If so, you mates are not simple. Simply pirates. Wink


Yes it is a Blue Tongue Lizard.
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 07, 2016 12:32 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

The badger - another fierce mascot!



We might as well complete the set with the not-so-fierce gopher:



That completes the northern tier of the Big Ten - Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota.
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 07, 2016 10:49 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Sat Oct 08, 2016 4:33 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

The University of Illinois mascot is the Illini. Know what that is?
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PostPosted: Sat Oct 08, 2016 9:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Salty Dog wrote:
The University of Illinois mascot is the Illini. Know what that is?


not sure - a native animal of Illinois I suppose - but not search engine enabled just yet - so no clue from the Wombat Nation.
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PostPosted: Sat Oct 08, 2016 5:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Illini, if I remember correctly, is the name of a Native American tribe.
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PostPosted: Sat Oct 08, 2016 7:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yes indeed, there was a group called the Illinois. That is what the state is named for. Their most famous Chief was named Pontiac. That is who the car company was named for.
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 09, 2016 2:16 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Okay. The Penn State University mascot is the Nittany Lion. What is Nittany?
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 09, 2016 4:46 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

fleetp wrote:
Illini, if I remember correctly, is the name of a Native American tribe.

Indeed it is. They were wiped out by other tribes before white settlers reached the region, but their name lives on.

I have a couple of degrees from the University of Illinois.
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 09, 2016 4:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

fleetp wrote:
Okay. The Penn State University mascot is the Nittany Lion. What is Nittany?

Nittany lion is one of the many names of the large feline also known as cougar, mountain lion, panther, puma, and catamount.
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 09, 2016 7:22 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Roland wrote:

I have a couple of degrees from the University of Illinois.


Do they have a prenup in case they decide to separate ?
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 09, 2016 3:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Roland wrote:
fleetp wrote:
Illini, if I remember correctly, is the name of a Native American tribe.

Indeed it is. They were wiped out by other tribes before white settlers reached the region, but their name lives on.

I have a couple of degrees from the University of Illinois.


One of my Brothers is a Law Professor there, has been there for over 30 years!!!
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 09, 2016 4:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Roland wrote:
fleetp wrote:
Okay. The Penn State University mascot is the Nittany Lion. What is Nittany?

Nittany lion is one of the many names of the large feline also known as cougar, mountain lion, panther, puma, and catamount.


What you've said is true, but that's not what I'm asking.

What specifically is Nittany? In other words, why would a Penn State Lion be called a Nittany Lion?

Feel free to do an internet search.

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PostPosted: Sun Oct 09, 2016 11:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

fleetp wrote:
What you've said is true, but that's not what I'm asking.

What specifically is Nittany? In other words, why would a Penn State Lion be called a Nittany Lion?

Feel free to do an internet search.

Mount Nittany is a small mountain in Pennsylvania.
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