Does we here at PF have an official mascot?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around the idea of whether Physics Forums (PF) has an official mascot. Participants propose various candidates for a mascot, share humorous takes, and discuss the implications of their choices.

Discussion Character

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Main Points Raised

  • Some participants suggest various animals as potential mascots, including Salmon, Lionfish, and Hypnotoad.
  • One participant proposes Schrödinger's cat, noting potential issues with animal welfare organizations.
  • Another participant humorously mentions Evo as an existing mascot.
  • There are discussions about artistic skills and who could illustrate the mascot, with mentions of Zoobie and Lisab's abilities.
  • Some participants express preferences for anthropomorphized versions of animals, suggesting creative scenarios for their representation.
  • One participant suggests a puffin or a St Bernard as alternative mascot ideas, highlighting their symbolic connections to PF.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants do not reach a consensus on a single mascot, as multiple competing views and suggestions remain throughout the discussion.

Contextual Notes

Participants express a variety of humorous and creative ideas, but there are no settled conclusions or agreements on the mascot choice.

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Does we here at PF have an official mascot? If not, I vote for Salmon. Or perhaps a Lionfish. And if all else fails, the Hypnotoad.
 
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Drakkith said:
Does we here at PF have an official mascot? If not, I vote for Salmon. Or perhaps a Lionfish. And if all else fails, the Hypnotoad.
LOL! Hypnotoad?
 
Evo said:
LOL! Hypnotoad?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W84DLa0CLNE
 
awww, hypnotoad :!)
 
This guy here...
 
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I vote for Schrödinger's cat.
 
Drakkith said:
Does we here at PF have an official mascot?

Yes. She is called Evo.

(Ducks behind the desk.)
 
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jtbell said:
I vote for Schrödinger's cat.

Could be a downside to that. We could be shut down by PETA.

Strangely, killing the cat wouldn't be animal cruelty, per se, but how would we prove the cat has adequate air, food, and water?
 
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What kind of skill level do you want?
 
  • #11
Greg Bernhardt said:
Who can draw or illustrate here?

Zoobie?
 
  • #12
Borek said:
Zoobie?
Zoobie can capture a scene in photographic detail. Scary!

If you want an easily-scaled cartoon as a mascot image, Zooby's talents would be mis-spent, IMO. He could pull it off, but his photo-realistic drawings are very far away from that type of sketching. I could be 100% wrong, and the Zoobs is constantly cartooning and sketching when he is not refining his drawings.
 
  • #13
Lisab is good.
 
  • #14
When I was in kindergarten my mother said my pictures were sort of good.
 
  • #15
Did she sort of put them on the refrigerator (for a while)?
 
  • #16
turbo said:
Did she sort of put them on the refrigerator (for a while)?
Near the refrigerator.
 
  • #17
Borek said:
Yes. She is called Evo.

(Ducks behind the desk.)


hehe.
 
  • #18
Phinds would make a MUCH better mascot than Evo. Phinds is housebroken after all.
 
  • #19
I second a cat, or something similar and anthropomorphised. You can do things with it (well, other people with artistic skills can). For example, have it playing with a balloon with galaxies drawn on it, or be sneakily removing the poison from the box, or correcting (or "correcting") equations on a whiteboard.

Alternatively, I have a vote in for this little guy.
 
  • #20
Ibix said:
I second a cat, or something similar and anthropomorphised. You can do things with it (well, other people with artistic skills can). For example, have it playing with a balloon with galaxies drawn on it, or be sneakily removing the poison from the box, or correcting (or "correcting") equations on a whiteboard.

Alternatively, I have a vote in for this little guy.

Oh wow, HE'S SO CUTE!
 
  • #21
jtbell said:
I vote for Schrödinger's cat.
Sounds good to me. But I don't think we could top this. IMO

superposition.GIF
 
  • #22
dlgoff said:
Sounds good to me. But I don't think we could top this. IMO

superposition.GIF

:!)
 
  • #23
two thoughts a puffin (conveniently has PF initials inside)

or a St Bernard (carries its own refreshment) rescues people from dire straits (like students lost in the wilderness of learning)
 

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