Presenting a school mascot even more bizarre than the banana slug!

[Oeditpus Rex]

Ladies and others, the geoduck of Evergreen State College in Olympia, Wash.*:







And a real geoduck:





What is the geoduck?

The geoduck is mollusk native to the Pacific Northwest. The geoduck (pronounced "GOO-ee-duck") is the largest burrowing clam in the world, weighing in at anywhere from one to three pounds at maturity. The appearance of geoduck's large, protruding siphon has led to the belief that the geoduck has the properties of an aphrodisiac. The geoduck has a life expectancy of up to 150 years with the oldest recorded at 163 years.



And the ESC Geoducks' fight song:

Go, Geoducks go,
Through the mud and the sand,
let's go.
Siphon high, squirt it out,
swivel all about,
let it all hang out.

Go, Geoducks go,
Stretch your necks when the tide
is low
Siphon high, squirt it out,
swivel all about,
let it all hang out.



*My friend Sara is going to ESC next month. She told me about this.

[formerrepuke]

1. "..large, protruding siphon.."

..It looks like a disembodied ****, and what's more- IT'S ALIVE!

[Taverner]

2. Those wacky mollusks!

[InternalDialogue]

3. I'm creeped out that the costumed mascot has his arms out for a fight.

In reality, he should have those tucked inside the suit, and he'd have to go around just palpating fans with his head.

[grace0418]

4. I still think the Nads are my favorite...

http://tinyurl.com/2uwyen

You should see the mascot!

[Dangerously Amused]

5. OMFG.

There. are. no. words.



:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[MysticalChicken]

6. This thread is making me giggle like a little schoolgirl.

:rofl:

[rug]

7. Her hands seem altogether too comfortable holding that.