Comments on: Out with the oats http://lamp.dailypennsylvanian.com/thespin/2008/02/04/out-with-the-oats/ The opinion blog of The Daily Pennsylvanian Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:45:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Repulicans Presidential Election 2008 » Out with the oats http://lamp.dailypennsylvanian.com/thespin/2008/02/04/out-with-the-oats/#comment-2511 Repulicans Presidential Election 2008 » Out with the oats Tue, 05 Feb 2008 15:03:48 +0000 http://lamp.dailypennsylvanian.com/thespin/?p=900#comment-2511 [...] Jonathan Wroble added an interesting post on Out with the oatsHere’s a small excerpt [...] [...] Jonathan Wroble added an interesting post on Out with the oatsHere’s a small excerpt [...]

]]> By: WhArToNiTe4EvA http://lamp.dailypennsylvanian.com/thespin/2008/02/04/out-with-the-oats/#comment-2504 WhArToNiTe4EvA Tue, 05 Feb 2008 06:25:33 +0000 http://lamp.dailypennsylvanian.com/thespin/?p=900#comment-2504 I can think of a mascot that would be fitting to Penn AND intimidating... We should be the Penn Robber Barons, with Joseph Wharton as our lead mascot. At our sporting events "The Wharton" could run into the stands and steal money from fans' wallets, while demanding Stock Reports on his desk by 9AM. I can think of a mascot that would be fitting to Penn AND intimidating… We should be the Penn Robber Barons, with Joseph Wharton as our lead mascot. At our sporting events “The Wharton” could run into the stands and steal money from fans’ wallets, while demanding Stock Reports on his desk by 9AM.

]]> By: baseball » Out with the oats http://lamp.dailypennsylvanian.com/thespin/2008/02/04/out-with-the-oats/#comment-2498 baseball » Out with the oats Tue, 05 Feb 2008 02:11:15 +0000 http://lamp.dailypennsylvanian.com/thespin/?p=900#comment-2498 [...] Jonathan Wroble wrote a fantastic post today on “Out with the oats”Here’s ONLY a quick extractI’m from Chicago, so I understand what it’s like. Every summer I cheer for the White Sox or Cubs depending on who’s above .500 (so I usually end up rooting for neither). It’s far too convenient a practice to ever criticize. … [...] [...] Jonathan Wroble wrote a fantastic post today on “Out with the oats”Here’s ONLY a quick extractI’m from Chicago, so I understand what it’s like. Every summer I cheer for the White Sox or Cubs depending on who’s above .500 (so I usually end up rooting for neither). It’s far too convenient a practice to ever criticize. … [...]

]]> By: Jay http://lamp.dailypennsylvanian.com/thespin/2008/02/04/out-with-the-oats/#comment-2494 Jay Mon, 04 Feb 2008 21:52:55 +0000 http://lamp.dailypennsylvanian.com/thespin/?p=900#comment-2494 Yeah yeah, I know this piece is partly in jest, but we've certainly heard this before...change the mascot and/or change the name of the school. Seems like it happens every semester. Regardless, you've just given everyone permission to not take you seriously by admitting you're a fair-weather Chicago baseball fan. Can't you just root for the Cubs like a decent human being? I'm not even a Cubs fan or from Chicago and I know to choose them over the Sox. Yeah yeah, I know this piece is partly in jest, but we’ve certainly heard this before…change the mascot and/or change the name of the school. Seems like it happens every semester.

Regardless, you’ve just given everyone permission to not take you seriously by admitting you’re a fair-weather Chicago baseball fan. Can’t you just root for the Cubs like a decent human being? I’m not even a Cubs fan or from Chicago and I know to choose them over the Sox.

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