Mickey Mouse behavior
What would Walt Disney think? Oregon’s Duck mascot has been suspended for a game because of an altercation with the Houston Cougar in the season opener. Apparently, the Duck became upset when the Cougar imitated one of the Duck’s trademarks, pushups for total points after each touchdown in front of the student section. Next thing you know, the Cougar was on the ground and the Duck appeared to be punching him repeatedly. Although some thought it was staged, turns out it wasn’t. Because the Duck mascot is a role filled by several students, specific discipline was not disclosed. Oregon uses the Donald Duck character as its mascot under a special agreement with Disney.
Surefire igniter for population explosion
From Seattle Times columnist Dwight Perry: “The Russian province of Ulyanovsk, trying to boost declining birth rates, declared Sept. 12 as ‘Family Contact Day,’ gave workers time off to procreate and announced prizes ranging from TV sets to all-terrain vehicles to mothers who give birth on June 12. The ploy stunned fiscal conservatives, who say the government could get the same results at a fraction of the cost just by importing Broncos running back Travis Henry.”
From the end zone and into the jaws of “Dawgs”
“They can give me some popcorn – throw some beers at me – whatever they want to do.”
Chad Johnson, Cincinnati Bengals receiver, on his plans to jump into “The Dawg Pound,” Cleveland’s rowdy bleacher section, if he scores during Sunday’s game against the Browns
