The cow thing is LAME

J3N7iL · Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 1:31 am Post subject: The cow thing is LAME

I get the whole cow heritage thing and i see where you guys are coming from. But really, having a cow mascott, um . . .no. Kinda gay.
A bull maybe, all pissed off and blowing steam, that I could get down with, but the lame cow, Im not feeling the jazz on that one.

I opt for a better mascott. Even a billy goat would be cool, that I could get a tattoo of and be proude. Just a segestion, and keep in mind i've been up all night codeing and im drunk.

Lose the cow!

Akhouk · Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 1:52 am Post subject:

Since a Gentoo Penguin is the fasted swimmer out of the different types of penguins perhaps it should have been a penguing strapped to a rocket.
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J3N7iL · Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 2:10 am Post subject:

Ya know, I went to the zoo in Chicago and saw a gentoo Penguin and I was really impressed. Those are some dope birds. I have an admiration for the gentoo now. But then again, an ACME style rocket on the ass of a bird never let me down.

As I think back to the days of Wyle E. Coyote, Acme style rockets and sling shots have always played an important role in the progress of nature. As I'm sure they will in the progress of Linux.

omp · Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 2:14 am Post subject:

Larry > *
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mark_alec · Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 2:17 am Post subject:

Moved from Off the Wall to Gentoo Chat.

I like Larry the Cow, our sexually confused mascot.

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eroyf · Retired Dev Joined: 03 May 2004 Posts: 82

Why do it differ from any other big FOSS operating system?

FreeBSD has a devil (Which is really cool imo)
SUSE has this ugly lizard thing
KDE has a dragon
Gentoo has a COW!!!!

The other ones has those EVIL animals! EVIL!!! Larry is a good cow

Tenobok · Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 4:47 am Post subject:

I always thought that Larry is short for Larissa.

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araw1 · Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 5:07 am Post subject:

I love Larry the Cow... and I agreed to "eroyf" its a Good Cow. Its a very Unique mascot....

We must be creative enough to design our own mascot. Since we already got a COW, we must be proud of it....
You cant find such creativity on other *distros.....

Penguin thing is already belong to Linux (general)....

anyway, Larry is a masculine name...

dhave · Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 5:13 am Post subject:

I also have problems with the cow, and I just try not to think about it. It doesn't fit in the least with the vibes I get from Gentoo overall.

I never liked Gateway's logo for the same reason. And that Chik-Fil-A [U.S. fast food restaurant] cow bothers me, too, although at least with it there's some kind of basis (i.e., eat chicken, not cow).

There's something about the cow business that's just a little too middle America, HeeHaw, cornpone, Ma and Pa are back on the farm, baby sister's a majorette, brother Tommy loves fiddling with his computer when his chores are all done, .... Give me a glass of milk, will ya', Grandma? You get the idea.

Go with the Gentoo penguin on a rocket or something like that. Using a cow mascot and naming the distro after a penguin is mixing metaphors, anyway.

Ditch the cow. Please. The sooner the better.
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dhave · Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 6:15 am Post subject:

Naib · Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 6:17 am Post subject:

Cow's are cool and fun to tip
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old school · Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 3:07 pm Post subject:

The cow IS lame.
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asommer · n00b Joined: 15 Nov 2005 Posts: 36

Cow Tipping is a myth by the way...I know some guys that tried once.

All that happened was they bounced off and hurt their shoulders. Funny story though.
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Naib · Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 3:12 pm Post subject:

asommer · n00b Joined: 15 Nov 2005 Posts: 36

Okay...maybe it's not a myth, but I know two guys that tried and didn't succeed in the tipping.
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Naib · Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 3:16 pm Post subject:

prob too pissed or slipped on a pat while pushing
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Naib · Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 4:22 pm Post subject:

That or the cow will have a heart attack and die and farmer with shotty get mad and waits for you the next time
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