I have a T-shirt that says, "Geoduck for state bird," with a winged clam
as emblem.

Gene.

On Mon, 16 Oct 1995, Burton Guttman wrote:

>
> Don Baccus sez,
>
> > As some of you probably know, the banana slug is (was?) perhaps
> > the most unusual mascot in college athletics - the University of
>
> Well, I don't know if marine or terrestrial molluscs are more unusual, but
> I have to point out that the mascot of The Evergreen State College is the
> geoduc. Our few athletic teams are generally called The Geoducs by sports
> reporters, and we have a Geoduc Fight Song, whose lyrics I don't have
> right here. The College motto, apropos of the geoduc, is "Omnia Extares,"
> translated, "Let it all hang out."
>
> Burt Guttman guttmanb at elwha.evergreen.edu
> The Evergreen State College Voice: 360-866-6000, x. 6755
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>
>