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On 2014-11-13 11:04 PM, Jeffrey Carter wrote:
> On 11/13/2014 09:37 PM, David Botton wrote:
>>
>> This owl picture I think sums up my idea of a base for an Ada Mascot
>
> I don't associate an owl with Ada.
>

Perhaps an Aardvark would be a better choice. If you remove enough 
letters, you end up with Ada.
An Aardvark is both an unusual creature, and somewhat endearing.
Plus they eat bugs, which is a good quality for the mascot.

Also "Ada the Aardvark" flows nicely off the tongue. I wouldn't be 
surprised if Ada is a name that people commonly give to their Aardvarks. :-)

It also helps that in the world of mascots, an Aardvark mascot likely is 
the one at the top of the list, if the list is sorted.