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From: Mart van de Wege <mvdwege@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: What makes a good mascot?
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Orca <seal@whales.org> writes:

> On 2014-11-14, Jacob Sparre Andersen <jacob@jacob-sparre.dk> wrote:
>> David Botton <david@botton.com> writes:
>>
>>> The picture is not an entry. It is part of a story. Why I like the owl
>>> for Ada. What would you use?
>>
>> I think an owl is an option.  It lives up to the criteria I derived from
>> Linux/Tux.  And it is not impossible to draw an owl in a spacesuit. ;-)
>
> What about a dolphin? Most people like dolphins. They're sleek and fast and
> very intelligent. All things people like about Ada :-)

Already taken by MySQL, I'm afraid. And that's the kind of association I
think Ada would want to stay away from.

Mart

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