Mascots

   I have had a weird relationship with school mascots. I've been a raven and an eagle (fierce birds), a roadrunner (less fierce bird), an now I'm a bee (fierce in picnic scenarios). But the most questionable mascot I ever had was the Dandy Lion.
   No, not dandelion, like the tenacious weed, like a lion that is dandy.
   Is there anything less frustrating than wearing a jersey that reads "Dandy Lion" on the back? Moreover, is there anything less intimidating than taking on a team like that?
   And whoever came up with that was soooo close to making a legitimately good mascot. I don't really see what the problem would have been with a lion. Its not like naming your team(s) "The Carnivorous Beasts" or "Flesh-Eating Moths". A lion is an acceptable thing. Somehow "dandy" slipped in there though thus dooming every student to ever attend Wilkinson PS to be a big ol' (dandy) loser.
   Coincidentally, or consequently, our sports teams were not that A-list. It was the situation where we had the same three athletic people on every team, and the rest of us were only good in the eyes of our parents.