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RadiationTherapy

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4. A mascot is a collection of characteristics embodied. There are no characteristics to "red skin"

Reply to Graybeard (Original post)

Wed Oct 30, 2013, 10:36 PM

Oct 2013

There are characteristics of eagles and rams, of vikings and chiefs, of giants and patriots. Every one of those mascots can be described with some accuracy. There is nothing one can say about "red skin" that inherently contains useful characteristics. It is meaningless.

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