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Today, completely randomly as usual, the song "Yankee Doodle Dandy" popped into my head. And I started humming it and going through it. And I realized something. Although nobody really mentions him anymore, there was a time when Uncle Sam was big. You know, all that "Uncle Sam wants you!" stuff. And I realized, he was kind of like America's mascot.
It's kind of weird to think of it that way, but what is a mascot, really? It's usually a person or fictional character that supports his team, and basically personifies it (which, judging from the way he's depicted, the team in charge at the time of his creation were old, well-dressed, probably wealthy white men...which seems about right, but that's another story :P). It made me wonder...are we the only country that has a figure like this? And where did the notion of "Uncle Sam" come from, anyway?
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2013-04-20, 01:43 AM #1Pandaren Monk
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America's mascot
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2013-04-20, 01:46 AM #2Deleted
I always thought Uncle Sam came from the letters U.S as in United States.
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2013-04-20, 02:23 AM #3Pandaren Monk
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Makes sense to me.
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2013-04-20, 02:24 AM #4Bloodsail Admiral
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I always thought the American bald eagle was Americas mascot?
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2013-04-20, 02:25 AM #5Field Marshal
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The "Mascot" is the bald eagle.
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2013-04-20, 02:25 AM #6Titan
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The irony that our national bird is going extinct. Originally Posted by mikeakanice
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2013-04-20, 02:26 AM #7Banned
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When I think of USA i think of Bugs Bunny. He seems fitting.
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2013-04-20, 02:26 AM #8High Overlord
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It should have been the turkey. Originally Posted by mikeakanice
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2013-04-20, 02:27 AM #9High Overlord
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Britain's John Bull pre-dates Uncle Sam.
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2013-04-20, 02:28 AM #10Bloodsail Admiral
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncle_sam
And I'm pretty sure other countries have personifications for the ease of morale, I'm just not sure what they are,"It was the product of a mind so twisted, it was actually sprained." -Douglas Adams
2-2-2012. We shall always remember the day where Paladins ascended through the Light to become GODS. Originally Posted by nurabsal
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2013-04-20, 02:28 AM #11Field Marshal
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Isn't that chick named Columbia the personification of the United States?
Just Google, "Personification of America" and she comes up in photos and stuff (though some of the photos are "old" art, and thus contain nudity of just breasts, so do regard the images at your own discretion).
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2013-04-20, 02:29 AM #12Bloodsail Admiral
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The eagle. The dove. Originally Posted by demopolis
The turkey... The turkey is a truly noble bird."It was the product of a mind so twisted, it was actually sprained." -Douglas Adams
2-2-2012. We shall always remember the day where Paladins ascended through the Light to become GODS. Originally Posted by nurabsal
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2013-04-20, 02:31 AM #13Pandaren Monk
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And it makes for some gooooooood eatin'! Originally Posted by Bane Falcon
But yeah, I only heard about that from watching 1776. Made a good movie version of it.
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Hrm...well, clearly that image can't be a coincidence. John Bull wants you! Originally Posted by Warloff
Britain's John Bull pre-dates Uncle Sam.
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2013-04-20, 02:35 AM #14High Overlord
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Yes, it's where we plagiarized the Uncle Sam poster from: Originally Posted by TheWerebison
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2013-04-20, 02:42 AM #15Bloodsail Admiral
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So Britain is the reason we have obesity problems. Originally Posted by Warloff
Britain's John Bull pre-dates Uncle Sam.
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2013-04-20, 02:44 AM #16Blademaster
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Not really, the bald eagle was removed from the endangered species list in 2007. (http://www.fws.gov/pacific/ecoservic...eDelisting.htm) Originally Posted by prwraith
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2013-04-20, 02:45 AM #17High Overlord
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The archangel Columbia revealed that the Seed of the Prophet shall sit the throne and drown in flame the mountains of man. Originally Posted by thaimeson
Isn't that chick named Columbia the personification of the United States?
Just Google, "Personification of America" and she comes up in photos and stuff (though some of the photos are "old" art, and thus contain nudity of just breasts, so do regard the images at your own discretion).
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2013-04-20, 02:46 AM #18Legendary!
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Lady Liberty is one. Uncle Same. The Bald Eagle. The Liberty Bell. Freedom. Etc. They arent too hard to come by lol
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Eagletts are so darned cute. T-T Originally Posted by Electrik
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2013-04-20, 02:55 AM #19Banned
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The irony is I would kill one if I saw it just because I want to eat one before they're extinct. Originally Posted by prwraith
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2013-04-20, 02:57 AM #20Pit Lord
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