I agree that looking for a mascot that is inspired by "laziness" is a bad idea from a P.R. perspective (I am tired of people walking out the room when I give Haskell talks to general audiences and explain lazy evaluation).
Perhaps this is just an indication of my dark and violent side, but choosing an animal with a killer instinct might be a better idea. A creature that would eat something small and furry as a mid afternoon snack
How about a viper? http://viperfashion.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/5742_coiled_up_viper_snak...
Cheers,
Satnam
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From: haskell-cafe-bounces@haskell.org [mailto:haskell-cafe-bounces@haskell.org] On Behalf Of Jon Fairbairn
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Subject: [Haskell-cafe] Re: Sugestion for a Haskell mascot
Joe Fredette
Hehe, I love it. Sloth is a synonym for Lazyness in English too, and they're so freaking cute... :)
I wouldn't say it was an exact synonym. Though the dictionary definitions are similar, sloth has a more negative connotation than laziness; the fourth deadly sin is called "sloth" rather than "laziness". I think using it as a mascot is a bad idea: "Haskell is so slow, they even chose a sloth as the mascot". -- Jón Fairbairn Jon.Fairbairn@cl.cam.ac.uk http://www.chaos.org.uk/~jf/Stuff-I-dont-want.html (updated 2009-01-31) _______________________________________________ Haskell-Cafe mailing list Haskell-Cafe@haskell.org http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe