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usonian

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3. A real animal like Ralphie?

Reply to dgauss (Reply #2)

Wed Mar 12, 2025, 09:43 PM

Mar 12

Ouch. Tufts had an elephant, patterned after P.T. Barnum's Jumbo, but I don't recall a real one. Jumbo's remains burned in a building fire. In Barnum Hall.

Sad story.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumbo

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Sharks fan tries to attack team mascot, Sharkie. [View all] usonian Mar 12 OP

That guy was True Dough Mar 12 #1

I can't put my finger on it, but that somehow seems emblematic of our times. dgauss Mar 12 #2

A real animal like Ralphie? usonian Mar 12 #3

No direct association to tragic animal cruelty that I know of. dgauss Mar 12 #4

Jumbo was an honorary mascot. usonian Mar 12 #5