Congratulations Seahawks, for pulling out one of the most nail-biting games in recent years. See you in the Superbowl.
Is think since Washington State legalized the sale of pot, that the SeaHawks should change their name to the Washington State Stoners.
There is zero resemblance between an Osprey and the Seahawks logo. The Seahawks head logo is based on an Eagle/Hawk.
To confuse things further, every time the Hawks score, there is a Hawk flying on the big screen ... no Osprey in sight.
the inspiration for the design came from the osprey. Not a hawk, not an eagle. An osprey.
Geeesh Ted, you don't have any personal feelings about football, do you?
I watched the Hawks game yesterday and was blown away by the finish they put together. After being outplayed the whole game they managed to come through when it counted.
GO HAWKS!!
Well, it would actually be the Seattle Stoners, which is more pleasing phonetically.
Although at the rate we're going with more and more counties and particularly townships passing laws forbidding the opening of pot stores, and the news reporting more stories about traffic accidents, some involving fatalities, in which pot is said to have been an influence, I'm not so sure that marihuana isn't headed toward "legal but can't get it legally" status.
Trivia for the day: I had always assumed Seahawk was a made up bird name. But it's not. While I've never heard anyone use it, it's a local (tribal?) name for the osprey. Which explains why the mascot for the team is a live osprey that a handler carries around on his arm on the sidelines. And a press release from the team office the other year said that the team logo, while very stylized, is based on the shape of the osprey's head.
While I doubt they'll change the team name, perhaps, Don, if you write the team PR director a convincing letter, they can at least get the osprey to puff on a doobie for you as part of the halftime show.
Super Bowl: A bunch of millionaires playing a children's game.
Ted
I don't watch professional sports either and don't have much use for American football at all. But when a team in one's home area does well, and the entire region is caught up in the excitement, it's fun to join in for awhile. The Seahawks have done a fabulous job in creating the "12s" or Twelfth Man in their fan base. It has brought the region together as no other event or organization ever has in the 36 years I've lived here. It was pretty cool to hear the players and coach thanking the "12s" during the award presentation immediately after the game.
As for a bunch of millionaires playing a children's game, that sort of describes most high-class yacht clubs, too.
. The Seahawks’ mascot “Taima”, handled by a Spokane falconer, is actually an Augur hawk (Buteo rufofuscus), native to Africa and more closely related to our native red-tailed hawk . (Ospreys are not generally used by falconers because they feed on fish rather than terrestrial animals and they are not year-round residents here in Washington.
Super Bowl: A bunch of millionaires playing a children's game. Millions watching as an excuse to eat to excess, get drunk, and generally make fools of themselves. Well at least there will be a lot less idiots boating that Sunday.
Ted
Going from twins to a single can be hard on a person.
Augur Hawk!
Taima the Hawk
Thanks for verifying what is common knowledge. Although some folks will always live in denial.
In other news 2 + 2 = 5
Really would fit for Marshawn Lynch's press conferences. I haven't heard him yet this week. Wonder what the $100,000 word of the week will be.