Evidently the Brazlians have chosen an armadillo as the official mascot of the World Cup in 2014. They don't have a name for it yet. It's supposedly an endangered species in that country. It's relatively plentiful in my part of the world and is used primarily to test the resiliance of tires [tyres] on large trucks [lorries] as they like to commit suicide on the roads here.
At first I thought it was strange that an armored, slow-moving modern-day dinosaur would be selected to represent a football [soccer] event, but then I remembered that one of the unique things about the animal is that, when it is touched, it rolls into a ball and doesn't move. On that basis, I suggest they name it Suarez.
Quote from: HatterDon on September 17, 2012, 02:14:59 PM
Evidently the Brazlians have chosen an armadillo as the official mascot of the World Cup in 2014. They don't have a name for it yet. It's supposedly an endangered species in that country. It's relatively plentiful in my part of the world and is used primarily to test the resiliance of tires [tyres] on large trucks [lorries] as they like to commit suicide on the roads here.
At first I thought it was strange that an armored, slow-moving modern-day dinosaur would be selected to represent a football [soccer] event, but then I remembered that one of the unique things about the animal is that, when it is touched, it rolls into a ball and doesn't move. On that basis, I suggest they name it Suarez.
I didn't realise they were used to test tyres. I suppose that's where the song "Is this the road to Armadillo?" comes from. :Get Coat gif:
(http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/09/17/article-2204405-150DA75F000005DC-418_634x359.jpg)
Quote from: HatterDon on September 17, 2012, 02:14:59 PM
At first I thought it was strange that an armored, slow-moving modern-day dinosaur would be selected to represent a football [soccer] event
Are you sure its not Sepp Blather himself?
There's a television series called "Life after People," or something like that, which looks at what could happen to the world if all humans disappeared overnight (no specific cause is given for this), and one of them featured the armadillo in Texas. Basically, it will rule that part of the world after us.
Florida, on he other hand, gets over-run by huge snakes which gobble up all the alligators, which has started to happen already, but man keeps the snakes (escaped/released pets) down.
Looks like Gary Brazil to me
Quote from: HatterDon on September 17, 2012, 02:14:59 PM
Evidently the Brazlians have chosen an armadillo as the official mascot of the World Cup in 2014. They don't have a name for it yet. It's supposedly an endangered species in that country. It's relatively plentiful in my part of the world and is used primarily to test the resiliance of tires [tyres] on large trucks [lorries] as they like to commit suicide on the roads here.
At first I thought it was strange that an armored, slow-moving modern-day dinosaur would be selected to represent a football [soccer] event, but then I remembered that one of the unique things about the animal is that, when it is touched, it rolls into a ball and doesn't move. On that basis, I suggest they name it Suarez.
Where's that?
Quote from: domprague on September 20, 2012, 10:52:54 AM
Quote from: HatterDon on September 17, 2012, 02:14:59 PM
Evidently the Brazlians have chosen an armadillo as the official mascot of the World Cup in 2014. They don't have a name for it yet. It's supposedly an endangered species in that country. It's relatively plentiful in my part of the world and is used primarily to test the resiliance of tires [tyres] on large trucks [lorries] as they like to commit suicide on the roads here.
At first I thought it was strange that an armored, slow-moving modern-day dinosaur would be selected to represent a football [soccer] event, but then I remembered that one of the unique things about the animal is that, when it is touched, it rolls into a ball and doesn't move. On that basis, I suggest they name it Suarez.
Where's that?
Where's what?
Quote from: HatterDon on September 20, 2012, 01:19:37 PM
Quote from: domprague on September 20, 2012, 10:52:54 AM
Quote from: HatterDon on September 17, 2012, 02:14:59 PM
Evidently the Brazlians have chosen an armadillo as the official mascot of the World Cup in 2014. They don't have a name for it yet. It's supposedly an endangered species in that country. It's relatively plentiful in my part of the world and is used primarily to test the resiliance of tires [tyres] on large trucks [lorries] as they like to commit suicide on the roads here.
At first I thought it was strange that an armored, slow-moving modern-day dinosaur would be selected to represent a football [soccer] event, but then I remembered that one of the unique things about the animal is that, when it is touched, it rolls into a ball and doesn't move. On that basis, I suggest they name it Suarez.
Where's that?
Where's what?
Brazil, maybe?
Somewhere south of Dover, isn't it?
