kroush104 t1_itdardp wrote on October 22, 2022 at 7:40 PM

Reply to comment by EpicAura99 in TIL the derby between LA Galaxy and LAFC is nicknamed 'El Tráfico' due to the large amount of traffic in LA while also serving as a pun on 'El Clásico' by AlshHS

HAHAHAHAHAHA. Do you think “Arsenal” is a mascot?!?! Lol. No, it’s a location. It’s the name of the district in London where the team is located.

No EPL team has a mascot. Nor do any teams in Germany or Spain or France or Italy.

EpicAura99 t1_itdb9kx wrote on October 22, 2022 at 7:43 PM

Yes I’m fucking aware. I was making a point. It’s the name of the team. Some mascots aren’t the same as the team name. Stanford’s team is the Cardinals, as in the color. Their mascot is this horrific looking tree abomination, which represents Palo Alto, the tree on the school logo, and the tree that the city of Palo Alto is named after.

These elements (while not always) can contain a great deal of local or historical symbolism.

kroush104 t1_itdic48 wrote on October 22, 2022 at 8:31 PM

I was using the term “mascot” as a colloquialism for a team name which is something other than the location of the team.

So the Cardinal (which for the record, is Stanford’s team name, not Cardinals) or Bears or Eagles or Tigers or whatever..