mascot stuff

There's a big bulletin board in the library for the Edboard to use. the Ed'board', if you will. and every year we use it to advertise signum vitalis. We put up posters, ask for articles, report current events. and we have a mascot that helps us do this. and this year, its me who gets to finalise the content and mascot up there :) me and my team, ofcourse.

its usually not much of a problem for the editor to get exactly what he/she wants up on the board. and thats not because of authority. its more like no one else bothered to think of something.

but mascots we've had so far are kinda... boring. no pizazz, hardly any personality.
there was 'oscult' (a stethescope) and 'edword' (nerdy boy) last to last year. and 'kaage the crow' last year. both were bland and lifeless attempts at grabbing attention

i want whoever or whatever is my mascot to be FUNNY. so that people will bother to read the board once in a while. it shall have personality and style. it will also be simple to draw so that we can change the board frequently (if anyone can draw it, then we wont have to depend on ONE person's free time). but most importantly, it will have a sense of humour.

Idea 1:
an injection. just a line drawing, with a face (see, anyone can draw this).
his name: the prick/willy prick/Mr. P. Rick
lots of punning shall be involved on his part. he'll crack a few off colour jokes, but atleast people will be interested in whats on the board. even if they're getting their information from the prick!

Idea 2:
the oldest trick in the book. a smoking hot chick. she's a stylised version, but 'one of us'(one of the edboard??). a medical student studying in kmc. she is smart, funny, witty and she does not pander to public opinion. she'll be sitting there, at the board, full of attitude, and she'll say things that will make people think.
it'll be harder to draw her repeatedly, ofcourse. but that can be made easier by having one or two figures of her that we can alternate between. or even a paper doll concept might work. the text bubble will be changed frequently. perhaps twice a week.
she'll quote a lot of intelligent people. she'll also make jokes on textbook material (ah.. isnt that pushing it a little bit?) she'll ask questions about current events specific to manipal. we can dress her up for events..
basically she's hot so everyone will look at her (and hopefully talk about her). as long as people talk. but this is going to be difficult to pull off..

anyway
i shall, in due time, bring up the issue with the rest of the board (wow its amazing, isnt it) and then we'll see. i dont much care who or what the mascot is, as long as its funny. did i already say that? :)

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screw oscult and kaage! hehe.. i've actually received sms's telling me to kill the damn crow.. (how about him commiting suicide by hanging himself from his tree?)

ah... we'll see

but i have an exam to give! i CANNOT be thinking about this right now!
viruses, worms and protozoons.
gotta go