From: Matthew Smillie <M.B.Smillie@...>
Date: 2006-08-02T01:39:01+09:00
Subject: Re: [ANN] New Ruby Culture T-Shirts!

On Aug 1, 2006, at 17:17, pixelnate wrote:

>
>>>> How about the Japanese Crane?
>>>> http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/birds/Grus_japonensis/ 
>>>> GES000012.html?size
>>>> =large
>>>>
>>>>
>
> Why couldn't the mascot be a (ruby) red panda? White bits stay  
> white, but black bits are red. Just throwing that out there.

One reason is because pandas are from Japan much like penguins are  
from the North Pole.

There was a brief discussion on the merits of pandas as a mascot up  
the thread a bit that goes into slightly more depth.

matthew smillie.