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Butterfly dead, lemming in!
by samuraijack on 03/12/2005 05:35 PM
MorphOS throws out its old symbolic mascot in favour of a new and much more relevant member of the animal kingdom.

Mascots Mascots Mascots

MorphOS has long been famed for its blue butterfly mascot, a symbol of the metamorphosis of a new AmigaOS from the neglected pupa that was the old Amiga. The number of times it has been defaced in True Amigan avatars would testify to its power as a metaphor for this transformation; by its appearance alone it has annoyed, irritated and generally mocked the puritan zealots who can't take the fact that AmigaOS doesn't have to be branded by corrupt companies, as long as it's AmigaOS.

However, after the effective publicity coup that was MorphOS.net, the remaining (and arguably sane) members of MorphOS core development team have decided that the butterfly is no longer relevant to their aims and intentions for their OS. They have thrown out the distinctive cerulean lepidopter in favour of a new mascot which they believe to be far more representational - the lemming.

"What's the problem?" said Ralph Schmidt, chief autocrat of the MorphOS project. "Lemmings have always been associated with Amiga." We fearfully reminded him that the new mascot was actually a lemming of the realistic, suicidal type, not the sort of anthropomorphic green-haired one found in Psygnosis' seminal puzzle games. To this, he replied, "I don't care." We ran away.

But others in the development team believe the choice to be perfect. "Lemmings don't commit suicide, that's a myth!" said Sigbjørn Skjæret. "We have them in our country. Very tasty. ;-) They are actually providing us with the protein we need to get through the ten month-long winters by jumping off cliffs and drowning. ;-) Lemming and lutefisk, what a combination. Yum! ;-)"

Other suggestions of the mascot were doing the rounds. These included the junebug, the hedgehog, and even non-specific roadkill being pecked at by crows. Although interesting (especially the roadkill), they were turned down, because they came from people who weren't in the secret social circles the MorphOS development team hole up in and so can't possibly be good in any way.

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No Subject
Posted on: 2005-03-13 05:15:36   By: Anonymous
 
Goatse for mascot!!!! www.goat.cx

P E N I S


    Re:
    Posted on: 2005-03-13 05:16:33   By: Anonymous
     
    It seems in the photo that exists the goatse-lemming...


No Subject
Posted on: 2005-03-15 02:35:58   By: Anonymous
 
Waynetubbie must be teh new mophros mascot!!!!!11 :dancing banana:

Waynetubbie


    Re:
    Posted on: 2005-03-15 19:38:17   By: Anonymous
     
    Sorry, we only accept dumb animals. Not retards.


      Re: Re:
      Posted on: 2005-03-22 11:04:26   By: Anonymous
       
      Then isn't possible Mike Bouma as mascot?


        Re: Re:
        Posted on: 2005-03-23 20:53:10   By: Anonymous
         
        Not, and Mickey_C isn't too...


    Re:
    Posted on: 2005-04-25 00:13:49   By: Anonymous
     
    W A Y N E


No Subject
Posted on: 2005-03-25 08:19:40   By: Anonymous
 
Hallo! my name are Kjetil and my english sucks even more even then me. We know that know i am cool AmigaOS 4 (TM) programer and we know that i use anti-MOS code in all my programs for AmigaOS 4 (TM) :-D

i think that Pegasus is evil machine and morphus is crap and everybody who dont like Amiga Inc (TM) is blue troll and Bill Buck supporter and must go hell

AmigaOne (TM) whit AmigaOS 4 (TM) is teh only amiga

Would you like a cup of tea?


No Subject
Posted on: 2005-03-25 11:43:35   By: Anonymous
 
we can use a pirated MUI keyfile as mascot. Its name could be crisot :)


    Re:
    Posted on: 2005-03-25 17:50:17   By: Anonymous
     
    Yes, crisot "the pirate of amiga software" as mascot would be very great! And Kjetil too!


    Re: I am outragged
    Posted on: 2005-03-27 23:27:07   By: Anonymous
     
    what you mean? to pirate stuff from evil morphos ppl is not crime!!?!

    - crisot


      Re: I am outragged
      Posted on: 2005-03-29 11:04:24   By: Anonymous
       
      crisot is programming a new MUI keygenerator for AMIGA OS4

      We´ll see it on his next video :-)


        Re: I am outragged
        Posted on: 2005-03-29 12:48:31   By: Anonymous
         
        All world appreciate crisot, crisot, "the keygenerator man" ;)


          Re: I am outragged
          Posted on: 2005-03-30 20:54:54   By: Anonymous
           
          Crisot, I love you, come to me with those pirate keys!!!!!!!

          - Ben Hermans


            Re: I am outragged
            Posted on: 2005-03-30 20:55:06   By: Anonymous
             
            oCRISOTo


              Re: I am outragged
              Posted on: 2005-03-30 20:55:28   By: Anonymous
               
              C R I S O T


                Re: I am outragged
                Posted on: 2005-03-30 20:57:20   By: Anonymous
                 
                Vote crisot as the most retarded guy of amitards in the next wrongplanet poll!


No Subject
Posted on: 2005-03-31 11:28:44   By: Anonymous
 
MUI.3.8.crack.-.Magic.User.Interface.-.AmigaOS.4.-.0.day.warez.-.Keymaker-crisot.[http://os4depot.net].zip


oGALAXYo talks about the damaged amiga platform
Posted on: 2005-03-31 14:21:13   By: Anonymous
 
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