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    Klebert L. Hall: "We're hoping that all college football teams use robotic mascots, which can wage epic battles during halftime." That would be cool. All I ever think... more »
    smartboydan is banned from Deadspin :(: Hmm. They already have a human in a mascot suit. He's called Hairy Dog and he sucks. Go JACKETS!!! more »
    Jurandr: What the hell is with them? I understand their purpose- ethical treatment of animals, but why do they pick such stupid fights? I bet that dog is WAA... more »
    Nivenus: Oookay. I get the fact that bulldogs are artificially bred and such and such, but, as others have said, choose your battles better PETA. This just mak... more »
    strixus: Pphtttt. That dog and its kin get to live better than most of their students and grad students do. PETA really should pick its battles better. more »
    EdificeComplex: A robotic wolverine? Those damn Buckeyes won't stand a chance! GO BLUE! more »
    Jarrod Wade: That dog lives better than any of their pasty vegan members. more »
    Lassus: I support PETA, but sometimes they really go off the rails when picking their battles. more »
    Jesse Astle: PETA, if you're not careful you're going to become one of those crazy fringe groups that nobody listens to. Or they're going to figure out just how cr... more »
    IraeNicole: Robomascot will quickly become confused by slogans of "Kill the (insert college here)ers!" and take them as orders. In the not to distant future there... more »
    thexpert is no ones lapdog: Well? Did U of G ask PETA to get the hell out of Georgia? How is it unethical for a dog to get fed and wear a sweater? more »
    bibble3000: maybe it would exude some sort of shield. providing Georgia an illusion of a defense in time for their bowl game... more »
    cadrina: PETA is really weird, people only like their adds because of the naked ladies and noone realy care about the message, and I think that PETA doesn't ei... more »
    Liz Weinbloom: Well, I guess even the theme song to K-9 & Company would be an improvement over "Bright College Years." (zing!) more »
    ManchuCandidate: I guess it might be a good time to rename the Georgia Bulldogs to The Georgia Laser Eyed Chainsaw Wielding Transformers or Cybermen or T-800s. Oh PET... more »
    Bill-Lee: And now a scene from Dick K. Philip's Do Android Mascots Root for Electric Field Goals? "Do you like our mascot?" "It's artificial?" "Of course...Go... more »
    pixysix: Again, can we please not perpetuate the *noun*punk trend? Blech! How do you even define 'skatepunk'? Unless the whole outfit is covered in wheels it... more »
    Ruthless, If you let me: Mutant League Hockey? #art more »
    Belabras: Punktastic. #art more »
    gorehound: what an awesome way to die. i wonder how many would want to commit suicide this way. more »
  • #futuremascots

    In The Future, Our Pride May Be Robotic

    PETA has asked the University of Georgia to replace their recently-deceased dog mascot with an animatronic robot or costumed human. We're hoping that all college football teams use robotic mascots, which can wage epic battles during halftime. [Photo from SportsbyBrooks]
  • #thecoolfantastic

    The Intergalactic Hockey Team Is Bioengineered To Play Hard

    Reenie the Cyborg combines cyberpunk with skatepunk — and she'll leave wheel marks all over your face. She's just one of the serious players in Jason Martin's Intergalactic Hockey team. More »
  • #orbitalskydiving

    Kirk and Sulu's Orbital Dive May Not be Far Off

    Thus far, orbital skydiving has been the province of Star Trek and Starship Troopers, but new technological advances that deal with the heat of reentry could make orbital skydiving the next extreme sport. More »
  • #foundfootage

    The Calamari Wrestler's Greatest Challenge!

    The Calimari Wrestler is out with his new girlfriend, when he's cold-cocked by a pugnacious crustacean: the Squilla Boxer, who issues a challenge. And that leads to the greatest squid-training-for-the-big-fight sequence in history, in the Japanese masterpiece, Calamari Wrestler. More »
  • #photoshopperie

    This is a Disaster: Superbowl Edition

    Well it's Superbowl Sunday, and the only thing remotely scifi may be the ads. So it's my second week in and I'm already doing a themed post. All ads, all for you. More »
  • #deathsports

    Two Men Enter, One Man Leaves — The Ten Most Gruesome Scifi Death Sports

    Maybe the Olympic Games are all about fostering world peace and crap like that, but we know that sports of the future will be the stuff of bloody, oil-fueled nightmares. To celebrate all the sports that don't foster cross-cultural understanding, we bring you a list of the very best scifi death sports captured on film. Competitive games should always lead to death, or at least maiming, don't you think? Well, yeah — duh. Check out our entrail-spattered list of future entertainments that kill. More »
  • #sportstech

    Five Ways Technology Has Changed the Olympics

    When the Summer Olympics kick off in Beijing next month, they will be very different from the Olympics held eight or even four years ago. From weather control to laser timing devices, technology is having an impact on the Olympics in a profound way. More »
  • #futuresports

    Never Lose Your Balls Again