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I agree, but an eagle or hawk would stay off naturally.

"The regiment was presented with three different mascots that represented the Rough Riders: a mountain lion by the name of Josephine that was brought to Tampa by some troops from Arizona, a war eagle named in Colonel Roosevelt's honor brought in by some New Mexican troops, and lastly a small dog by the name of Cuba who had been brought along on the journey overseas." All those would be hits.

But Sundogs also opens up the chance to have a live canine mascot, which would no doubt be a huge hit with kids Children are the most overlooked demographic there is.

Echoes of UNDermines, which also came from the mind of a marketing expert.

Actually it ended up tied for second last round.

Consensus means nothing in a controlled election. Don't be surprised if both of your top 2 consensus choices are eliminated next round.

So you like Green Hawks better?

We're not far apart. 1.(t) Fighting Hawks North Dakota 3, North Stars 4. Sundogs 5. Nodaks 6. Teddy Bears 7. Green Hawks

Sorry, answered my own question there.

You make a strong argument.

I am ready to predict Sundogs wins.

Fighting Hawks. Nodaks. North Stars. Sundogs. North Dakota.

Does anyone know what the committee's next paring down method will be? How will they arrive at the "short list" of final ballot choices?

Yeah, what he said.

The official state nickname is Peace Garden State. (Pasted directly from Sicatoka's link:) "...it was formally adopted by the 1957 legislature (North Dakota Century Code (NDCC), Section 39-04-12)"

My issue was with the word "official," not the word "an."

Then what is it you are trying to say? Sounds like we are not in disagreement on my original point yet somehow also sounds like we are arguing.

That part I have no issue with. But it is not the official nickname. Why so much resistance to simple fact?

What is meant here by "adopted?"

Hey, this conversation started simply with me correcting a minor factual error. Direct your post to those who objected to my doing that.

Welcome to North Dakota, where we are this hard-up for heroes.

How can we remove something that doesn't exist?

No, it has very little meaning to begin with.

You see four listed but you know that doesn't give us four official state nicknames.

So you're saying that being mentioned on an official website makes it the official nickname?