A Few Questions For The WLA (Seriously)...

Submitted by DamnYankee on
Hello All, As a regular viewer, but infrequent poster, I was mildly amused at the uproar caused by the WLA's post yesterday. I have to admit, the post was a humorous diversion during the workday. While I have noticed the WLA various members' contributions over the last year or so since I joined this blog, their collective ideaology and mascot choice escape me. Again, I do not mean this in a mean or negative way - I merely am curious about their cause. As an alum ('93), I vividly remember walking through the Diag in the Fall and Spring. Shakey Jake was at one corner, Stoney Burch was on the opposite side, and in the middle was a group that passed out fliers and would ask in hushed tones "Anyone interested in revolutionary politics?" My questions are as follows: 1) What is the WLA's unifying mantra, ideology, or revolutionary cause? 2) Why is the unicorn your mascot? 3) How did you all form your group? Again, my curiosity is genuine and not meant to be taken in a negative way. P.S - I am totally on board with the whole Beckinsale thing.
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dex

February 6th, 2009 at 8:49 AM ^

1. Our cause is liberation. Sports are freedom. Do not be tethered to your preconceptions. Something like that. 2. As stated above, we co-opted the Unicorn after a WVU fan accused us of spending our free time riding unicorns, drinking zima, and wearing assless chaps. He might think we're gay. 3. I had a little used blog - then HaloScan died here, and all the writers who make WLA good were invited to post.

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chitownblue (not verified)

February 6th, 2009 at 10:16 AM ^

Yeah, to piggy-back on Dex: 1) The Communism schtick comes and goes as some of us are more comfortable with the History/tone than others (as a History major who focused on Post-Revolution Russian History, I feel like I trained for this blog for 4 years). The true unifying principle, as Dex, says is "liberation" - sports are supposed to be fun, an entertainment. The second we take it so seriously that we get legitimately angry at players/coaches/rivals, it sort of stops being as fun. Obviously, that's our opinion. 2. The full quote from said WVU troll: "These guys are riding on unicorns, carrying a civil war pistol and wearing assless chaps, while drinking a Zima full of jolly ranchers." We sort of embraced it. 3. All of us were regular commenters here. Dex formed the blog, and realized he didn't have the time to update it enough to attract a consistent readership. So, he asked people whose comments/writing he liked (or, in my case, had naked pictures of him) to join up. Hence, the WLA was born.

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