What the Hell is a Redbug?
June 19th 2010 05:57
March 21st 2010 00:45
What the hell is a Redbug? That’s what I asked when my parents moved me to Fordyce, Arkansas for the last two years of high school. Our school mascot was a Redbug which is a baby mite. Yes, a baby mite that gets into tight places of clothing like: your ankles, armpits, waist and knees. When settled it spits on you and some of your skin dissolves and the mite drinks it for nutrients. Gross right? This mite spit is irritating and itches like the dickens. So, at football games I know our opponents were very frightened by the possibility that we would latch on and not let go.
“Fire em’ up Redbugs! Fire em up! “
Today, when I was being tortured my Pilates instructor; I was reminded of those high school Redbug days. My instructor was wearing a t-shirt from the University of Central Missouri better known as the Mules! What! Yep, the mules and my instructor said her friend dressed up as a Mule for the games and a real mule ran across the field at every football game.
Where do some of these names come from, Redbugs? Mules? Well I’m going for the most outrageous list of crazy school mascots
Green Wave- Mattoon, Illinois - We can only guess what this means. We’ll get sick on you? Mattoon is not alone. Check list
FYI- not even Wikipedia has the Fordyce Redbugs.
Here are other strange high school team names.
Earwig-Los Olivos, California- an earwig is a pincher bug. We will pinch you to dead.
Billies-Pleasant Hill, Oregon- short for the Billie goats. Our horns will kick your butt.
Slicer- LaPorte, Indiana- a slicing company gave them their first uniforms. Slicing is our name, cutting you down is our game.
Hot Dogs-Frankfort, Indiana- I really don’t know what to say here. What do you suppose they eat at the games?
Syrupmakers-Cairo, Georgia- It’s sticky at best. Syrupmakers slow down the competition.
Obezags-Annapolis, Maryland- This is unbelievable, their name is gazebo spelled backwards! We will… we will… ok I give up. You think of one.
When I attended Fordyce High School, I was devastated to move from sunny California to wood refinery Fordyce, Arkansas population 4,209. When I discovered I was rooting for the Redbugs instead of my former team the Warriors I swore I’d never cheer again. I was not a happy camper. Although I too sported the Redbug colors in the homecoming court and band as I yelled our team on to victories. I guess the name is not everything.
Go Obezags!
Knock em dead Syrupmakers!
Ok, maybe you’d have to live there.
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