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	Why the A's Mascot is the White Elephant
		In about 1918, the Elephant finally saw game action when Mack had the pachyderm symbol (in blue with a white "A" inside) placed on the left sleeve of every player.
		The White Elephant cry was quickly grasped by every true born rooter as the war shout and in many a sensational game since the old blue and white elephant flag whitch graced the side arm of the big flag pole at Twenty-ninth Street and Columbia Avenue has waved triumphantly over the opposition.
		When McGraw started that White Elephant "joke" way back in the war days he was paving a way for the Athletics to seize on a motto and trade-mark that is to-day recognized as one of the very best titles for a ball club to have.
	www.whitecleats.org /elephant.html (1164 words)

	Review The Fifth Elephant
		In fact, just the mention of a fifth pachyderm will pique the curiosity of those who already know what Pratchett's first four elephants are up to.
		The dwarf legend says that a fifth elephant, apparently related to the four holding up the Disc, fell through the atmosphere and landed "hard enough to split continents and raise mountains" in the vicinity of present-day Uberwald.
		Pratchett's Discworld is a flat landmass that rotates like a turntable on the backs of four elephants who stand atop the shell of the great turtle A'Tuin, who swims slowly through space.
	www.janmag.com /SFF/5thelephant.html (1164 words)

	Anemaw [Animal Electromagnetism and Waves] : Infrasound and Seismic Communication Waves: Rhinoceros . © Elizabeth Gerrow 2002 .
		The White rhinoceros is the largest land mammal after the elephant, with the Indian rhinoceros.
		Sound and infrasound: Very similar to the elephant, the largest pachyderm, the rhinoceros is also known to use infrasonic communication, however not for as long of distances as the elephant, as the species are not as widespread.
		Presently, only five species survive, including: Rhinoceros unicornis (Indian rhinoceros), Ceratptjerium simum (White rhinoceros), Diceros bicornis (Black rhinoceros) and Rhinoceros sondaicus (Javan rhinoceros).
	members.fortunecity.com /anemaw/rhino.htm (1164 words)

	Guruvayoor temple faces 'elephantine' problems- The Economic Times
		For, in a state where the temple’s mascot is Guruvayoor Padmanabhan — said to be the perfect pachyderm who enjoys demi-God status — it is impossible for the Devaswom to see a white elephant.
		The elephants are offerings made to the temple and it is the duty of the temple authorities to take care of them.” No surprise this.
		GURUVAYOOR: “God bless me! but the Elephant/Is very like a wall!...” — The Blind Men and the Elephant by John Godfrey Saxe
	economictimes.indiatimes.com /cms.dll/html/uncomp/articleshow?msid=46601460 (528 words)

	Eye - books - 09.10.98
		Whether Gowdy is imagining the tics and twitches of mongooses, crafting an elephant mythology with gentle humor or waxing existential, The White Bone is a pleasure.
		Toronto writer Barbara Gowdy's fiction, marked by outlandish plotlines about secret sex lives, is already known for its audacity -- but with her new novel The White Bone, she's outdone herself.
		Before long, however, the story begins to flow smoothly as memorable pachyderm characters -- like the hermit Tall Time, terrified that the omens he lets guide every step of his life may turn out to be meaningless, and the self-involved coquette She-Snorts, forced to assume the role of matriarch -- begin to take shape.
	www.eye.net /eye/issue/issue_09.10.98/art/books10.html (763 words)

	Connie Mack National Baseball Hall of Fame
		that when John McGraw called Connie Mack’s Athletics a "white elephant" that no one else wanted, Mack adopted the pachyderm as his mascot, a symbol still used by the Oakland A’s?
		Connie Mack was once a catcher, but made his mark as a manager.
		After a stint at the helm of Pittsburgh, he assumed control of the Philadelphia Athletics in 1901 and continued for 50 years until retirement at the age of 88.
	www.baseballhalloffame.org /hofers_and_honorees/hofer_bios/mack_connie.htm (290 words)

	Buggati
		His famous sculptor brother, Rembrandt Bugatti, provided him with the design, and Ettore had it cast in sterling silver—a white elephant.
		This wonderfully whimsical pachyderm was Ettore Bugatti's response to the failure of his huge Type 41 Royales to attract customers.
		Now the Pocher Bugatti can have both a correct radiator cap and a link with the artistic legend that is Bugatti.
	modelmotorcars.com /SalesCat02/SalesCatParts_Bug.htm (1111 words)

	Connie Mack National Baseball Hall of Fame
		that when John McGraw called Connie Mack’s Athletics a "white elephant" that no one else wanted, Mack adopted the pachyderm as his mascot, a symbol still used by the Oakland A’s?
		Connie Mack was once a catcher, but made his mark as a manager.
		After a stint at the helm of Pittsburgh, he assumed control of the Philadelphia Athletics in 1901 and continued for 50 years until retirement at the age of 88.
	baseballhalloffame.org /hofers_and_honorees/hofer_bios/mack_connie.htm (1111 words)

	The Democratic Party
		Although the elephant had been connected with the Republican party in cartoons that appeared in 1860 and 1872, it was Nast's cartoon in 1874 published by Harper's Weekly that made the pachyderm stick as the Republican's symbol.
		The DNC's number one objective is to elect a Democrat to the White House.
		The DNC's objective is to elect Democratic candidates around the country, fundraise to assist their candidates to run for public office, to educate Americans in the ways of Democratic political philosophy, and to increase Democratic membership.
	www.politixgroup.com /dem.htm (1111 words)

	Connie Mack National Baseball Hall of Fame
		that when John McGraw called Connie Mack’s Athletics a "white elephant" that no one else wanted, Mack adopted the pachyderm as his mascot, a symbol still used by the Oakland A’s?
		Connie Mack was once a catcher, but made his mark as a manager.
		After a stint at the helm of Pittsburgh, he assumed control of the Philadelphia Athletics in 1901 and continued for 50 years until retirement at the age of 88.
	www.baseballhalloffame.org /hofers_and_honorees/hofer_bios/mack_connie.htm (290 words)

	Ruby: The Painting Pachyderm of the Phoenix Zoo by Dick George
		The story of an elephant named Ruby and her life at the Phoenix Zoo, where she creates paintings (with a brush on canvas) that are displayed around the country.
		Readers learn how her trainers noticed her interest in making marks in the dirt with her trunk and encouraged her to paint, being careful not to exploit her "talent." Her behavior is being studied to determine whether or not elephants can distinguish colors.
		Full-color and black-and-white photographs of the subject and some of her artwork accompany the text.
	www.elephant.se /book.php?ISBN=0385321007 (267 words)

	John Dunn (1834-1895) -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
		At a early age, he lost his father who was trampled to death by an (Five-toed pachyderm) elephant and his mother died a few years later.
		The battle of succession fought between king (Click link for more info and facts about Mpande) Mpande's sons Mbuyasi and (Click link for more info and facts about Cetshwayo) Cetshwayo was a bloody one, forcing John Dunn and other white settlers to flee back to Natal.
		John Dunn was given the largest piece of land of all 13 kinglets in the subdivision of Zululand, and closest to (Click link for more info and facts about Port Natal) Port Natal, serving as a buffer zone between the British and the less-trusted kinglets.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/j/jo/john_dunn_(1834-1895).htm (452 words)

	The DVD Journal Quick Reviews: Dumbo: 60th Anniversary Edition
		After Dumbo is forced to leave the elephant act and perform with the clowns, a twist of fate reveals that his perceived defect is actually his greatest strength.
		Walt Disney's 1941 Dumbo, coming on the heels of such high-profile projects as Snow White (1937) and Fantasia (1940), was almost a throwaway film, something to keep the animators busy and keep Disney's product in theaters.
		Jumbo is locked away for violently defending her young calf, Dumbo's only friend is Timothy Q. Mouse, a wiseacre rodent who thinks great things are in store for his pachyderm pal.
	www.dvdjournal.com /quickreviews/d/dumbo.q.shtml (272 words)

	Guruvayoor temple faces 'elephantine' problems- The Economic Times
		For, in a state where the temple’s mascot is Guruvayoor Padmanabhan — said to be the perfect pachyderm who enjoys demi-God status — it is impossible for the Devaswom to see a white elephant.
		62 and still growing, the world’s largest herd of captive elephants, is posing more than a mammoth problem for the Guruvayoor Devaswom: How does it maintain the herd of pachyderms that devotees have given as an offering to Lord Krishna?
		The elephants are offerings made to the temple and it is the duty of the temple authorities to take care of them.” No surprise this.
	economictimes.indiatimes.com /cms.dll/html/uncomp/articleshow?msid=46601460 (526 words)

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