[R] RE: How about a mascot for R?

[Sundar Dorai-Raj]

Marc Schwartz wrote:

> On Fri, 2004-12-17 at 12:32 +1000, Andrew Ward wrote:
> 
>> Apologies for adding to this discussion so late.
>>
>>When the idea of a mascot was first raised, I
>>recalled how in describing (and spelling) R to
>>people in seminars, etc I would sometimes say,
>>in my best pirate voice, "That's R, as in ARRRRRR!".
>>
>>The connection to something or someone criminal
>>is perhaps not desirable, but I'm sure that there
>>is someone in the R community who could be a model
>>for the logo (long beard certainly, eye-patch or
>>wooden leg even better). And then clicking on the
>>logo would play the accompanying sound. I think
>>this has plenty of appeal.
>>
>>;-)
> 
> 
> 
> Perhaps we could get Johnny Depp (aka Jack Sparrow)?
> 
> http://www.imdb.com/gallery/ss/0325980/Ss/0325980/PiratesCN-36-6.jpg
> 
> Or perhaps Jason Isaacs (aka Captain Hook)?
> 
> http://www.imdb.com/gallery/ss/0316396/Ss/0316396/5576_D137_00042.JPG
> 
> ;-)
> 
> Marc
> 

Or Keith Richards (aka Keith Richards)?

http://images.google.com/images?sourceid=mozclient&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&q=keith+richards

--sundar