Name our mascot, win a ticket to Big Omaha
With Big Omaha just weeks away, it’s time to give our furry little friend a first name as he’ll be in the spotlight hosting some of the nation’s top innovators and entrepreneurs.
I mean, seriously, when a blogger sticks a camera in his face and says, “What’s your name?” He’ll be in a pickle.
So, here’s where you and a free ticket to BIG Omaha come in:
1. Think really hard. Mr. Prairie Dog is looking for a cool and catchy name. 2. By April 27th, add your entry in a comment below, filling in the blank: ___________ the Prairie Dog. 3. Check back April 29th when the winner will be announced.
Digging into the details:
- Mr. Prairie Dog is male, so please be nice, he’s not a Patsy. - Contest ends at midnight April 27th. - You may submit as many entries as you’d like. - If you win, we’ll give you a code to use to redeem your ticket, and if you’ve already purchased a ticket, we’ll refund the cost of your ticket. - The winning ticket is non-transferable. - The mascot’s name becomes property of Silicon Prairie News, but the post will remain in our archives to give you credit.
And remember, tickets are going fast and the price is going up. Buy your ticket today and submit a kick ass name to earn a refund on the 29th.
ARCHIVED COMMENTS
Chuck. He looks like a Chuck.
And my, what a play on words and visuals can be made from
"Chuck the Prairie Dog"......
Omadog the Prairie Dog
Shon-ga-ska the prairie dog.
After Logan Fontenelle - the "Last Great Cheif" of the Omaha tribe who was largely responsible for securing the land where Omaha exists today.
Since Omaha means "Dwellers on the bluff" - it seems appropriate to name the little prairie dog after an individual who played such a large role in Omaha's history.
Dodger the Prairie Dog
NULL Pointer but your can call him Mr. Pointer ;)
Plainer the Prairie Dog
Chippy
Buck (due to his teeth)
RoSS (because of the RSS reader)
Oh! Or RuSS.
Ralph. After Ralph Vaerst, who coined the term "Silicon Valley".
Pixel the Prarie Dog
Gary the Prairie Dog. Originally Gairie the Prairie Dog, but he changed his name to Gary because people couldn't spell it. You could try following him @garydee but it seems someone is squatting that name or something.
Epic the Prarie Dog because he does epic shit.
Ping the Prairie Dog
Digerati the Prairie Dog
or Dogerati the Prairie Dog
How about "Nick Ashley". Awesome name, NO?
alright then, maybe 'Ajax' - my dog seems to like it.
I got to get into this dude's pelt and crawl around for a few days. Who's the [prairie dog's] ally. His friends. The harmless squirrel and the friendly rabbit.
Crush the Prarie Dog
Wait? What?
Stephen Colbert.
Spiridon the Prairie Dog
re: prairie dog name
my suggestion for the name is "Beacon", not to be confused with bacon, which is tasty but not a good name. - Peter Cales -
Rosco the Prairie Dog.
Jefferson Slaw Bootski
Scout the Prarie Dog
(or maybe Scoop?)
I like the idea of him being some kind of Journalist / Super Hero. Maybe he needs a pair of beefy glasses.
So, on that note, "Spark Kent," which is cover for his superhero persona, of course.
Venture the Prairie Dog, 'cause entrepreneurship can be a major undertaking.
Maven the Prairie Dog, 'cause this blog is a source of knowledge unrivaled in the area.
Drama the Prairie Dog, 'cause he looks just like this dude.
Oscar the Big O Prairie Dog?
'Epic'? How about "Chocolate Rain the Prairie Dog" or 'Don't Taze Me Bro the Prairie Dog'? Something super flimsy, overused, and soon forgotten, for sure!
Bo the Prairie Dog! Bo knows best! (a former Kansas City Royal - midwest)
Easy to remember and stands for his event, Big Omaha!
Sid the Silicon Prairie Dog
Pablo
Pascal
Seb
Silas
Husker the Prairie Dog.
I'm going with Zeek.
It's an awesome name .. Zeek is close to Geek but way cooler.
Zeek The Prairie Geek.
Scout?
Macro the Prairie Dog
My preschool kids like "P-Dawg" or "P-Diggy"...
I've got it!
Odin, Omaha's "Divine creative inspiration" Prairie Dog!
keeping with the Big O theme, I have another...
Omega! Big Omaha and SPN's Big Prairie Dog Mascot!
Peefer the prairie dog.
P for Prairie Dog. It's not a squirrel.
Productive the Prairie Dog
Jeff Slobotdog the Prairie Dog
Silicon the Prairie Dog
Plains the Prairie Dog
P-Weezy the Prairie Dog
PrairieBlog the Prairie Dog
Justin the Prairie Dog
Dodge the Prairie Dog
David Nabity the Prairie Dog
Team Nabs Nabs the Prairie Dog
Spark the Prairie Dog
We all have "sparks" that evolve into larger ideas and collaborative projects. It also reminds me of Sparky, an adorable name for a lovable pet :-)
-W.
Flash the Prairie Dog
Vision the Prairie Dog
I like Carl's name, "Odin the Prairie Dog."
Dakota since he is from the "Prairie"!
Larry the Prairie Entrepreneurie
Go the Prairie Dog
"Blog" the Prarie Dog
"Lunar"
"Perry"
Petey / Petie / Pete / P.D. (for Prarie Dog, but pronounced "Petie")
Scurry the Prairie Dog
Skitter the Prairie Dog
Stout the Prairie Dog
Bob the Prairie Dog
Steve
Doug the Prairie Dog
Dugg the Prairie Dog
Dug the Prairie Dog
Mawg the Prairie Dog - (Like John Candy from Spaceballs)
Diggs?
dusty
Wouldn't this creative naming "contest" be considered creative Spec Work?
Analog the Prairie Dog
Dicks Magee?
Sayin'
Squirts
Artemis
Odysseus (or O!dysseus perhaps?)
Otto
Odo
Bloggy
SPiN the Prairie Dog
SPiNner the Prairie Dog
Chip the Prairie Dog
Dwyane the Prairie Dog,
Hacker the Prairie Dog,
Or Cy the Prairie Dog
Elroy.
Webster.
Satellite.
And let's not forget that old standby: Sparky!
(what else would you call a dog with steel balls?)
"Max". Not because it is clever. Just because it sounds right.
SPiNey the Prairie Dog.
Sylar the Pairie Dog.
Omar (as in o - mar - god, it's a prairie dog!)
Walter (as in Cronkite)
i like Flash, Odin and Webster too
Omahog the Prairie dog! It just rolls off the tongue!
I am sure we can get a quick chant:
Omahog the Prairie dog,
tweets a post to his blog,
kickin it right in the big O,
Be here or suck my toe!
who's with me?
Hype
Psyche
Keystone the Prairie Dog
Mainly because prairie dogs are a keystone species - "A keystone species is a species that has a disproportionate effect on its environment relative to its abundance. Such species affect many other organisms in an ecosystem and help to determine the types and numbers of various others species in a community." (from Wikipedia ) Hence, the connection to the concepts driving BigOmaha and Silicon Prairie.
Or there is always a variant on the scientific name Cynomys...
Sorry, it's all I've got....nothing witty right now.
Surly the Prairie Dog - he looks surly
Ender the Prairie Dog - Because it is a great name
Bertrand the Prairie Dog
Pascal the Prairie Dog
How about Mr. Chips.
Edgar the Prairie Dog
.... Steve ... !!!
I actually think Beacon, mentioned earlier, is a great name but a bit impersonal. An addendum:
Kevin Beacon
Because, after all, everybody is 6-degrees of separation from SPN.
Cyber.
Relay.
ok, someone else said it first but I do admit I like SPiNner.
Which can be parlayed into TailSPiN. That's fun.
Let's not leave out "Hub", as in the hub of activity.
And last but not least (because I am actually supposed to be doing my real job right now...) Pivot.
Pivot the Prairie Dog.
I think I like it even better than Chuck.
(altho I don't know; I'm still thinking of all all the marketing fun to be had with "Chuck the Prairie Dog")
Ok, gotta go.
Buzz
Name it "Fetch" as that is what you do. You fetch the news before anyone else does.
Either Rodger the prairie dog, or Sir Chesterton the prairie dog.
I'd suggest:
Douglas the prairie dog
Washington the prairie dog
Spinder the prairie dog
Cass the prairie dog with class!
Twister the prairie dog
Cyclone the prairie dog
Platticus the prairie dog
Spartacus the prairie dog
Big Poppa the prairie dog
Cruze the prairie dog
I also liked Dodge the prairie dog
Blip.
Roger.
Ah, missed the alternate spelling. Sorry Allyn.
Edward R. Burrow
His name should be Butternut after the rich coffee that was a proud product of Omaha for many years.
Homer.
'Cause we're keeping the technology companies home in the Midwest, and that's what everybody's trying to hit.
@Barb - I love buttered stuff!
Here are my random name suggestions:
Chuck Norris, Jr.
Tweeter
Klaus
Wilhelm
Tiberius
Bob Malooga
Fuzzy
Skeeter
Danger
Snack
Metro
Flash
Buzz
@Micah: John Candy played Barf in Space Balls.
Therefore...
Barf the Prairie Dog.
Pedro
Dax
Punk
Zorro
Scrappy
Spike
MacDaddy
Duh
Littlehouse
Joe Dirt
Billy Badass
LeVar Burton
Signal the Prairie Dog -- he's signalling the news.
Ruby
Charles
Eddie
I submit 'Downtown DoUG' the Prairie Dog. These creatures aren't that well liked in sandhill and pasture country for their mass hole digging escapades. However, in a city like Omaha where concrete is king, he has little space to keep digging.
Again Downtown DoUG the Prairie Dog can be the best mascot ever!
Scoop
Q. Bill Cull
(cubicle... for 'prairie dogging' at the office...when all the heads pop up over the cubicle walls to see what's going on)
Sniffer, Dinger, Dugger, Octo-Dog, Bot, Widget
Colbert... that will get some national media attention!
Mo
Harlan
As a virtual homage to all those PDs on the real prairie down by Harlan County Reservoir in south central Nebraska
Daddy 'O'
Big 'O'
Gus
Radar Rad
Harney Hal
How about SlobberD
Gravy the Prairie Dog
"Common Cold the Prairie Dog." Yes, it's a joke. But, hey, it's cool and catchy. Just in all the wrong ways.
MoBlog the Prairie Dog - as in Mobile Blogging, maybe even shorten it up to "Mo B" or plain "Moby"
...or a little less mobile:
B.Log the Prairie Dog
Variations on the theme of SPN covering the heart of the US, representing an area which is an up and coming center of all that is tech...
Axis the Prairie Dog (WWII term notwithstanding)
Hart the Prairie Dog (play on "heart," admittedly he looks nothing like a male deer...)
Epicentre the Prairie Dog (nicknamed Ep)
Polestar the Prairie Dog (he's a star, plus everything rotates around him)
Polaris the Prairie Dog (sticking to the polestar idea)