06-03-2013 11:52

EricLeifermann

Re: pic: Everyone beware, it's the return of Winston Smith.

Dibs on trading for one of these!

I will have XL's and a medium or 2. Though I would like to wear this shirt so would want to trade for an XL.

06-03-2013 11:53

dodar

Re: pic: Everyone beware, it's the return of Winston Smith.

probably a stupid question, but who is Winston Smith?

06-03-2013 11:56

James1902

Re: pic: Everyone beware, it's the return of Winston Smith.

06-03-2013 11:56

DBortnick

Re: pic: Everyone beware, it's the return of Winston Smith.

I was disappointed to look and see that the team that posted this shirt was NOT team 1984 (is there an active team 1984? **EDIT: Raider Revolution Robotics out of Kansas). Is this a different cultural reference that I'm not getting?

06-03-2013 12:46

S.P.A.M.er 17

Re: pic: Everyone beware, it's the return of Winston Smith.

Winston Smith is the name of SPAM's unofficial penguin mascot. He is has been a part of the drive team for many years now. When he was first adopted as the mascot, all that could be found on him was a tag that read "1984," and so he was named Winston Smith. Last year he was on hiatus, so we are celebrating his return with the shirt.

06-03-2013 12:52

dodar

Re: pic: Everyone beware, it's the return of Winston Smith.

That is an awesome mascot. Kind of embarrassed to say, though, I've been on 1592 since 2007 and yet I have never heard of your penguin mascot.

06-03-2013 12:55

Ether

Re: pic: Everyone beware, it's the return of Winston Smith.

For you younger folk out there, "1984" is the title of a 1949 novel by George Orwell (Eric Arthur Blair). Winston Smith is the protagonist.

07-03-2013 07:12

Calvin Hartley

Re: pic: Everyone beware, it's the return of Winston Smith.

Awesome. I need to get me one of those shirts. See you at Championships!