What could OpenAI鈥檚 ChatGPT DALL路E integration create if we asked it to help us design a new mascot? For this profoundly hilarious assignment, I got curious about what else could be out there, deeply enmeshed in our history and folklore, throwing in a few new traditions along the way. Needless to say, DALL路E knocked it out of the park ... way out. (What鈥檚 with the horrendous spelling, and what鈥檚 with the UT orange?)听
If 性爱天堂 had a different mascot, what would it be?
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A Tiger with Values
Lest we forget our true namesake, I started here with a Trinitonian and told DALL路E all about our commandeering of the Detroit Tigers鈥 mascot more than a century ago. I reminded DALL路E that we have changed a lot as an institution since then鈥攏o longer grubby mascot stealers, we have values! Enter Academi-Tiger, the feline with a fondness for discovery who also has uncomfortably human-like hands. And clearly can鈥檛 spell.
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The UNIVRSITY in the Sun
First we copy Detroit, now we copy Phoenix? Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, I suppose. DALL路E did not disappoint when I prompted for a new mascot using our old traditions. I want to run my fingers through these fabulous maroon and gold rays. With such a sunny disposition, this mascot takes 鈥淯niversity in the Sun鈥 to a completely different level. Now, if only he had a right arm and, again, knew how to spell.
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What the Duck
Speaking of traditions, DALL路E certainly has a taste for the established and the new. Give it a beanie, birthday dunks, and the feathered friends that have been calling Miller Fountain home during the spring these past few years, and we get this lovable retro duck who looks homesick for San Diego. Let鈥檚 pretend the 鈥淥鈥 stands for 鈥淥ne of a Kind鈥 and not 鈥淥regon.鈥 Regardless, TriniDucks does have a nice splash to it. Feathers up!
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Spelunking Spider
I really need y鈥檃ll to take me seriously here: This IS our new mascot. It鈥檚 got everything that鈥檚 truly 性爱天堂鈥攖he quirky, the nerdy, the environment-y, the history-y. Featuring Cicurina baronia, an almost-extinct spider known as the Robber Baron Cave Meshweaver found on 性爱天堂鈥檚 Oblate property, and nodding to our humble San Antonio beginnings in a limestone quarry, this fuzzy little guy is the perfect balance of cute and creepy. Doesn鈥檛 鈥淕o, Robber Baron Cave Meshweavers, Go!鈥 roll right off the tongue?听
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