California’s list of official state symbols could grow even further as two bills aimed at designating a state slug and crab continue advancing in the legislature.
Assemblymember Gail Pellerin (D-Santa Cruz) introduced AB 1850 to designate the banana slug as the official state slug.
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Ah, the Redwood Banana Slug - bright yellow, about a foot long and almost as big around as your wrist, a creature so nasty a chicken won't even try to eat it.
Shouldn't Affirmative Action govt. employees be designated as the official slug?
ReplyDeleteI’m glad that California deems this legislation of utmost importance, he the state faces BIG financial and other problems.
ReplyDeleteThis is what they do instead of confronting their BIG financial and other problems.
DeleteI thought their official slug was kamala. She does leave a trail wherever she goes.
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"Redwood Banana slug"? I'd prefer they declare a .45 cal, hollow-point slug as the official state emblem myself, but sigh, it's California.
ReplyDeleteUC Santa Cruz has the Banana Slug as their mascot, so I suppose it's no surprise an Assemblycritter from Santa Cruz is behind that bill.
ReplyDeleteTo be fair to the chickens, I knew lots of people in the northwest who keep chickens, but also keep one duck. The chickens generally don't eat slugs, but will peck at them. Whereupon the duck will run up and eat it.
ReplyDeleteSo chickens for the bugs, and to point out the slugs to the duck.
I'm also assuming that the "as big around as your wrist" bit doesn't apply at the same time as "about a foot long" since slugs are really flexible in their shape.
John G.
Guess again. Their length and girth do apply at the same time. I have seen banana slugs nearly a foot long and as big around as my wrist just laying there. Those fuckers are huge.
DeleteI'd like to see the size of the duck that could eat one of those.
Is that a slug in your pants, or, are you glad to see me ?
DeleteThere used to be Slug Fest in Guerneville iirc. There was a cook-off where you were given official banana slugs to prepare for the judges.
ReplyDeleteThere's a slug-fest in a lot of places, often followed by a shoot-fest.
DeleteChitcongo being a notable example.
CC
Legislation like this is proof we do not need full time a government. If EVERY problem the state of California had was fixed ,it would still be a waste of taxpayers resources to pursue such nonsense . Shouldn't the job of our Representatives be to use taxpayers resources the most efficiently and effectively ?
ReplyDeleteIsn't the state slug Newsom?
ReplyDeleteI thought it was Pelosi.
DeleteIf they need to designate a State Parasite, they have an entire legislature to choose from-
ReplyDeleteIs that one of the creatures Gates wants us all to eat? Ewwww and asking for a friend.
ReplyDeleteIt's nice to know that crime, homeless veterans, drugs, illegal aliens, gang violence, and racketeering are under control so we can focus on this ridiculous shit. Bunch of Assholes.
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Our Maryland State Slug is Larry Hogan, The Wonder Slug.
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Reminds me of growing up in Washington; there's nothing quite like walking barefoot in the dark and stepping on a banana slug...
ReplyDeleteEw ew ew!!!
DeleteI could feel this… yuck!
DeleteWhen I was a kid at YMCA summer camp we got some kind of recognition for licking a banana slug… I wasn’t ballsy enough.
ReplyDeleteSuch import topics. Laser focused as Rome burns and Gruesome fiddles. As a taxpayer, FUCK em all.
ReplyDeleteAs I recall, California legislatures get paid a salary plus a daily per diem when they are in Sacramento doing their thing. If there ever was a set--up for over governance that's the one. I now live in a state where the legislature meets once every two years for three months. The needful things get done with little (I wish it was no) time left for fluff.
ReplyDeleteMy first guess would have been Pelosi, then Newsom.
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