TIL that the pink plastic flamingo is the official bird of Madison Wisconsin.

[u/OccludedFug]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plastic_flamingo

[u/GamerUrinal]

It’s because of a prank in the 70s where students filled the hill with pink flamingos. It’s been a tradition and the city bird for a while

[u/DaveOJ12 → u/GamerUrinal]

Thanks for explaining.

[u/TheGoodCod]

You would think that would be true of somewhere in Florida.

[u/FenrisCain → u/TheGoodCod]

Their 'bird" is just a middle finger

[u/LegendOfVinnyT]

And that’s how Forward Madison got their crest. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forward_Madison_FC#/media/File:Forward_Madison_FC_logo.svg

[u/DaveOJ12 → u/LegendOfVinnyT]

Here's another link to it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Forward_Madison_FC_logo.svg

Your link renders with a bunch of backslashes (at least for me).

[u/Previous-Artist-9252]

And not Leominster, MA where they were invented?

[u/Klutzy-Delivery-5792 → u/Previous-Artist-9252]

That's what I thought! I live near Leominster. Even my kids' scout troop has pink flamingos on a lot of their gear.

[u/cnh2n2homosapien]

One would think it was a Flying Pink Elephant.

[u/NBCMarketingTeam → u/cnh2n2homosapien]

Because of the alcoholism?

[u/Ok_Language_588]

While I am living it up in Madison, Wiscooooonsin

[u/AGrandNewAdventure]

That 100% tracks.

[u/Hotchi_Motchi]

Their soccer team also uses the flamingo as a mascot

[u/sensible_centrist]

Silly americans.

[u/FarMass66 → u/sensible_centrist]

We like to have fun lol