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[Robert]

22 hours ago, hhpatriot04 said:

We have Spartans, Crusaders, and Patriots ... What about Mujahadeen, Hajjis (those who went to Mecca), Colonists?

Some of the Muslim boys in my class at Woodlan a dozen or so years ago had a non school related soccer league team called Mujahadeen.  They pulled the Woodlan Warriors name and interpreted Mujahadeen as Warrior. 

[hhpatriot04]

13 minutes ago, Robert said:

Some of the Muslim boys in my class at Woodlan a dozen or so years ago had a non school related soccer league team called Mujahadeen.  They pulled the Woodlan Warriors name and interpreted Mujahadeen as Warrior. 

Holy Warrior would be a better translation.

[Robert]

Just now, hhpatriot04 said:

Holy Warrior would be a better translation.

Yeah, they knew that.  

[Irishman]

On 8/20/2026 at 12:33 PM, hhpatriot04 said:

Laziest mascot: Lakeland Lakers (IN)

I can one up that one. Had a nephew and niece graduate from Badger High School in Lake Geneva, WI.

Nickname? You may think, no way they did that, but yep, they did……the Badgers.

IU has an alumni summer camp in Elkhart Lake, WI. I had a blast working there for a couple of summers. I actually coached with a guy that went to Elkhart Lake HS. Their nickname is the Resorters. lol 

[hhpatriot04]

1 hour ago, Robert said:

Yeah, they knew that.  

Just flexing my limited Arabic language knowledge. I lived six years in Iraqi Kurdistan.