GoFrogs: An Homage to Roses: Clover Frog Unveiled

[This Ain't Chopped Liver]

The use of the shamrock to attempt to teach the doctrine of the trinity can lead to heresy.

Ha, yes, heresy - maybe TCU doesn’t think it appropriate to have a religious symbol (The Holy Trinity) in the clutches of a menacing cartoon Killer Frog on the helmet -- heresy.

TCU may have thought this through more than the posters on this thread.

 

[JogginFrog]

The use of the shamrock to attempt to teach the doctrine of the trinity can lead to heresy.

"I'm going to stop you right there, Patrick."

 

[This Ain't Chopped Liver]

Ha, yes, heresy - maybe TCU doesn’t think it appropriate to have a religious symbol (The Holy Trinity) in the clutches of a menacing cartoon Killer Frog on the helmet — heresy.

TCU may have thought this through more than the posters on this thread.

From AI—
The four-leaf clover is widely considered a symbol of good luck in Irish folklore, representing faith, hope, love, and luck. While often associated with the "Luck of the Irish" phrase, it is distinct from the traditional three-leaf shamrock, which is Ireland's official, religious symbol.

 

[4 Oaks Frog]

The four-leaf clover is, unlike the religious symbolism of a three-leaf shamrock, a universally recognized symbol of luck. Maybe TCU doesn’t think it appropriate to have a religious symbol (The Holy Trinity) in the clutches of a menacing cartoon Killer Frog on the helmet. The four leaf clover (representing faith, hope, love, and luck) may be more appropriate.

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After reading this, I am ok with the Ireland helmet. So we can all shut up now. Thank you TACL…

 

[ShadowFrog]

The use of the shamrock to attempt to teach the doctrine of the trinity can lead to heresy.

Anarchist

 

[NORMLFROG]

"I'm going to stop you right there, Patrick."

There you go. Somebody gets it.

 

[Frog Wild]

I got a four leafed clover, and it ain't done one single lick of good

I'm still a drunk and I'm still a loser, and I'm living in a lousy neighborhood

I got a real live horseshoe, and I hung it upside down above my door

But it don't do nothing to impress you, so I don't know what the hell it's for...

I love the Old 97s

 

[QuilterFrawg]

The use of the shamrock to attempt to teach the doctrine of the trinity can lead to heresy.

I'm sure that's what the founders of Diamond Shamrock gas stations had on their minds.
"Established in Houston, TX, Shamrock Products was born with a passion for quality products, reliable service, and competitive pricing."
Shamrocks are associated with many things, including as a symbol of Ireland, which is most likely what TCU was aiming for with that helmet art. If they just wanted a good luck symbol, why wouldn't they have used a horseshoe? That would have more meaning to a Texas school than a 4-leaf clover.
They got it wrong. Period.

 

[satis1103]

I love the Old 97s

A man of impeccable taste.

 

[TopFrog]

So there is a thought that a school with Christian in its name intentionally avoided a three-leafed Shamrock over religious implications? It is possible the clover looked better from a design perspective and someone determined it worked just as well.

 

[This Ain't Chopped Liver]

I'm sure that's what the founders of Diamond Shamrock gas stations had on their minds.
"Established in Houston, TX, Shamrock Products was born with a passion for quality products, reliable service, and competitive pricing."
Shamrocks are associated with many things, including as a symbol of Ireland, which is most likely what TCU was aiming for with that helmet art. If they just wanted a good luck symbol, why wouldn't they have used a horseshoe? That would have more meaning to a Texas school than a 4-leaf clover.
They got it wrong. Period.

Let it go or notify TCU if you are adamant that they are embarrassing us. I think if TCU has this wrong, others would let them know and they would change it, but I think they have it correct. This is sport, a game, and the four-leaf clover of Celtic lore is cool, better than Ireland’s national symbol on the TCU helmet.

The four-leaf clover was a symbol of Celtic culture before St. Patrick arrived and decided to use the three-leaf clover to represent the Holy Trinity. The story goes that St. Patrick decided to use the Celt’s connection to nature and their symbolic four-leaf clover to relate to them in the effort to convert them to Christianity by using the three-leaf clover to represent the Holy Trinity.

“The Celts regarded the four-leaf clover as a powerful, magical charm capable of warding off evil spirits and providing protection. Druids, or Celtic priests, believed these rare, four-leafed variations (as opposed to the common three-leaf clover) offered double protection and brought immense good fortune.”

“In Celtic traditions and Druidism, the clover was a sacred plant representing the fundamental balance of nature. Its rarity—especially the four-leaf variant—was interpreted as an exceptional gift, a source of luck.”

“In ancient Celtic traditions, Druids considered the four-leaf clover a powerful protective charm against evil spirits and would bring blessings to those who carried them. Legend says the four leaves represented faith, hope, love, and luck, making it an all-encompassing symbol of positivity.”

 

[4 Oaks Frog]

"I'm going to stop you right there, Patrick."