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Best* mascot (startrek.website)
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[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Peter Stuyvesant is New York City's most prestigious public high school.

Their teams are the Peglegs.

[–] Deceptichum@kbin.social 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Like the cigarettes?

[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago (2 children)

'Splain, pliz?

[–] jawa21@startrek.website 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I believe they were referring to this:

[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago

I did a search for more information on Peter Stuyvesant and found out that there's a British cigarette called 'Peter Stuyvesant.'

The real Peter was the last Dutch Governor of New Amsterdam before the English [under the Duke of York] took over. He stayed in the New World and was a popular figure in the now New York City.

[–] Deceptichum@kbin.social 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago

Nice article. Doesn't explain why Peter S. is associated with tobacco.