Mascot Fever
- Wade
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Huh? Wha?
Sorry. Dozing off again. I was up past midnight once again to watch amazing playoff hockey. Our MN Wild find themselves smack dab in the conference finals in only their third year of existence. I can't adequately explain the excitement of last night's game. So I won't. Actual sportswriters can do a better job of that than I could. However, I can write circles around them in the area of mascot analysis. Let's look at last night's teams.
Canuck: Pronunciation: k&-'n&k sometimes -'nuk
: a Canadian and especially a French Canadian
Makes sense. Sounds like a bit of a derogatory term, doesn't it? Was "Hosers" not available? I suppose "Canadiens" was taken. Let's look at this logo:
Interesting. Shark? A shark wearing a body stocking? Alex and I are under the impression that it's some sort of angry sea marmot. It could be a constipated perch of some sort. It doesn't look very scary, unless you have some sort of irrational fear of sharks. (And I'm talking to you, Jason.) Anyway, I have a vision of what a "Canuck" is, and it doesn't quite match that mascot. Something more like...
There's a mice in my beer. OK, not really. Onto the hometown team.
Wild: Pronunciation: 'wI(&)ld
: a wild, free, or natural state or existence
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