Behold Kingsley, the new mascot unveiled by Scottish soccer team Partick Thistle. His arrival was greeted with a mixture of shock and horror on Twitter, where people compared it to a nightmarish version of the cartoon character Lisa Simpson. But, as these pictures show, it's not the first mascot to give people the willies.
Behold Kingsley, the new mascot unveiled by Scottish soccer team Partick Thistle. His arrival was greeted with a mixture of shock and horror on Twitter, where people compared it to a nightmarish version of the cartoon character Lisa Simpson. But, as these pictures show, it's not the first mascot to give people the willies.
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Meet Buzz, the mascot for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. Who wouldn't be cheered by the sight of a six-foot wasp?
Meet Buzz, the mascot for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. Who wouldn't be cheered by the sight of a six-foot wasp?
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It says a lot about the state of some mascots that this isn't the scariest big cat in this list. The Tiger, mascot for the Clemson Tigers, is beaten to that dubious honor by ...
It says a lot about the state of some mascots that this isn't the scariest big cat in this list. The Tiger, mascot for the Clemson Tigers, is beaten to that dubious honor by ...
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Wilbur. This terrifying wildcat is the mascot for the University of Arizona.
Wilbur. This terrifying wildcat is the mascot for the University of Arizona.
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From wildcats to Sun Devils. This is Sparky, symbol of Arizona State University and rival to Wilbur. Arizona seemingly specializes in maniacal mascots.
From wildcats to Sun Devils. This is Sparky, symbol of Arizona State University and rival to Wilbur. Arizona seemingly specializes in maniacal mascots.
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No, Donald Duck hasn't fallen on hard times. This is Sebastian, mascot for the Miami Hurricanes football team, and he's an ibis.
No, Donald Duck hasn't fallen on hard times. This is Sebastian, mascot for the Miami Hurricanes football team, and he's an ibis.
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From fliers to friars -- the "Swinging Friar" to be precise. He's the mascot for the San Diego Padres Major League Baseball franchise.
From fliers to friars -- the "Swinging Friar" to be precise. He's the mascot for the San Diego Padres Major League Baseball franchise.
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"Which kid doesn't love eels?" is what someone at lower-league English football club Southend United must have been thinking when creating Elvis J. Eel.
"Which kid doesn't love eels?" is what someone at lower-league English football club Southend United must have been thinking when creating Elvis J. Eel.
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He's no Bruce Wayne, but Super Rat of Spanish football team Valencia is possibly the closest thing we'll ever have to a sporting Batman.
He's no Bruce Wayne, but Super Rat of Spanish football team Valencia is possibly the closest thing we'll ever have to a sporting Batman.
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It was pretty hard to dampen the party mood in London during the 2012 Olympic Games, that was until anyone caught a glimpse of these two. Wenlock and Mandeville were supposedly made from a girder but many wished one would be dropped on them instead.
It was pretty hard to dampen the party mood in London during the 2012 Olympic Games, that was until anyone caught a glimpse of these two. Wenlock and Mandeville were supposedly made from a girder but many wished one would be dropped on them instead.
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Spare a thought for this poor guy. Jaggy Macbee is out of work following Kingsley's arrival at Partick. There's no alternative career for football-loving, human-sized bees...
Spare a thought for this poor guy. Jaggy Macbee is out of work following Kingsley's arrival at Partick. There's no alternative career for football-loving, human-sized bees...
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