Tweed
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I was surprised to learn that Gritty is not actually a person in a costume.
I was surprised to learn that Gritty is not actually a person in a costume.
Was just looking at some old "bold predictions" for another reason and came across this...
9 bold NHL predictions for 2019 - Sportsnet.ca
The game is changing.. can't even recognize this league anymore.Back in my day, Gritty used to kill kids, not just punch them.
Heck, if anything, a mascot breathes on someone incorrectly, there's ramifications. Companies are more than ever worried about public relations that you can't just pay a wino $20 and some Bud Ice to stand around anymore. Finesse, crisis management, and general so-called "soft skills" (which are ways you deal with your fellow man) are integral to the people in mascot costumes, not to mention background checks.
I'm not saying it's unlikely, I'm just saying the people that have to get hired have to be the kinds who aren't easily gonna wig out & start breaking spines with their fists of fury. This makes the whole thing more suspicious.
Gritty at the All Star game just don't give a care:
Yeah who will defend the...defenseless...rich corporations...with teams of lawyers on retainer...?There needs to be some risk for people suing. It's way too easy, just find a greasy lawyer and file the paperwork, knowing the rich corporation will likely settle. They should have to at least pay the defendants legal fees.
The King Baby will terrorize nobody any more, as the Baby Cakes moved to Wichita this year*, but we still have the matter of this unfortunate avian atrocity in N'awlins.
*The team went back to their nutria mascot, Boudreaux, shortly after, but you can't put the genie back in the bottle.
It's right up there with the old version of Pierre. Whomever designs mascot costumes for the Pelicans needs to find a new line of work