Mascot Musical Chairs

The Jets announced they will be using the former Moose mascot, Mick-E Moose as their new mascot, and as someone who likes all things meaningless and superfluous to the actual games, I think this is a great idea.

Why you heff to be mad?

Mascots are stupid. They arent supposed to be too logical. Why would a Moose be the mascot for a team called the Jets? Why not? The Maple Leafs have a polar bear, as if that makes any sense; the Flames have a hound dog; the Senators have a lion; and the Canadiens have a furry orange butt-plug.

The truth is, the best mascots are ones that are not a literal interpretation of the team name. Mascots are something so trivial that it only makes sense to reach into the past and use something familiar, yet quirky.

In 30 years (God willing), when a young kid asks why the Jets mascot is a moose, there will be a real good answer.

My only gripe is that he looks kind of angry (if not downright sadistic). Mascots are for kids (and losers like me who like to analyze their useless nonsense). They should have nothing but a big dopey grin on their face.

Bears are Godless killing machines

Re-purposing mascots is always a good idea.

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