2010 World Cup Mascot Unveiled

The 2010 World Cup in South Africa has a new mascot in the form of Zakumi, a cuddly leopard with green spiky hair. "Organisers said the character was 'born' on 16 June, 1994 - the year in which apartheid ended. The date is celebrated as Youth Day to mark the 1976 Soweto...

Penguin receives knighthood, inspects the troops

I could think of a few generals he could replace. " Believe it or not, the Norwegian King's Guard has a penguin for a mascot and honorary colonel-in-chief. Fittingly, it's a king penguin. He resides at the...

Penguin receives Norwegian knighthood at Edinburgh Zoo

A very celebrated penguin at the Edinburgh Zoo, Nils Olav, received the highest hounour for a penguin today.He was knighted.He already has medals for good conduct and long service, after he was made honorary...

Kilo's killers caught on CCTV

" THESE are the three teenagers suspected of tossing a ship’s cat into the Thames to drown – caught on CCTV. The two girls and a boy are seen close to World War Two ship HMS Belfast near Tower Bridge, London....

UGA VI Georgia Bull Dawgs Mascot Dies

UGA VI Georgia Bull Dawgs Mascot DiesStatement from Trey Paris, President of the UGA Alumni Association "On behalf of all loyal UGA alumni and the Alumni Association, we extend our heartfelt condolences to the entire...

Hello Kitty mounts global offensive

All you hello kitty lovers (not me), get ready for Hello Kitty Mania. Upcoming products include digital cameras shaped like like a cat's head and also a Hello Kitty MMORPG game. Who wouldn't want a Hello Kitty wallet...

Vodafone Denied Animal Welfare Board of India Allegations

"Chennai (ABC Live): Vodafone India has denied the charges of cruelty to its mascot pug by Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) on Friday."

When high fives go awry: A meditation

For my column this week I was inspired by Jordan's story on National High Five Day."Unbeknownst to many, it was recently National High Five Day. It was a quiet holiday that slipped beneath the radar of most news...

Shanghai Expo mascot, ugly much?

We passed around the photo of Shanghai 2010 Expo's mascot "Haibao" and no one could figure out how the organizers came up with a blue toothpaste thing to be the mascot for their global coming-out party.""Haibao is a...

2010 Olympic mascots unveiled

Well the moment we've all been waiting for has finally arrived...the official 2010 mascots have been revealed! Not surprisingly, they draw inspiration from First Nations creatures and they've arrived in the modified...

Sue me! the official mascot of the 2010 Olympic Games

The mascots for the 2010 Vancouver Olympic and Paralympic Games were unveiled today in a 35-minute live show at the Bell Centre for Performing Arts in Surrey, B.C.There are three mascots and one sidekick:Miga -- a...

Missing boy found on top of high school

"A Big Boy, that is, in a classic senior "relocate the fast food joint's mascot" prank.  Who says American ingenuity is lost among today's youth? Photo below..."

Oshawa hosting 'Stephen Colbert Day' today

A Stephen Colbert Look-alike contest? Free cake? Tonight in Oshawa, Ontario? Yes, but you'd never know it by trying to find out by going to Oshawa City Hall. The good fathers of Oshawa scrupulously avoid any mention...

Chief Illiniwek Retires After Decade Long Struggle

"Illinois still will be able to use the name Illini because it's short for Illinois and the school can use the term Fighting Illini, because it's considered a reference to the team's competitive spirit, school...

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