I asked myself the question this morning after @MinnPost tweeted “With a new ballpark, the Twins should get a new mascot. Pitch us a new Twins mascot concept in 140 characters. #mp140″
I felt that a new mascot should represent something Minnesota is known for and I had a couple of ideas, but searching the web might add a little spark so I searched What is minnesota known for? where Paul Bunyan, MOA, and insurance companies all rank high in the search results.
What do you think Minnesota is best know for?
Do you have any fresh mascot ideas?
Since the Minnesota Twins were the first baseball team to be named after a state, here was my suggestion.
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Lakes. Loons (both the bird and Michele Bachmann). Snow. Almost-Canada. Spam. Almost-but-not-quite good sports teams. Mills and/or flour. Better-than-the-Dakotas. I think I may now have lived here too long to have an objective outsiders stereotype.
Aren’t there are already a number of now-defunct teams named after some of these attributes? Minneapolis Millers, anyone?
What about something that speaks more to our culture? Minnesota Snowmobiling Rednecks. Minnesota Theater Nerds. Minnesota White People.
Etc.
Hot Dish, a dancing tuna noodle casserole with killer legs, like the young MT Moore had. She was a dancing pack of cigarettes early in her carrer, I believe.
@erica Minnesota White People. LOLZ!!!
How about the Minnesota Mom as a macot? Or maybe Michelle Bachman? Or a crazy cat lady, we seem to have plenty of them in the state.
@Bob I love the hot casserole idea!
I’m going to have to go with the state bird, the Mosquito. I think it’s make a great mascot.
the state bird is the loon, the mosquito is the state insect!!!
Minnesota Mom – Fans can spend downtime trying to figure out if she’s a lesbian or if she just lives up north and really likes flannel. (Hint: Check the jeans.)
@popcheetah – No, I’m pretty sure the state bird is the mosquito.
@Erica – Rachel Ray was on while I was at the gym last week and her and her guest assured the audience that many women “magically” become lesbians after 40.
I can’t help but wonder what other magical powers they have.
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HOT DISH RED WINE: Glad to see all the Hot Dish Fans. Some may not know that here in Minnesota, casseroles are called “Hot Dishes” and are the food that most Minnesotans grew up eating. Each region of Minnesota has its specialty Hot Dish and rare is the family gathering that doesn’t include one or two. Carlos Creek Winery felt producing a wine to specifically pair with our unofficial state food was long overdue. In addition, since most Hot Dish recipes are calibrated for 12 plus servings, we were especially pleased to see how well our wine served with left-overs. Cheers!