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Dallas Stars new mascot is a ... thing?
The Dallas Stars unveiled a new mascot named Victor E. Green for the new season, and he is pretty difficult to classify.
• Cubs' fan loses wedding ring on field
Meet the newest member of the #Stars family: Victor E. Green! pic.twitter.com/0YOKfYsnkg
— Dallas Stars (@DallasStars) September 13, 2014
Some fans took to Twitter to try to suss out exactly what Victor is.
So... a living mulch pile? RT @DallasStars: Meet the newest member of the #Stars family: Victor E. Green! pic.twitter.com/t6a1AfMMuJ
— Winging It In Motown (@wingingitmotown) September 13, 2014
It's like The Grinch and Oscar the Grouch had a baby. MT @DallasStars: Meet the new #Stars mascot: Victor E. Green! pic.twitter.com/ENbDrjcbTZ
— Scott McLaughlin (@smclaughlin9) September 13, 2014
• John Wall responds to Sports Illustrated's top-100 ranking
Luckily, Extra Mustard has used its extensive knowledge of mascot taxonomy to discover Victor E. Green's exact DNA and he is two parts Phillie Phanatic, one part Fraggle. You are welcome.
• GALLERY: NCAA TOP REAL ANIMAL MASCOTS
NCAA's Top Real Animal Mascots
On Tuesday, the Washington Huskies coaching staff brought a special guest to practice, a 16-month old Bengal tiger named Sheena. Washington is set to play at No. 3 LSU on Saturday and the coaches wanted to prepare the team for Mike the Tiger, LSU's live animal mascot. KJR reporter Curtis Crabtree posted this photo of Sheena to his Twitter feed. In honor of the resourceful Huskies coaching staff, here's a collection of the NCAA's top real animal mascots. If you have any comments or suggestions of mascots we left out, send them to SIWriters@simail.com.
Uga VIII
Rameses
Bevo
Sir Big Spur
Ralphie
Butler Blue
Tusk II
The Falcon (with Bill Parcells)
Reveille VIII
Mike VI
Cam The Ram
Bully
Smokey IX
Bill (XXXIII) the Goat
Handsome Dan
Boomer and Sooner
Traveler
Peruna VII
Lady
- Brendan Maloy
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