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The Toughest Job on Any Field? Being the Mascot
By David Moye - AOL News
(Oct. 17) -- Think the odds are slim of ever playing on a pro sports team? Getting to be the mascot is even tougher. "There are only 125 positions available in the U.S.," said Erin Blank, a professional mascot who has worked for teams like the Detroit Tigers baseball team and the Washington Capitals hockey team. "You have a better chance of making an NFL team, an NBA team, a Major League Baseball team or an NHL team than being the mascot." That isn't stopping people from trying. For every Famous Chicken or Phillie Phanatic who hits the big time, there are hundreds of other hopefuls happy to ...
It's a Jungle Out There: Thieves in Chicken and Gorilla Suits Steal Bike
By Lee Speigel - AOL News(Oct. 12) – A Long Island, N.Y., teenager's bike was stolen by two gorillas and a chicken. The Associated Press reports that the young man was riding along Route 25A early Monday afternoon when three people dressed in animal costumes approached him. These weren't folks out for an early trick-or-treat. Suffolk County police confirm that one of the ape-suited crooks slugged the kid in the head, knocking him off the bike. Sponsored Links The chicken bandit then rode off on the bike while the two apes ran away. The teenager suffered minor injuries and was treated and released from a ...
Crazy Costumes Come Out of the Closet for Gay Pride
By Ben Muessig - AOL News(June 28) -- Forget the holiday season; June is the time of year when people don their gayest apparel. Cities around the world celebrated gay pride parades last weekend, allowing gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and queer communities to come together, often in costume. Revelers marched through New York City, San Francisco, Chicago, Mexico City, Berlin and Guatemala City, among other locations, dressed in elaborate get-ups in all shades of the rainbow. ...
Rudy Ghoul-iani or Hell-ary Clinton?
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyAccording to this AP story from Boston.com, Doomocratic Senator and Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has opened up a terrifying 23 point lead on Rapierblican Presidential contender and former Boo York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani in a recent poll. At stake? Spooookiest Candidate honors. Read on, if you dare! ...
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