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	Mascot Consulting - Who is Mascot Consulting?
		MASCOT CONSULTING'S President and Operating Manager is Joby Giacalone, the original "Homer" the Dragon for the Charlotte Knights between 1989 and 1993, and " Dinger" the Dinosaur for the Colorado Rockies during the 1994 and 1995 seasons.
		Joby knows the purpose of the mascot is to entertain the audience, while projecting the image of the organization and the team it represents.
		While in Charlotte along with the committment from the Knights, he was able to turn "Homer" into a strong revenue generating source.
	www.people.virginia.edu /~jmg6e/who_r_we.htm (359 words)

	Vue Weekly : Articles
		They’re constantly trying to have sex with the mascot or use the mascot’s tail to do something inappropriate—it’s not a pleasant sight.” Aside from the danger of overzealous tail-humpers, the Bootsmas say they’ve suffered everything from having drinks thrown in their faces to being pelted with baseballs by their own home team.
		“Mascots are nice and they don’t do anything more threatening than give hugs—when it gets rough you just have to leave because you’re actually in danger,” Wanda explains, citing as a typical example a recent Little League tournament where she was knocked to the ground by a mob of hyperactive tykes.
		Homer was just at a baseball tournament and got bowled over by a bunch of boys; he got knocked around by them and they just wanted to rip his pants off, so he had to leave.
	www.vueweekly.com /articles/default.aspx?i=442 (737 words)

	Homer (mascot) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Homer is the mascot of the Atlanta Braves.
		He has a baseball shaped head and is the brother of Rally.
		Some fans have noted that Homer looks like the mascot of the New York Mets, Mr.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Homer_(mascot) (84 words)

	Dancin' Homer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Burns sits with Homer, taunting the Isotopes, which are expected to lose their 27th consecutive game, reportedly the longest in professional baseball.
		Because of this, Homer is made the Springfield Isotopes mascot, "Dancin' Homer".
		But when "Dancin' Homer" does his act in Capital City, he is booed and fired from the team, ending Homer's story.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dancin'_Homer (351 words)

	Homer Simpson biography, information, news, pics (pictures), links and products (actor: The Simpsons) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Homer was born in North Carolina, and at some point he moved to the family farm outside of Springfield, where he grew up (where he would later return to grow Tomaccos).
		Homer also suffers from several congenital conditions, most obviously male pattern baldness, but also a male "Simpson" stupidity gene, finger stubbiness (abnormally short and thick fingers) and the "Simpson butt" (a rather large rear end), which are genetic and which he has passed on to his children.
		Homer is also prone to becoming very emotional, especially when it comes to his neighbors, the Flanders family, or troubles related to his son, Bart.
	www.popstarsplus.com /actors_homersimpson.htm (2303 words)

	Dvdoo - Simpsons, The - Sæson 2 (R2) \| Dvdoo onlinebutik - salg af dvd film og musik
		Homer becomes smitten with Marge and tries to get close to her by enlisting her as his French tutor.
		Homer and Marge threaten to give the dog away if he doesn't pass his obedience training, so Bart tries as hard as he can to train him, but Santa's Little Helper refuses to lie down or do any of the other tricks he was taught.
		Homer is convinced that Burns has not shown his boy enough gratitude and writes his boss a nasty letter.
	www.dvdoo.com /dvdoo/film.asp?Command=7458 (2101 words)

	Picks' Tribute to the Simpsons - Character Profiles - Homer J. Simpson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Homer J. Simpson is the patriarch of the Simpsons clan.
		Homer always tries to be there when his family needs him; Whether it's listening to Lisa play her saxophone, watching Krusty the Klown with Bart, playing with Maggie or taking Marge out for a special dinner.
		While Homer may not be the 'perfect' husband and father, he always strives for a happy life with his family and he'll do whatever it takes to acheive it.
	www.synergizedsolutions.com /simpsons/homer.shtml (461 words)

	A Piece of UConn History/History of Jonathan - Part 2 - February 25, 2002
		But "Homer the Husky" was still on duty in the fall: just two months after being introduced to campus, Jonathan VI died after being hit by a car.
		In 1970, the Student Senate - the predecessor to today's Undergraduate Student Government - voted to sell the mascot because the dog "represented the establishment", one of the salvos in the ongoing protests against the war in Vietnam.
		It was during his long tenure, in 1989, that University trustees officially recognized the Husky as UConn's mascot.
	www.advance.uconn.edu /2002/020225/020225hs.htm (544 words)

	Photographs - Animals and Mascots
		Airman Homer, Serial #1102586(A) — This photo was taken while "on duty" with the 358th BS at Molesworth in 1945.
		We have been assured that Homer was never actually at the controls during the bomb runs.
		Recon went though all of the 1942 stateside training, was smuggled aboard the Queen Mary for the trip to England, was a faithful 427th BS mascot at Molesworth and was transferred to Casablanca, North Africa with the Group in July 1945.
	www.303rdbg.com /photo-animals.html (1792 words)

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		For those who didn't see the episode, Homer, the gruff but lovable patriarch of the Simpsons' household, was the mascot for the local minor league team.
		Homer is called to Tex's office % and is informed that he's going to be promoted to the big leagues, to % fill in for the Capital City Goofball a couple innings a night.
		Homer: Because they might say no. -- Homer learns he's being promoted to work for the Capital City team, ``Dancin' Homer'' This was the biggest decision the Simpsons ever faced.
	www.snpp.com /episodes/7F05 (3539 words)

	ESPN.com: Page 3 - Part 4: Homer At The Bat ranks No. 1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Shamed, Homer returns to the couch instead of going to the finals, where Bart is driving for an injured Martin in his NASA-inspired "Honor Roller" against Nelson's "Roadkill 2000." After casually passing the fatherhood test (thanks to what he learned while building "Li'l Lightning"), Homer rushes to the race.
		Homer heckles Flanders' coaching ability, so much so that he calls in to Roy Firestone's show to ask Sandy Koufax if he thinks Flanders is a big jerk.
		Homer rewards sports achievement by letting Bart sit in the front seat, and when he offers that seat to Lisa after a good game, she says "it's wrong to reward violent competitive behavior" and will only sit up front if it's a fatherly gesture of love.
	sports.espn.go.com /espn/page3/story?page=simpsons/part4 (4678 words)

	Season 2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Homer is appointed mascot of the Springfield Isotopes after performing a ridiculous dance at a game and inspiring the team to win.
		Homer fears that he only has 24 hours to live after thinking he consumed poisonous blowfish at a sushi restaurant where he took the family to dinner.
		Homer gets an illegal cable hook-up to watch the big boxing match, but Lisa refuses to have anything to do with it, thinking that her soul is in danger for breaking one of the ten commandments, Thou Shalt Not Steal.
	www.24-7simpsons.com /season2.htm (944 words)

	The Amazing Things Homer Has Done quiz -- free game
		Homer rescued his son from attempting a huge jump in "Bart the Daredevil".
		When Homer met his half brother, Herb, he designed a car which turned out to be a blunder.
		Homer made a drink and gave the recipe to Moe.
	www.funtrivia.com /playquiz.cfm?qid=168625&origin= (281 words)

	I, Cringely . May 25, 2000 - Stranger in a Strange Land \| PBS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Homer Sarasohn, who lives with his wife in a retirement complex in Scottsdale, Arizona, is among many other things the father of the Japanese electronics industry.
		Because we have heard of American quality guru W. Edwards Deming, a master of self-promotion who was brought to Japan to continue their work after these two men returned to the U.S. at the end of 1950.
		That's what Homer Sarasohn was preaching in 1948, and what the Japanese electronics industry suddenly came to understand in 1968, when they went from talking about quality to doing something about it, because the alternative was failure.
	www.pbs.org /cringely/pulpit/pulpit20000525.html (3965 words)

	[1F02] Homer Goes to College
		I mean, Homer was sitting in front of her, and when Lisa takes the application, she doesn't turn the sheet, so the letters must be upside down.
		Homer combines the plans, suggesting they roll the pig up in a carpet and throw him off a bridge, but there are no takers.
		Homer apologizes for the "running-you-over prank", and he admits that all the other pranks were his idea too.
	www.snpp.com /episodes/1F02.html (6409 words)

	The Simpsons: Dancin' Homer - TV.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Homer discovers that his moves don't play in Capital City as well as they did in Springfield and is swiftly fired from the mascot business.
		Homer's speech also pays homage to Lou Gehrig's farewell speech at Yankee Stadium and the vintages from it are parodies of the films The Natural and The Pride Of The Yankees.
		The opening and closing sequences (Homer telling Moe and the barflies about his adventure) were not originally part of this episode and were instead inserted during post-production.
	www.tv.com /the-simpsons/dancin-homer/episode/1303/summary.html (768 words)

	The Mascot Photos
		He was the first mascot I ever heard SAY anything (it was just "uh, sure" when I asked for a photo, but still).
		One of the funnier mascots I've encountered, and it's no wonder: it's the same guy who was the original Phillie Phanatic, arguably the best mascot ever.
		Finally, Homer's head was noticeably smaller than the week before, and in Chris Lee's picture.
	www.bigfool.com /mascots (647 words)

	Mascot Consulting - References
		His commitment to the art of mascotting is unsurrpassed and his loyalty to his character is phenomenol.
		Why some major league club doesn't give the Great Green One a shot in the big show baffles me? Homer is 'alive' in his costume.
		There are long-time mascots around who can't touch him.
	www.people.virginia.edu /~jmg6e/refrencs.htm (320 words)

	Welcome to The Simpsons.com
		BWhen it is revealed that Homer is grossly unqualified to be a safety inspector at the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant, he goes to Springfield University to study nuclear physics.
		While there, Homer befriends a group of nerds and encourages them to steal a rival school's mascot pig.
		This one lands their dean in traction, but when Homer comes clean about the first prank, the nerds are once again allowed back on campus.
	www.thesimpsons.com /episode_guide/0503.htm (147 words)

	Homer - OneLook Dictionary Search
		Homer, homer : The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language [home, info]
		Phrases that include Homer: homer dodge martin, homer a.
		Words similar to Homer: homering, kor, fourbagger, home run, homing pigeon, more...
	www.onelook.com /?w=Homer&ls=a (407 words)

	TV ACRES: Dance & Dancing (Dances, Dancers, Dance Programs)
		Performing to the music of `Baby Elephant Walk', Homer got the crowd to do the 'Wave' and danced about the ball field (doing the Moon walk among others moves).
		Homer's on field antics earned him a job in the big leagues filling in for the Capital City Goofball a couple innings a night.
		Unfortunately, Homer bombed in Capital City and returned to Springfield.
	www.tvacres.com /dance_homer.htm (238 words)

	USATODAY.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Almost all of the mascots reported injuries of one kind or another, the most common being ankle sprains, reported by almost one-third; 21 injuries were severe enough to require surgery.
		The Hawk at Saint Joseph's University is often cited as the best mascot in college sports.
		But don't dare suggest that being a mascot is among the worst job in sports.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/tenworstjobs-10-mascot.htm (972 words)

	Silver Lake College - Women's Basketball - Lady Lakers
		It was in 1972 that an outside firm was asked to take the image of a pheasant and produce a mascot in three different poses.
		Sister acquired a pheasant, and, as it was Christmas-time, wrapped it appropriately and presented it to the student body.
		When first accepted as the mascot of Silver Lake the pheasant was named "Super Chief" because the college had "adopted" Manitowoc’s semi-pro football team the Chiefs.
	www.sl.edu /Athletics/mascot.htm (477 words)

	Deroy Murdock on The Simpsons on National Review Online
		When Homer remains hungry after devouring everything at an all-you-can-eat restaurant, he takes the establishment to court.
		After Homer accidentally injures it, he is prosecuted under the federal Reversal of Freedoms Act of 1994.
		The loud, rare caterpillar sits in court, wearing a neck brace, as Homer is convicted of "attempted insecticide and aggravated buggery."
	www.nationalreview.com /murdock/murdock110802.asp (817 words)

	The Superhero Hype! Boards - Official Simpsons Trivia Thread (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		In the episode "King Size Homer" what was the name of the movie Homer was not a loud to go see due to his weight, and who stared in it?
		07-11-2004 01:49 AM When homer becomes the mayors bodyguard, what is the terrible thing fat tony is doing that he has to bribe the mayor?
		When homer becomes the mayors bodyguard, what is the terrible thing fat tony is doing that he has to bribe the mayor?
	www.superherohype.com /forums/printthread.php?t=126172 (487 words)

	Favorite Simpsons Episode(s)
		The one where Homer gets his thumb cut off is one of the best.
		First they blow up a watermelon, and then Marge asks Homer to fix a stuck drawer so he blows it open with a firecracker.
		Her room is all blown up and everything is charred and smoking and Homer says "It's gonna take a whole lot of fireworks to clean this mess up!" I thought that was funny.
	www.cgshock.com /forums/showthread.php?t=3444 (593 words)

	The Duff Brewery
		In fact, he did the job so poorly that the entire town had to be moved 5 miles down the road to avoid the mountain of litter that Homer hid in the town's abandoned mines.
		Was formerly known as Number 8 at the Springfield Race Track, has also destroyed as Simpsons family blanket which resulted in him having to go to dog school.
		However, Homer talked him out of it and jumped the Gorge himself - unfortunately, he didn't make it.
	www.rob-clarkson.com /duff-brewery/s.php (4446 words)

	Nineteenth-Century American Children & What They Read: Magazines
		"Watching the Crows (June 1868), by John Townsend Trowbridge, is a poem about the constant battle between farmer and crow, with an engraving by Winslow Homer.
		"Strawberries" (July 1868), by John Townsend Trowbridge, is a conversation between child and berry; it accompanies "The Strawberry Bed," by Winslow Homer.
		It devoted itself to "fighting against wrong, and for the good, the true, and the beautiful." Not especially famous for the quality of its stories or illustrations, the Corporal offered readers pieces emphasizing morality, and a certain coziness.
	www.merrycoz.org /MAGS4.HTM (1076 words)

	Dancin' Homer
		Time: 9:22] [pretty long] Homer is decked out in his goofy `Dancin' Homer' outfit and drags the family away from dinner to go to the game.
		Homer is called to Tex's office and is informed that he's going to be promoted to the big leagues, to fill in for the Capital City Goofball a couple innings a night.
		Homer is amazed that everyone was hanging on his every word.
	www.snpp.com /episodes/7F05.html (3511 words)

	The Mascot Photos (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Chris Lee, who says he spent nine years in a mascot suit for the Atlanta Braves, sent me this picture of himself with the Braves' Homer.
		D claims Heater is the best mascot in all of baseball, but I know several furry characters who would dispute that.
		PK Lizard, aka Kelly, has a whole mess of mascot pictures on her site.
	www.bigfool.com /mascots/mascots9.htm (291 words)

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