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  TV ACRES: Advertising Mascots > Mr. Six (Six Flags Theme Park)
Six drives up and opens the door of his bus, turns a knob and unleashes a torrent of water through the doorway of the bus.
Six pulls his bus on the greens of a golf course and lures away two young boys from their duties as two disappointed golfers look on as their caddies escape on the bus to the fun of Six flags theme park.
Six wannabes were invited to party at the park for free and compete in a look-alike contest featuring a $2,500 cash prize and a dance lesson choreographed by America's most talked-about new character, Mr.
www.tvacres.com /admascots_mr_six.htm   (652 words)

  
 History of the Civil War
Although most mascots were dogs, some regiments had cats, a pig and even goats but the most famous mascots were of the feathered persuasion.
The mascot had a way to bring about unity and identity and were a very effective way to raise morale.
It was planned that he would be their mascot but this idea was not relayed to the company cook who killed, butchered and cooked the ox.
www.floridareenactorsonline.com /mascots.htm   (2182 words)

  
  FIFA World Cup - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
They are held within the six FIFA continental zones (Africa, Asia, North and Central America and Caribbean, South America, Oceania, Europe), overseen by their respective confederations.
Mascots for the World Cup 2006 are Goleo, a lion, and Pille, a football.
Six of the seven champions have won one of their titles while playing in their own homeland, the exception being Brazil, who lost the deciding match (known as Maracanazo) when they hosted the 1950 tournament.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Football_World_Cup   (3666 words)

  
 Capital One Bowl: 2007 Mascot Challenge: Official Rules
The remaining four mascots will be paired as follows in round one: The third highest ranked mascot will face the sixth highest ranked mascot and the fourth highest ranked mascot will face the fifth highest ranked mascot in week one.
In the case of schools with multiple costumed mascots, only the primary (original) mascot of the respective schools are eligible.
The winning mascot will also be offered an opportunity to be on the 2008 All-America Mascot Team pending their school's official approval and willingness to agree to the official terms and conditions required by Capital One to be on the All-America Mascot Team.
www.capitalonebowl.com /Rules.aspx   (1369 words)

  
 California Cheerleading Championships: Six Flags Magic Mountain
Six Flags Magic Mountain announces the Twenty-Ninth Annual California Cheerleading Championships to be held on Saturday, February 23, 2008.
Mascots who perform in a routine will be considered a member of that squad.
SIX FLAGS and all related indicia are trademarks of Six Flags Theme Parks Inc. ®, TM and © 2007.
www.sixflags.com /magicMountain/events/CheerleadingChampionships.aspx   (262 words)

  
 Collier: The mascot cruise -- not exactly the cruise of a lifetime   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Because here on the wildly anticipated Mascots Brunch Social Cruise, there were four.
"I thought I heard there'd be at least six mascots on this," one guy said on the top deck.
Prior to docking, the kids and the mascots and many of the adults did the Chicken Dance and the Hokey Pokey, and while that's traditionally followed in Pittsburgh by a fistfight and some torn formal wear, we all got off the boat with no blood spilled.
www.post-gazette.com /pg/06191/704655-150.stm   (644 words)

  
 Major League Mascots
Mascots have to deal with taunting and provocations, verbal and even physical abuse from rowdy and drunken fans – to the extent that many of them now have escorts that are essentially bodyguards.
Several mascots have spent time on the disabled list for injuries incurred during games; Seattle's Mariner Moose crashed into an outfield wall while on roller blades and broke his ankle and Slider fell six feet off of an outfield wall, and tore a ligament in his knee.
Of the fans that loathe mascots, one of their most common complaints is that the mascot’s antics cause a distraction and make it difficult to watch a game - of course if your team is losing then a diversion by the mascot may be preferable than watching the game anyway.
www.athomeplate.com /mascots.shtml   (1152 words)

  
 Welcome to my Website!
Six, the old man soon became a familiar and widely talked-about mascot for Six Flags, even if the majority of the country didn't know his name, along with being the company's embodiment for a day of fun.
Six name in the title of a ride, joining the familiar Six Flags mascots like the Looney Tunes' Bugs Bunny and DC Comics' Superman, but with the distinction of being a franchise created by Six Flags themselves.
Six Flags New England already had a kiddie-sized coaster, Great Chase; and a junior coaster, Poison Ivy's Tangled Train; so the park took the next step up with a steel coaster that could thrill the younger and older riders alike along with all of the ages in between.
freespaces.com /mister6   (950 words)

  
 The Daily Evergreen Online - Sports - College
Mascot Butch T. Cougar won the Capital One Bowl Mascot Challenge, solidifying his place among mascots’ elite and proving that Cougar fans remain loyal even when their teams struggle on the field.
The six mascots with the top overall records moved on to the playoffs.
The Mascot Challenge propels them into the national spotlight and honors their hard work and dedication.
www.dailyevergreen.com /story/20423   (421 words)

  
 Six Flags, What Were You Thinking?
The comic book is a neat idea, as Six Flags uses DC Comics characters (Batman and Superman, for instance) and the Warner Brothers cartoon characters (such as Bugs Bunny) as their park mascots.
Six Flags Theme Parks is showing their lead Hero in a clear violation of standard park rules, not to mention in defiance of ride physics, and in clear opposition to what any ride enthusiast, ride designer, ride maintenance man, or ride safety expert will tell you is nothing more than common sense.
Carousel ring dispensers have become extremely rare, partly because the steel rings (and the brass ones, for that matter) are expensive to replace when park patrons walk off with them, and partly because of the potential for injuries as people try to grab the rings while sitting on moving horses.
capital2.capital.edu /admin-staff/dalthoff/adventures/sixflags.html   (2111 words)

  
 ACME MASCOTS
Acme Mascots can provide expertise..."), and the idea is to eventually reap Sport for television, cartoon and stuffed animal fame of, say, a cultural giant like the purple dinosaur Barney.
This season, Wild Wing, the mascot of the Anaheim Mighty Ducks hockey team, tried to jump over a wall of fire, but bungled his trampoline launch, fell into the fire and had to be rescued by cheerleaders.
There was the time that Raymond, freelancing as Stuff, the Orlando Magic mascot, hung his 30-pound suit on a fire-extinguishing system pipe in his hotel room, left the room, and flooded two floors of the hotel.
www.acmemascots.com /company/david_news3.html   (2309 words)

  
 deseretnews.com | Olympic medals, Olympic mascots
Athena and Phevos are brother and sister and the official Athens 2004 mascots.
The mascots are showcased as children, simple and joyful, full of vitality and creativity, reminding us that humanity was, is and will remain at the heart of the Olympic Games.
On Aug. 3, students were encouraged to submit their ideas for Olympic medals and mascots.
deseretnews.com /dn/view/0,1249,595086282,00.html   (546 words)

  
 The State News - www.statenews.com
The green, furry mascot began his career in 1978 as the official mascot for the Phillies.
The Web-based Mascot Hall of Fame, which was started in 2005, opened its selection process to collegiate mascots this year and is expecting between 30 and 40 college mascots to apply, said Christopher Bruce, vice chairperson of the Executive Committee for the hall of fame.
He won the "Buffest Mascot in the Nation" from Muscle and Fitness magazine in 1998, 2002 and 2004 and was the national champion in 2004 and 2005 in the Universal Cheer Association Nationals Competition.
www.statenews.com /article.phtml?pk=36186   (689 words)

  
 COASTER-net.com v8 > Park Gallery > Six Flags over Georgia
In the 1980's, Six Flags experimented with a new ride rotation program for their coasters, and Six Flags over Georgia received one of these in 1988, Z-Force, from sister park Six Flags Great America in Illinois.
Change was in the air as the old Six Flags over Georgia gradually transformed into a model of Six Flags' 1990's theme park.
Six Flags over Georgia is widely considered a gem among the Six Flags theme parks.
www.coaster-net.com /parkgallery.php?action=display&id=28   (1793 words)

  
 Rivals.com College Football - Capital One Mascot Challenge II
Nine mascots are tied for second at 5-5: Tennessee's Smokey, Wisconsin's Bucky Badger, Maryland's Testudo, Kentucky's Wildcat, Syracuse's Otto, Air Force's The Bird, Auburn's Aubie, Georgia Tech's Buzz and Western Kentucky's Big Red.
On Nov. 27, the six mascots with the best weekly win/loss records (and, in case of ties, the highest overall vote totals) in the regular-season balloting will be seeded.
The winner of that voting, the Capital One National Mascot of the Year, will be announced during halftime of the Capital One Bowl on ABC on Jan. 1, 2007.
collegefootball.rivals.com /content.asp?SID=1144&CID=610420   (1353 words)

  
 The State News - www.statenews.com
Sparty, the MSU mascot, was denied induction in the Mascot Hall of Fame's inaugural collegiate election this year.
Once all nominations have been made, the final ballot of six mascots is voted on by a committee.
All mascots that are chosen for 75 percent of the ballots are elected into the Hall of Fame.
www.statenews.com /article.phtml?pk=37309   (667 words)

  
 Husker Fans Answer Call, Vote Lil' Red for Hall - Huskers.com—Nebraska Athletics Official Web Site
The Mascot Hall of Fame announced its 2007 Ballot for Induction in early August and on-line voting began Aug. 6.
A total of 12 mascots with six from the Professional category and six from the Collegiate category have been nominated for induction in the Mascot Hall of Fame.
The Mascot Hall of Fame is operated by Raymond Entertainment Group, headed by David Raymond, the original Phillie Phanatic from 1978 to 1993.
www.huskers.com /ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=1157672   (661 words)

  
 Testudo Named to All-America Mascot Team :: Fans can cast votes online for Terrapins' mascot
"Mascots bust their tails every game, but are lost in the shadows of the flashy all-star quarterbacks, running backs, receivers and coaches," said David Raymond, mascot expert and original Phillie Phanatic.
The six mascots with the best win/loss records will face off in online playoffs starting in November, with the winner to be announced on January 1, 2007 during the Capital One Bowl.
The Sports Marketing Department is holding mascot tryouts on Wednesday, September 20 at 7pm in Heritage Hall in Comcast Center.
umterps.cstv.com /genrel/091206aab.html   (233 words)

  
 www.myspace.com/mascotsdistance
Mascots Distance is a trio composed of drums, bass and piano created and fronted by Jordon Rothstein.
Recently six of Mascots Distances songs were placed in the top ten for the northeast and New York region on the website Broadjam.
Mascots Distance has played at Rockwood Music Hall, The Bitter End, Kennys Castaways, Pianos, The C Note, The Triad, The Knitting Factory, Crash Mansion, The Living Room, Matchless, Lemon and The Red Lion.
www.myspace.com /mascotsdistance   (605 words)

  
 Western Kentucky University Official Sports Site
Big Red, along with 11 other lovable characters, was named to the Fifth Annual Capital One All-American Mascot team last summer, and are currently campaigning 24/7 in a fierce competition to be named Capital One National Mascot of the Year.
Each mascot has shown their campaign savvy by wooing voters every football game and showing their fans that ‘fur is not a factor’ in their ‘Fur Factor’ campaign spots being aired nationally on ABC and ESPN.
The top six mascots with the best win-loss records will move on to the on-line playoffs, and with a little under three weeks to go in the regular season, each mascot is trying to claw and paw their way to the top of the standings.
www.wkusports.com /news.cgi?article=4877   (710 words)

  
 CSU | Public Affairs |   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The commercial features mascots from 14 universities who receive pointers from a referee on how they can help promote celebrating responsibly and encourage fans to watch out for each other.
The other university mascots from NASULGC member campuses are the Delaware State University Hornet; University of Nevada Wolf Pack; Kansas State University Wildcat; University of California-Irvine Anteater; Arizona State University Sun Devil; Penn State Nittany Lion; and Wichita State University Wu Shock.
At this point, the Mascot ad is scheduled to run on Thursday, March 15, during Games 2 and 4; Friday, March 16, during Game 5; Saturday, March 17, during Game 11, and Thursday, March 22, during Game 16.
www.calstate.edu /pa/news/2007/mascot.shtml   (332 words)

  
 CBC Sports Online - Top 10 - Mascot Madness   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Ace the boy and Diamond the girl (who the Jays claim is the lone female mascot in the big leagues, although the verdict is still out on the androgynous Youppi!) now rule Toronto's in-game entertainment roost.
Nevertheless, this primate is the dean of the NBA mascot fraternity and a regular on sportscast highlight reels with his dunking prowess.
Perhaps the worst mascot beating in sports history, Chief Zee was an unofficial Washington Redskins mascot who earned the wrath of Philadelphia Eagles fans by showing up at a Veterans Stadium game in 1983.
www.cbc.ca /sports/columns/top10/mascots.html   (2368 words)

  
 Beijing mascots spread love in Stratford
Giant mascots to promote the Beijing Olympic and Paralympic Games visited a school in the heart of Stratford to promote their message of one world, one dream.
The six cuddly mascots began their London tour at Carpenters Primary School, Stratford, where they played an interactive game with the children to help them understand what they each represent.
The mascots are the official face of the Beijing Games and are affectionately known as the Fu Wa, meaning friendlies.
www.newham.gov.uk /News/2007/March/beijingmascots.htm   (241 words)

  
 Western Kentucky University Official Sports Site
“It is an honor to have Big Red considered for the All-America Mascot Team, and we are grateful to Capital One for their acknowledgment of Big Red as a leading candidate for National Mascot of the Year,” said WKU Director of Athletic Dr.
Then the six mascots with the best win/loss records will face-off in on-line playoffs starting in November.
Big Red will be starring in a national advertising campaign, which this year features the mascots participating in ‘Fur Factor’, a series of gravity defying (and fictitious) competitions.
www.wkusports.com /news.cgi?article=4690   (848 words)

  
 Butch Prevails Over Purdue Pete In First Mascot Challenge Win :: Cougar mascot faces Cocky in week three clash.
Butch continues to lead all mascots in total votes as the Cougar nation turns out in support of his bid for Capital One Mascot of the Year.
The top six mascots with the most individual wins move on to the finals.
Visit www.capitalonebowl.com to cast your vote, read mascots bios and check the standings as Butch continues his bid for Mascot of the Year.
wsucougars.cstv.com /genrel/092005aaf.html   (297 words)

  
 Investor's Business Daily: Breaking News
Then the six mascots with the best win/loss records will face-off in online playoffs starting in November.
The panel of judges included mascot guru and historian, Dr. Roy Yarbrough, and representatives from ESPN and Capital One.
Fans can log on to www.capitalonebowl.com and download their mascot of choice to dance, prance and tumble across their computer desktops to remind them to show their school spirit and vote - vote - vote - for their favorite furry friend.
www.investors.com /breakingnews.asp?journalid=42739157   (905 words)

  
 Rivals.com College Football - Capital One Mascot Challenge
The regular season of voting continues until Nov. 27, when the top six mascots with the best win-loss record during the regular season will make the playoff round.
The Mascot of the Year in both 2002 and 2004 was Monte the Grizzly of Division I-AA University of Montana.
There'll definitely be a first-time Mascot of the Year in the 2006 — none of the past winners made the cut this time around.
collegefootball.rivals.com /content.asp?SID=1144&CID=583522   (1281 words)

  
 Sports: A warm and fuzzy feeling
Because in their world, mascot is a verb.
Alberta is in her third year as the mascot.
She is the iron mascot: This year she is pulling double duty as a Dazzler on Florida's dance troupe.
www.sptimes.com /2003/03/21/news_pf/Sports/A_warm_and_fuzzy_feel.shtml   (817 words)

  
 The Offical Website of Auburn University's Aubie the Tiger
Six collegiate mascots and six professional mascots were nominated in each of the two categories.
Unfortunately, not all mascots were graced with as good of looks as Aubie and many of these were named to the Top-10 NOT Hot Mascots.
He competed against nine of the top mascots in the nation and prevailed once again.
www.auburn.edu /student_info/student_life/aubie/news.html   (693 words)

  
 The Official Site of The Philadelphia Phillies: Tickets: Six Game Packs   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Six Pack is a quick and easy way to order tickets for an exciting Phillies season - including the sold-out June 29 Independence Blue Cross Fireworks Show vs. the Mets.
Now's your chance to reserve tickets for a Chase Utley Fleece Blanket on Motrin IB Mother's Appreciation Day (May 13), a Ryan Howard MVP Bobble Figure on May 16, a Shane Victorino Hula Figurine on June 3 and the Independence Blue Cross Fireworks shows on June 28 and 29.
Please note: Six Packs are not considered a season ticket package and do not include any season ticket benefits, such as postseason ticket options.
philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com /phi/ticketing/sixpack.jsp   (170 words)

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