Partick Thistle's new mascot Kingsley: Scary or sun-like?

    By Matias Grez

    Updated 1137 GMT (1937 HKT) June 23, 2015

    Behold Kingsley, the new mascot unveiled by Scottish soccer team Partick Thistle. His arrival was greeted with a mixture of shock and horror on Twitter, where people compared it to a nightmarish version of the cartoon character Lisa Simpson. But, as these pictures show, it's not the first mascot to give people the willies.
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    Behold Kingsley, the new mascot unveiled by Scottish soccer team Partick Thistle. His arrival was greeted with a mixture of shock and horror on Twitter, where people compared it to a nightmarish version of the cartoon character Lisa Simpson. But, as these pictures show, it's not the first mascot to give people the willies.
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    Meet Buzz, the mascot for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. Who wouldn't be cheered by the sight of a six-foot wasp?
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    Wilbur. This terrifying wildcat is the mascot for the University of Arizona.
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    From wildcats to Sun Devils. This is Sparky, symbol of Arizona State University and rival to Wilbur. Arizona seemingly specializes in maniacal mascots.
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