Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Pittsburgh Steelers' New Mascot: Steely McBeam


Photo from source, Steelers.com

After listening to the hilariously funny Stephanie Miller Show on an almost daily basis for the last year or so, I thought I'd heard all the McNicknames out there. As a running gag, Steph and the Mooks seem to have one for everybody: Puffy McMoonface (Scott McClellen), Beefy McBratwurst (Dennis Hastert), Tubby McTreason (Karl Rove), Chimpy McFlightsuit/McCokespoon (George W. Bush), and Squeezy McFeelpants (that Senator that wanted to ban sexy cheerleaders).

The Pittsburgh Steelers, after thousands of entries have chosen a new mascot. He's "Steely McBeam," and he looks like one of the steel mill workers from the "Homer's Phobia" episode of The Simpsons. Hey, Steelers, keep reaching for that rainbow!

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Steelers Announce the Name of New Team Mascot

The Steeler Nation was officially introduced to its newest member today when the team announced the name of its new mascot at the club's training camp at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe, Pa.

Steely McBeam was the winning entry among more than 70,000 names submitted by Steelers fans around the world. He is a contemporized version of the former Steelers logo, a steelworker, representing Pittsburgh's rich history in the steel industry. The logo was used during the 1950s and '60s. . .
Read on at: Steelers.com

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