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Posted on 03/09/2011 7:54:58 PM PST by MplsSteve
A University of Minnesota fan is banned from the Sports Pavilion and Williams Arena for a year for punching mascot Goldy Gopher in the face.
The Minnesota Daily reports it happened Saturday during a men's gymnastics meet.
A witness says during the meet, the Gophers mascot tapped 60-year-old Douglas Dokken on the shoulder and ruffled his hair. At first, Dokken ignored Goldy's antics, but the witness says within a couple of minutes Dokken turned and punched Goldy in the face.
Goldy left and talked to his supervisor and a police officer. The mascot reportedly was not hurt but the mask was damaged.
University police Lt. Troy Buhta says Dokken was issued a citation for disorderly conduct and a trespass warning.
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Sorry....that's funny. All I can picture is an idiotic mascot character pantomiming and making critter chatter-like noises.
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Fans in the stands are not props for some mascot’s schtick. Sounds as if the man made his displeasure known but the mascot was still there doing his thing to him several minutes later. Goldy Gopher was being a bit of an @ss.
Goldie shouldn’t touch people. For one thing, tousling hair isn’t nice since some people might be wearing hairpieces.
Are there bounties for gophers or rats? Might not be a smart move if you run into a bounty hunter!
In before the “Carl the greenskeeper” photo.
Ruh-roh...I know at least one U of MN graduate who isn’t going to take this very well!
I was once chastized because I teased him about his mascot being a rodent. :)
(sorry, Minnesoooootans...I have learned respect now. ;) )
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Yeah, "Minnesota nice" on hyperdrive.
That's "thirteen-striped ground squirrel" to YOU, sir!
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Then, again, I don't like strangers coming up behind me, tapping me and ruffling my hair. I consider it battery, and am liable to respond accordingly...especially if they keep it up,, after being ignored for “a couple of minutes”.
Wearing a weird costume is not a license to be an a-hole, though a lot of a-holes like to wear weird costumes.
are his teeth okay? (chuckle)
A punch in the nose hurts for a little while; 3-day-old lutefisk hurts for QUITE a while...and the memory of the experience will last for a lifetime.
Goldy Gopher should keep his hands to himself.
And there was a reason for that, as you know.
Good morning :)
What KSTP wouldn’t tell you.......
“A St. Thomas professor and devoted University of Minnesota booster regrets taking out his frustration on the mascot. He’s been banned for a year.”
Indeed, I do know...will probably never forget. LOL! I have
learned great respect for ro...er...gophers. ~~ducking~~ (typo..TYPO!!)
Good morning to you, as well, Sir! :D
Guess Goldy is tougher than the Professor thought! LOL!
Good for the old guy. Goldy is nothing more than vermin fronting for the bankrupt academics that feed on Minnesotan’s blood.
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