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Fan Cited for Punching Goldy Gopher (U of Mn's Mascot)
KSTP-TV (ABC Affiliate in Minneapolis/St Paul) ^ | 3/09/11

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.

(Excerpt) Read more at kstp.com ...


TOPICS: Local News; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: assault; goldygopher; mascot; minnesota
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I hardly know where to start. I'll let all of you handle it.

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1 posted on 03/09/2011 7:55:04 PM PST by MplsSteve
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To: MplsSteve
Goldy left and talked to his supervisor and a police officer.

Sorry....that's funny. All I can picture is an idiotic mascot character pantomiming and making critter chatter-like noises.

2 posted on 03/09/2011 8:00:34 PM PST by edpc (Tagline under construction: Your American Recovery and Reinvestment Act dollars at work.)
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3 posted on 03/09/2011 8:02:56 PM PST by MplsSteve
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To: MplsSteve

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.


4 posted on 03/09/2011 8:09:53 PM PST by RegulatorCountry
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To: MplsSteve

Goldie shouldn’t touch people. For one thing, tousling hair isn’t nice since some people might be wearing hairpieces.


5 posted on 03/09/2011 8:12:19 PM PST by Abigail Adams
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To: Abigail Adams

Are there bounties for gophers or rats? Might not be a smart move if you run into a bounty hunter!


6 posted on 03/09/2011 8:16:54 PM PST by RetiredTexasVet (There's a pill for just about everything ... except stupid!)
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To: MplsSteve

In before the “Carl the greenskeeper” photo.


7 posted on 03/09/2011 8:19:13 PM PST by CrazyIvan (What's "My Struggle" in Kenyan?)
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To: MplsSteve

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. ;) )


8 posted on 03/09/2011 8:39:24 PM PST by luvie (I'd rather be a Tea Bagger than a FLEEbagger! :))
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To: MplsSteve
Goldy is as metrosexual as you can get.

Click on the hypertext link for a great article.

Cheers!

Full Disclosure: Yep, I went there.

9 posted on 03/09/2011 8:58:57 PM PST by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: LUV W
I was once chastized because I teased him about his mascot being a rodent. :)

Yeah, "Minnesota nice" on hyperdrive.

That's "thirteen-striped ground squirrel" to YOU, sir!

Cheers!

10 posted on 03/09/2011 9:00:40 PM PST by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: MplsSteve
If you don't want punched, don't keep harassing a fan by laying hands on them.

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.

11 posted on 03/09/2011 9:18:01 PM PST by ApplegateRanch (Made in America, by proud American citizens, in 1946.)
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To: MplsSteve

are his teeth okay? (chuckle)


12 posted on 03/09/2011 9:19:33 PM PST by BookmanTheJanitor
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To: Abigail Adams
No need to hit the dippy mascot, though. Just come prepared, and stuff 3-day-old lutefisk into any convenient opening in his (I **assume** HIS) costume.

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.

13 posted on 03/09/2011 9:34:41 PM PST by SAJ (Zerobama -- a phony and a prick, therefore a dildo)
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To: MplsSteve

Goldy Gopher should keep his hands to himself.


14 posted on 03/09/2011 10:00:15 PM PST by Immerito (Reading Through the Bible in 90 Days)
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To: LUV W

And there was a reason for that, as you know.

Good morning :)


15 posted on 03/10/2011 3:41:28 AM PST by Colonel_Flagg ("It's hard to take the president seriously." - Jim DeMint)
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To: LUV W

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.”

http://www.startribune.com/local/117667083.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUCDEaLDyE7DyaU


16 posted on 03/10/2011 4:39:36 AM PST by ButThreeLeftsDo (Sharia? No, thanks.)
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To: Colonel_Flagg

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


17 posted on 03/10/2011 6:17:23 AM PST by luvie (I'd rather be a Tea Bagger than a FLEEbagger! :))
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

Guess Goldy is tougher than the Professor thought! LOL!


18 posted on 03/10/2011 6:19:40 AM PST by luvie (I'd rather be a Tea Bagger than a FLEEbagger! :))
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To: MplsSteve
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.


19 posted on 03/10/2011 6:23:41 AM PST by Constitution Day
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To: MplsSteve

Good for the old guy. Goldy is nothing more than vermin fronting for the bankrupt academics that feed on Minnesotan’s blood.


20 posted on 03/10/2011 4:47:07 PM PST by WorkingClassFilth
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