Battle of the Mascots: The Fourth Vote

Despite the fact that a couple of people tried to vote twice (the cops are on their way), Groundhog did legitimately beat Turkey in the previous round. We tried to get a statement from G, on how it felt being victorious, but halfway through its answer the sun appeared from behind a cloud, and G started freaking out for some reason. Before we could calm him down, or even shoot him, he jumped in a hole and was gone. So, needless to say, he wasn’t around for the victory party, which was too bad—because the turkey sandwiches were spectacular. But, we can’t wait any longer for G to reappear. We must move on to the next battle:

Christmas’
SANTA CLAUS
VS.
Birthday’s
BIRTHDAY CAKE

There was no consensus on what Santa truly looked like until Coca-Cola told us what he looked like in the 1930s. Then the entire world went, “Ohhhh.” And we all just accepted it. But he certainly proved his longevity, by remaining a virtually unchanged mascot for Christmas ever since.

 

Obviously, a bit of explanation is needed here. The reason Birthday Cake is included amongst all the other Mascots, has less to do with the fact that we needed an eighth contestant, and more to do with the fact that birthdays are actually the basis for many other holidays (including Presidents’ Day, Bugs Bunny Day, and even Christmas) so it deserved to be included. Plus, there are lots of different cakes, but take any one of them and smush a candle into it, and it is immediately thought of as a Birthday Cake. It is a universally recognized icon for a specific day, and therefore we have an eighth competitor. Whew!

You now get to vote for who you think is the greater Holiday Mascot. Leave a comment, or send an email, to give us your vote. The winner of this round will be announced on Saturday, and then two of the previous winners will come out and face each other.