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Bolts fire mascot after Silly String incident
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08:39 AM ET 01.27 | ThunderBug has been struck by the Lightning. In a case of viral video and cloak-and-dagger intrigue, ThunderBug has been fired. The final offense? Inappropriate use of Silly String. The Tampa Bay Lightning mascot sprayed a Boston Bruins fan at a Jan. 17 hockey game. The fan took offense and pushed ThunderBug down. Thousands saw it on YouTube. The team did not condone ThunderBug's actions. Kelly Frank, the woman in the ThunderBug suit, was let go. ... Frank, who runs a business, AMAZING!! Mascots, didn't return phone calls and emails. Turns out, this isn't her first experience as a wayward mascot. Frank was dismissed as the Tampa Bay Rays' mascot Raymond at the end of the 2008 season.
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If they were smart, they'd strap pads on him and put him in net.
dannylimes
Toronto, ON
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Over reaction by Tampa. It was silly string for crying out loud.
cromster
New London, By Way Of Philly, CT
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Wow. Rogue mascots are roaming Tampa! Is anyone safe?
Nobody expects…
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Slightly revised.
Nobody expects…
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Nope. They are getting Nabokov. Didn't you see the other thread? ;)
Nobody expects…
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Totally agree. So stupid!
PensFanDealWithIt
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I'm trying to figure if the incident was silly or the string was silly. Maybe both.
Burgh-Fan
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My thoughts exactly. This little wisp of a Bruins fan could have been seriously injured.
Canuck eh?
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i don't feel safe
BrownsBucksBlueJacke…
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apparently that dude either didn't have enough 10 dollar beers, or had too many
BrownsBucksBlueJacke…
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I wonder how he feels knowing it was a girl in that costume? ;)
Nobody expects…
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Thanks Canuck.....
Sheeeesh. COME ON INTERNS!!!!!
A pick of Vinny and a story about a guy getting fired......???? WTF
NY Rangers
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*girl
NY Rangers
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Over-reaction by a fan, No?
It's not like she threw a beer on you or gave you a golden shower.....
People are so tense nowadays.....
NY Rangers
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I didn't include the fan in my comments because i figured it was generally accepted that his reaction was over the top.
There's already a petition going to get her rehired.
cromster
New London, By Way Of Philly, CT
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The fan could have tripped over that silly string for 'crying out loud'!
THE BISHOP!
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In the videoo even the other Bruin Fans think its funny, too bad this guy was such a big baby about it.
truth101
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I think this is deserving of a post of "Macho, Macho, Man---I'd like to be, a Macho Man
NY Rangers
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Glad to see things are really focused on hockey in Tampa...
Pretty sure this is Stevie's priority today, right?
cmh_phx
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Yep. This guys is a total turd.
cmh_phx
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