Good news, Cliff! Our Toonie Bear will not be going by the name of Plouf, as I had voted for in an attempt to give Canada the stupidest mascot name possible. However, the Toonie Bear does have a new name:
26% Wilbert
15% Plouf
13% Sacha
12% Makwa
So our bear is Churchill, as voted by 34% of 166,635 people. I suppose it’s better than Makwa.
Also of note today, for fans of the show, is that Les Stroud has announced that ‘Survivorman’ is returning for a second season. He’s on his way to the Amazon jungle in less than a week, and will follow that trip with the Australian Outback, African desert, African bushland, Alaskan coast, and Northern Labrador. The show should hit the air in February, but in the meantime will feature live blog journal updates as he finds himself marooned.
Finally, for those interested, you’re welcome to join Kip, Shazia, and myself at West 50 Pour House on Sunday, November 26th if you’re so inclined. Just let me know ahead of time in case we need to make some reservations. They’ll be returning to Milwaukee very shortly, so this will be one of very few chances to meet the faces from the Zonk. Adding in 115 draught taps you’d have to be crazy NOT to come!
Churchill was the only normal choice. Makwa – is as if they randomly threw together some letters. Wilbert sounds like he’d have his ass kicked on a daily basis by the school bully. Plouf is just stupid. And don’t get me started on Sacha.