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[turps]

I was waiting for my appointment yesterday when a person-sized teddy bear walked by the waiting area. It was quite a surprise looking up and seeing that. Talking to the volunteer driver on the way home it turns out St Benedicts has its own mascot and I assume must have been going to see someone in the actual inpatient bit. The teddy waved at me when it went by, so of course, I had to wave back as I was the only person there. Then it came back and waved again. Then came back and waved once more for good luck.

Today Sunderland are playing in the play-off final down at Wembley, so James has gone to The Stack to watch the game along with all my in-laws. I don't mind watching football but they were having to go for 10 to get a table, and the kick-off isn't until 3, so I would have given it a pass even without my clown feet. Still, I hope they win, so I'm listening via the radio and, ha'way the lads!

I was catching up on Taskmaster and Chris' sausage cement mixer creased me up. This really has been a fantastic season so far. I enjoy all the contestants, even the ones I didn't know at all at the start.

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[spikedluv]

Yay for teddy bears and good luck!

I would not have wanted to sit that long, omg! I would've been 'peopled out' after a couple of hours.

[turps]

The teddy bear amused me, it was the last thing I expected to see walking by.

Yeah, it was a really long time to wait. James went a few hours after my in-laws, but still, he was sitting for hours before the actual kick-off.

[dine]

of course you had to wave at the teddy!

that sausage cement mixer cracked me up - I just finished Series 11, so have some to go before I get to the current series, but obviously it's still as lunatic as the previous ones

[turps]

I would have felt like a monster if I hadn't waved at the Teddy *g*

How someone didn't crack a tooth by getting a sausage to the face I don't know. That whole task had me laughing so much I had tears.

[jacieleigh]

Having a person-sized teddy bear stroll by does seem like a surprising, yet fun, thing to happen. Mascots are special sorts of people, bearing that confinement in the outfit, and having to be friendly all the time. I'm sure the teddy bear appreciated the wave back. *G*

I'm quite partial to Benjamin Cat and Fredbird, as far as mascots go.

[turps]

Is Benjamin Cat the one from Impractical Jokers?

I agree with you, being a mascot must be hard. The outfits have to be hot and hard to wear, and yeah, being up all the time has to be draining.

[jacieleigh]

Yes, Benjamin Cat is the one from Impractical Jokers that's always chasing Sal around. Why Sal runs from a person in a cat suit is beyond me (but funny). It cracks me up when his punishment is to be surrounded by cats...and he's frightened. Especially the times they put him in with kittens. How are kittens scary?

Fredbird is a red cardinal mascot of our Cardinals baseball team. I remember once his head got stolen, and man what an uproar! Everyone was outraged to be without our mascot and the head was soon quietly returned unharmed.

[ephemera]

There were Sunderland fans gathering in Trafalgar Square on Friday night, getting stuck in to a good 24 hours of pre-gaming ;) That's some commitment to get a table to enjoy it with friends - I hope the match was worth it!

[turps]

I saw the photos of fans gathering at Trafalgar Square and wondered if you would be around to see them. Some of my friends were there and said it was fun and a great atmosphere, but I suspect gatherings like that can be a pain in the backside for locals.

Well, James really enjoyed the match and said he had a brilliant time. He had a few beer showers through from when the goals were scored.

[frausorge]

I like to think I'm as fond of teddy bears as the next person, but having one my height walk by would definitely startle me too!

I get the appeal of pregame socializing also, but five hours early feels like I'd be worn out before the game started. Google tells me the game should have made James happy - congrats to all cheering for that win!

[turps]

The teddy bear was very cute, but the size did make for a double take.

Apparently they had some entertainment on for those five hours, but even so, it was a long time. James loved it, though came home smelling of beer as each time something exciting happened everyone would jump up and the contents of pints went everywhere *g*

[turlough]

*giggles* Your encounter with the person-sized teddy bear sounds so much fun!

I see in comments that Sunderland won and that James had a great time, yay!

[turps]

The person-sized teddy bear was so random. Thinking back it all seems like a surral dream *g*

Sunderland did win, and James had an excellent afternoon :D