Saturday, March 07, 2009
Hey, what happened to Judge Goofybear?
Something has been sorely missing from Baylor basketball games this year: Judge Goofy Bear, the crowd-pleasing, Dr. Pepper-guzzling cretin who used to bounce up and down on his head or just lie on the court and wiggle. He always looked strangely... familiar, though I could never figure out why.
It's odd the way these characters just disappear. Like Frosty the Snowman, for example. How did the townspeople finally kill him? I remember they tried running him around for a while. This was discussed between Calvin and Hobbes, but never resolved. Oh, and then you have the opposite-- the character you see everywhere, but never seems to have done anything very entertaining, like Mickey The Mouse. Odd.
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My first exposure to a Goofy Bear-esque character was 1997, the first year that the Nebraska Cornhuskers came to Waco for a Big XII football game. It was freezing cold and wet, so the bands didn't play at halftime. Instead, the Husker version of Judge Goofy Bear went to the center of the field, jumped up and down, flipped upside down, and bounced off the field. It was a HUGE hit.
Of course, the Bears were losing 42-7 at half, so it was just about the only thing worth cheering for at that point.
Of course, the Bears were losing 42-7 at half, so it was just about the only thing worth cheering for at that point.
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: 11:45 AM
Maybe the bear is hibernating early based on the men's basketball team's performance this year?
Meanwhile, the Ags should be in to the tourney for the 4th straight year!
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Meanwhile, the Ags should be in to the tourney for the 4th straight year!
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