You know that Steeler mascot in the hard hat who waves the Terrible Towel around at Pittsburgh games? Well, he's got a new name: "
Steely McBeam." No, seriously, they really named him Steely McBeam.
I guess that must mean names like Rod Steel and Stiffy McPole were taken, huh? Let's face it, whoever came up with this name has watched
a lot of gay porn in his day. (Not that there's anything wrong with that.)
Let no one say that the Pittsburgh Steelers organization is not innovative. NFL mascot names run the gamut from cuddly ones like "
Roary the Lion" to tough-guy monikers like "
Captain Fear the Buccaneer," but as the first team mascot whose name was inspired by the adult film industry, Steely definitely breaks new ground.
Deadspin
points out the thing I love most about Steely -- the team had a fan vote, and this is the name that won. That's so excellent. The fact that the fans picked the name means one of two things: Pittsburgh fans are either complete idiots, or they have a highly developed postmodern sense of humor.
Based on prior experience attending more than 20 Browns v. Steelers games, I'm strongly leaning toward saying that they're complete idiots. On the other hand, if the fans vote to change the Pirates mascot's name from "
Captain Jolly Roger" to "The Butt Pirate," I may have to rethink my entire opinion of them.
In a completely unrelated development, Steelers Coach Mike Tomlin announced the addition of
five new members to the Pittsburgh coaching staff.
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