Just when I thought I’d heard the stupidest thing ever, the Raleigh City Council holds another meeting.
From The News & Observer today I learned that Raleigh has two municipal mascots, “Rainy” and “Neusie.” Rainy is supposed to educate Raleigh citizens on the need to conserve water, and Neusie’s job is to teach the locals not to pour grease down the drain.
Studies have shown that people who don’t have the modicum of common sense to know not to pour grease down the drain are highly suggestible to remarks delivered via cartoon character.
The N&O is holding a contest to
Invent a mascot for a civic problem that you recognize in Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill or elsewhere. Here are a few examples to get you going:
— Terry the Central Raleigh Teardown
— Gus the Wake County Reassignment Bus
— Norv the Blueprint, emblem of the Carolina North planning process.
— Crumbles, the DOT Rubble
I think we at the Locker Room could dream up a few ourselves. I’ll start:
- Hammy the the Hammer, mascot of the Raleigh City Council itself, since they seem to think every averred problem is a nail that requires them to come down hard upon.
***Update*** Other suggestions from The Locker Room include Boonie the Boon Doggle and Colleen the Collectivist.
