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A Scottish soccer team revealed its mascot and terrified the entire internet

What. The. Hell.

Jun 22nd 2015, 6:45 PM 3,751 Views 6 Comments

AS WE ALL know, mascots in sport are there to keep the kids entertained and maybe provide a few laughs for the spectators at half time.

So you can see why everyone got really confused when this Scottish football team revealed ‘Kingsley’ today:

Introducing our new mascot, designed by @davidshrigley, Kingsley. pic.twitter.com/78HQuQCUI8
— Partick Thistle FC (@PartickThistle) June 22, 2015

Source: PartickThistle FC/Twitter

Who is utterly, utterly terrifying

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And he’s become the internet’s go-to source for comedy

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With people coming up with reasons and methods to kill off the beast

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Kingsley, of course, had become a meme within minutes

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People will be having nightmares about him for some time, no doubt

I see Partick Thistle have unveiled a new mascot based on every nightmare I had as a child. pic.twitter.com/3Xu0AJWZek
— Jamie Ross (@JamieRoss7) June 22, 2015

Source: Jamie Ross/Twitter

@ThistleTweet @BainsXIII @davidshrigley The stuff of nightmares
— Elliot Graham (@ElliotJGraham) June 22, 2015

Source: Elliot graham/Twitter

And the comparisons to Lisa Simpson were also obvious, but brilliant

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And other characters in The Simpsons universe

That sun football mascot looks like the result if Maggie Simpson and the eyebrow baby grew up and had a kid together. pic.twitter.com/TISgamHnp7
— Amanda (@Pandamoanimum) June 22, 2015

Source: Amanda/Twitter

But the best comparison by far had to be this

The Teletubbies are not going to be happy with their new sun #PartickThistle #Mascot #Kingsley pic.twitter.com/O8Iekdu3wF
— Elliot Wagland (@elliotwagland) June 22, 2015

Source: Elliot Wagland/Twitter

Kingsley as the terrifying sun in Teletubbies

Thanks Partick Thistle wondered wht happened to baby from teletubbies Now I know @ThistleTweet #partickthisle #mascot pic.twitter.com/0locpSS45X
— John Maguire (@johnatcollege) June 22, 2015

Source: John Maguire/Twitter

“ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED, CHILDREN?”

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No, Kingsley, please. No.

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A Scottish soccer team revealed its mascot and terrified the entire internet