A Note on the Finalists

After much deliberation and creative license, I present the mascot finalists in no particular order. These mascots will be listed and offered up for your vote which will continue for a couple of days until the one I want to win is in the lead. So, without further ado.....

The Finalists.

1. The WilkeWorld Sea Cows--this mascot comes to us by way of John Cowart, who mentioned the always famous and much imitated manatee. I took some creative license and changed it to sea cow, because I think it is a funnier name and conjures up images of farm animals chewing their cud on the tropical beach somewhere. John, of course, played up the image of the sea cow as a vicious crocodile killer which prompted a vigorous but well-intentioned debate from Terry who is obviously a manatee activist there in Florida. The pros--Fat and humorous. The cons--doesn't get many chicks.

2. The WilkeWorld Wonders--not my favorite here, but both Wendopolis and Colleen came up with this one and for that I have to make it a finalist. I got thinking about it, however, and it could be the darkhorse. I especially like the idea of a loaf of bread as the mascot. It somehow seems fitting that something so inert could be the mascot. The pros--Nutritious and masks the taste of bologna. The cons--Limited shelf life and taking the twisty off could burn too many calories.

3. The WilkeWorld Doppelgangers--Terry came up with this one and I think the idea of an evil twin fits right in here at WilkeWorld. Of course, you know me quite well, and the Wilkie Collins tie-in may have swayed me a bit. I kind of anticipate this doppelganger to be a svelter version of me lying on the beach somewhere scaring all the tourists. So, yeah, good mascot choice. The pros--mischievous and handsome. The cons--hard to control and bad breath.

Please vote in the comment section for your favorite. Thanks to all who participated. I liked all of the suggestions but had to eliminate them for various reasons.

G-pa Jones--I think you were taking a pot shot at me with your suggestion.
Travis--Beet Truckers was a close fourth, but considering they almost killed my namesake, I had to eliminate them.
Lucy--I looked up Wambas and found that they are mountain bikers from Western Australia or African Tribesmen, either of which would have been interesting, but I think I didn't understand the real meaning.
Hollie--Jackalopes rock but they creep me out a bit.
Shaleen--Ditto with the Oompa Loompas. They're creepy.
Thaoist--Wildebeests were a possibility, but I refuse to be associated with a creature that looks too much like me.
Janie--My first dog was a husky and so nostalgia was on your side, but I was afraid that non-citizens would think we were all too husky. What would they do to the drill team.
Texasblu--PotatoHeads was also in the running until the very end when I decided that my Idaho roots don't run deep enough.

Thanks again, all.