This poppy mascot has re-emerged as a bizarre reminder of how Remembrance can go wrong
It being the closest to the 11th of November, the weekend was given over to acts of remembrance in honour of those who fought in past wars. The poppy, which is the best-known symbol of remembrance, was at the heart of many ceremonies, but none quite like this poppy mascot that was trotted out at Tranmere Rovers a couple of years ago.
Beautiful tribute to our fallen soldiers 😢 pic.twitter.com/gpbZNPpMH5
— Mascots Minute Silence (@MascotSilence) November 9, 2019
Whatever the intentions, the poppy mascot – and its enormous shoes – didn’t give off the air of respect generally found on such solemn occasions.
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“Yeah, don’t worry it’ll be tasteful” pic.twitter.com/DVmowRNuYx
— Olaf Falafel (@OFalafel) November 9, 2019
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Someone must just be conducting a massive in-joke now. This can only be ironichttps://t.co/6DO0H3XgnB
— Miguel Delaney (@MiguelDelaney) November 9, 2019
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Chris Morris must be behind this. https://t.co/phOugexlgR
— Karl Sharro (@KarlreMarks) November 9, 2019
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It's not even wearing a poppy. https://t.co/mP8rLqrprp
— Nathaniel Tapley (@Natt) November 9, 2019
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Nothing says respect like an ompa Lumpa in a poppy costume https://t.co/vQgDiCL4pi
— CelticMatchworn (@matchwornceltic) November 9, 2019
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Obviously the shoes are the great bit of this. But the hand-holding to stop him falling over, bloody hell. https://t.co/hTWn11UHCj
— Daniel Storey (@danielstorey85) November 9, 2019
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My grandad fought in the battle of Itsernockhout.
— James H Reeve (@JamesHReeve) November 9, 2019
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And that's what today is all about…
Dignity. https://t.co/0qs8zlclqh
— Wernham Blogg – The Office & EXTRAS Podcast (@WernhamBlogg) November 9, 2019
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don't talk to me or my sentient poppy son ever again https://t.co/Dl9CakjYrn
— Chris Boyd 🇬🇧🇵🇭 (@paperghost) November 9, 2019
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Regular readers will know that I generally adopt a ‘live and let live’ attitude towards poppy matters. However, I have to say that I am gutted to see what’s become of Mr Blobby after years of pickling himself with Bloody Marys. Noel Edmonds has a lot to answer for. https://t.co/SQFpB4988e
— The Clumpany (@TheClumpany) November 10, 2019
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I think it jumped out of the crowd and attached itself to this guys jacket pic.twitter.com/yi9fue842E
— Mark price (@Markoldsprice) November 9, 2019
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In some meeting somewhere, there was a conversation which started like this -‘well I presume, to pay respect to the fallen, we’ll invite some War veterans in uniform to take applause?’ And then some bright spark piped up and said -‘I’ve been thinking..’
— chris o'dowd (@BigBoyler) November 10, 2019
Best-selling author, James Felton, had a suspicion about the mascot.
Mark Francois has taken his final form pic.twitter.com/3vNtxN2PZu
— James Felton (@JimMFelton) November 9, 2019
Source: Tranmere Rovers via @MascotSilence Image: Tranmere Rovers, Twitter
