Like a lot of folks, I was at first appalled at the sight of this shaggy, oversize creature with the blank, googly eyes. It felt as if he had been sprung on us out of nowhere. He seemed like just another bad marketing gimmick. But then, he made like Miley Cyrus and came in on that wrecking ball to the Flyers' season opener, and I laughed. Same as I did when I learned about Kirn's decision to get his butt tattoo. We don't laugh enough.