Last time I checked, Mardi Gras was over yesterday. And yet… and yet… I could not believe my eyes when, at the Hornets/Jazz game last night, I looked up and beheld the Cousin of Chucky, with its slightly less terrifying friends the King and the Jester, lining up for its nightly scooter race. When will the terror end, people? WHEN WILL IT END?
Look at its FACE. You cannot tell me it doesn't mean me harm. I won't believe you.
It’s not just that, deep within my soul, I am afraid of this diabolical creature. I now suspect the Baby is causing us to lose. I think (I could be slightly off on this, but hold on, because the stats are still going to bear me out whether I’m off one or two games or not) the Baby made its first appearance in the Clippers home game on January 13th..
Prior to that, the Hornets had an impressive 14-3 home record, enough to rival top teams in the conference and especially impressive considering they were an under .500 team. Since then? SINCE THEN? 3-6. Oh, Chris Paul is out? I call B.S. Chris Paul was out in late November/early December when the Hornets were winning all those home games. Oh, the schedule is stronger? I call B.S. again. The Hornets have recently lost to the likes of the Bulls and the Sixers at home. They even at one point had lost four in a row, something that hasn’t happened all season.
I hope that little boy was still in possession of his soul when the baby was finished with him... No, seriously, I'm really worried about him. This pic gets bonus points for how friggin EVIL the Jester looks. I hadn't noticed it before because I was focused on the baby but wow.
Here it is on a scooter
Thanks to reader Robbie, who emailed me pics, we now have more photographic evidence of the Baby’s existence. Serious props to him. Photographing the Mardi Gras Baby is akin to catching the Sasquatch on film. Actually, I’m surprised it even shows up on camera…
Get that weak sh– outta here
Woo! I’m famous! I sold my soul to the Mardi Gras baby for fame and fortune
JuJu said he wanted to be traded on twitter. Shall we blame the baby?
LOL! Yeah, it’s time to get that baby the hell outta here.
@JCS
I blame the baby for EVERYTHING.
That baby makes me furious, but I’m not entirely sure why. Maybe it’s his inability to win a race.
Either way, the baby has to go.
Why is it there in the first place? What is it supposed to mean/symbolize? If that baby is not gone soon, we should all write letters complaining that it is affecting our home luck.
It’s supposed to be the plastic baby they hide inside a king cake. He appears alongside a king and a jester (who are slightly less scary). Supposedly for Mardi Gras, but Mardi Gras has been over for two games and it’s STILL there. It was there last night.
it won a race. its reign of terror will not stop. FML