The Philadelphia Flyers' new mascot looks like Justin Turner's twin
How does one create a mascot? Usually, it involves some dark magic combination of a lovable Muppet, the ooze from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II, a couple of giant googly eyes and a book of puns. When the NHL's Philadelphia Flyers looked to create their newest mascot, Gritty, it was a much easier process: They seemingly based it off Justin Turner.
Compare. Here is Gritty:
It me. #Gritty pic.twitter.com/HfTMVtEAFy
— Gritty (@GrittyNHL) September 24, 2018
And here is Justin Turner:
And here is Gritty as
Justin Turner agrees:
Between Gritty and Toomgis, the world is filled with Turner's doppelgangers.