LONDON -- Partick Thistle FC has unveiled its new mascot and everyone is a little scared.
The Scottish football club took to Twitter early Monday afternoon to make the announcement and the comparisons to Lisa Simpson and Voldemort flowed.
Introducing our new mascot, designed by @davidshrigley, Kingsley. pic.twitter.com/78HQuQCUI8— PartickThistle FC (@ThistleTweet) June 22, 2015
Partick Thistle FC and Lisa Simpson were soon trending in the UK on Twitter.
@ThistleTweet @davidshrigley Lisa Simpson really has let herself go!— Paddy Boyle (@PaddyBoyle23) June 22, 2015
Partick Thistle's new mascot answering the question of "what would Lisa Simpson look like after a steamroller accident?"— Ross (@RSCrae) June 22, 2015
Is it my imagination or does the new Partick Thistle mascot look like Lisa Simpson from the perspective of a person on strong drugs?— Thomas Evans (@ThomasEvansUKIP) June 22, 2015
It's like Voldemort and Lisa Simpson had a very angry baby pic.twitter.com/GrfqbjWO3g— Felicity Morse (@FelicityMorse) June 22, 2015
Future offspring of monobrow brow baby & Lisa Simpson.... @ThistleTweet's new mascot. Oh my. #PartickThistle pic.twitter.com/HQfssrC9YE— James Belias (@jamesbelias) June 22, 2015
Generally though people were just scared.
Partick Thistle FC has a new mascot. Enjoy your nightmares, kids! pic.twitter.com/N6Z4xtDI8m— Brian Bork (@julius_moneycat) June 22, 2015
The new mascot for Partick Thistle FC (The Jags) of Glasgow is sunnily horrifying. https://t.co/3fqa9TgO1E— Thomas L. Strickland (@ThomasLS) June 22, 2015
partick thistle FC's new mascot is literally the scariest thing I've ever seen pic.twitter.com/FTHqPJHwz7— calum (@pearlmystic) June 22, 2015
The mascot (known as Kingsley) was designed by Turner Prize nominated artist David Shrigley, who's known for his surreal style and dark humour (and who doesn't seem at all phased by the response on Twitter, judging by this Instagram post).
Kingsley is very excited about his presence on social media. #partickthistle A photo posted by David Shrigley (@davidshrigley) on Jun 22, 2015 at 7:15am PDT
Kingsley even has a few fans.
I am 100% behind that Patrick Thistle mascot. Love it, even with its monobrow.— Paul (@thepaulcarlin) June 22, 2015
Patrick Thistle's new mascot is the BEST THING I'VE EVER SEEN— Jacob Thompson (@thampsen) June 22, 2015
Love it or loathe it, it's got people talking.