So while it sounds odd, "Shockers" has regional significance and a substantive backstory, which is really all you want in a nickname. The mascot, WuShock (pictured below), is bundle of wheat.

Not knowing what he would do, ZAP soon learned that he would be adopted by the WNBA s Detroit Shock as the team mascot and made his debut at the franchise s first game, June 13, 1998.

Do not scratch your eyes, you are really seeing this. The Tasmanian AFL club unveiled its mascot on Tuesday night and images from the event have got Australians all making the same joke.