Don Cherry kills flamingos

…and apparently plucks them and makes ridiculous suits out of their exquisite plumage. So okay, the last time—coincidentally exactly one month ago, when the playoffs began—that Don Cherry wore something this outrageous, I was really at a loss for words. But today’s Coach’s Corner just killed me:

Don Cherry on Coaches' Corner, 9 May 2008

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I can’t quite remember what I said yesterday, but the gist was something like “That man voluntarily goes by the name Don Cherry?”
The combination of the name, horrible jacket choices, and apparent predilection for offensive statements reminds me of this: http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Don_Corneo

Holy hell. That is beyond the realm of weird and fully into “freakish” territory.

I think the tie really pulls it all together.