There has been a lot of news and fury regarding the furloughing of Jerry Quy also known as @Gunnersaurus. We are going to do a short thread about the origin of this creature. 
Was @Gunnersaurus organically a result of some secret genetic experimentation by the @Arsenal board of the 1990s?
He was the product of a 1994 competition among the Junior Gunners fan club to decide upon a new mascot. Arsenal’s emblem is, of course, a cannon. The mascot’s primary role as a friendly face for young supporters - they wisely opted against basing the character on an war machinery
The competition was launched the year after the huge success of the film “Jurassic Park”, so 11-year-old Peter Lovell was inspired to create what proved to be the 4̶t̶h̶ ̶p̶l̶a̶c̶e̶ winning entry: “Gunnersaurus Rex”.
A few weeks later, Peter found out his entry had been short-listed. Then he got another call and a letter from the club informing him that Gunnersaurus Rex was about to come to life.
In August 2013, Peter Lovell, now an adult was getting married and his best man decided to surprise him by having @gunnersaurus as a surprise guest. He appeared along with a signed letter from Arsene Wenger and other cool stuff.
There seems to be debate about what kind of dino @gunnersaurus is. According to Professor Paul Barrett, senior dinosaur specialist at London’s Natural History Museum, @gunnersaurus is mostly a therapod dinosaur.
“Theropods have sharp claws and walk on their hind legs only,”
“Theropods have sharp claws and walk on their hind legs only,”
He maybe a dinosaur, but @Gunnersaurus is very much required in this day and age.
Thank You Jerry Quy for your service.
Thank You Jerry Quy for your service.
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