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Topic: London's Olympic Mascot: A One-Eyed Monster

Olympic mascots Wenlock and Mandeville branded 'patronising rubbish'
The organisers of London 2012 were plunged into a fresh row after the new Olympic mascots were branded

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Re: London's Olympic Mascot: A One-Eyed Monster

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=201qDoKniuE

Why do we Brits even bother X_X

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Re: London's Olympic Mascot: A One-Eyed Monster

Surely there was someone at one of those forty focus groups who said "yeah but they're fucking retarded"?

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Re: London's Olympic Mascot: A One-Eyed Monster

haha

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Re: London's Olympic Mascot: A One-Eyed Monster

I was born 21 years after the 1966 football world cup in England but I can name the tournament mascot and I would recognise a picture of him

http://www.theworldcupsoccersite.com/images/Mascots/1966_world-cup-wilie.jpg

That's because World Cup Willie is a catchy name, and it's because he's a lion which is a real animal, and it's because lions are symbolic of pride and bravery and power and physical excellence, he also looks like a pretty cool guy that I could get along with. He was clearly a good tournament mascot.

In 2056 I would like to know how many people born in 2033 will be able to name Mandible and Shitcock and say a single thing about what they might possibly represent.

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Re: London's Olympic Mascot: A One-Eyed Monster

World Cup Willie does indeed look like he came to kick your ass, though there's nothing personal about it, its for Britain hmm

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Those n00bs tried way to hard

If you are not living on the edge. You're taking up to much space

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"In homage to London's taxis, each has a yellow light on top of its head, with an initial in the middle. "

This cracked me up big_smile

Together with the 2012 logo, I'll have to check twice if I'm watching the Olympics or Tweenies.

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>>In 2056 I would like to know how many people born in 2033 will be able to name Mandible and Shitcock and say a single thing about what they might possibly represent.<<

I think you just turned that around lol

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Re: London's Olympic Mascot: A One-Eyed Monster

I'm pretty sure at some point they'll just get tired of mascotts and stop "creating" them.

This forum is stupid.

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Re: London's Olympic Mascot: A One-Eyed Monster

hopefully Brazil will do something obscene and end it.

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