Olympics Update

[caddyman]

The mutton heads who brought us the Lisa Simpson blow-job logo for the London Olympics in 2012, have now revealed the official mascots for the games...


Mandeville and Wenlock. As an ex-pat Salopian, I approve of the name Wenlock.

I haven't yet decided whether or not I like the mascots, though I can see the appeal for kids. Auntie has the story here.

They certainly aren't as bad as the logo: there's still time for them to rethink that, surely. But they won't.

Comments

[keith-london.livejournal.com]

I love 'em! It's so startling original, and fun. Never mind old fogeys like me, children will love them too.

[keith-london.livejournal.com]

Oh I meant "original" in the Olympics context. So far we've had boring mascots based mainly on (terrestial) animals. I'm disappointed that there are only 2 of them for 2012! (Beijing had 5 I seem to remember).

[littleonionz.livejournal.com]

I quite like them and I very much approve of the names.

[fractalgeek.livejournal.com]

So one is predominately blue and the other orangy. Remind you of anything?

[ginasketch.livejournal.com]

Why do they always look like they're going "Heil Hitler?"

[failing-angel.livejournal.com]

They're certainly different, and one looks like a cyclopean bowling pin forced into 'street cred'. I think it's the latter bit that jars - seeing 'high fives' in this sort of context makes me twitch internally - it's the assumption of 'cool' that reminds me of a wannabe hip dad.

Then again, I'm not sure what I'd prefer as an option. If the kids like it...

(I do think it's a bit cruel that someone's lopped off t'other one's feet though)