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7/1/08
BBC Asks Brits For Olympic Mascot Ideas, Gets Nightmare Fuel In Return
There's Clearly Something Wrong With The Brits
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Just so you know, picking an Olympic mascot is incredibly tough to do. You'll never please everyone, but hopefully you won't piss too many people off. The real goal is to avoid doing what Atlanta did in '96 - which was basically decorate a blue sperm with the Olympic Rings. The US will never live that mascot down, ever.

So, in an effort not to repeat the mistakes of countless Olympic cities in the past, the BBC decided to ask Brits to start to come up with mascots well before the 2012 Olympics. The results were horrifying beyond belief. And yes, these are real.



Here's our first mascot, who was literally named "Sock." The creativity is stunning. Wait, did I say creativity? I meant complete and utter laziness. Also, how'd he win that medal?




Here's, uh, a spray paint can as a mascot. Definitely a notch above Sock in the creativity department. But probably sends the wrong message. Plus he might stab you with a rusty knife in a back alley if you're not a West Ham United supporter.





And this mascot is what would happen if you shoved Mickey Mouse into Big Ben. Pure nightmare.

Believe it or not, there are several other abominations, including a guy who resembles the Monopoly man except with hiked shorts and something involving red-tailed squirrels. I suggest looking at each one for only a few seconds, otherwise your brain may explode.

Olympic Mascots [Deuce of Davenport]
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LOL decorate a blue sperm with olympic rings. Man your articles crack me up.
 
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LOL decorate a blue sperm with olympic rings. Man your articles crack me up.
 
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I am down with the Chavy Spray Can.
 
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Only one thing tops this years mascot.... Springy!
 
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(Edited 07/01/08 10:33PM by Jubanator14)
Also, what the freakin event did that Sock win to earn that Gold Medal.
 
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Sock.  Remember that show on MTV back in the mid-90's?  Sifl and Olly?

+1 if you remember it.  If not, look it up.
 
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Actually the spray can looks more like a Gooner to my eyes....
 
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Sock.  Remember that show on MTV back in the mid-90's?  Sifl and Olly?

+1 if you remember it.  If not, look it up.
The Sock has to be the best. How ridiculous to have a sock puppet as a mascot.
 
 
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