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August 1, 2012 - Olympics' Mascot and Logo
Meet Wenlock and Mandeville, the creations of an agency called Iris for £400,000.
Wenlock is named after Much Wenlock, the Shropshire town that inspired Pierre de Coubertin to launch the modern Olympics. Mandeville is named after the town of Stoke Mandeville in Buckinghamshire where the Paralympics were founded.
A few other variations are floating around, too.
via Pie and Biscuits
Lamplighter Wednesday Aug 1 12:46 PM
The figure designs are more than cute, quite slick I think.
But cyclops don't quite do it for me... I need two (or more) eyes.
wolf Wednesday Aug 1 12:48 PM
these things are getting more and more uselessly disturbing, aren't they.
If you have to publish a chart explaining the symbolism, it stops being symbolic.
Sundae Wednesday Aug 1 01:56 PM
Stoke Mandeville is our local hospital. I was born there, as were my siblings, niece & nephew and great-nephews.
So I'm biased.
Pico and ME Wednesday Aug 1 02:23 PM
They look like a teletubby on LSD.
Trilby Wednesday Aug 1 02:38 PM
I liked Russia's mascot, Fatov. He represented the Russian values of sloth and alcoholism...
(really, really need to quit this...)
Wombat Wednesday Aug 1 07:13 PM
The best thing I can say about the mascots is they are not as bad as the logo (Lisa Simpson performing fellatio).
ZenGum Thursday Aug 2 07:24 AM
How could a company called Iris fail to put irises in the eyes of those things?
Trilby Thursday Aug 2 08:53 AM
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Originally Posted by ZenGum
How could a company called Iris fail to put irises in the eyes of those things?
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Lamplighter Thursday Aug 2 09:01 AM
I'll bet they're being eye-conic.
Cyber Wolf Thursday Aug 2 10:26 AM
Is it me or do the mascot designers just strive to be more abstract than the last ones each and every time?
wolf Thursday Aug 2 12:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Wombat
The best thing I can say about the mascots is they are not as bad as the logo (Lisa Simpson performing fellatio).
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xoxoxoBruce Friday Aug 3 12:20 AM
No irises, they're CCTV cameras.
Adak Friday Aug 3 09:26 AM
Clearly, we need to be compassionate about all this, and not laugh hysterically at these gawd-awful creations, and the insipid inspirations that created them. Least we can do is save our rawer episodes of hilarity, until either the Brits are not around, or are too drunk to care.
"Have another pint, gov'ner" - that is the worst mascot "since Jesus", by a long shot.
Hahahahahahahaha!!
glatt Friday Aug 3 10:03 AM
Has anyone seen these mascots in use? I don't think I've seen them anywhere other than in articles talking about the mascots. Maybe they were in the opening ceremonies for a second or two, but I'm probably misremembering that.
Adak Sunday Aug 5 05:50 AM
They were in some televised promo's. The Brits have shown real compassion by keeping them "in a free extended stay" in the Tower of London, methinks. 
Lamplighter Monday Aug 6 06:20 PM
I have love/hate relationships with puns
Google's cartoon for today's Olympics...
ZenGum Monday Aug 6 07:36 PM
That is pretty bad.
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