1/2/2003: Mascot frightens infant

Undertoad · 01-02-2003, 03:15 PM

I'm not sure this shot is worthy, but I was taken aback by it so what the hey. This is a Philippine police mascot. The caption sez that some police officers were given the job of wearing mascot costumes as they patrol the shopping malls there, to make their presence less obtrusive and more friendly.

Obviously, the mascot is having the intended effect.

99 44/100% pure · 01-02-2003, 03:41 PM

Jackson Child Meets Father for First Time
Los Olivos, California - In the security and privacy of the Neverland Ranch, Michael Jackson's youngest son met his father for the first time today. Jackson has recently completed the latest round of surgeries to tranform his appearance to that of a 'multi-cultural Diana Ross.'

warch · 01-02-2003, 03:43 PM

An appropriate reaction.
I'm trying to figure out the line across the eyes-is the egg head gonna open up? Or has it just closed? I find the baggy, deboned appendages particularly disturbing.

xoxoxoBruce · 01-02-2003, 03:52 PM

Reminds me of the time my ex got goosed by Chip of Chip 'n Dale at Disneyland.

99 44/100% pure · 01-02-2003, 03:54 PM

An unsightly side effect of all those surgeries -- but, not to worry, another is scheduled shortly to take care of this quibbling little detail.

Another possible explanation -- it's the antenna through which Jackson receives orders from the Mother Ship. Uh-oh, there's gonna be hell to pay for letting it show; Jackson was ordered to blend in and be indistinguishable from the crowd!

Griff · 01-02-2003, 06:00 PM

Detective Jackie Chan on probation for ramming a Segway into a runaway junk finds himself doing public relations work...

wolf · 01-03-2003, 10:56 AM

I love stuff like this.

It may look like childhood trauma to you ...

But it's JOB SECURITY for me.

russotto · 01-03-2003, 12:45 PM

ROTFL. You write fan mail to sadistic post office supervisors too, right?

Slight · 01-04-2003, 03:45 AM

The mascot of Starlight Children's Foundation named "Sparkle" scares the crap out of me. No one can be that happy all the time. His eyes make him look deranged.

With both of these mascots we see that there is a thin line between what adults think is "happy & cute" and what kids see as "scary & crazed".

kabomba · 01-16-2003, 06:53 PM

I like the part about "....less obtrusive...." nothing says less obtrusive than being bopped in the back of the head by a big giant fake plastic cop-head.

btw: my guess?! the crack is probably just a crack; not like they're gonna replace that crap any time soon. Probably wear even after one of the eyes fall out

mw451 · 01-16-2003, 07:31 PM

Well obviously the police can't perform their duties in such a stupid costume. A cop in a Cop costume? Duh?

So you see the big costumed cop coming your way, you snag a new Flat-Panel Plasma Screen HDTV from the electronics store and run out of the mall. The costumed cop pursues you, running, stumbling, and falling. You get out of the mall with the TV, the cop's costume head gets stuck in the doorway and the cop falls yet again.

The crowd joins around and laughs, hilarity ensues. (think three stooges).

The Phillipines? I would think this kind of thing would only happen in Japan.

Thadius · 01-16-2003, 08:09 PM

Quote:

Jackson Child Meets Father for First Time

Los Olivos, California - In the security and privacy of the Neverland Ranch, Michael Jackson's youngest son met his father for the first time today. Jackson has recently completed the latest round of surgeries to tranform his appearance to that of a 'multi-cultural Diana Ross.

How close does he want to get ....?

01-16-2003, 09:29 PM

Whose boobs are those?

99 44/100% pure · 01-17-2003, 08:28 AM

Good job there, Thadius, but how the hell did you get that pic of my chest??!!!

And · 01-17-2003, 11:59 AM

Baby: "AAAH!!! WHAT IS THAT THING IT'S HEAD IS HUGE OH MY GOD IT'S GONNA EAT ME! AAAAH!!!"

There is a reason human beings' heads don't grow proportionately to the rest of the body... This is one of them.

01-02-2003, 03:15 PM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	1/2/2003: Mascot frightens infant I'm not sure this shot is worthy, but I was taken aback by it so what the hey. This is a Philippine police mascot. The caption sez that some police officers were given the job of wearing mascot costumes as they patrol the shopping malls there, to make their presence less obtrusive and more friendly. Obviously, the mascot is having the intended effect.

01-02-2003, 03:41 PM	#2
99 44/100% pure Infrequently Astonished Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Baltimore metro area Posts: 324	Caption: Jackson Child Meets Father for First Time Los Olivos, California - In the security and privacy of the Neverland Ranch, Michael Jackson's youngest son met his father for the first time today. Jackson has recently completed the latest round of surgeries to tranform his appearance to that of a 'multi-cultural Diana Ross.' __________________ Overcompensating for the 0.56% that is irredeemably corrupted.

01-02-2003, 03:54 PM	#5
99 44/100% pure Infrequently Astonished Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Baltimore metro area Posts: 324	An unsightly side effect of all those surgeries -- but, not to worry, another is scheduled shortly to take care of this quibbling little detail. Another possible explanation -- it's the antenna through which Jackson receives orders from the Mother Ship. Uh-oh, there's gonna be hell to pay for letting it show; Jackson was ordered to blend in and be indistinguishable from the crowd! __________________ Overcompensating for the 0.56% that is irredeemably corrupted.

01-02-2003, 06:00 PM	#6
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	No! Not one line story.... Detective Jackie Chan on probation for ramming a Segway into a runaway junk finds himself doing public relations work... __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

01-03-2003, 10:56 AM	#7
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I love stuff like this. It may look like childhood trauma to you ... But it's JOB SECURITY for me. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

01-02-2003, 03:43 PM	#3
warch lurkin old school Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,796	An appropriate reaction. I'm trying to figure out the line across the eyes-is the egg head gonna open up? Or has it just closed? I find the baggy, deboned appendages particularly disturbing.

01-02-2003, 03:52 PM	#4
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Reminds me of the time my ex got goosed by Chip of Chip 'n Dale at Disneyland.

01-03-2003, 12:45 PM	#8
russotto Professor Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,788	ROTFL. You write fan mail to sadistic post office supervisors too, right?

01-04-2003, 03:45 AM	#9
Slight Semi-Evil Genius Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Boulder CO Posts: 195	The mascot of Starlight Children's Foundation named "Sparkle" scares the crap out of me. No one can be that happy all the time. His eyes make him look deranged. With both of these mascots we see that there is a thin line between what adults think is "happy & cute" and what kids see as "scary & crazed".

01-16-2003, 06:53 PM	#10
kabomba Rapscallion Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 5	I like the part about "....less obtrusive...." nothing says less obtrusive than being bopped in the back of the head by a big giant fake plastic cop-head. btw: my guess?! the crack is probably just a crack; not like they're gonna replace that crap any time soon. Probably wear even after one of the eyes fall out

01-16-2003, 07:31 PM	#11
mw451 Disorderly Orderly Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Northern Virginia/DC Posts: 53	Hmmm... Well obviously the police can't perform their duties in such a stupid costume. A cop in a Cop costume? Duh? So you see the big costumed cop coming your way, you snag a new Flat-Panel Plasma Screen HDTV from the electronics store and run out of the mall. The costumed cop pursues you, running, stumbling, and falling. You get out of the mall with the TV, the cop's costume head gets stuck in the doorway and the cop falls yet again. The crowd joins around and laughs, hilarity ensues. (think three stooges). The Phillipines? I would think this kind of thing would only happen in Japan. __________________ The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few, or... the one. -- Spock

01-16-2003, 09:29 PM	#13
dave Guest Posts: n/a	Whose boobs are those?

01-17-2003, 08:28 AM	#14
99 44/100% pure Infrequently Astonished Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Baltimore metro area Posts: 324	Nice work Good job there, Thadius, but how the hell did you get that pic of my chest??!!! __________________ Overcompensating for the 0.56% that is irredeemably corrupted.

01-17-2003, 11:59 AM	#15
And Conjunction Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Conjunction Junction Posts: 168	Baby: "AAAH!!! WHAT IS THAT THING IT'S HEAD IS HUGE OH MY GOD IT'S GONNA EAT ME! AAAAH!!!" There is a reason human beings' heads don't grow proportionately to the rest of the body... This is one of them. __________________ -And, Word Wrangler and Keeper of the Cuttlefish.

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