XD when i first saw it i thought "Quick call the ghostbusters!"

Yeah, they certainly screwed the pooch (pun intended) on the mascot front. Lions would have been appropriate - hell, corgis would have been cute.

At least the Mascot aren't corgis

Never mind that, why is the '2012' logo a stylized depiction of a kneeling Lisa Simpson giving Bart a blowjob?

http://jezebel.com/5419240/is-the-2.....s-logo-naughty

Hmm, perhaps they would prefer foxes? But then again, you don't want to put foxes 'round the Brits. It reminds them of the hunt...

you meen "izzy"

Whoever approved those rejects from Spongebob should be exiled to Siberia!!!!

I wondered the same thing!

the olympics itself is pretty useless. I had some suggestions to improve it. 1) don't compete by country compete by individual. Teams for team sports should be picked as needed. 2) don't announce the events ahead of time. Assign random people to random events. Have you ever noticed how the shotputters have one enormous arm, the bicyclists have overdeveloped legs and underdeveloped arms, and so on. Specialization is for insects! A true world-class athlete should be able to meet any challenge put in front of him or her. 3) All events should be held nude, as this is how it was done at the first Olympics. This would include winter events, meals, ceremonies, and chess. 4) Mascots would be done away with. Even Hitler didn't see any point to one at the '39 olympics, and it may be the sanest thing he ever decided. 5) All events should be open to all genders, but participants will be matched by ability. 6) any wars that are in progress during an olympics will be suspended for the duration of the games. This was standard for the Greeks, damnit. 7) The opening ceremony will be limited to the athletes themselves, singing heartily and playing any musical instruments they're capable of playing. Extra points will be given to artistic competitors. There will be events for poetry.

I think I might actually like all of these save for the nudity one. I can argue in favor of nationalized teams, because there's supposed to be SOME camaraderie so that people don't crawl entirely into their shell. The teams interact during the games :)

What might be implemented is forced-striped seating, though. Make the fans interact.

Check out the crossfit games. Saw some of that on ESPN the other week and it was awesome deciding who was fittest on earth.

I so prefer Heidi and Howdy... but I'm biased.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Olympic-Mas...../dp/B005HP1UHK The all seeing eye notes your disapproval >_>

I kinda would have preferred the lion myself

I remember seeing a picture where someone photoshopped it so it had two black dots as eyes. It actually made it look kinda cute.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/342067.....07/4630651255/

This makes me glad our World Cup organisers went with Zakumi rather than something that looks like it belongs in a 16-bit game.

Looks like a Pikmin with one eye to me, or maybe a Patapon in 3D