Just showed them to my kids:
Connor (age 12): They look really gay...is that what they're going for?
Aynsley (age 7): Eew! They look like something a baby drew.
Hayden (age 4): They don't look like Olympics.
Nobody mentioned the Olympic mascots yet? Page 3
The mascots are attempting to buy into the Tellytubbies idea methinks. I mean, what the hell were they?
I guess they wanted something long that was nice to stroke and hold in your hand...
Hang on! This is filth, utter filth! Where's Mary Whitehouse when you need her? 
I really hope the people who designed these mascots are packing up their desks as we post.
I like the fact that they've called the Paralympics mascot 'Mandeville'.
I wonder if 'Deacon' was on the shortlist?
I quite like them. They make more sense when you see them in context of the story and cartoon. But I like that they're quite abstract (I'm trying to get the word 'abstract' to replace the over-popular 'random').
Quote: bigfella @ May 20 2010, 8:32 AM BSTAre you sure? That's well, I don't know how to put this.....public transport.
Yes, I know.
I quite like that they're a bit abstract and non-identifiable. I'm not a fan of cartoon animals and thigns of such ilk. They just seem mundane.
However, I'm not really sure about the story behind them. It's a bit wanky and ... pretentious? I've only seen the bits of the 'story' that they played when launching the things on The One Show last night so maybe it's not as weird and makes a bit more sense in full (although I doubt it). What surprised me was that this man had apparently just picked them up off the floor with his bare hands; surely the health & safety Nazis must have been going loopy over that?
They're nowhere near as bad as the logo though; that really is a national embarrassment.
Well they've provided me with three jokes so far, which I may or may not try out on stage tonight...
The London Olympics mascots, one's yellow and oily, the other's blue and a bit creepy, surely they should've been called Nick and Dave?
I presume the Olympic mascots, Hemlock and Mandrake are named after the narcotics the designers were on
I think it's about time we introduced drug testing for the designers of Olympic logos and mascots.
They'd make pretty good Dr Who Monsters.
And Deacon would be absolutely ace as the Olympic villain.
Quote: sootyj @ May 20 2010, 2:47 PM BSTAnd Deacon would be absolutely ace as the Olympic villain.
Tessa Jowell, surely?
Tessa Jowelley his evil bulldog sidekick?
It's like the logo ... What they should have done is done a couple of logos and mascots and let us vote online which we wanted, then perhaps they wouldn't get such harsh reactions
Agree in theory. Though in reality, Joe Public would have probably been given the choice between a bunch of poor designs, and ended up voting for the one they felt was 'least shit'.
There should have been a nationwide contest, so that each of us could have submitted a logo/mascot idea. Not just the professionals.
I would have opened up the competition to retarded children too. With the winner receiving some kind of token, slightly patronising prize.
Quote: don rushmore @ May 20 2010, 4:21 PM BSTAgree in theory. Though in reality, Joe Public would have probably been given the choice between a bunch of poor designs, and ended up voting for the one they felt was 'least shit'.
I would have opened up the competition to retarded children. With the winner receiving some kind of token, slightly patronising prize.
That's the British way!
Quote: don rushmore @ May 20 2010, 4:21 PM BSTI would have opened up the competition to retarded children too. With the winner receiving some kind of token, slightly patronising prize.
Did you have a particular classmate in mind?
I thought that 'retarded' had disappeared from use in more educated circles, along with 'mong' and 'spaz'.
I think the mascots are crap and the logo is shit!
I Love Sports Billy though.