11-27-2007, 03:26 PM
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Everyone's Favorite Oilfan!
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: San Jose, California
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2010 Olympics unveil trio of mascots
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11-27-2007, 03:33 PM
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Are the olympics in Canada or China? Those look like characters I see on half the girl's backpacks at school. I don't mean to sound racist, and my comments shouldn't imply anything...But honestly...Hong-couver really came through.
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11-27-2007, 03:33 PM
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Lifetime Suspension
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Prime example of why you don't let drunk 8 years old design mascots
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11-27-2007, 03:34 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: sector 7G
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we had Heidi and Howdy here, so I won't criticize what Vancouver has. They're mostly for kids anyway, right? I think they'll be a hit with that set.
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11-27-2007, 03:52 PM
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NOT breaking news
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Calgary
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They look nice!
The China ones are really cute!
Can't wait for the London ones.. their logo is terrible!
EDIT:
Beijing: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuwa
London Logo: http://www.london2012.com/
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Last edited by GirlySports; 11-27-2007 at 04:33 PM.
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11-27-2007, 04:27 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: May 2006
Location: @HOOT250
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UG-LY!
Looks like southpark characters
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11-27-2007, 04:40 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by HOOT
UG-LY!
Looks like southpark characters
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I was going with Hello Kitty characters.
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11-27-2007, 04:57 PM
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Obscure Jersey Wiz
Join Date: May 2007
Location: The Marsh
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There's no Spring? Denied 
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11-27-2007, 05:00 PM
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Crushed
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: The Sc'ank
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MissTeeks
I was going with Hello Kitty characters.
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That's pretty much what I was thinking.
It was great hearing Rod Smith describe them on TSN. The way he was describing them, it was almost like they were contestants on a dating show.
"Quatchi is a young sasquatch that just loves hockey, while Miga is part killer whale, part kermode bear. You can catch him on the slopes as he just loves to snowboard."
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11-27-2007, 06:07 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Calgary
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I didn't think Nintendo was a major Olympic Games sponsor.
Looks like choices you could play any number of Wii games.
Makes Hidy and Howdy look like a god and goddess.
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11-27-2007, 06:20 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Calgary, AB
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 > > > > 
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11-27-2007, 06:28 PM
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Pants Tent
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Originally Posted by Drunk Skunk
There's no Spring? Denied |
Great Simpsons reference!
As for the mascots, I think it's kinda cool how they went for a native influence. But they do look kinda silly- in drawing. In costume, they might be alright. But I don't like how quatchi is wearing a headband.
Also, Hidy and Howdy were decent mascots. Big bears wearing cowboy hats- good for souvenir photographs, etc.
Modified Bud Light Commercial: "Put a bear in a cowboy hat and you can sell just about anything!"
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Last edited by Kipper is King; 11-27-2007 at 06:31 PM.
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11-27-2007, 06:29 PM
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Crushed
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: The Sc'ank
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Isn't he wearing ear muffs?
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11-27-2007, 08:13 PM
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Pants Tent
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Originally Posted by Eastern Girl
Isn't he wearing ear muffs?
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I stand corrected.
Now all he needs is to use an ipod, and dance around with the white headphones! 
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11-27-2007, 08:16 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: in your blind spot.
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I can't get around part time whale, part time bear. Sounds like a really bad comic book character. Then again, the first time I heard about Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (in an article in a newspaper sometime around '88) I thought that sounded idiotic as well. Shows what I know.
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11-27-2007, 11:52 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Thats fantastic, Vancouver has just been transformed into the Island of Dr. Moreau....
Weird....just weird.
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11-28-2007, 08:11 AM
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In the Sin Bin
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Why is Kumi wearing a Koopa shell on its head?
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11-28-2007, 09:09 AM
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NOT breaking news
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by Kipper is King
I stand corrected.
Now all he needs is to use an ipod, and dance around with the white headphones! |
I'm wearing an iPod
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11-28-2007, 12:02 PM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Calgary
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It's funny how all the stories in the Sun this morning were all about how "the kids will love them."
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11-28-2007, 12:17 PM
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Somewhere in Utah
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Quote:
Originally Posted by HOOT
Looks like southpark characters
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I thought the same thing. Well at least they are a slight upgrade over stick figures
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