So, the Mascots for the 2012 London Olympics – named Wenlock and Mandeville – have been ‘launched’ : and all I can really say (remember, this is a family blog) is that I, as an Englishman, am horribly embarrassed by the complete lack of connexion with reality, good taste, and England (or even Great Britain) which they embody.I understand that the reaction of the marketing professionals is scarcely more favourable than mine (22% called the mascots ‘dreadful’); whilst the designers apparently believe that they will ‘inspire floods of merchandise sales’.
I think there’s a song in South Pacific about that (‘They call me a cock-eyed optimist . . .’); and as for the Mascots, all I can say is that I just wish they had been ‘launched’ yesterday – straight into deep space (where they appear to belong), never to return !
Yes, a "trip to the moon, Alice" would be the no-return ticket! All I can say was a great quantity of whacky weed must have been consumed during their "creation." Or would that be whelping?
ReplyDeleteIMO "22 percent" is awfully low for "dreadful" unless the other 78% voted "abominable."
Seriously, the real question is what percentage thought they'd be "wonderful." I have a bridge in San Francisco I'd like to sell, and I'm looking for the "sucker brigade" as the obvious target for a marketing campaign.
And I thought the Olympic Logo was bad enough!
ReplyDelete‘inspire floods of merchandise sales’
ReplyDeleteAh so its not about the sporting evnets at all is it