Which reminds me: I know I have drawn attention to the assclown Bear in the Big Blue House-esqe World Cup mascot lion before, but I want to again. Actually, there are two mascots: Goleo VI, the mascot with "silky skills;" and Pille, the cheeky little football. I'm personally amused by the obvious anti-French jokes and Photoshop potential of this picture.
Where did the rest of the world get the idea that goofy little mascots are necessary for major sporting events? For once, you can't blame the United States for this. For all our over-the-top lack of irony in everything we do, there is no cutesy Super Bowl mascot. There is no Homerus the World Series Bear.
Some mascots are better than others. Neve and Gliz -- the mascots for the 2006 Olympics -- are completely outdone by Beibei, Jingjing, Huanhuan, Yingying and Nini, the mildly disturbing anime clan known as the Friendlies. The Beijing 2008 mascots so nice they named 'em twice. If I were a Friendly, my name would be Chrischris. Wow. Just saying that makes me sound cuter.My favorite Friendly is Jingjing the Death Panda. He's a bad mutha-panda. Despite Jingjing's insatiable appetite for violence, Huanhuan is the one to look out for. You mess with her and your shit is going to get kicked in the fuck. A gun and a sword and she's made of fire -- that is the John L. Sullivan. Do not mess with her.
That said, I think I am making Jingjing the Death Panda the official mascot of this blog. I want that shooting picture on a T-shirt. No, really. Does anyone know how I can make a T-shirt featuring Jingjing the Death Panda?
Good name for a band: Death Panda
Does anyone watch basketball anymore?
Random co-worker quote: "Give me a bowl of hushpuppies swimming in buttermilk, then I'll wash it down with a bottle of Southern Comfort."
*Yes, I know. It's a stretch to think that England will advance to the semifinals.
8 comments:
Chrischris - great bit on the Chinese mascot names. In Chinese, "pet names" for people (like little kids) and actual pet names are always one syllable repeated. A friend of mine has a dog named "Tiaotiao," and her son is "Yoyo" (like Yoyo Ma, the famous chellist). So the double syllable doesn't seem strange to me, but I'm still not sure what to make of the death panda. Hmmmm.
there's a chance that you can make a death panda shirt on cafepress.com if you get it past them that it's probably a copyrighted image.
otherwise, i vote for buy inkjet iron-on transfer sheets and do it the ole fashion' way.
i said howwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwdy! (oh wait - that was yesterday's post)
I wonder how the Chinese plan to censor all the Olympic Games participants and viewers. Death Panda comes to mind...
"inkjet iron-on transfer sheets" -- I have no idea what you are talking about. Guide me, and I will love you forever.
i'm not about breakin' up the marriages, but the death panda may just be worth it...
inkjet iron on transfers
First of all, I'm surprised "Death Panda" hasn't been used.
Second of all if it hasn't...how about "Two run tater"?
Did Bode win anything?
Funny you should speak of mascots, next week I'm going to start using "Pinky, the Warty Gnu" for my blog.
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