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And another one!


BBC Winter Olympics Ad

Amazing! This is exactly how we live in Canada. I mean, I was just out in my parka killing giant, spectral ice-bears with a curling stone just last week.

Yeah, OK, I admit it: it is a pretty cool ad. It reminds me of "Samurai Jack."


More Fail Fun


Damage Control? Shades of Google China? There Ain't Nothing Money Can't Buy

I'm not sure what to make of this.

If you Google "vancouver 2010 mascots" (without the quotes) on Google.COM these are the results:

Top Google News result (currently a story on the Pedobear mixup)

Top four image results

The official mascot page

My blog post with Pedobear


How do you think I should answer this one

> Hi Michael I’m a huge fan of the new mascots! And I was
> wondering were you got the idea do make sumi? He’s just
> such a cool mix of animals with his orca hat.
>
> Thanks your fan,
> Meg

Stupid overload... Resisting temptation to be incredibly sarcastic...

"Well, Meg, have you ever read The Island of Dr. Moreau?..."

/me explodes in a simultaneous *headdesk* and ROFL


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