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Praise be

Wait, what..

Who got paid for this as I need his job.

And those represent The United Kingdom in what way?


feth me I hate artsy aloof bs that totally isolates it's self from popular interest and then claims to represent it whilst being paid feckin millions.

Sooner I leave these sceptic isles the better.

Clearly they are anthropomorphic CCTV cameras.

I guess that symbolizes that British people are just a bunch of one-eyed monsters.

(I'm kidding)

They could be...maybe...they look like...

dogma wrote:Clearly they are anthropomorphic CCTV cameras.

Wait England has hidden cameras all over the country? How fething paranoid is the government, I mean can't people have some privacy, how are people supposed to have fun when they are being watched all the time.

Okay, is it Wenlock or Wentworth?

Mandeville? Hah.

Anyway, don't they usually take an indigenous animal, Disneyify it and give it a name that works for that country?

Apparently CCTV cameras are the only animals (?) left in jolly old England.
(Granted, if it were Scotland or Wales, sheep shagging jokes would be expected)

Way to not further the average American's perception of the England as a foggy, flavorless purgatory, whose greatest achievements were sucking in the Revolution but getting over it and kicking ass as Robin to America's Batman in WW2.

(I've been to the UK, its great. These mascots are awful)

The one on the right looks like it has had an accident...

And also... wtf?

The flippers obviously represent the heritage of interbreeding amongst fen and dale folk.
The single eye is homage to our recently ousted PM and our single minded determination to spend our way out of financial trouble.
The designs were accepted which reflects our ability to pick THE WORST MASCOTS EVER!

Way to not further the average American's perception of the England as a foggy, flavorless purgatory, whose greatest achievements were sucking in the Revolution but getting over it and kicking ass as Robin to America's Batman in WW2.

We try not to worry about the average American's lack of education.

Not sure what the fuss is all about really - they are OK as mascots go. Mascots are always cheesy and naff anyway. I think the real issue is the money spent on them; lets be honest, people would be whinging about them no matter what they looked like.

Should have just dusted off the old redcoats and muskets. Put those currently on welfare into them and march them round everywhere during the games. What can be more fun than watching a regiment of smartly dressed people marching in formation?

...and occasionally getting flogged for minor rules infractions?

Should stiffen their upper lip no end!

Here is a better mascot:

Why burn dollars? - they aren't worth anything these days

I tried to find a picture of pounds burning but couldn't be bothered looking beyond the first page of google images. Didn't the KLF burn a million pounds once?

Well, it does cost a fortune to keep the place heated in the winter.

SilverMK2 wrote:Why burn dollars? - they aren't worth anything these days

Cheaper tinder?

The UK sees all... Maybe this is a sign of who will be competing for the UK?

We should have gone with some sort of Bulldog. Makes way more sense - but oh no, it's too agressive! Can't have something overtly British - it's not 'inclusive' enough...


I mean, what could be more inclusive than a giant neon cock?

Albatross wrote:We should have gone with some sort of Bulldog. Makes way more sense - but oh no, it's too agressive! Can't have something overtly British - it's not 'inclusive' enough...

Might have been an issue with Churchill insurance

I mean, what could be more inclusive than a giant neon cock?

A giant neon hooker?

Albatross wrote:We should have gone with some sort of Bulldog. Makes way more sense - but oh no, it's too agressive! Can't have something overtly British - it's not 'inclusive' enough...


I mean, what could be more inclusive than a giant neon cock?

Two of them!

Gwar! wrote:

Albatross wrote:We should have gone with some sort of Bulldog. Makes way more sense - but oh no, it's too agressive! Can't have something overtly British - it's not 'inclusive' enough...


I mean, what could be more inclusive than a giant neon cock?

Two of them!

Three of them wearing red coats, drinking tea and waving Union Jack Flags as God Save the Queen plays quitely in the background.

dogma wrote:Clearly they are anthropomorphic CCTV cameras.

The truest representation of the UK possible. Anthropomorphic cctv cameras that wish they could be japan.

Worst mascots ever.

What worries me more - you got thing from the Guardian?

sA

Hehe, was top of the google search.

My wife actually phoned me at work to tell me about them when they turned up on Sky News. She wanted to see if I found them hilarious as well.

An excellent design from one perspective and one perspective only.

You can manufacure cheap stamped foam toys from this design. There is no real depth, just a face and back.

These mascots are 100% designed around cheap tampography in order to sell sell sell while costing next to nothing to produce.

Some fat cat will get their moneys worth on a well honed profit margin from a public project far from the realities of public tender, maybe these mascots do represent the Uk after all.

ShumaGorath wrote:

dogma wrote:Clearly they are anthropomorphic CCTV cameras.

The truest representation of the UK possible. Anthropomorphic cctv cameras that wish they could be japan.

Ooh...you really do have a chip on your shoulder about the UK, don't you? It's actually pretty funny, and quite random.

I mean, of all the countries to bang on about... Britain? There are waaaaaay worse places!

You're a fething weirdo, man.

Albatross wrote:

You're a fething weirdo, man.

News at 11: Albatross states the obvious.

Now now. Let's leave Shuma alone. He's entitled to his opinion as much as the next guy.

UM, HOLY CCTV CAMERAS BATMAN, I JUST STUCK UP FOR SHUMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!