Olympic Fever Part III

First thing, this is my 200th post. Hooray for me. I think I'll celebrate this by punching a wooden post 200 times. Or maybe I'll have a cake, because there is really no other proper way to celebrate anything.

So the Olympics are done. It was an exciting and thrilling time. The Unites states won a total of 480 medals, and Canada won a participation ribbon. Also, the true identities of Aquaman and the Flash were finally revealed.

Anyway, the focus of this final Olympic post will be on the subject of mascots. If you hadn't noticed, the mascots designed for the Beijing Olympics were these five cuddly creatures. Created based on China's popular animals there is a panda, a fish, an antelope, a swallow, and ... the Olympic flame. Hopefully children won't start believing that animals love fire because they are best friends.

Of course, there were several preliminary designs and ideas for mascots to represent China for the games. Here are some of the rejected characters that never had a chance to win over our hearts and become marketable toys.

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Wall-Wall, the Great Divider

Lucky, the Sexual Active Panda.

Chow Yun-Fat, the Actor


Phlegmer, the Happy Respiratory Ailment Cloud.

Bulge, the Speedo-Wearing Buddha.

Mr. Chang, the Nondescript Factory Worker.

Wonton, the Steaming Delicious Egg Roll.

Phallico, the Playful Sea Cucumber.

Po-Po, the Cute Androgynous Large-Headed Character with Huge Dewy Eyeballs.