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May 20th 10, 02:22 AM
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http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/o...r-1977675.html
They look a bit like teeth to me (complete with root), or tapeworms. |
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May 20th 10, 02:32 AM
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On 20/05/2010 02:22, Basil Jet wrote:
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/o...r-1977675.html They look a bit like teeth to me (complete with root), or tapeworms. Actually, it's not off-topic, because the yellow bits on their heads are supposed to resemble Taxi hire lights. And they only took two years to design! (Or that's what it says on the invoice, anyway.) http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...ic-mascot.html |
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May 20th 10, 08:26 AM
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"Basil Jet" wrote in message ... On 20/05/2010 02:22, Basil Jet wrote: http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/o...r-1977675.html They look a bit like teeth to me (complete with root), or tapeworms. Actually, it's not off-topic, because the yellow bits on their heads are supposed to resemble Taxi hire lights. And they only took two years to design! (Or that's what it says on the invoice, anyway.) http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...ic-mascot.html Has either thrown a hissy fit and walked out yet (as per the Tellytubbies fiasco)? -- Brian "Fight like the Devil, die like a gentleman." www.imagebus.co.uk/shop |
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May 20th 10, 11:03 AM
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On 20 May, 08:26, "Brian Watson" wrote:
Has either thrown a hissy fit and walked out yet (as per the Tellytubbies fiasco)? Dunno, but it looks like the blue one's wet itself... PhilD -- |
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May 20th 10, 12:50 PM
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On 20 May, 11:03, PhilD wrote:
On 20 May, 08:26, "Brian Watson" wrote: Has either thrown a hissy fit and walked out yet (as per the Tellytubbies fiasco)? Dunno, but it looks like the blue one's wet itself... PhilD -- In the first picture I saw, which didn't show the legs, they looked rather like telephone handsets. |
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May 20th 10, 02:52 PM
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On Thu, 20 May 2010, Basil Jet wrote:
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/o...r-1977675.html They look a bit like teeth to me (complete with root), or tapeworms. Nah, they're pretty obviously a cross between a cock and a Teletubby. tom -- Gatsos are a stealth tax on motorists in the same way that city centre video cameras are a stealth tax on muggers and DNA testing is a stealth tax on rapists. -- Guy Chapman |
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May 20th 10, 02:57 PM
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On 20 May, 14:52, Tom Anderson wrote:
On Thu, 20 May 2010, Basil Jet wrote: http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/o...-faster-higher... They look a bit like teeth to me (complete with root), or tapeworms. Nah, they're pretty obviously a cross between a cock and a Teletubby. tom -- Gatsos are a stealth tax on motorists in the same way that city centre video cameras are a stealth tax on muggers and DNA testing is a stealth tax on rapists. -- Guy Chapman Someone on a political forum suggested they're a rip off the Simpsons' Kang and Kodos! |
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May 20th 10, 03:40 PM
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In message , at 02:22:17 on
Thu, 20 May 2010, Basil Jet remarked: http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/o...ster-higher-st ronger-tackier-1977675.html They look a bit like teeth to me (complete with root), or tapeworms. I can't see how the "Mandeville" version conveys any impression of physical disability. Jokes like "in the land of the blind the one-eyed man is King" would seem a bit tasteless. -- Roland Perry |
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May 20th 10, 03:49 PM
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On 20/05/2010 15:40, Roland Perry wrote:
In message , at 02:22:17 on Thu, 20 May 2010, Basil Jet remarked: http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/o...ster-higher-st ronger-tackier-1977675.html They look a bit like teeth to me (complete with root), or tapeworms. I can't see how the "Mandeville" version conveys any impression of physical disability. There has to be a Residents joke in there somewhere. |
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May 20th 10, 08:07 PM
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On Thu, 20 May 2010, Dr. Sunil wrote:
On 20 May, 14:52, Tom Anderson wrote: On Thu, 20 May 2010, Basil Jet wrote: http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/o...-faster-higher... They look a bit like teeth to me (complete with root), or tapeworms. Nah, they're pretty obviously a cross between a cock and a Teletubby. Someone on a political forum suggested they're a rip off the Simpsons' Kang and Kodos! This has also been suggested to me. By a friend who's a Marxist, oddly enough. tom -- The revolution is here. Get against the wall, sunshine. -- Mike Froggatt |
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