London 2012 : The Mascots

I know it has become a real and important element of any Olympics, World Cup or any major sporting event, and yes I know that they have to be clear, original and like nothing before, but the mascots for the London 2012 games are almost as weird as the logo that was created.

The two Mascots are called Wenlock and Mandeville. And yes in the true spirt of our times you can actually follow both of them on Facebook. Which makes me wonder, who got the job of actually being Wenlock and Mandeville on Facebook and just how much do they get paid ? But if you go to a website : Click Here you can find out all sorts of interesting and useful imformation about these two wacky creations. I won't type all the facts here, you can go and find out for yourself.

However I also wonder to myself just how many mascots, from games gone by, can anyone actually remember. For me the only one was the big bear at the Moscow games, I will never forget the tear drop at the end of the games, that was cool. But all the others, nope I cannot remember any of them. So I wonder to myself just what the future holds for these two new creations. Which is a shame really, for me it should be part of the brief when these things are created, that they have a life beyond the games, a life as a marketing brand for the city of London perhaps, or for sport in the UK.