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vikingcat for this piece of news!
Glasgow unveils Commonwealth Games bid, mascot.
"Wayne Hayes, of design company Conceptomatix, explained the thinking behind the new brand. "He's blue because of Glasgow's proud maritime tradition. He's under water because for millions of years the Glasgow area was completely submerged. He has eight legs because he's an octopus. And he's shit-faced because he's a Glaswegian octopus."
That just about says it all...
"The Nigerian capital Abuja, Glasgow's rival for the 2014 Games, unveiled its mascot last week. The city is pinning its hopes on 'Pipey', a six foot stretch of the Nigerian State Oil Corporation pipeline."
Trust the Nigerians to be all about laying pipe...
vikingcat for this piece of news!Glasgow unveils Commonwealth Games bid, mascot.
"Wayne Hayes, of design company Conceptomatix, explained the thinking behind the new brand. "He's blue because of Glasgow's proud maritime tradition. He's under water because for millions of years the Glasgow area was completely submerged. He has eight legs because he's an octopus. And he's shit-faced because he's a Glaswegian octopus."
That just about says it all...
"The Nigerian capital Abuja, Glasgow's rival for the 2014 Games, unveiled its mascot last week. The city is pinning its hopes on 'Pipey', a six foot stretch of the Nigerian State Oil Corporation pipeline."
Trust the Nigerians to be all about laying pipe...
