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Title: Anyone going to the Olympics?
Post by: Jeffy on February 10, 2010, 08:39:53 AM
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"The Gazeta Olsztynska published an image showing the bear alongside genuine Olympic mascots Quatchi, Sumi, Miga and Mukmuk to illustrate a feature about the Games.

It appears that the newspaper lifted the picture from Google Images, unaware that it had been created as a prank by Michael Barrick, a Canadian artist and graphic designer.

Pedobear, who is on the far right of the picture, was originally devised by members of the anarchic 4chan message board as a way of mocking users who expressed a sexual interest in young people.

Since then a tasteless internet trend ? or meme ? has emerged in which users insert the bear into other photos in a contest to create the most inappropriate composite image.

On his blog yesterday Mr Barrick wrote that online amusement about the newspaper's error had sparked a surge of interest in his artwork, and hinted that the financial burden of the Games on Canadian taxpayers was the motivation for his mischievous creation."

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/7187027/Polish-newspaper-claims-Pedobear-is-2010-Vancouver-Olympic-mascot.html


Title: Re: Anyone going to the Olympics?
Post by: steve dave on February 10, 2010, 08:41:36 AM
Saw that.  Kind of funny.  Also, is Vancouver the most elite locale in North America?  It's up there.
Title: Re: Anyone going to the Olympics?
Post by: Pete on February 10, 2010, 12:28:55 PM
OMFG...I didn't make the connection until now.....'Clams Cosh photo....

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Title: Re: Anyone going to the Olympics?
Post by: Perry on February 10, 2010, 02:40:34 PM
Pffft  :lol:
Title: Re: Anyone going to the Olympics?
Post by: mcmwcat on February 10, 2010, 03:39:41 PM
 :lol:
Title: Re: Anyone going to the Olympics?
Post by: pissclams on February 10, 2010, 03:55:47 PM
 :users:
Title: Re: Anyone going to the Olympics?
Post by: DaBigTrain on June 14, 2023, 03:38:27 PM
 :lol:
Title: Re: Anyone going to the Olympics?
Post by: michigancat on June 14, 2023, 10:50:57 PM
We got water polo tickets. Only the women's bronze medal game was available for our lottery. Kinda want to just get to Europe and see what the secondary market is like. I really only care about women's water polo.