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03-08-2006, 01:49 PM | #1 |
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Friendlies; Beijing '08 Olympic Mascots
Check 'em out! I have a friend who is totally freaked out by them. Friendlies!
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03-08-2006, 03:52 PM | #2 |
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it's the weirdest Olympic mascot I've come across....but then I tend to wipe out those things.
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03-08-2006, 03:54 PM | #3 |
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I have 2 friends, who are brother and sister and one of them's scared of the freindlies, so his sister inverted them and terrified him!!!
Now, what do you think? Is YingYing yellow or orange?!
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03-08-2006, 03:59 PM | #4 |
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Looks orange to me. They kinda look like Anime versions of the Tella Tubbies(I probably spelled that wrong but I don't watch them). Freaky looking characters indeed.
Edit=changed freaking to freaky *smacks forehead*
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03-08-2006, 04:02 PM | #5 |
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I'm not pleased they included " Tibetan Antelope" when they're opressing that country in every way possible.
But then I don't like their all inclusive attempt at a mascot anyway.
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03-08-2006, 04:04 PM | #6 |
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From your link page
Each of the Friendlies has a rhyming two-syllable name--a traditional way of expressing affection for children in China. Beibei is the Fish, Jingjing is the Panda, Huanhuan is the Olympic Flame, Yingying is the Tibetan Antelope and Nini is the Swallow.
When you put their names together--Bei Jing Huan Ying Ni--they say "Welcome to Beijing," offering a warm invitation that reflects the mission of the Five Friendlies as young ambassadors for the Olympic Games now why doesn't this surprise me
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