Can you do better than a sock for the Olympic mascot?

Asked by Londonist over 2 years ago for 10 kudos
Best answer by CasperCCC
Last active about 1 year ago
14 responses
A shabby sock puppet for 2012 is inspired, in our book, but, really, can you do any better than this BBC reader effort at creating an Olympic mascot?
14 responses

I sort of like the sock. He has a cheeky smile.
Posted over 2 years ago by Beagleskin

How about this:

or this:

Posted over 2 years ago by purpaboo

I like socks. Y’know generally.
Posted over 2 years ago by SuckMonster

Shouldha linked up the original story & source.. here it is, sorry.
Posted over 2 years ago by Londonist

i like the sock too. what can i say, he looks like a very happy character considering his main function in life is to cover people’s feet. (is it a ‘he’? am i anthropomorphising the sock?)
Posted over 2 years ago by lusus_naturae

Yeah, get off the sock’s back, Matt. What’s he ever done to you. (Excuse me if he murdered your entire family or the like, but I wasn’t know.)
Posted over 2 years ago by SuckMonster

Who’s Matt?
Posted over 2 years ago by Londonist

Sorry, thought you were MattFromLondonist.
Posted over 2 years ago by SuckMonster

Afraid we’ve been beaten to this (It’s also where the sock came from)
http://www.b3ta.com/challenge/olympicmascot/
Posted over 2 years ago by middleofnowhere


This looks wrong. It looks like the sleazy lion is about to do something dirty to the foxy unicorn. Or is that just me?
Posted over 2 years ago by CasperCCC tipped with 2K

It’s not just you CCCC, but there’s only a small select group of people who agree with your perspective. They’re called furries.
Fortunately there’s no such thing as sockies, so I’m sticking to the sock. Bit like SockMonster really.
Posted over 2 years ago by MarkE

Furries are not as good as BoyTaurs. Google it….
Posted over 2 years ago by Babb

I don’t normally bother with B3ta but that sock, in all its permutations is FUCKING BRILLIANT.
Posted over 2 years ago by stella

Argh. I’m afraid that I mistakenly flagged your post as abuse CasperCCC. Sorry.
curses attractive unicorn
gropes unicorn
Posted over 2 years ago by UncleGeorge tipped with 1K
