I’ve been away for the past couple of days because I’ve been in heated negotiations with the Olympic Committee about being the official blog of the Olympics. And not just for Torino 2006, but from now to all eternity. Naturally, the committee was ecstatic (to say the least) and agreed with me.

Unfortunately, I had no say whatsoever in the choosing of the Olympic mascot. My artistic skills just can’t compete with Pedro Albuquerque. I mean, just look at these…things. There is no way I could draw something this technical and difficult looking.

Here is what the Official Torino 2006 site has to say about the mascots:

“Neve”: she is a gentle, kind and elegant snowball; “Gliz”: he is a lively, playful ice cube. They are the two symbolic characters of the XX Olympic Winter Games. They complement each other and personify the very essence of winter sports.

Damn, they aren’t kidding when it comes to the personification of winter sports. How did they know that these two characters were exactly what I picture in my mind when I hear the term “winter sports”? It’s like they crawled into my brain and stole this image from my mind’s eye. I swear.

Kind and elegant snowball? Can a snowball even get pissed off and bitchy? And Gliz isn’t even an original idea. I’ve beat the Smoking Gun to this story. Gliz is really a ripoff of the Stinky Cheeseman.

I propose the removal of Gliz and to replace him with this guy:

This is Wiz. And here is what the Official Blog of the Olympics has to say about Wiz:

“Wiz”: he is an outgoing, moist and yellow snowbeing; He is the symbolic character of the XX Olympic Winter Games. He personifies the very essence of waiting outside and watching winter sports with a full bladder.

Let the games begin!

UPDATE: It has also recently come to my attention that Neve is none other than the Cingular logo.

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