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And ... ummm ... what ... exactly .... is ... that?
From Xinhua:
The mascot was named Haibao, which literally means "treasure of the world". It is a blue smiling cartoon figure with curly hair and shaped like the Chinese character REN, or human being.
Oh. Okay.
Another point of view via our Contribute Page:
Does anyone else think the 2010 Expo mascot looks like a happy blue condom (complete with reservoir tip)?
It does look like something we vaguely recall from middle school sex-ed class. What do you guys think? Personally, we've had a longstanding phobia of white Keds — don't ask — so we're more afraid of the dancers.
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Looks like phlegm/spit. Perfect mascot.
Oh, a dollop of radioactive smegma that has been tripping for 10 consecutive days.
"It does look like something we vaguely recall from middle school sex-ed class. What do you guys think?"
- Not sure of a Jimmy cap but how about resembling the legendary Gumby. Kind of like what they did in Beijing with the amusment park, taking Ol' Mickey and calling it a "Cat with long whiskers", toppled next to the creativity of Mr. Thin Doraemon. Funny stuff. . . . even funnier would be me dressing up as a 30 foot Gumby and showing up to the Expo opening to bully Haibao. Hold that thought, I don't know if any Media Conglomerates would allow me copyright to Gumby with all the legal stuff going on right now. HA!!
Rockabilly kitchen sponge
A cross between the Big Boy mascot and a smurf. A product of Chinese genetic engineering.