London 2012 Photo Contest! Entries Due August 12th

Maple here, get ready for some crass humor.

And a new photo contest.

In less than or about 15 days, the 2012 Summer Olympics will kick off in London, England - the third time the city has hosted this event. Greedy buggers. The Games close on August 12th, 2012.

The Games have a new logo:

Which can come in a variety of colors:

Which seems to say 2012, but mostly just looks like a hot mess to us. 

Who designed that thing?

Someone trying to be too trendy and hip, that's who...

And if you stare at it long enough, you start to see something else.

But I won't say what that something else is.

I'll leave it to your imagination.

The Games have two new mascots, one for the regular Olympics and one for the Paralympics.

Wenlock and Mandeville:

You can see they have been tattooed with the 2012 logo.

They even have their own website and their own movies:

https://mascot-games.london2012.com/watch/default.aspx

All in a bid to appeal to the world's youths and say:
"Get out there and play sports! Stop being lazy. Stop eating chips, and playing video games!
Go kick a ball around! Train six hours a day doing gymnastics! Run marathons until you pass out!"

Okay, maybe they don't use those exact words....

As cute as they are..... (we think?) We definitely see shades of the "Despicable Me" drones in them -- as well as the (designer-explained) British molten steel drop motif, the "London Eye," and a hint of ticked off alien from Men in Black. I mean they do have one big eye.... which is actually supposed to be a camera.....have you noticed that it records "everything"???? Creepy.

Also, Mandeville kinda looks like he wet himself.

Though he is holding up a giant #2..... so maybe it wasn't #1.

Just saying.....
British food can be hard on the digestive system....

Also, if you stare at the mascots long enough you start to see something else as well...
Again, I'll leave that to your imagination.

(Cough. Cough.)

To honor the event, the athletes, and the city we are holding a photo contest 

here at The Doll Wardrobe.

All entries will be due on or before August 12th.

One "gold medalist" winner will receive the coveted prize: 

A $20 AG gift card. 

There will be two honorable mentions for the contest,

the silver and bronze medal winners.

Each person is allowed to submit one photo to the contest.

You do not have to be 18 years or older to participate in this contest, but if you are younger than 18 make sure you get your parent or guardian's permission to enter.

What is the contest theme?

Your photo's theme should fall into at least one of the following categories:

1) Sports

2) Hobbies

3) Britishy

4) The Olympics

So these are pretty broad categories, designed to include as many people's 

creative thoughts as possible. 

You can have your dolls playing sports together, doing crafts, reenacting a scene from Dr. Who, or even teaching us about the history of the Olympics, as examples. Or you could have your doll pose as an Olympic athlete who is knitting inside a London taxi while Wills and Kate watch through the window! Or ten thousand other ideas! Be creative! Think outside the box!

If you have any questions about the contest, 

feel free to ask them in the comments section below.

If you aren't sure your photo idea fits the themes, feel free to ask us!

The "gold medalist" winner will be determined through 

a combination of voting and judging.

A week of reader voting will take place after the photos are posted on the blog (after August 12th's due date). The photos in the top 50% will be examined by our judge (Penny) and the medalists will be chosen from that group.

Remember all entries should be submitted on or before August 12th, 2012.

Please send your picture with a description to nora.demington@gmail.com.

Thank you for visiting us today!