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2010-02-20, 1:45 pm

On Robson

I just had to run out to London Drugs for some emergency supplies and wore my "I ♡̸ Tourists" shirt. I heard several people I walked past comment and one local stopped me for a picture.


I (don't heart) TOURISTS T Shirt from Zazzle.ca


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  • 2010 Olympics
  • Vancouver
2010-02-19, 6:14 pm

And now... Lithuania


And we have another one!

This image is from "Žmonės", a TV guide published in Vilnius, Lithuanua.

There is an article about this at CityOut.LT (Google translation to English.)

At this point I wonder if it is still just people not checking that…
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  • 2010 Olympics
  • meme
  • Pedobear
  • Internet kitsch
  • Vancouver
  • Internet culture
2010-02-18, 3:42 pm


And we have another…




Oringinal post: http://mbarrick.livejournal.com/902531.html

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  • 2010 Olympics
  • propaganda
  • Canada
  • history
2010-02-16, 8:46 pm

Venn Diagram



Oringinal post: http://mbarrick.livejournal.com/902322.html

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  • 2010 Olympics
  • Vancouver
  • random
2010-02-14, 8:23 pm

Today's Vancouver Province



Today's Surrey Vancouver Province (p. C2):

"Mike Halford, Jason Brough. Lobbying to make Pedobear an Official Olympic Mascot"

Illustration for #3 on the Top 5 Things We Hope Nobody Says During the Olympics:

"The last known group shot of the…
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  • 2010 Olympics
  • meme
  • Pedobear
  • Internet kitsch
  • Vancouver
  • Internet culture
2010-02-14, 2:27 pm

Fan Art from a Reader in the UK



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  • 2010 Olympics
  • meme
  • Pedobear
  • Internet kitsch
  • Vancouver
  • Internet culture
2010-02-14, 1:24 pm

I Was Hoping Someone Would Do This



Oringinal post: http://mbarrick.livejournal.com/901471.html
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  • meme
  • Pedobear
  • Internet kitsch
  • Vancouver
  • Internet culture
2010-02-12, 12:07 pm

No, the Olympics Haven't Aways Been About Corporate Profit.

It's only been in my lifetime that the Olympics have turned from being a celebration of amateur sport (albeit heavily politicized) into one big advertising vehicle for multinational corporations, ultimately at the expense of the host city.
The IOC…
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  • 2010 Olympics
  • Vancouver
  • history
2010-02-12, 10:33 am

The Torch Went Past my Home This Morning


The Olympic torch's shadowy past

A torch bearer passes the Brandenburg Gate, Berlin, 1 August 1936
By Chris Bowlby
BBC News Saturday, 5 April 2008
       
The Olympic torch is being welcomed this weekend in the UK as a symbol of the sporting spirit, uniting people around the world in peaceful competition.

But…
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  • fascism
  • 2010 Olympics
  • history
2010-02-12, 8:54 am

A Fan Video



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  • meme
  • Pedobear
  • Internet kitsch
  • Vancouver
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