What is the deal with Olympic mascots sucking so badly anyway? Misha the Bear was awesome, granted, but for the most part they're a pretty piss-poor lot. (The low point undoubtedly being "Izzy" from 1996.)

*snirk* It's a shame Fatso the Fat-Arsed Wombat (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatso_the_Fat-Arsed_Wombat) was never official. His presence would improve the gene pool substantially.