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[John Drake]

Here's 2014 Commonwealth Games mascot Clyde!

http://www.bbc.co.uk...w-west-19651062

[Northern Sol]

I have often thought "a child could do better" when looking at the official mascots. Now they have.

[gingerjon]

Well, he does look as if he would eat Wenlock and Mandeville's hearts.

[Methven Hornet]

On Radio Scotland, Fred MacAulay had a link with a Ghanaian school and he asked their opinions of the mascot. The teacher thought it was "very artistic and colourful", although the young pupil he spoke to said they were "okay" in what sounded like a disappointed response. Perhaps her enthusiasm was lost in translation.

It is a good idea to get children to design mascots, though. I wonder whether a RLWC mascot is being thought about...

[Methven Hornet]

Well, he does look as if he would eat Wenlock and Mandeville's hearts.

It was quite amusing listening to Fred MacAulay trying to explain to Ghanaians and Indians (I think) what a thistle was.

"It is Scotland's national symbol, I would hesitate to call it a weed, but it does grow everywhere. It doesn't have thorns, but it is jaggy. Do you have a word for jaggy in your country?"

To which the response was ????

[Futtocks]

I wonder whether a RLWC mascot is being thought about...

Garry Schofield, carrying a placard saying, "Give up, foreigners! This game's not for the likes of you."

[hindle xiii]

Garry Schofield, carrying a placard saying, "Give up, foreigners! This game's not for the likes of you."

Please god tell me he's not in his Belle Vue best?

[Futtocks]

Please god tell me he's not in his Belle Vue best?

Oi! I'd only just managed to erase that awful mental image!

[Jerry the Berry]

Well, he does look as if he would eat Wenlock and Mandeville's hearts.

Deep fried of course.

[John Drake]

It was quite amusing listening to Fred MacAulay trying to explain to Ghanaians and Indians (I think) what a thistle was.

That's an easier job than I had explaining to an American lady in the Olympic Park what a 'Wenlock' was.

She'd bought a red, white and blue Wenlock for her daughter, and said though she thought it looked very cute, had no idea what it was supposed to be. Luckily (or not) for her, she'd picked on an Olympic sadcase who knew the backstory of Wenlock (and Mandeville, for that matter) and could explain the origins of the one-eyed wonders. And I wasn't even an official volunteer!

If the Commonwealth Games is even a fraction as good as London 2012 proved to be, it'll be fantastic.

[Futtocks]

If the Commonwealth Games is even a fraction as good as London 2012 proved to be, it'll be fantastic.

The last few Commonwealth Games (from Manchester onwards) have been really good.

[Methven Hornet]

That's an easier job than I had explaining to an American lady in the Olympic Park what a 'Wenlock' was.

She'd bought a red, white and blue Wenlock for her daughter, and said though she thought it looked very cute, had no idea what it was supposed to be. Luckily (or not) for her, she'd picked on an Olympic sadcase who knew the backstory of Wenlock (and Mandeville, for that matter) and could explain the origins of the one-eyed wonders. And I wasn't even an official volunteer!

If the Commonwealth Games is even a fraction as good as London 2012 proved to be, it'll be fantastic.

Nice tale.

The organisers seem to doing a decent job of publicising it so far. You can sign up for news - email and facebook, for example - and you get stuff on a daily basis (well you do on facebook, anyway).

They've started to appoint ambassadors, with Chris Hoy being the obvious choice, but people like Billy Connolly and Rebecca Adlington also. They offer no apologies for piggy-backing on the Olympics, and they have used and are using the successes of, and the feel-good factor from, the Olympics. The obvious thing they have picked up on is the success of the volunteers, and they are to build a similar team.

The venues look great and signify that the games have come a long way from the last time Scotland hosted them. I am looking forward to them!

[Methven Hornet]

The last few Commonwealth Games (from Manchester onwards) have been really good.

Manchester was superb!

[Mumby Magic]

i always wondered where Northern Exposure got to.