BBC Olympics Coverage - Neatorama

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BBC Sport is using the traditional Monkey King character in the marketing campaign for their Olympics coverage. Produced by Jamie Hewlett and Damon Albarn. Link -via Viral Video Chart

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That was beautiful! Combining Olympic sports maneuvers with something so Chinese as the Monkey King was genius, and the artwork was fantastic too. I doubt China could do any better than that commercial.

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Yep, 'Another Jake', and Jesse Owens won 4 gold medals and that pissed off Hitler. Let's do something to piss off the Chinese!

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Actually, boycotts are TREMENDOUSLY effective, but that's hardly in the spirit of the games is it? Heck, there was an Olympics in Nazi Germany... not a very good one, but ONE nonetheless.

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Nice music. Who knew traveling in China was so dangerous?

Is this some kind of allegory on the problematic journey of the olympic torch?

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Suddenly I want to see the Monkey King's movie again.

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soooooo cute! like a cat playing with a laser. I don't know if this is a sign of intelligence or not though...

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"I got it! Darnit. I GOT it! DARNit. I GOT IT! DARNIT! WHAT SORT OF MAGICAL FORCE FIELD IS THIS?! WAit...I'll get it this ti...DARNIT"

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Lol awwww, poor thing. It just wants some nomnoms!

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Mantises can be very creepy when they want to be. This is good mantis. When you want to walk through a doorway and one jumps in your way with its arms up, it's not as helpless. Just cartoonishly threatening and kind of unnerving.

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I thought Macs weren't supposed to get bugs or viruses!

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I have a similar bug that keeps hanging around my office and gets on the computer...no kidding! I put it in my plants but it keeps reappearing. How long do those things live?!
Thanks for posting this!

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This used to happen to me at an old job, with jumping spiders. It was really fun making them jump and chase the arrow around the screen.

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Did it died

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Get him Purina Mantis Chow™ for his efforts.

Great vid :)

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Praying mantis chases cursor? Am I the only one who can recognise that the real story is 'Praying mantis barks like a dog'! :o)

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I didn't know a Praying Mantis could bark!

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AAAAAAAAAAAAH! there is a praying mantis on my screen!
*swat*

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CURSORS! FOILED AGAIN!

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Haha, good one rickygee. ;p

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