Pubdate: Fri, 18 Jul 2008 Source: Comox Valley Echo (CN BC) Copyright: 2008 Comox Valley Echo Contact: http://www.canada.com/vancouverisland/comoxvalleyecho/index.html Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/785 Author: Brian Lavigne INMATES ARE RUNNING THE ASYLUM This past weekend I attended the tall ship festival in Port Alberni, and enjoyed 99 percent of it. The only unpleasant part of the day was seeing the 2010 Olympic mascots up close and personal. I was never their biggest fan from day one, but seeing them this close has made me name them LARRY MOE and CURLY ( no offence to the 3 Stooges). With all the artists and creative people that call this province home how in hell did we wind up with these 3 creatures. The big brown one looked like a large pile of elephant dung with a smiley face attached, the green thing a teletubby on steroids and the orca character could be a dogfish in a tutu, even though it was the best of the trio. Some preschoolers could have done a better job with finger paints and papier mache. Some one needs to be fired for incompetence. Unfortunetly it gets worse. Have you seen the track suit/sweat suit made from Charlie Farquarson's handkerchief that is heading to Bejing? There goes my lunch! Our young atheletes soon to be off to China in costumes designed by somebody fresh from the insight needle/injection site. Here we are showing ourselves to the world to try and make a statement. The statement from what I've seen so far is "what in hell have you been smoking?" While I'm on the subject of smoking, what would happen if someone went and stood next to the needle exchange and lit up? Would they be arrested or fined for doing something illegal? It is time to fire a lot of people, give our collective heads a shake and stop the inmates from running the asylum. Brian Lavigne Comox - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom