2008年6月18日 星期三

the would-be sixth mascot of 2008 Olympic Games

I was visited by a mysterious man the other evening. He asked for something to drink, and started talking.

What caught my attention was that he mentioned about the sixth mascot of the Beijing Olympics in the coming August. It wasn't ready yet, but soon it would be.

'Is it a joke or hoax?'

'Not a joke.' The man shook his head seriously.

'Is that legal?' I asked. 'No one makes a mascot for the Games except the Chinese Government.'

He stared at me. 'You're like the others. Why can't we have a mascot not from the government?'

The question in me remains whether it is legal.