Wednesday 27 June 2012

Dog Blog, The London Olympics From The French Perspective!

Molly The Wally and her Olympic glasses.

The French take le micky out of our London 2012 Olympic games.


My sources at Molly Media tell me that the French are taking ‘Le Mickey’ out of Britons by showing us as pot-bellied darts and snooker players, in a Eurostar ad campaign for the Olympics. The cheeky posters feature two spoof Greek statues of naked men with beer guts pursuing the popular pub sports. Paris ad agency Leg created the images and instead of holding the iconic discus, the figures are clutching darts and a snooker cue. The usual chiselled physique has been swapped for paunches and to make them appear absolutely authentic, even sections of the cue, dart and the men's noses have been worn away with supposed erosion. Eurostar said it was a tongue-in cheek campaign, playing on the age old British –Franco rivalry. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the advertisements do not appear in England. What a bunch of beret sporting, croissant chomping, garlic smelling, frog eating cads, how dare they stereotype us like that? Remember we won 19 gold medals at the Beijing Olympics to France's meager 7, huh, so stick that up your pipe and smoke it!


The Blogville Olympics (BO2012) will be with us soon so keep and eye on the BCC for updates!



The first date for sending entries is July 9th and the deadline is midnight (hosts time) on July 18th. A list of hosts , links and email submission details coming soon! 

The Hosts and Events!

Frankie Furter - Olympic Comittee    http://frankiefurterprice.blogspot.com
Fri. July 27th.    Posey - Parade of Athletes    http://posiedorg.blogspot.com
Fri. July 27th.    Roo - OPENING Extravaganza    http://www.roosdoins.com
Sat. July 28th.   Jazzi -  Window Nose Art    http://jazzis-world.blogspot.com
Sat. July 28th.   Sarge -  Swimming     http://sargespeaksout.blogspot.com
Sun. July 29th.   Oscar -  Crazy Sleeping Singles   and  Synchronized Sleepers     www.oskarsblog.com
Sun. July 29th.   Bertie -    Bouncing   http://bouncingbertie.blogspot.com
Mon. July 30th. WHN -Cross Neighborhood Walkabout / Catch me IF you Can    http://dachsieswithmoxie.blogspot.com
Mon. July 30th. Benny and Lily - Beach Ball     http://www.twofrenchbulldogs.com
Tues. July 31st.  Madi   Gymnastics -   http://downhomeinnc.blogspot.com  
Tues. July 31st.  Lily Bell and Muffin - Couch Potato Peeling   http://lovablelily.blogspot.com
Wed. Aug. 1st. Mona and Weenie -Tongue Curling/Raspberry and Critter Stalking    http://justustexasdachsies.blogspot.com
Wed. Aug. 1st. Pip - Discus / Frisbee   http://pipinthegame.blogspot.com
Thur. Aug. 2nd.  Goose - Stick(s)    http://gospelofgoose.blogspot.com
Thur. Aug. 2nd.  Bert - Pole Jumping   http://fourleggedviews.blogspot.com
Fri. Aug. 3rd. Murphy and Stanley -  Marathon Chewing   http://murphyandstanley.blogspot.com
Fri. Aug. 3rd. Puddles -  Digging     http://wethreedoxies.blogspot.com
Sat. Aug. 4th. Declan - Tuneful Farting   http://www.declansdogsblog.co.uk
Sat. Aug. 4th. Casey - Keep Away    http://savetheboxers.blogspot.com
Sun. Aug. 5th. Rubie and Poots - Equestrian   http://rubieadventures.blogspot.com
Sun. Aug. 5th. Mayzie - Camera Avoidance Kae Kwon Do    http://mayziegal.wordpress.com
Mon. Aug. 6th. Shasta and Shiloh -Synchronized Peeing    http://beagle-home.blogspot.com
Mon. Aug. 6th. Ruthie - DE-Stuffing    http://k-9katastrophie.blogspot.com
Tues. Aug. 7th. Susie and Sidebite -Free Style Zoomies      http://susieandsidebite.blogspot.com
Tues. Aug. 7th. Ruby and Penny -  Roaching and Rolling   http://agenuineruby.blogspot.com
Wed. Aug. 8th. Bailey and Katy -    Squirrel Hurdles    http://sheltietimes.blogspot.com
Wed. Aug. 8th. Indigo -  DRAW your Peeple    http://cheshiredanes.blogspot.co.uk
Wed. Aug. 8th. Lulu - Snack Sack Race    http://www.thefogcitylu.blogspot.com
Thurs. Aug.9th Sasha - Boxing    http://chicamom85-sassyshasha.blogspot.com
Thurs. Aug.9th. Frank the Tank - EXTREME Weather Sports    http://theadventuresofthetank.blogspot.com
Fri. Aug. 10th. Max - Turbo Track      www.maxthequiltcat.com
Fri. Aug. 10th. Luna and Cynder -Snoopendous SniffAthon    http://lunadogslife.blogspot.com
Sat. Aug. 11th. Mollie Jo - The Great Tennis Ball Tournament   http://kwing-dogeared.blogspot.com
Sat. Aug. 11th. Uji and Izzy -   Bathtub Wrestling     http://ro-uj-iz.blogspot.com
Sun. Aug. 12th. Finn - CLOSING CEREMONY    http://finnhoward.blogspot.com








28 comments:

  1. Hee hee....those are some funny pics.

    Mommy just updated our post from this morning and since you alreddy read it, here's the update.

    I don't got cancer!!

    Sniff ya laterr..........Weenie

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. OMG Good news and hurray we are so pleased. Made our day that has. We loved your post today , really HOL!
      Best wishes Molly

      Delete
    2. No Cancer!!! That's wonderful!

      Delete
  2. I can always count on your to make my morning start out with the most informative news EVER!!!!!! teeheee......HOW DARE THEY! QUEL COULOT!!!!!!!!!!

    You Brits are fab.

    WE ARE ALL WINNERS, RIGHT?

    I cannot wait to see this show of athletic and COMEDIC prowess! I HAVE MY EYES CLUED ON YOU MIZ MOLLY!!! Anita

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Hi Anita , the naughty French but you have got to laugh it is a real classic. We are in serious training now and we are so looking forward to it. Have a lovely day.
      Best wishes Molly

      Delete
  3. LOL! But you gotta admit, those pictures are really funny! Hahaha.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Hi Furries , we did think they were very funny and a bit too near the bone.
      Best wishes Molly

      Delete
  4. Glad to see we're all being good sports! Deccy x

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Hi Deccy , hmmm wait till the games begin!
      Best wishes Molly

      Delete
  5. All I can say is BAWHAHHHAHAH!!!
    Blessings,
    Goose

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Hi Goose , thanks for popping by!
      Best wishes Molly

      Delete
  6. Hay Molly, what would we do without you? You sniff out all the great stories, that we would never of got to hear about.I think my Dad posed for the snooker player! he did disappeared to France for a couple of days !! :) Only woofin with ya! Have a great day and thank you for all your help and kindness to our Humom!
    Catch ya later Mollie x

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Hi Mollie , hope you are getting on Okay and will see what you have been up to in a while.
      Best wishes Molly

      Delete
  7. Morning Molly you look most gorgeous out standing on the log!!
    I am so excited to be pawticipating in the Olympics.....now I just have to convince Mom to give me extra foodables so I can keep up my strength.
    Hugs Madi

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Hi Madi , lots of foodables I say as we are all training hard.
      Best wishes Molly

      Delete
  8. Yous in=depth reporting is always amazing! I is SOOPER offended for yous....even though I is not sure what a snooker is...

    Sugar the Who

    P's-n-S's::I think our Uncle Freddy might be Frenchy 'cause he has started eating toads (ok, so he eats the whole thing-not just the legs. but still)

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Hi Sugar the Who , snooker is a long stick which you use to push balls across a dinning table I think? What the balls are doing on the table instead of food who knows. Oh Freddy is my hero , I had half a frog once till my human made me drop it. Think it was cat leftovers , but whose fussy?
      Best wishes Molly

      Delete
  9. This is hilarious, Molly. I lived in London for almost 5 years and completely understood the British wits and humour here. Loved the British-Franco rivalry. Best line is stick that pipe up your arse. Oh wait, you didn't say that?

    I'll be back,
    Sankissjuice

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Hi Sankissjuice a milder version yes and you know how we and the French just love our rivalry.
      Best wishes Molly

      Delete
  10. Replies
    1. Thank you Bassetmomma and have a good day!
      Best wishes Molly

      Delete
  11. BOL - too funny. We hope the Blogville Olympics will be a bit classier:)

    Woos - Phantom, Thunder, Ciara, and Lightning

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Can't get any worse Woo's?
      Best wishes Molly

      Delete
  12. Sigh, why is it always okay to bash the Brits?
    Dip Bridge and Elliot x

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. That's any easy answer Bridget, would you bash Europe when you can bash the Brits as we have alot of water between us. Have a good evening.
      Best wishes Molly

      Delete
  13. I just knew you would be able to sniff out all the details!
    Your Olympics will be much classier!
    love
    tweedles

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Hi Tweedles , I should hope so!
      Best wishes Molly

      Delete
  14. Ahahahaha, this has made us laugh, what do he French know eh! We're heading over there for four weeks including all 3 weeks of the Olympics, we'll do our best to show them how truly great the British can be!! Glad to have found you, you're going to make us laugh here, we can tell :)

    ReplyDelete