Olympic Logo!

[d9f1c7]

Apparently Iran believe it spells out "Zion":
http://www.haaretz.co...lls-out-zion-1.346297
Do you think they are perhaps getting a little paranoid in Persia these days?

[Old_Geezer]

Of course they are, anyone can see it's Lisa Simpson and friend.

[Brenden]

Another misuse of the word "racist", it would be funny if it was not so pathetic - Iran of all countries using the word racism.

[Nibble]

The Iranian position is being formented to generate a reaction such as this, as the IOC have stated the 2012 Olympic logo is

The IOC said it received the letter and joined London organizers in rejecting Iran's complaint.

"Our response is as follows: The London 2012 logo represents the figure 2012, nothing else," the IOC said.


I also note that this report is published by an Israeli website - hence my dubiousness in its evenhanded-ness.

[jake-the-peg]

You have to rather work at it to get that! Zoin perhaps but much more like ZoR.

Unfortunately objecting to Zor isn't very newsworthy is it? :c)

[venator]

It's a tag as used by spraycan "artists" - you see exactly this kind of thing on the walls of any run down area.

Very apt?

[emmie]

Paranoid, of course if that little twerp The President has something to say about it.

[venator]

Have they realised yet that Iran spells out " Israel Rules All Nations"

This is obviously a secret plot by Israeli agents at the heart of Iran, sending a coded message.

[emmie]

i was trying to spell his name then realised it's impossible without looking it up, Ahmadinejad

[DTCwordfan]

Let them stay at home - more chance for us on weightlifting medals.

[emmie]

DT, that's just the ladies...

[DTCwordfan]

An anagram on his full name is "Aha! Demi-human; Odd jam"

[DTCwordfan]

Hulagirl is competing, apparently....

[Nibble]

Or as I was asked - Had ma djine ja?

[anotheoldgit]

Let them stay home, less chance of some of their athletes absconding and then go on to settle into this country.

[emmie]

i have heard him referred to as a dinner jacket, a bit easier to spell too.

[Quizmonster]

With you on this one OG. Ever since someone pointed out the likeness of Lisa Simpson pleasuring a (very) upstanding male friend, I have been utterly unable to see anything else in the symbol!

[Gromit]

That report is from February 2011 and is nonsense. Iran is not boycotting the London Games.

Whatever way you look at it, the logo is embarrassingly bad.

[weecalf]

loks like summit a kid of 8 designed when he was 5