This friendly little character, Petrolito, is the mascot for the South American U-20 Championship, which kicked off yesterday in Venezuela. His name means “Little Oily,” according to the CONMEBOL website. He represents a drop of petroleum. The petroleum sector accounts for roughly a third of Venezuela’s economy. He is a friendly little creature based on an anthropomorphized unit of fossil fuel.
[Via Futbolita]
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by Brian Phillips · January 20, 2009
Looks like a squirt, but not of petrol …
That is quite possibly the worst cartoon figure ever made. It looks like a heart that has been taken out and given running shorts. Although I would like to get myself one of those Venezualian head bands, they’re nifty!
Hey Petrolito – Dennis Wise called, he wants his nickname back. Why, he’d break your nose if you had one.