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Meet Petrolito, Football’s Most Adorable Foray into the Cartoonization of Non-Renewable Resources

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]

Meet Petrolito, Football’s Most Adorable Foray into the Cartoonization of Non-Renewable Resources

by Brian Phillips · January 20, 2009

KingSnake
Looks like a squirt, but not of petrol …

January 20, 2009 at 8:42 am · Reply
Comrade
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!

January 20, 2009 at 2:21 pm · Reply
Nick
Hey Petrolito – Dennis Wise called, he wants his nickname back. Why, he’d break your nose if you had one.

January 20, 2009 at 2:55 pm · Reply