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Some stories write themselves. This is one of them.

The official mascots for the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London were unveiled yesterday, and we couldn't help but notice that, well, most of our readers have already seen something that looks just like them.

"After 18 months, 40 focus groups, and a secret operation worthy of MI5," British newspaper The Telegraph reported, "London 2012 on Wednesday finally revealed the mascots that will help define the capital's Olympic experience and, just as importantly, help pay for it."

We're still amazed that not one person in the room said of the one-eyed monsters, "Hey, wait a minute -- those are one-eyed monsters. Isn't that a euphemism for something?"

But we're glad they didn't, because we can now gleefully introduce Wenlock and Mandeville. Check out more "action shots" of the phallic pair on the next page.