Icon Factory Twitter Mascot Ollie The Bird Mini-Figure

The official Twitter mascot is Larry (as in Larry Bird...lol). This is the Twitter 3rd-party app, Twitterrific, mascot named Ollie. Nowhere on him does it say "Ollie", so I suppose you could call him Jasper if you wanted. He does not have any reproductive parts, so one could call him Josephine if they wished. Ollie is only about 4 inches tall, he is made of hollow plastic, and the paint on him is blue, yellow, black, with one spot of white on each his pupils. The paint seems to be well applied, I do not see runs or areas outside the lines that are errantly painted as if someone slap-dashed this bluebird with a brush and a heavy hand. Ollie weighs about 6 ounces. Ollie has a look on his face like he's about to say something, but no words ever come out of his beak. There is no digital recorder with pre-programmed bird sounds in him, although you would think there would be for this price. Because his beak is open about 1/8", it's tempting to stick something in there that would be useful (like a pencil) or funny (like a spent firecracker)...but it's too small an opening, and anything with weight will pull him forward so he'll fall even easier than he does innately. I have resorted to placing a small wad of lightweight toilet paper in his beak when I am going for chuckles, chosen as much to keep him from falling onto his bird pug as for its comic impact. If I add a smudge of Hershey Kiss to the TP to complete the satire, he falls over.The figure arrives in an elegant box, which is perhaps the most refined portion of him, to be honest. It's a work of art, with dual molded clear plastic to hold the bird, and a nicely printed and thick box surrounding it that is sealed to assure that you're not getting a knock-off. You'll want to save the box as it'll strike you immediately that you would have accepted half the box quality for twice the bird quality.Ollie (I've decided to keep his native name since that's what he seems to respond to best) falls forward. He stands on twin legs that are too far back on his body, and he falls on his face when anyone even bumps my desk. He loathes being face down, I can tell by his expression, but as he has no arms, he has no means to catch himself. It's a running joke in my office as now co-workers will reach a finger over and tip him onto his face just to bust my balls. I have come back from lunch to find Ollie face down on my desk. Those dirty birds that I work with! That said, Ollie needs to be on a perfectly flat surface. If I place him on carpet, as in the photo, he falls over immediately. I have taken a notion to drill out his private area and fill him with BB's or salt just enough that it would stay in his haunches and add a little weight to his rear to have him remain upright. It's rather indignant, but is the only solution I've come up with in nine straight days of contemplation. It might prevent his beak yellow from having to be repainted in a year or so from falling over so much. After I rebuild my 1968 Chevrolet, I'm going to tackle weighting Ollie so he stays erect.The cost of Ollie is nothing to sneeze at. He's pricey. I searched for a lower cost Ollie, but found none. This seems to be the "going rate" for a mascot that no one has ever heard of before. He is unexpectedly expensive, and worth half the price once you lay eyes on him, and one third the price when you feel the lightness of him and watch him tilt onto his face a couple times.That said, I do talk to him...and often, if truth be told. I bounce ideas at him, and he agrees with pretty much all of my ideology. He shares the same political affiliations and, like me, does not believe in organized religion or bowling. Sure, once or twice he balked at my ideas; I recall one time he fell flat on his beak, with no desk bumps or air conditioner breezes, when I suggested that I might take him to the opera that evening. So, I slammed the door and left him in the office on his round face overnight, which was unduly cruel, I will admit; he's since learned not to poke the bear.So, who is Ollie for? This item is ideal for a person with no friends, who hates his work and co-workers, who doesn't mind the "Magic 8 Ball" predictive quality of finding Ollie face down when he disapproves (or filling him with lead shot so he's more agreeable). The buyer should have a stack of gold bullion in a safe deposit box to afford a glorified piece of 3D-printed, hollow plastic, shipped in an ungodly over-refined cardboard box. It's suggested that one add to their last will and testament that they want Ollie tossed into their pine box, alongside photos of the family and their favorite vintage Stratocaster, before sealing the lid and lowering it underground. For that, he may be worth the price.One month update: His left claw fell off.

Very Cute and well made.