As many people know, some places in the world are more well known for their plagiarism and other pirating attempts than others (as we could guess from the cool “Foakley” glasses we may have sitting at home, or that nice new “Folex” watch we could picked up the other day for only $5!)

Accusations of which countries or areas have the top fake markets or are more well known for their fake products have flown about for years. For years as well people have frequented these places to get LV of Gucci bags, computer software, DVDs, and other products for a fraction of the real product’s cost.

Being honest, these markets have done wonders for the economy of many areas. Sure it’s “officially” illegal, but at the same time it provides countless families with valuable sustainable income over the course of their illegitimate business lives.

But enough is enough.

This time, China’s gone too far.

I can accept an occasional fake product here and there, and I’d be lying if I’d say I haven’t been tempted my own fair share of times by such products. Watches, bags, DVDs, CDs, shoes…

BUT WHY CAN’T THEY LEAVE GUMBY ALONE?!?!?!

Yes, that’s right, poor little Gumby. That lovable claymation character that has been a hallmark icon for generations of kids now apparently has an illegitimate kid out there that takes “blue blood” to a whole new level.

Meet Haibao, the official mascot of the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai:

The official line is that this little guy is a representation of the Chinese character “ren” or “person”, but who are we kidding?

While it’s true this may simply be the odd bastard child of Gumby from when he was doing a world tour a while back (bad Gumby, BAD!), but most likely it’s simply a PR developer having an off day.

Seriously though, come on. When do we draw the line?

So please, join me in saying this is where we say we’ve had it by commenting below.

Gumby is ours, and you can’t have them Expo leaders! Take THAT!

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