Thursday, February 24, 2005

The "Grunge" version of Smiley Face

I was behind a Jeep on my way into work today, and I'm pretty sure I've been behind this same Jeep before and had the same thought. It was a Wrangler, the kind with the cloth top and the spare wheel prominently displayed on the back. The spare tire, in this case, was covered with one of those plastic/vinyl covers, like those saran wrap things with the elastic around the edges? Anyway, this particular Jeep cover had a big smiley face printed on it. You know, the classic smiley. Bright yellow, eyes and a smile, no nose. Except this one, due to the dirt frequently being hurled the moving tires, seemed to have beard stubble. The specks and splashes of dirt from the Jeep traveling on mucky streets had created a beard, in effect, for the smiley face. Or, at least the start of a beard. It wasn't fully "grown" in yet. Thus...Grunge Smiley was born : )

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