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I guess this spring retainer from a ‘66 Bronco was happy to be replaced. That’s service with a smile.
Tip o’ the dipstick to Dan.
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June 24th, 2009 at 3:50 pm
That is Repaireidolia
June 24th, 2009 at 3:52 pm
terrible/awesome pun.
June 24th, 2009 at 3:53 pm
Hi Phil,
KQED’s Quest did a segment last night on Asteroid Impacts (video available at http://www.kqed.org/quest/television/asteroid-hunters). They didn’t mention you or your book, though. Could they be upset that you’ve left northern California?
June 24th, 2009 at 3:59 pm
I look at it and I see cookie monster…
June 24th, 2009 at 4:08 pm
I love stuff with faces on them.
June 24th, 2009 at 4:23 pm
OMG! It’s Jesus’ bellhop!
June 24th, 2009 at 4:28 pm
It’s a friendly jar of Marmite[(:)
June 24th, 2009 at 4:49 pm
I think I can see Jesus. Or is it the Marshmallow man off ghostbusters?
June 24th, 2009 at 5:27 pm
That’s a snazzy little hat he’s wearing.
June 24th, 2009 at 5:54 pm
Do you see that scrawl on the top of the thing? I think it says Allah in arabic.
June 24th, 2009 at 5:55 pm
My first thought? “That’s shrapnel from a comic book bomb.”
June 24th, 2009 at 5:56 pm
Slightly reminiscent of Tim Burton’s Jack Skellington.
June 24th, 2009 at 7:09 pm
It has a little hat.
June 24th, 2009 at 7:20 pm
OMG! It’s Apocalypse in the world of Watchmen! I can still see traces of The Comedian’s blood on it!
June 24th, 2009 at 8:08 pm
Uh oh. I just looked into His “eyes”. I think I now need a tetanus shot =)
June 24th, 2009 at 8:37 pm
Wall bee. Got one just like it.
How ’bout that?
June 24th, 2009 at 11:34 pm
That picture reminded me of a recent visit to the Jewish Museum in Berlin. It has nothing to do with pareidolia, but interesting nonetheless.
June 25th, 2009 at 12:20 am
Obviously it’s the Awesome Smiley.
June 25th, 2009 at 3:06 am
An X-ray of “Jack” from Jack In The Box restaurants?
J/P=?
June 25th, 2009 at 4:07 am
Jack Frost!
June 25th, 2009 at 6:39 am
Is it celebrating the end of spring?
June 25th, 2009 at 7:02 am
I know, this is the remains of the Marshmallow Man from the first Ghostbusters movie!