Sunday, September 19, 2010

What Do You See?

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I used to have a version of this in my house when I was younger.  My mom brought it home one day.  A sort of cross-stitch thing on a plastic backing that was the fad at the time.  I stared at it, wondering what it was.  My mom told me and I thought it was some weird ancient language. I remember the day my mom completely explained it to me, and I could never NOT see what it was after that.  My eyes just couldn’t go back to whatever I saw before.

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This one is much easier to go back and forth on.

While reading through some magazines lately,  I have occasionally come across a very strange new icon for a popular food item.  The icon was driving me crazy, because it just didn’t seem like the kind of thing that the company would want me to picture when I thought of  their product.  I have just come to realize that the icon probably is not at all what I originally thought it was.  I realized what it is supposed to be, and it made me laugh at the absurdity of my error.  I wonder if there is anyone else who sees what I am seeing, or if the company has been more successful in their new campaign than I originally thought.

This is the icon that I have been seeing…

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…what does it look like to you?

Want to venture a guess on what I saw?

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7 comments:

  1. EricSeptember 20, 2010 at 7:46 AM

    Uh... a smiley face?

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  2. amyrayeSeptember 20, 2010 at 4:37 PM

    got the first two; the third one perplexes me. i will be checking back later for the correct response.

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  3. AnonymousSeptember 20, 2010 at 5:36 PM

    Very odd, it makes me think of a sperm. I have no idea why, i always picture them smiling? Perhaps it's just because i'm pregnant...but that is what it reminds me of:)

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  4. ojgrammaSeptember 20, 2010 at 9:00 PM

    This sort of feels like we're doing an inkblot test to see what we're really all about :) To me it kind of looks like those intestinal tracts that pepto bismol makes all better...

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  5. jellybeanSeptember 20, 2010 at 9:04 PM

    Well, I'm glad to see that it is not terribly obvious to everyone. The thing just makes me think of a pig nose. I'm guessing that it is supposed to be a simple smile, but even though I know that, I still see a pig nose. The ad is for Jell-o brand pudding. I always see it in chocolate flavor (so mud). Surely they don't intend for me to think of pigs when I am eating their food?!?

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  6. Katy September 24, 2010 at 10:53 AM

    I saw a happy face...pig nose I would have seen if not for the half moon :)

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  7. jellybeanSeptember 24, 2010 at 10:38 PM

    Watch it Katy!

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