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Apple with a smiley face
Posted By:
Myst
Dec 21, 2004
 Snip:

"I was working in my backyard last weekend, and I happened to look up and I saw this thing staring at me," The Truro man said Friday, referring to the apple his wife Michelle named Mr. Happy.

His Cortland apple, now a dull auburn colour and with wrinkled skin, was smiling at him.

Two dime-sized rotten spots make up the eyes, a third stands in for the nose, and four small marks curve up into a grin.

At first, he thought it was a joke.

"I thought my neighbour Calvin was over and poked it with a pencil or something," said the 36-year-old Halifax Regional Municipality employee.

"But when I got up close to it, I could see that's the way the bad spots formed."

[IMG]http://img1.imagevenue.com/loc83/th_78d54_1046.jpg[/IMG]

Link to a cached version of the article:

http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:u0eUpArr9TgJ:www.herald.ns.ca/cgi-bin/uncgi/archive/7displaystory?2004/12/18%2B309.raw+Apple+of+their+eye&hl=en

At least it is something other than Mary. smile
Category: News-Story, Tall-Tale; Replies: 39

Comments
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Brenda
Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2004 | 08:30 AM
It looks like Jack from "The Nightmare Before Christmas".
Paul
Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2004 | 12:41 PM
In the caption of the picture: "in the shape of a human face".....
Excuse me? Actually I'm more pear-shaped.
Maegan
Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2004 | 01:22 PM
It's sort of festive.
myst
Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2004 | 03:40 PM
I thought so too Maegan.
Lina
Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2004 | 03:40 PM
Must have been a slow news day
Hairy Houdini
Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2004 | 10:27 PM
reminds me of the Wilson soccer ball from the Tom Hanks' film, Castaway
Maegan
Posted: Wed Dec 22, 2004 | 01:43 PM
Next year's Home & Garden...how to make Apple Smiley Faces.
dave
in Georgia
Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2005 | 05:15 AM
Cannot view the image. What is a .raw format? And how can I view it?
Myst
Member
Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2005 | 04:56 PM
Let's try this link
http://www.herald.ns.ca/cgi-bin/uncgi/archive/7displayphoto?2004/12/18+309.raw+1046

Alex, if that doesn't work would you get in trouble with the Herald if I snag the pic and host it at a free image hosting site then display it in the forum that way?
Alex
in San Diego
 Member
Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2005 | 05:07 PM
No, since it would be on the free host's server. Not mine.
Rex D.
in Milwaukee, WI
 Member
Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2005 | 05:47 PM
Yeah, I can't view it either. Bugger.
Myst
Member
Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2005 | 06:14 PM
Grrrrrrrr I just posted the pick but it isn't here. shut eye
Myst
Member
Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2005 | 06:15 PM
Since the link won't work here is a clickable thumbnail (hopefully it will work).

[URL=http://img1.imagevenue.com/img.php?loc=loc83&image=78d54_1046.jpg][IMG]http://img1.imagevenue.com/loc83/th_78d54_1046.jpg[/IMG][/URL]
Myst
Member
Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2005 | 06:16 PM
*Sobs*
Myst
Member
Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2005 | 06:19 PM
Try it this way:
Myst
Member
Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2005 | 06:22 PM
Try again!!!

[IMG]http://img1.imagevenue.com/loc83/th_78d54_1046.jpg[/IMG]]Apple Smiley Face[/url]
Myst
Member
Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2005 | 06:27 PM
OK, so the image thing isn't working for me, let's try a cached version of the page from Google.

http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:u0eUpArr9TgJ:www.herald.ns.ca/cgi-bin/uncgi/archive/7displaystory?2004/12/18+309.raw+Apple+of+their+eye&hl=en
Rex D.
in Milwaukee, WI
 Member
Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2005 | 06:35 PM
Thanks for all the trouble finding a working link Myst. What would we do without you? Keep talking I guess. tongue wink That does not look like a smiley face. It looks like the apple has herpes.
Myst
Member
Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2005 | 07:03 PM
Well I did start the thread and I felt I needed to fix it, I tend to be rather persistent because I hate to be beaten!

Without me here all of you would go on being your silly selfs only I would miss out on all the fun. wink
Rex D.
in Milwaukee, WI
 Member
Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2005 | 07:14 PM
That would make sense. Shows how much I pay attention. snake This smiley is title snake, but doesn't he look more like he's laughing so hard he's crying, or crying and yelling?
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