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Apple with a smiley face

Posted By:
Myst
Dec 20, 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."

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.

Category: News-Story, Tall-Tale; Replies: 39

Comments
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Brenda	Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2004 \| 05:30 AM It looks like Jack from "The Nightmare Before Christmas".
Paul	Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2004 \| 09:41 AM 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 \| 10:22 AM It's sort of festive.
myst	Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2004 \| 12:40 PM I thought so too Maegan.
Lina	Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2004 \| 12:40 PM Must have been a slow news day
Hairy Houdini	Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2004 \| 07:27 PM reminds me of the Wilson soccer ball from the Tom Hanks' film, Castaway
Maegan	Posted: Wed Dec 22, 2004 \| 10:43 AM Next year's Home & Garden...how to make Apple Smiley Faces.
dave in Georgia	Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2005 \| 02:15 AM Cannot view the image. What is a .raw format? And how can I view it?
Myst Member	Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2005 \| 01:56 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 \| 02:07 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 \| 02:47 PM Yeah, I can't view it either. Bugger.
Myst Member	Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2005 \| 03:14 PM Grrrrrrrr I just posted the pick but it isn't here.
Myst Member	Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2005 \| 03:15 PM Since the link won't work here is a clickable thumbnail (hopefully it will work).
Myst Member	Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2005 \| 03:16 PM Sobs
Myst Member	Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2005 \| 03:19 PM Try it this way:
Myst Member	Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2005 \| 03:22 PM Try again!!! ]Apple Smiley Face[/url]
Myst Member	Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2005 \| 03:27 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 \| 03:35 PM Thanks for all the trouble finding a working link Myst. What would we do without you? Keep talking I guess. That does not look like a smiley face. It looks like the apple has herpes.
Myst Member	Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2005 \| 04:03 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.
Rex D. in Milwaukee, WI Member	Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2005 \| 04:14 PM That would make sense. Shows how much I pay attention. 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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