On a recent flight to Denver, my daughter pulled out the airplane emergency thingy and started cackling. I thought perhaps it was because she was amused at safety procedure. Or that she found the layout of a 747 to be a riot. Or that someone had drawn a mustache on every face in the brochure.
But it was none of these.
My daughter was giggling because some genius had done this:
I thought it was pretty funny, snapped a photo, showed it to the rest of my family and then didn’t think much about it again.
Then at Christmas, someone started talking about googly eyes. You know, how creepy they thought they were. How there’s a whole group of folks who also find it creepy, like those faction of the population that want to band the word MOIST from our vocabulary.
Then, one day whilst bored, I found THIS SITE on the interwebs.
Eyebombing. EYE-FREAKIN-BOMBING.
All I could think was…
Dear Lord, this is a THING.
Apparently, eyebombing is the new street art. Created by a couple of Danish guys who felt that there was a niche missing in street art, it’s a quick and simple process. People go around sticking googly eyes on anything that looks like it could turn in to a face, giving life to inanimate objects and hopefully making someone smile in the process.
But, make no mistake; there are rules to be followed. Like, your eyebomb has to be in a public space. It can’t be a round sticker with black circles drawn on it, it has to the jiggly, crafty kind of any size. And it has to be removable so as not to be considered vandalism.
Okay, so the rules of eyebombing would give a big thumbs-down to the airplane bandit and that left my daughter a treat in seat 14B. But I’ll take the laugh anyway.
Heck, even the BBC did a piece on it:
It begs the question, “What’s next?”
There’s already guerrilla knitting, which can be pretty visually appealing and adds some punch and fun to ordinary spaces. But, let’s face it, it’s YARN. The mere thought of touching wet, stinky, dirty yarn on a stairway rail makes me want to coat myself in a thick layer of hand sanitizer.
And, stopping short of Christo wrapping my entire town in soft and supple saffron chiffon, there’s not a whole lot that I think I’d be interesting in seeing.
Except those goofy, whimsical googly eyes staring up at me from a parking meter as I feed it a tasty snack of quarters. Because, really, who wouldn’t like to be a little more lighthearted as you’re forking over money.
Y’all….
I think I’ve found a new hobby.
I love googly eyes. I used to put some in my own eyelids, then squint to hold them there. It made my kids crack up.
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OMG this is too funny!
Glad you got a chuckle out of it, Julia! Who knew, right?
Too cute! I love the idea of doing something to make others smile.
Wondering if this has caught in in Los angeles? Stopping by from SITS girls.
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Well, I saw this on a flight from Denver, so it’s definitely making it’s way out West! I haven’t seen anything here in Ohio, which makes me think I could actually be a trendsetter with this gig. Thanks for stopping by!
Made me laugh. I’m pretty old fashioned, and I usually roll my eyes at most of these kinds of things… but I have to admit that I could see myself doing this… as long as it didn’t involve destroying property in the process (see what I mean about being old fashioned?).
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I know what you mean, Dianna. I’m a total rule follower. But this seems pretty harmless, especially since it’s all removable. And I love that it’s main goal is to make someone smile!
Oh my gosh, these totally crack me up. I’ve seen tons of hilarious pictures of googly eyes added to things. I really should carry some around because it’s quite entertaining.
Aren’t they a riot? Pack some googly eyes and give someone a chuckle! It reminds me of that Disney short where the city buildings, rainspouts, gutters and everything come to life to help this umbrella chase after a girl umbrella.
Bahahaha! This is so funny! I saw a googliy eyed post on pinterest that always cracks me up, now that I know it’s a “THING” I’m all about it!
I think it’s hilarious, too! Like another post mentioned, I think I need to throw a bag of googly eyes in my purse and go all ninja on my neighborhood with it. Go for it, too!