Cartoon insincerity

[jducoeur]

I am ruefully amused. I'm finally letting Yahoo update the current version of Messenger (its IM product). It's walking me through the wizard, and there along one side is this smiley face icon with big Mickey Mouse hands holding a clipboard, and the *most* shit-eatingly insincere grin on its face. Imagine a smiley face whose teeth take up 60% of the circle. Better yet, I'll just show it -- it's small:

And it's right above the fine print checkbox saying, "Make Yahoo my browser's home page".

If ever I need a graphical equivalent of the stereotypical slimy used car salesman, I think I've just found it...

Comments

[fairdice.livejournal.com]

Aw, Rick, you ruined it! I was with Justin all the way, until I read your comment, and now, along with the cigar thing, I can't help thinking that he's a kind of mutated Smiley Bone:

[rickthefightguy.livejournal.com]

YES! Smiley Bone was exactly who I was thinking of, though I hadn't realized it.

BTW, who are you? (Couldn't tell from your userinfo page)

[fairdice.livejournal.com]

Jane & Justin's old apprentice, from before Fiammetta and I went off to California for grad school...

[rickthefightguy.livejournal.com]

Wow!!! Great to hear from you again! I didn't know you were back in Boston! Of course, the math professor.... Listen, I still owe you guys a bunch of hospitality, so if you ever get out to Chicago, let me know...