From "yuck!" to "awesome!"

You all remember that famous photo of the mouse with the human-like ear growing out of its back. It's not exactly an image you forget, in part because it's, you know, kind of gross. In fact, that image is often cited as one that prompts people to say "Yuck!" Well, it's been 10 years since that image first became public and maybe the culture had changed over the last decade:

human ear mouse tshirt

Yep. That's a t-shirt design drawing on the infamous image. And there are at least two other designs . People even wear them.

-Greg Dahlmann

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I have to say: That's a great set of links. Thanks!

Absolutely agree with Eli. Thanks a lot, it's so valuable!

And now the military is looking into it.... http://www.slate.com/id/2189468/

I saw a great photo montage work in Edinburgh where that ear-mouse was put over a Tokyo skyline. I forget who the artist was unfortunately.

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