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Lots of people have a
trademark look. For starters, there's a slew of
celebrities known for their hair.
Donald Trump? Cotton
candy comb-over. There's Willie Nelson's charmingly
weird braids. Elvis: Coal-black pompadour. Rod
Blagojevich? Sui generis.
Other famous people are
instantly identified by their noteworthy body parts.
Dolly Parton has those o'erflowing ta-tas. You would
recognize Angelina Jolie's lips from 100 paces. Ditto
Prince Charles' ears. And Jay Leno's outsize chin is
hard to miss.
Nothing wrong with having
something that makes you unforgettable. Or easily
recognizable. Or at least remotely different from the
rest of the world.
Larry King doesn't wear
those signature suspenders just to keep his pants up.
Ozzy Osbourne long ago could have switched from those
circular specs to contact lenses. And to make sure you
don't ignore her, Paris Hilton doesn't travel far
without one of her kennel of pink-clad Chihuahuas tucked
under her arm.
Some of us spend a
lifetime wondering why we seem to be so forgettable. How
come we have to keep re-introducing ourselves to those
we've met over and over? Wish we had a trademark too.
Wouldn't it be swell if there were a national
requirement that everybody wear a big badge like the
conventioneers you see around town? "Hello my name
is..." and the name in BIG BLACK LETTERS.
Of course there are some
folks, Abe Lincoln for instance, who are so famous
they've got trademarks to spare. For Honest Abe (note
the trademark nickname) it's not just the stovepipe hat
but also that distinctive facial hair.
Lincoln's beard, called a
"chin curtain," is notable for what it does
not have: a mustache.
Which bring us to the
object pictured here. The French Web site www.atypyk.com
invites all of us trademark-deprived nobodies to borrow
renowned mustaches from the past (five 'staches for
$11.97).
Not only is there the
playful Salvador Dali (shown here), but also the Clark
Gable, the Burt Reynolds and more. And these trademarks
come emblazoned on a pencil.
It's a signature look
that even lets you sign your name.
Memorable mustaches.
That's what these
disparate characters have in common: Joseph Stalin,
Super Mario, Friedrich Nietzsche, Hulk Hogan, Adolf
Hitler and Borat Sagdiyev.
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