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Tue 28 Mar 2006 @20:08

I saw this on another site and lost the link. Let me know if you saw it somewhere so I can give proper credit.

I have to admit I had to look twice before I caught it. (Claiming I was distracted by a shiny object would not be far from the truth….) Is this corporate sponsorship or do face painters need a proof-reader?

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This is a screen capture from a story on cnn.com recently. I was born in 1959 [shut up] so scenes of protest were part of my childhood. And I know that a peace sign looks like this

and the logo for Mercedes looks like this

Oops. Given the girl’s apparent age, we have to excuse her. But I bet her parents didn’t let her out of the house looking like that….

Peace, man….

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1. Jenn Says:
   March 28th, 2006 at 21:03

   It’s just indicative of how successfully marketing can infect one’s perceptions. She probably has no idea that she was an unwitting billboard. But her festive hat really completes the look. . .

2. Becky Says:
   March 28th, 2006 at 21:43

   Or, how about the fact that she’s a Brit and not American?

3. Lynn Says:
   March 28th, 2006 at 21:48

   Maybe Mercedes is involved in an anti-war cause-related marketing campaign. Ever think of that?

4. Flygirl Says:
   March 30th, 2006 at 08:20

   LMAO!!!!!!

5. velma Says:
   March 30th, 2006 at 18:39

   i must say i didn’t notice it… guess i am not too familiar with a peace sign… thought it was… like a 60’s thing