Hey, It’s Smiling Bob

Edith Zimmerman
The Hairpin
Published in
1 min readSep 28, 2012

He stood in front of a mirror and practiced, ramping up the grin’s voltage and then holding it. When his wife got home, he showed her the smile. She said it was the stupidest thing she’d ever seen.

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be famous for being in a commercial? I’ve always wondered what it’s like being an actor whose grandkids see you in Viagra commercials, etc. [Via]

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Edith Zimmerman
The Hairpin

Spiralbound editor. Formerly at The Hairpin. Also now making a newsletter: https://drawinglinks.substack.com