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Randomness ([personal profile] randomness) wrote2008-02-12 01:47 am

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We were driving along the Staten Island Expressway Saturday when the passing light pylons reminded me of a memory from childhood. My parents and I would drive from our place in New Jersey to my uncle's place on Long Island. As we drove along, I would look intently at everything. I remember thinking, "The light poles are smiling at me." They do look that way.

Just a memory. One of about a billion or more. But I thought I'd share.

Image from http://www.interstate-guide.com/i-295_ny.html, actually showing the Clearview, I think, but the design was pretty standard around New York State.
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[personal profile] spatch 2008-02-12 01:42 pm (UTC)(link)
I, too, thought those stylized light poles looked like strange, toothy grins. They didn't look malicious but just... weird. But almost comforting, eh?

[identity profile] rosminah.livejournal.com 2008-02-12 02:50 pm (UTC)(link)
I like it.

[identity profile] fotofile2002.livejournal.com 2008-02-12 04:05 pm (UTC)(link)
You were right near where I live.

[identity profile] cerridwynn.livejournal.com 2008-02-12 06:05 pm (UTC)(link)
An evil, Jokerish smile... eeek! :-)

[identity profile] contrariety.livejournal.com 2008-02-12 07:40 pm (UTC)(link)
They're totally Cheshire cat grins!

[identity profile] jimmystagger.livejournal.com 2008-02-13 04:11 am (UTC)(link)
Growing up on Long Island as a little boy I thought the light pole were like that so Spider-Man could swing out from the city to his place with MJ on the Island.

[identity profile] teyli.livejournal.com 2008-02-14 05:37 pm (UTC)(link)
This post was unexpectedly uplifting. Thank you for sharing one of your life snippets.