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Mirrings

 "Earrings" for your car's side-view mirrors.
 
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For those drivers who enjoy personalizing the appearance of their cars, I have conceived a new fashion item: Mirrings.

They would come in a wide variety of styles, shapes, and colors, just like people-earrings do, but are specifically designed auto accessories that would attach to the side-view mirrors, which, (to me at least), kinda resemble ears when personifying automobiles.

Don't headlights look like eyes, too? I bet someone would buy stuff that helps people see the car's "face", especially if they are into the Mirrings. Eyebrows above and irises on headlights. Mustaches for the grill area... If I make any more parallels, I may come up with far too much. It's beginning to resemble a Mr. Potato Car.

—XSarenkaX, Oct 10 2003

Front Hear Mirrors http://www.halfbake...nt_20Hear_20Mirrors
similar, by [FarmerJohn]. Note the first couple of annotations. [krelnik, Oct 04 2004, last modified Oct 05 2004]

Miata Teeth http://www.wizco.ne.../Exterior/Teeth.htm
[muzer, Oct 04 2004, last modified Oct 05 2004]

(?) Car Skirts http://www.halfbake...m/idea/Car_20Skirts
[Amos Kito, Oct 04 2004, last modified Oct 05 2004]

(?) Play Mr Potato Head online... http://www.cs.utk.e.../potato/Potato.html
[Fishrat, Oct 04 2004, last modified Oct 05 2004]

(?) Auto decor http://www.nutsfortrucks.com/
The new frontier in automobile apparrel. [Condiment, Oct 04 2004, last modified Oct 05 2004]

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       i had no idea that i needed such a thing until you pointed it out. excellent.
—jonthegeologist, Oct 10 2003
   

       I love it! Very Saleable!
—grahamhgreen, Oct 10 2003
   

       nice. I have been meaning to do *evil eyes* for car headlights for a year or more.
—po, Oct 10 2003
   

       I dunno, I’ve had wind chimes hanging from mine for years. My SO says they’re distracting--they could cause an accident he says. And he’s always pointing to my driving record, like that’s supposed to mean something. The world is full of lunatics, wanting to smash my car, and he points to me, saying it’s my fault. Well, if people would wait just a minute after the light turned green, instead of rushing off through the intersection like their hair’s on fire, then there’d be a lot less damage all around. That’s what I tell him.
—pluterday, Oct 10 2003
   

       Yes, but what do you think about the Mirrings?
—XSarenkaX, Oct 10 2003
   

       Oh, lovely.
—pluterday, Oct 10 2003
   

       Nice. Not on my cars, but nice. +
—half, Oct 10 2003
   

       I am going out to get my mirrors pierced today, ready for them! What would they be made of? Have to be something that would not swing out and hit pedestrians. (in case my wife's driving). Update - What if one falls off? Could I be saying the wrong thing?
—BritUSA, Oct 10 2003
   

       10 points from the Bolivian judge!
—bungston, Oct 11 2003
   

       This goes well with Bliss's dress. [link]
—Amos Kito, Oct 11 2003
   

       I'm going to stretch out the piercing-holes in my wing mirrors, and fit ever-larger hoops, Amazonian tribesman-style.
—friendlyfire, Oct 11 2003
   

       You are all very creative. Yes, other piercings and chains and hoops... I can easily see this idea inspire all sorts of personalized stuff. "Tattoos" on cars (graphics) may even more closely resemble those of their drivers/owners.
—XSarenkaX, Oct 13 2003
   

       Would this then make those little stick on convex mirrors, miring aids?

Objects in mirror are closer than they sound.		   

       Little dangles twirling in the breeze as I cruise the highway. What a clever little notion, [XSarenkaX]. +
—k_sra, Oct 30 2003
   

       i love the mr. potato head idea...but although the mirrings sound lovely it seems i see cars with pretty stuff dangling all the time...i don't know, maybe it's a california thing where you get blinded by people's crystals when they catch the sun just right.
—aquamarine, Oct 30 2003
   

       Bling bling. Enjoy the pastry and the Mr Potato Head game (link)
—Fishrat, Oct 31 2003
   

       (Thanks for the game, [fishrat].)
—k_sra, Oct 31 2003
   

       If bottled water and fingernail fashion salons can become million (billion?) dollar industries, why not mirrings. I think you've hit on something big!
—Temporary Sanity, Oct 31 2003
   

       Today, just about everything can be customized to a person's fashion style, so cars will just be another in a long line of fashion items available nowadays.   

       Anyway, +.
—just-another-loser, Nov 19 2003
   
      
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