Googly eyes put Oregon city, residents at odds

Oregon city asks people to please stop putting googly eyes on public art as prank becomes tourist attraction
The city has so far spent $1,500 on removing googly eyes from seven of the eight sculptures impacted.
Look: Oregon city asks locals to stop putting googly eyes on sculptures
Officials in Bend, Ore., are asking residents to stop attaching googly eyes to the city's sculptures, despite support for the whimsical practice from some locals. The city's official account said on Instagram that the oversized plastic eyes attached to eight public art installations by unknown pranksters could end up costing Bend a lot of money.
Googly eyes put Oregon city, residents at odds: ‘Let us have some fun’
City leaders may not be pleased by the googly eyes popping up on public statues in Bend, but at least some residents in the Oregon city hope they continue.
City of Bend to vandal: Stop putting googly eyes on statues
PORTLAND, Ore. ( KOIN) — The City of Bend is asking for a vandal who has been putting googly eyes on statues in roundabouts to stop. The vandalism has happened to eight statues so far and the city is concerned it may damage them. Roundabout statues in Bend have been vandalized with googly eyes. December 6, 2024 (courtesy City of Bend).
Vandals are putting hilarious googly eyes on outdoor sculptures — but local officials aren’t laughing
A city in Oregon is pleading with locals to stop taping googly eyes onto roadside sculptures as the goofy gag is costing a pretty penny. Officials in Bend noticed the oversized optics taped onto metallic artwork of deer and geometric shapes at roundabouts throughout the area.
Mysterious googly eyes go viral after appearing on public art in Oregon
Googly eyes have been appearing on sculptures around the central Oregon city of Bend. It has delighted many residents and ...
Stephen Colbert finds the fun in Bend’s googly-eyed sculptures
Stephen Colbert, host of “The Late Show,” joked about the “lighthearted vandalism” in central Oregon’s most populous city.
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Oregon Residents Mock City Officials' Plea to Stop Putting Googly Eyes on Statues: 'Give the People What They Want'
Over recent months, someone—or a group of pranksters—began attaching oversized googly eyes to at least eight sculptures ...
US: 'Googly Eyes' Added To Statues On Roundabouts In Bend Chuckles Locals But Upsets Government
The government posted pictures of these artworks at the roundabout which were mischievously given the googly eyes. Further, ...
Googly eyes on Bend sculptures draw city’s rebuke, but locals love them
The city pleaded with people on social media to stop putting googly eyes on the statues, saying it was damaging them.