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Four Word Story Game
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Is it just me, or does his shades remind you of a car air filter?
Oops.. let me rephrase that..
Geordie’s car filter shades!
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Nope, not just you. It's like they made a tiny little Fram filter, and cut it in half.
It also reminded me of the "banana clips" that were popular hair accessories for women & girls in the '80s.
Ha! Seems we were far from the only ones, on both counts:
The art staff assigned to Star Trek: The Next Generation spent three months working on possible designs for the VISOR. ... After several test models of the device were produced, Scenic Artist Michael Okuda brought a plastic banana clip – which generally fits over a girl's or woman's head – into the production, one day, having discovered it could be used to represent the VISOR. ... Re-manufactured to fit actor LeVar Burton's face, it retained some elements from illustrator Rick Sternbach's designs. Despite these embellishments, many fans quickly guessed that the prop took its inspiration from a banana clip. ... In addition, Robert Justman wasn't satisfied with the result either. "They went with the air filter look, which I totally did not like," he lamented.
VISOR - Memory Alpha Wiki
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