Googly eyes put Oregon city, residents at odds

Thanks to a Prank, Sculptures Make Googly Eyes at Oregon Residents
The eyes were attached to eight installations, to the delight of residents. City officials, who lamented the cost of repairs, were less amused.
Someone Keeps Putting Googly Eyes on Sculptures in Oregon. Here's Why the City Is Begging Them to Stop
Bend, Oregon, officials know that the googly eyes might "give you a chuckle" — but they're damaging the city's artwork
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.
Googly eyes on statues spark debate in US Oregon city
ALBAWABA- The city of Bend, Oregon, is urging residents to stop sticking googly eyes on its public art, citing the cost of removal and the risk of damag
US city tells residents to stop sticking googly eyes on its statues
The Oregon city of Bend has spent $1,500 (£1,188) on removing googly eyes from seven of the eight sculptures impacted.
Oregon Residents Mock City Officials' Plea to Stop Putting Googly Eyes on Statues: 'Give the People What They Want'
City officials in Oregon are pleading with residents to stop adding googly eyes to public sculptures, only to have residents mock them online. Over recent months, someone—or a group of pranksters—began attaching oversized googly eyes to at least eight sculptures in Bend,
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.
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 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.
Mysterious Googly Eyes Appearing On Public Art In Oregon
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Googly eyes have been appearing on sculptures around the central Oregon city of Bend, delighting many residents and sparking a viral sensation covered widely by news outlets and featured on a popular late-night talk show.
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.
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Mysterious googly eyes go viral after appearing on public art in Oregon
(AP) — Googly eyes have been appearing on sculptures around the central Oregon city of Bend, delighting many residents ...
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Mysterious googly eyes go viral after appearing on public art in Bend
BEND, Ore. — Googly eyes have been appearing on sculptures around the central Oregon city of Bend, delighting many residents and sparking a viral sensation covered widely by news outlets and ...