Basil face, Moustache or grimace?

Quickblade22 · Post by **Quickblade22** » Sun Jul 27, 2008 3:51 am

In a recent disscussion, I saw people refering to Basil's face having a moustache. That's what I thought it was until I caught it at a different angle. So my question is, is it a moustache or a grimacing frown? Here is the link to the Brick Link picture. If you own one, take a good look at it. http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemPic.asp?P=3626bpx74

MrBlack103 · Post by **MrBlack103** » Sun Jul 27, 2008 4:20 am

It's a moustache. If it's a grimace, then what's that yellow (same colour as skin) tooth doing in the symmetrical center?

Count Blacktron · Post by **Count Blacktron** » Sun Jul 27, 2008 4:42 am

Are you talking to my moustache?

Tower of Iron Will · Post by **Tower of Iron Will** » Sun Jul 27, 2008 5:04 am

When this first came out, I just saw it as a different style of moustache, kind of like the ones in style at the turn of the last century(1900's) or before. I guess it could be a frown, but for years had always considered it a moustache. It all depends on your perspective.
-Tower

Deathwalk · Post by **Deathwalk** » Sun Jul 27, 2008 6:49 am

I thought it was a mustache too, but when you cover the cheek part for a sec then you can see that its a grimace.

Post by **JoshWedin** » Sun Jul 27, 2008 7:28 am

I have spent many a sleepless night trying puzzle out the answer to this very question. Okay, not many sleepless nights. More like a sleepless five minutes or so. I've decided that its whatever you want it to be. Personally, I think its a dead squirrel.

Josh

Aliencat · Post by **Aliencat** » Sun Jul 27, 2008 8:46 am

I think it's a moustache personally.
But it could be either, I guess it just depends on your own perception.

Luís · Post by **Luís** » Sun Jul 27, 2008 10:16 am

It's a moustache. Yes, I see how one could find it similar to a grimace, but atleast to me it looks like a moustache. Plus, if you consider that at that time LEGO wasn't doing faces with all the detail, etc. that they are doing now, that just may be the idea of an evil moustache.

My 1 cent (things are too expensive nowadays, gotta save)

Chrislad77 · Post by **Chrislad77** » Tue Jul 29, 2008 5:57 am

It's clearly a moustache to me. As was said earlier, that makes the most sense with the style of minifig head that Lego was producing at the time.

Interesting topic though.

divonic · Post by **divonic** » Tue Jul 29, 2008 4:04 pm

I always thought it was a moustache. an odd large bat like moustache. I'm not sure that it would be a grimice i guess but I always though a grimace looked like this http://garotasquedizemni.ig.com.br/archives/grimace.jpg

Count Blacktron · Post by **Count Blacktron** » Tue Jul 29, 2008 4:53 pm

divonic wrote:I always thought it was a moustache. an odd large bat like moustache. I'm not sure that it would be a grimice i guess but I always though a grimace looked like this http://garotasquedizemni.ig.com.br/archives/grimace.jpg

And prefers milkshakes!

Post by **Athos** » Tue Jul 29, 2008 6:37 pm

I figure its a mustasche over a frown.

Steve

Donut · Post by **Donut** » Tue Jul 29, 2008 9:56 pm

It also looks like a mustache to me.

Ebu Deyyus · Post by **Ebu Deyyus** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 8:10 am

it is obviously the kaiser moustache:
http://www.jamd.com/search?assettype=g& ... +wilhelm+2

Quickblade22 · Post by **Quickblade22** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 4:51 pm

Ok, you guys are all whacked!

. If it is intended to be a moustache, I think it it one of the most ridiculous moustaches in history. Either way, it is one of my least liked minifig heads, (yes, just as much as Timmy). Thanks for your thoughts.

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