Thank you, Corey, for this. I spewed coffee into my keyboard, v. bad. ;-)

When you're stuck in traffic you get to study other cars, mostly from behind. Today Liz and I were stuck behind a Chrysler 300 and I commented that it looked like a buck-toothed bunny.

It reminded me of when I was a little girl, I'd look at cars and saw different faces and personalities based on the way their headlights were positioned in the grill. Some car grills were downward slanted, giving the car a mean look. Others were slightly V-shaped upwards, making them look surprised. We had a Rambler, with round headlights that made it look friendly.

Over the years I realized cars lost that personality as they shrunk into more energy efficient models. Suddenly, instead of having distinct faces they all looked alike. Seeing the bunny-face on the rear end of the Chrysler makes me wonder...

Are car designers now sure that we'll all be stuck in traffic so they design their cars' personality to be seen only from behind? Hmm.