Meary

The story of Meary is that it has a personality - the text on the hang tab reads (in part) Meary can not live alone.

Boing Boing: July 7, 2002 - July 13, 2002 Archives 2002

Frequent Boing Boing link-contributor Steve Portigal has written a great little article about "Meary," Japanese stick-on googly eyes that Meary fans paste onto everything that could conceivably be enhanced by a pair of friendly, eerie staring eyes.

Boing Boing: July 7, 2002 - July 13, 2002 Archives 2002

Owing to some confusion in the drayman's arrangements, the cook had been left behind, and "Meary," the new arrival, professed her willingness to supply her place; but on trial being made of her abilities, she proved to be quite as inexperienced as I was; and to each dish I proposed she should attempt, the unvarying answer was, "The missis did all that where I come from."

Station Life in New Zealand 1871

"Meary" has been induced to wash her face and braid up her beautiful hair, and now shines forth as a very pretty good-humoured girl.

Station Life in New Zealand 1871

"Meary," said Jacob, seizing upon the hand that held the apron-string.

Roughing It in the Bush 1852

"Meary," said Jacob, seizing upon the hand that held the apron-string.

Roughing It in the Bush Susanna Moodie 1844

Having thus disposed of Amplach's character, later on, when he was alone with Mary, or "Meary," as she chose to pronounce it, the rascal worked upon her feelings with an account of the infant Amplach's sufferings in the snowdrift and its agonized whisperings for "Meary!

Selected Stories of Bret Harte Bret Harte 1869

"Meary," cried Jacob, growing desperate at her coyness, and getting quite close up to her, "will you marry oie?

Roughing It in the Bush 1852

"Meary," cried Jacob, growing desperate at her coyness, and getting quite close up to her, "will you marry oie?

Roughing It in the Bush Susanna Moodie 1844

"Meary," cried Jacob, growing desperate at her coyness, and getting quite close up to her, "will you marry oie?

Life in the Backwoods Susanna Moodie 1844