I heard this today on public radio. They were interviewing an occulist -- an artist who makes prosthetic eyes. After describing all the steps she takes to make lifelike prosthetic eyes, she then started casually talking about the "customizations" that some of her customers had her do. These would be various sayings or logos that she would put on the part of the eyeball that isn't seen by other people.
The best story there was of the former soldier who had an American Flag painted on his prosthetic eye. One day he went into a convenience store to pay for his gas, and the guy behind the bar had an American Flag tattooed on his arm. They had the following exchange:
"That's a nice tattoo. Did it hurt getting it?"
"Some."
"Bet it didn't hurt as much as mine, though."
"What do you mean?"
The soldier pulled his upper eyelid back and looked down, so you could see this small American flag at the top of his eyeball.
"Yeah, it hurt like a son-of-a-b**** getting it. I'll never do THAT again!"
The best story there was of the former soldier who had an American Flag painted on his prosthetic eye. One day he went into a convenience store to pay for his gas, and the guy behind the bar had an American Flag tattooed on his arm. They had the following exchange:
"That's a nice tattoo. Did it hurt getting it?"
"Some."
"Bet it didn't hurt as much as mine, though."
"What do you mean?"
The soldier pulled his upper eyelid back and looked down, so you could see this small American flag at the top of his eyeball.
"Yeah, it hurt like a son-of-a-b**** getting it. I'll never do THAT again!"