frowns.

i think these two are just frowning. does that mean they’re not presidential material? can the frownsmile identify the next president?Contributed by Loyal Reader, Abbye.

Genuine Frownsmile: some tips for recognition

I return to the former bishop’s frownsmile to remind everyone what the real, true, frownsmile is.  The wonderful comments on the last post showed us how much people care about the frownsmile– and this I appreciate.  I want to clarify a few key points:
1) frownsmiles mean that the corners of the mouth are turned down, [...]

oh frownsmile! beautiful frownsmile!

Now this here frownsmile, provided by Sister Sarah, sparked a little debated between Mr. and Mrs. Frownsmile. Mrs. Frownsmile was unsure as to whether it qualified (note that the mouth is not turned down very much at the edges [the true frown indicator]). Mr. Frownsmile pointed out that the Diane Sawyer frownsmile (see [...]

What is it about being a president?

Perhaps being a president forces one to frownsmile more than the average citizen. Perhaps a bit of “I’m happy with those who like me in office, and I sympathize with those who hate me in office.”
Observe: Clinton has two very different frownsmiles (Auntie M. provided one, and Sister Sarah provided one). One [...]

Ecclesiastical frownsmile!

Donald Wuerl, former Catholic Bishop of Pittsburgh, courtesy of my mother.
Quiz:
Bishop Wuerl is thinking:
a) Admit it, you’re envious of this phat-daddy hat I get to wear.
b) I know what you’ve done wrong… I was on the other side of the confessional that fateful day.
c) I got the magic stick!
d) fill in your [...]

It doesn’t get much more frownsmiley than this

Diane Sawyer was probably frownsmiling on her first day of school. I can just see her sitting down on the bus next to another neophyte, but smiling as if to say, “I understand your anxiety, but we’re going to pull through this one together, kiddo.”
Is this frownsmile really a natural one? Or perhaps [...]

The Presidential Frownsmile

The most sinister frownsmiler of all? Or maybe just the most vacuous?
However you feel about America’s most high-profile frownsmiler, it looks like George W. Bush is ready to compete with the best of them. Man! What a frownsmile!

A celebrity frownsmile– rate it!

Here starts the string of frownsmiles brought to you by frownsmile. Really, this one is brought to you by frownsmile’s sister, ktlou.
Robin seems to have a truly genuine frownsmile on her face, one that unselfconsciously comes from within. Her eyes are lively and amused, but she is holding back. She seems to [...]

what? Another definition of the frownsmile?

I’m offended.  Shocked & annoyed.  I googled frownsmile, only to find this blasphemous site:
  http://www.flickr.com/groups/frownsmile/
This group or person has (in my opinion) mistaken the frownsmile for the smilefrown.  CLEARLY the individuals pictured are making sad/angry/mean faces, covered by a smile.  Thus, they are properly “smilefrowners”–as the last word of the compound word is the lasting [...]

welcome to my obsession

Do you have a frownsmile? Do you love someone who does? Is there a major figure in your life (former music teacher, bishop of pittsburgh) who flaunts a frownsmile?
How does the frownsmile make you feel? How does the frownsmiler herself/himself feel?
Find answers to these questiosns and more at frownsmile.wordpress.com.