Object Record / FI-EPH-255
The Grussy
digital / JPEG, 1290×1234 / meme / origin unverified / accessioned / catalogued curio
Primary evidence
The object before the record.
Narrative record
Evidence, relevance, and unresolved state.
Provenance
Custody record
Logged 2026-09-26 / quantity 1 digital image. 1 source asset reference registered.
Identification notes
What is known
Found image supplied for The Shadow Zone: a parody advertisement in the style of an animated-film poster, titled "THE GRUSSY" in green lettering. At left, a smirking Grinch in the look of the 2018 animated film sits with arms folded; at right, a copper-colored sex-toy canister is capped with a tuft of green fur and an orifice, captioned "*TWO SIZES TOO SMALL!" It is crude sexual novelty humor, reproduced as found; no real product is implied or verified. Maker, origin, and date are not recorded. The exif scrub reported no location metadata to strip.
Restoration relevance
Why it remains connected
accessioned / catalogued curio. Disposition: archive. The object remains associated with The Shadow Zone.
Uncertainty notes
What remains unresolved
digital / JPEG, 1290×1234 / meme / origin unverified. accessioned / catalogued curio. Terms marked unknown, provisional, pending, or unverified remain part of the record until evidence resolves them.
Relationships
Keep the object connected.
Related objects
Parent system
The Shadow Zone
A holding zone for surreal found media and uncanny artifacts that surface around the archive — images with no clear origin, kept as evidence of the culture that accretes on forgotten machines.
Associated dossier / FI-PROJ-010 / open
Field logs / dossiers
Archive routes
Source Assets / 1 reference
Raw archive paths are retained for provenance and maintenance. They are not the primary object presentation.
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assets/ephemera/shadow-zone/fi-eph-255-the-grussy-parody.jpegOpen local asset