Someone thought the Nathanael Greene monument in Savannah, Georgia, needed a makeover.
On Thursday, the 50-foot white marble obelisk was defaced with none other than googly eyes, which added a comical flare to the statue. But city officials didn't find the stunt funny.
"Who did this?! Someone placed googly eyes on our historic #NathanaelGreene statue in #JohnsonSquare. It may look funny but harming our historic monuments and public property is no laughing matter, in fact, it's a crime," the Savannah city government said on its Facebook page Thursday.
The city's post was shared more than 29,000 times and more than 8,000 people commented on it. Commenters posted memes of the googly eyed Greene with captions like "What are those pigeons doing?" as well as pictures of inanimate objects like trees and doors with googly eyes. Someone even posted a link to a site selling T-shirts with the googly eyed statue.
"The eyes were quickly removed and did not appear to do any damage to the statue," said Greene -- the officer not the statue. She added that the stunt "is technically trespassing."
"Officers wrote a report for trespassing and will be reviewing cameras in the area to see if the incident was captured on camera," Greene said.
Greene -- the general not the police spokeswoman -- was "one of the most respected generals of the Revolutionary War and a talented military strategist," according to the New Georgia Encyclopedia.