Flamingo GraffitiEnough winter. Enough gloomy, gray, buttoned up, huddled in. Its time to spread your petals and show off a little. Flamingos, we believe, are the second best way to do that The first, of course, is flowers: Researchers at Rutgers once sent one of three surprise gifts to 147 different women: Either candles, fruit baskets, or beautiful bouquets. Guess which gift created the most scientifically genuine smiles measured by the womens facial muscles? Yep.