It's Happy Bunny

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It's Happy Bunny is the name of a character in a series of stickers, buttons, posters, and other merchandise sold at novelty shops across North America. Designed by artist and writer Jim Benton, It's Happy Bunny is a small, smiling bunny, often varying in color, with a slogan printed at its feet.

The appeal of the merchandise lies in the fact that most, if not all, of the slogans are apathetic and sometimes offensive and derogatory. Example slogans include "You smell like butt," [1] "Run along and die now," [2] "You suck and that's sad," [3]and "It worries me how stupid you are" . The first Happy Bunny slogan was "You suck big time."

It's Happy Bunny has a line of "medicine" to cure to most awkward of diseases such as the "I'm hungover and delusional" pills. These, however, are simply mints or small candies that are more for display.

This merchandise is found in many shops, such as Claire's, Mervyns, and Kohls.

In addition, Jim Benton has written three It's Happy Bunny Books: Love Bites, Life. Get One, and What's Your Sign?. These books are targeted towards teen audiences and should not be mistaken for children's books. In addition, an It's Happy Bunny Sudoku book has been written by Jim Benton and Rafael Sirkis. This book is not as derogatory as the others. Happy Bunny usually says things like, "Yay! They make your brain hurt!" and "Didn't we do this one already?"