Mr. Yuk in Popular Culture
- Mr. Yuk has taken on a cult status throughout the city of Pittsburgh among older residents, the best example being the Ultimate Frisbee team at Carnegie Mellon University, which affectionately goes by "Mr. Yuk" and uses a variety of discs adorned with the classic logo.
- An image of Mr. Yuk is featured in the video game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 inside the lens cap of the Walther WA 2000 sniper rifle, as well as the Barrett M82 sniper rifle, where the sticker is rotated 90 degrees counter-clockwise. It also appears as the image for receiving "bad" accolades.
- In the video game Civilization IV, cities with illness emit green smoke and have the Mr. Yuk sign by their name.
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