The logo on the Falcons' helmet is an F (1 Viewer)

[PatrickT]

ooooo. I have one...I have one!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Iowa_Hawkeyes_Logo.svg

If you look at it sideways, it is an "h" and an "f" the initials of the legendary Hawkeye coach Hayden Frye. Its discrete, but it is there.

Born and raised a Hawkeye fan, and i've never heard about the H and the F, I don't see it, but i believe you.

Don't see that at all. I knew the others but not this one.

I don't see it either...

OK, it was explained to me by an old roomate who was an Iowa Hawkeye, so maybe he was full of ####, but I can see it. First it is kinda angled to the right, so imagine it tilted about 25 degrees counter clockwise. The left two yellow peices make up the lower case " h ". The bottom yellow peice and the beak make up the lower case " f ". Does that help? Why else would they make such a weird looking "hawkeye"?

Ok, I can see the h, the f is kind of a stretch, but I see it. Was that Acapulco Gold, or Thai Stick he was smoking when he came up with that? lol

 

[Butters]

This has turned into a great thread, but getting back to things that are "obvious". I was a teenager before it hit me that the Philadelphia Flyers logo was a "P" with wings and a hockey puck in the middle. I just never thought about it ....

Flyers Logo

 

[AnonymousBob]

I still don't see the dolphins.

 

[QuizGuy66]

This thread reminds me of the times I spent with old Land O' Lakes butter cartons and a small pair of scissors. (Apologies in advance to the Puritan crowd).

On a more appropriate note, the Montreal Canadiens are pretty overt about the "H" in the middle of their logo, which stands for Les Habitants.

F'n Habs. <-- wears Toronto colors

Nopers as in my first post, the "H" in the Montreal logo is for "Hockey" and the "C". Club de Hockey Canadien.Quote from This article:

While popular wisdom often claims the ‘H’ stands for Habitantes, the facts prove otherwise. True, the Montreal players use that as a moniker, often shortened to ‘Habs,’ but the history of the logo dates back to 1917, when the NHL played its first season and one of the teams from Montreal (the one not named the Wanderers) officially changed its club name from Club Athletique Canadien to Club de Hockey Canadien.

With that minor change, a new logo was needed. The Montrealers had a template for their new vision, as the old look featured a red ‘C’ with an ‘A’ in the center, to represent the “Athletique” portion of the name. The switch was elementary.

Here's a picture of the Club Athletique jersey: There's an "A" where the C presently goes.And for the heck of it, here's the whole evolution of Canadien jerseys: Right Here

-QG

 

[thatguy]

I still don't see the dolphins.

 

[thatguy]

http://jeffcoweb.jeffco.k12.co.us/high/cha...mages/logo1.gif

My high school's logo... CSHS in the horse's mane stands for Chatfield Senior High School

 

[BroncoFreak_2K3]

http://jeffcoweb.jeffco.k12.co.us/high/cha...mages/logo1.gif

My high school's logo... CSHS in the horse's mane stands for Chatfield Senior High School

thats sweet looking

 

[lyon812]

http://jeffcoweb.jeffco.k12.co.us/high/cha...mages/logo1.gif

My high school's logo... CSHS in the horse's mane stands for Chatfield Senior High School

Nice logo. Must've used the same marketing firm as WSU. And no, that's not meant negatively, just commenting on the similarity.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

Excellent thread. Here's my contribution.

The Logo for 1970's Rock Group Angel is the same upside down.

Angel Logo

The one other good thing about that band was that they had a member named "Punky Meadows"

 

[sho nuff]

http://jeffcoweb.jeffco.k12.co.us/high/cha...mages/logo1.gif

My high school's logo... CSHS in the horse's mane stands for Chatfield Senior High School

Nice logo. Must've used the same marketing firm as WSU. And no, that's not meant negatively, just commenting on the similarity.

Not sure about the same firm.Probably just liked WSUs and went with something similar.

As long as WSU did not copyright the logo style or something and then sue them.

I know the University of Wisconsin has copyrighted the forward W and has sued schools for copying it.

 

[thatguy]

http://jeffcoweb.jeffco.k12.co.us/high/cha...mages/logo1.gif

My high school's logo... CSHS in the horse's mane stands for Chatfield Senior High School

Nice logo. Must've used the same marketing firm as WSU. And no, that's not meant negatively, just commenting on the similarity.

Actually I think the logo was drawn by a student in the mid '90s.... But yeah, there are definitely similarities.

 

[thatguy]

I finally saw the dolphins...

 

[chuk333]

Look closely at what's missing between the horns on the Houston Texans logo.

Franchise jinx?

Spoiler

http://www.tomhooverart.com/_images/misc/full/lombardi-trophy_full.jpg

I still don't see it - maybe it is all the cold medicine I am taking. Can someone give me the instruction sheet?

 

[Wreckincrew]

The Minnesota Wild logo is a different outdoor scene upside down.

Wild logo

 

[PatrickT]

Look closely at what's missing between the horns on the Houston Texans logo.

Franchise jinx?

Spoiler

http://www.tomhooverart.com/_images/misc/full/lombardi-trophy_full.jpg

I still don't see it - maybe it is all the cold medicine I am taking. Can someone give me the instruction sheet?The shape of the space between the horns is in the shape of a football. Lobary is making the humorous leap of it being the football on the Lombardy trophy.

 

[CiscoKid]

I still don't see the dolphins.

I can't seem to see them either....

 

[smcindoe]

The arrow thingy under the Amazon Logo that most people think is a smile is actually symbolizing that they carry everything "from a to z".

http://www.cs.toronto.edu/~delara/amazon_logo.gif

 

[thatguy]

I still don't see the dolphins.

I can't seem to see them either....

I saw them finally... Just look where the naughty part isn't. But I still can't see them without seeing the other image as well.

 

[moleculo]

I've always thought that UWyoming's logo (not the cowboy on the horse) was pretty clever: link

also - Bronco historians should know this: the new logo was designed by Nike. As a result, the nostril in the Bronco logo is a nike swoosh, and the stripes in the pants can form a Nike swoosh. (see holder)

 

[Wally Llama]

How many of you have seen the subtle hidden message in the Detroit Lions logo?

Lions Logo

 

[Tarkin]

How many of you have seen the subtle hidden message in the Detroit Lions logo?

Lions Logo

 

[H.K.]

http://jeffcoweb.jeffco.k12.co.us/high/cha...mages/logo1.gif

My high school's logo... CSHS in the horse's mane stands for Chatfield Senior High School

thats sweet looking

Much more subtle than the Wash State's, too. I dig it.

 

[Ozymandias]

I finally saw the dolphins...

What dolphins?

 

[Oh Yes!]

the logo on the bears helmet is a "c"

 

[H.K.]

the logo on the bears helmet is a "c"

...and the back of it is pointy because its cold there.

 

[Oh Yes!]

the logo on the bears helmet is a "c"

...and the back of it is pointy because its cold there.

good call, i always thought it was their tail...

 

[QUEZILLA]

Look closely at what's missing between the horns on the Houston Texans logo.

Franchise jinx?

Spoiler

http://www.tomhooverart.com/_images/misc/full/lombardi-trophy_full.jpg

Spoiler

maybe I'm dense, maybe stating the obvious, but to me it looks like a thought bubble with nothing in it... Most excellent thread btw. Thoroughly enjoyed all the examples.

Now for my contribution. This should be miami's logo.. (Supposedly it's a sexuality test... children see dolphins... adults.. well.. we're perverts.)

Props to the OP. I have a 3 year old that amazes me daily.

what dolphins?Ohhh, those dolphins.

 

[H.K.]

the logo on the bears helmet is a "c"

...and the back of it is pointy because its cold there.

good call, i always thought it was their tail...

No tail for their helmets....probably explains why they've had so many players over the years with all that pent up hostility.

 

[Wreckincrew]

Look closely at what's missing between the horns on the Houston Texans logo.

Franchise jinx?

Spoiler

http://www.tomhooverart.com/_images/misc/full/lombardi-trophy_full.jpg

Spoiler

maybe I'm dense, maybe stating the obvious, but to me it looks like a thought bubble with nothing in it... Most excellent thread btw. Thoroughly enjoyed all the examples.

Now for my contribution. This should be miami's logo.. (Supposedly it's a sexuality test... children see dolphins... adults.. well.. we're perverts.)

Props to the OP. I have a 3 year old that amazes me daily.

Spoiler

what dolphins?

Ohhh, those dolphins.

I am concerned about the message that picture is sending.Not a single one of those dolphins have a helmet on.

 

[FlapJacks]

Cool! Never got that before... but then again I didn't get that "Adam Ant" was a pun until I was almost 30.

Are you sure about that?

:golfclap:

 

[dgreen]

That's like if you turn the OGC logo onto its side . . .

A snowman with a boner?

 

[PatrickT]

That's like if you turn the OGC logo onto its side . . .

A snowman with a boner?

Very good, now go back and work on the dolphins.

 

[porkins]

Cool! Never got that before... but then again I didn't get that "Adam Ant" was a pun until I was almost 30.

Care to fill the rest of us in?

 

[HoTnickZ]

what naked people?

 

[Tarkin]

the logo on the bears helmet is a "c"

Did they steal this from the Cincinnati Reds or was that some sort of popular font back then?

 

[BroncoFreak_2K3]

Cool! Never got that before... but then again I didn't get that "Adam Ant" was a pun until I was almost 30.

Care to fill the rest of us in?

ad⋅a⋅mant   /ˈædəmənt, -ˌmænt/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [ad-uh-muhnt, -mant] Show IPA Pronunciation –adjective 1. utterly unyielding in attitude or opinion in spite of all appeals, urgings, etc. 2. too hard to cut, break, or pierce. –noun 3. any impenetrably or unyieldingly hard substance. 4. a legendary stone of impenetrable hardness, formerly sometimes identified with the diamond.

 

[porkins]

Cool! Never got that before... but then again I didn't get that "Adam Ant" was a pun until I was almost 30. :X

Care to fill the rest of us in?

ad⋅a⋅mant   /ˈædəmənt, -ˌmænt/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [ad-uh-muhnt, -mant] Show IPA Pronunciation –adjective 1. utterly unyielding in attitude or opinion in spite of all appeals, urgings, etc. 2. too hard to cut, break, or pierce. –noun 3. any impenetrably or unyieldingly hard substance. 4. a legendary stone of impenetrable hardness, formerly sometimes identified with the diamond.

Oh.

 

[PatrickT]

Cool! Never got that before... but then again I didn't get that "Adam Ant" was a pun until I was almost 30.

Care to fill the rest of us in?

ad⋅a⋅mant   /ˈædəmənt, -ˌmænt/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [ad-uh-muhnt, -mant] Show IPA Pronunciation –adjective 1. utterly unyielding in attitude or opinion in spite of all appeals, urgings, etc. 2. too hard to cut, break, or pierce. –noun 3. any impenetrably or unyieldingly hard substance. 4. a legendary stone of impenetrable hardness, formerly sometimes identified with the diamond.

Oh.

I always just thought it was a take-off on the cartoon character Atom Ant.

 

[aquateen]

Cool! Never got that before... but then again I didn't get that "Adam Ant" was a pun until I was almost 30.

Care to fill the rest of us in?

ad⋅a⋅mant   /ˈædəmənt, -ˌmænt/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [ad-uh-muhnt, -mant] Show IPA Pronunciation –adjective 1. utterly unyielding in attitude or opinion in spite of all appeals, urgings, etc. 2. too hard to cut, break, or pierce. –noun 3. any impenetrably or unyieldingly hard substance. 4. a legendary stone of impenetrable hardness, formerly sometimes identified with the diamond.

Oh.

I always just thought it was a take-off on the cartoon character Atom Ant.

I was thinking you were nuts when I read your initial post, but turns out you are a freakin genius

 

[bringerofchill]

ooooo. I have one...I have one!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Iowa_Hawkeyes_Logo.svg

If you look at it sideways, it is an "h" and an "f" the initials of the legendary Hawkeye coach Hayden Frye. Its discrete, but it is there.

Born and raised a Hawkeye fan, and i've never heard about the H and the F, I don't see it, but i believe you.

Don't see that at all. I knew the others but not this one.

I don't see it either...

OK, it was explained to me by an old roomate who was an Iowa Hawkeye, so maybe he was full of ####, but I can see it. First it is kinda angled to the right, so imagine it tilted about 25 degrees counter clockwise. The left two yellow peices make up the lower case " h ". The bottom yellow peice and the beak make up the lower case " f ". Does that help? Why else would they make such a weird looking "hawkeye"?

I see it now, thanks for the help. and if you want weird looking "hawkeye" take a look at the logo they tried to move to in the late 90's early 2000's http://www.trademarxwallcoverings.com/images/10069.JPG

 

[PatrickT]

Cool! Never got that before... but then again I didn't get that "Adam Ant" was a pun until I was almost 30.

Care to fill the rest of us in?

ad⋅a⋅mant   /ˈædəmənt, -ˌmænt/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [ad-uh-muhnt, -mant] Show IPA Pronunciation –adjective

1. utterly unyielding in attitude or opinion in spite of all appeals, urgings, etc.

2. too hard to cut, break, or pierce.

–noun

3. any impenetrably or unyieldingly hard substance.

4. a legendary stone of impenetrable hardness, formerly sometimes identified with the diamond.

Oh.

I always just thought it was a take-off on the cartoon character Atom Ant.

I was thinking you were nuts when I read your initial post, but turns out you are a freakin genius

I get that all the time.

 

[tombonneau]

In the spirit of this thread, the UFL has unveiled it's new logo, and, ummm, it doesn't look like anything else except, errrr, a football being violated by a star?

UFL Logo

 

[moleculo]

Cool! Never got that before... but then again I didn't get that "Adam Ant" was a pun until I was almost 30.

Care to fill the rest of us in?

ad⋅a⋅mant   /ˈædəmənt, -ˌmænt/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [ad-uh-muhnt, -mant] Show IPA Pronunciation –adjective

1. utterly unyielding in attitude or opinion in spite of all appeals, urgings, etc.

2. too hard to cut, break, or pierce.

–noun

3. any impenetrably or unyieldingly hard substance.

4. a legendary stone of impenetrable hardness, formerly sometimes identified with the diamond.

Oh.

I always just thought it was a take-off on the cartoon character Atom Ant.

I was thinking you were nuts when I read your initial post, but turns out you are a freakin genius

what will really blow your mind is when you ponder Keys Myaths

 

[The Football Freak]

LOVE

This one took me a second. I have walked by it dozens of times and I never noticed the arrows or the bow. Very cool.Great thread.

 

[Das Boot]

In the spirit of this thread, the UFL has unveiled it's new logo, and, ummm, it doesn't look like anything else except, errrr, a football being violated by a star?

UFL Logo

That's not a star... and it's not violating a football.

 

[Das Boot]

LOVE

This one took me a second. I have walked by it dozens of times and I never noticed the arrows or the bow. Very cool.Great thread.

The open space in the E can also be seen as a telephone receiver.

 

[ninerfanatic492000]

this isn't sports related, a friend at work sent it to me. i would so have a heart attack on the spot

http://www.123opticalillusions.com/pages/elevator-floor.php

 

[PatrickT]

Cool! Never got that before... but then again I didn't get that "Adam Ant" was a pun until I was almost 30.

Care to fill the rest of us in?

ad⋅a⋅mant   /ˈædəmənt, -ˌmænt/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [ad-uh-muhnt, -mant] Show IPA Pronunciation –adjective

1. utterly unyielding in attitude or opinion in spite of all appeals, urgings, etc.

2. too hard to cut, break, or pierce.

–noun

3. any impenetrably or unyieldingly hard substance.

4. a legendary stone of impenetrable hardness, formerly sometimes identified with the diamond.

Oh.

I always just thought it was a take-off on the cartoon character Atom Ant.

I was thinking you were nuts when I read your initial post, but turns out you are a freakin genius

what will really blow your mind is when you ponder Keys Myaths

He totally stole minced garlic

 

[PatrickT]

LOVE

This one took me a second. I have walked by it dozens of times and I never noticed the arrows or the bow. Very cool.Great thread.

Might need this one explained to me, I don't see it. I see the arrow, after they focused on it. But a bow?

 

[thatguy]

http://boingboing.net/2008/02/08/color-tile-optical-i.html

This is probably my favorite optical illusion.