Comichangmannew.png (PNG Image, 510x640 pixels) Random Thoughts of People Our Age. Checking.gif (GIF Image, 418x440 pixels) Online Books, Poems, Short Stories - Read Print Library. Full text books free to read online in the full text archive. Nq090111.gif (GIF Image, 300x1194 pixels) 23 Brilliant Logos With Hidden Messages. Big Ten Big Ten is an academic union which was founded in the year 1896. Until 1990, this union consisted of 10 universities, but in June 1990 Pennsylvania State University was added. They didn’t want to change their name, so they added the number 11 to the logo. Amazon.com This logo doesn’t seem to hide much at first sight, but it gives you a little insight in the philosophy behind the brand.
First of all, the yellow swoosh looks like a smile: Amazon.com want to have the best customer satisfaction. Eighty-20 Eighty-20 is a small consulting firm. Fedex This is probably one of the best known logos with a hidden meaning. Continental Continental is a manufacturer of tyres. Toblerone Toblerone is a chocolate-company from Bern, Switzerland. Baskin Robins The old logo of Baskin Robbins had the number 31 with an arc above it. Sony Vaio Sony Vaio is a well known brand of laptops. Eight I really love this logo: every letter is made of the number 8. Carrefour Roxy Unilever Northwest Airlines Milwaukee Brewers. Hacked STOP Signs (Photos) While it may be illegal to deface traffic signals for a variety of reasons (violent car crashes), these stop signs feature a clever line or cliché that includes the word stop.
They may not be the world's coolest bus stops, but they might make you think twice before rolling through an intersection. It's hard to stop at every stop sign you see, especially if the sign's behind a bush or tall people crossing the street. Officials in Oak Lawn, IL tried to change things by modifying the city's stop signs to be a little more eye-catching.
In the fall of 2007 they added one-liners like, "Stop means that you aren't moving. " to their signage, but the Illinois Department of Transportation pointed out the changes breached safety standards and requested their removal. The signs were removed in April 2008. Submitted by Mark S: See more from our friends around the web... Super Mario Pops Up in the Strangest of Places Super nerdy, super awesome, Super Mario. The Ultimate Graffiti WIN?