# How Do I Know it's Retro ? And, Why?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-know-its-retro-and-why/145636>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [December 30, 2002, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-know-its-retro-and-why/145636 "2002-12-30T06:49:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jinx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2002, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-know-its-retro-and-why/145636/1 "2002-12-30T06:49:00Z")

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McD’s just gave my wife and I our dinner to go in bags donning a winking burger, single arch, etc. Maybe you’ve seen this, too. And yet, how is it that we both seem to know without a doubt this is a retro-look for McD’s, and not some new logo? What is it about this style that screams “retro” from an age prior to our existence? - Jinx