# Visual misinterpretations
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visual-misinterpretations/513804
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [October 14, 2009, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visual-misinterpretations/513804 "2009-10-14T16:53:54Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)
#### Post date: [October 14, 2009, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visual-misinterpretations/513804/1 "2009-10-14T16:53:54Z")
I was driving behind a pickup with a [deer decal](http://cdn1.ioffer.com/img/item/106/403/717/tjVs.jpg) today. For the longest time (and still if I don’t force myself to see it right) this looked to me like a little man, clutching his chest with his right hand, while his head is engulfed in flames.
As a kid, I couldn’t figure out the [old post office logo](http://www.unhmub.com/gsshipping/usps_logo.jpg). My mom told me it was a bird, which made me think of robins and such, not an eagle with a huge uplifted wing. And I just could not figure out how that was a bird!
What images have you misinterpreted?
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### Author:  [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)
#### Post date: [October 14, 2009, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visual-misinterpretations/513804/2 "2009-10-14T16:56:33Z")
Frankly, I think [this one](http://executivemedia.com/files/SafePlace.jpg) for “SafePlace” looks like exactly the opposite of what it’s supposed to.
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### Author:  [@Gesturing\_Mildly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gesturing_Mildly)
#### Post date: [October 14, 2009, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visual-misinterpretations/513804/3 "2009-10-14T17:41:17Z")
I couldn’t figure out the Post Office one, either.
Nothing else to add - just didn’t want you to feel like a freak.
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### Author:  [@badbadrubberpiggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/badbadrubberpiggy)
#### Post date: [October 14, 2009, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visual-misinterpretations/513804/4 "2009-10-14T17:56:29Z")
> [@KneadToKnow](#):
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> Frankly, I think [this one](http://executivemedia.com/files/SafePlace.jpg) for “SafePlace” looks like exactly the opposite of what it’s supposed to.
I’ve never seen that before. I completely agree though - it looks almost like a parody of a real sign, with the bigger person “hugging” (ie, molesting or trying abduct) the smaller person.
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### Author:  [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)
#### Post date: [October 14, 2009, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visual-misinterpretations/513804/5 "2009-10-14T17:57:50Z")
When I was a kid I always found the [Head logo](http://www.tsvetanapironkova.com/images/logos%20liens/Head_Logo_K.jpg) slightly rude. I think I thought it was a stylised schlong, or something.
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### Author:  [@badbadrubberpiggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/badbadrubberpiggy)
#### Post date: [October 14, 2009, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visual-misinterpretations/513804/6 "2009-10-14T18:02:47Z")
At first glance, I always think the [Dodge Ram](https://www.ihearyasureyado.com/store/item_images/Dodge13.jpg) logo is a giant uterus. No matter how many times I see it, my mind always goes right to, “why is there a giant uterus on the back of that truck?!”, even though I know it’s the Ram logo.
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### Author:  [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)
#### Post date: [October 14, 2009, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visual-misinterpretations/513804/7 "2009-10-14T18:05:03Z")
> [@Colophon](#):
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> [Head logo](http://www.tsvetanapironkova.com/images/logos%20liens/Head_Logo_K.jpg)
Given that my first knowledge of that logo was roughly coincident with the release of _Return of the Jedi_, it has always looked like Admiral Ackbar to me.
> [@badbadrubberpiggy](#):
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> [Dodge Ram](https://www.ihearyasureyado.com/store/item_images/Dodge13.jpg) logo is a giant uterus
OMG. Now I can’t un-see it.
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### Author:  [@PoorYorick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PoorYorick)
#### Post date: [October 14, 2009, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visual-misinterpretations/513804/8 "2009-10-14T18:08:28Z")
> [@badbadrubberpiggy](#):
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> At first glance, I always think the [Dodge Ram](https://www.ihearyasureyado.com/store/item_images/Dodge13.jpg) logo is a giant uterus. No matter how many times I see it, my mind always goes right to, “why is there a giant uterus on the back of that truck?!”, even though I know it’s the Ram logo.
Gah, it’s like something from Rorschach hell!
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### Author:  [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)
#### Post date: [October 14, 2009, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visual-misinterpretations/513804/9 "2009-10-14T18:16:52Z")
[FedEx logo.](http://bestdealkeeper.com/yahoo_site_admin/assets/images/fedex-logo.79113042_std.jpeg) Never saw the arrow until it was pointed out.
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### Author:  [@Miss\_Woodhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Woodhouse)
#### Post date: [October 14, 2009, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visual-misinterpretations/513804/10 "2009-10-14T18:25:41Z")
There’s a realty company in my area that has a logo that looks so much like a uterus and ovaries that even knowing it’s supposed to be a stylized bull, I still can’t see anything but girl parts.
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### Author:  [@badbadrubberpiggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/badbadrubberpiggy)
#### Post date: [October 14, 2009, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visual-misinterpretations/513804/11 "2009-10-14T18:27:19Z")
> [@KneadtoKnow](#):
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> OMG. Now I can’t un-see it.
> [@PoorYorick](#):
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> Gah, it’s like something from Rorschach hell!
Glad to share the love! At least I won’t be the only one seeing it now.
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### Author:  [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)
#### Post date: [October 14, 2009, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visual-misinterpretations/513804/12 "2009-10-14T19:16:59Z")
> [@badbadrubberpiggy](#):
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> I’ve never seen that before. I completely agree though - it looks almost like a parody of a real sign, with the bigger person “hugging” (ie, molesting or trying abduct) the smaller person.
Or possibly Goatse.
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### Author:  [@ThePylon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThePylon)
#### Post date: [October 14, 2009, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visual-misinterpretations/513804/13 "2009-10-14T19:56:26Z")
I cant get past the [Dominion](http://www.flyersspecials.com/toronto/grocery/dominion.gif) logo looking like anything other than a backwards G, unless it is part of the full name…
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### Author:  [@Rack-a-Bones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rack-a-Bones)
#### Post date: [October 14, 2009, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visual-misinterpretations/513804/14 "2009-10-14T23:30:56Z")
> [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](#):
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> I was driving behind a pickup with a [deer decal](http://cdn1.ioffer.com/img/item/106/403/717/tjVs.jpg) today. For the longest time (and still if I don’t force myself to see it right) this looked to me like a little man, clutching his chest with his right hand, while his head is engulfed in flames.
I have to force myself to see a deer too. If I look away and look back I just see some celtic, gothy looking tattoo.
> [@ThePylon](#):
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> I cant get past the [Dominion](http://www.flyersspecials.com/toronto/grocery/dominion.gif) logo looking like anything other than a backwards G, unless it is part of the full name…
Looks like a hammer and sickle to me.
I was working at [Amazon.com](http://Amazon.com) when we they released [this new logo](http://sharealogo.com/wp-content/uploads/Amazon_ai.png).
People complained that it looked like a devil tail.
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### Author:  [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)
#### Post date: [October 14, 2009, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visual-misinterpretations/513804/15 "2009-10-14T23:36:48Z")
[This](http://www.worlddiabetesday.org/files/images/warning-signs.png) is supposed to visualize the warning signs of diabetes according to the [World Diabetes Day](http://www.worlddiabetesday.org) website.
The first icon - the blue one - is just weird. The green one, on the other hand, makes me think “OMG where’d my schlong go!” not “OMG I’m losing weight”, which I figured out it was supposed to mean after reading a bit.
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### Author:  [@ToeJam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ToeJam)
#### Post date: [October 14, 2009, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visual-misinterpretations/513804/16 "2009-10-14T23:43:50Z")
Oh, that’s his PANTS… I was so confused by the green one there. I thought that whole thing was a person, and he had a green triangle in him for some reason- trying to figure out "how does that mean weight loss? He’s lost a triangular part of himself?
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### Author:  [@mnemosyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mnemosyne)
#### Post date: [October 14, 2009, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visual-misinterpretations/513804/17 "2009-10-14T23:51:02Z")
> [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](#):
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> I was driving behind a pickup with a [deer decal](http://cdn1.ioffer.com/img/item/106/403/717/tjVs.jpg) today. For the longest time (and still if I don’t force myself to see it right) this looked to me like a little man, clutching his chest with his right hand, while his head is engulfed in flames.
I saw this one a few weeks ago and saw the same as you…I never figured out that it was supposed to be a deer! Thanks!
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### Author:  [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)
#### Post date: [October 14, 2009, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visual-misinterpretations/513804/18 "2009-10-14T23:59:22Z")
The Saturn logo always looked like a series of abstract curves and swoops, until someone here (in a oddly similar thread) pointed out that it was a partial representation of the planet in question.
I still can’t figure out if Amazon’s is an arrow or a smirk…
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### Author:  [@Fetchund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fetchund)
#### Post date: [October 15, 2009, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visual-misinterpretations/513804/19 "2009-10-15T00:00:08Z")
> [@mnemosyne](#):
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> I saw this one a few weeks ago and saw the same as you…I never figured out that it was supposed to be a deer! Thanks!
I saw a dancer for the longest time with that one…
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### Author:  [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)
#### Post date: [October 15, 2009, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visual-misinterpretations/513804/20 "2009-10-15T00:19:42Z")
> [@John\_DiFool](#):
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> I still can’t figure out if Amazon’s is an arrow or a smirk…
It’s both. It represents a smile, and the arrow goes from the ‘a’ to the ‘z’ - i.e. “we have products from a to z”. I have always thought that it’s actually quite clever.
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