Working with logos and graphics all day, I get a great kick out of knowing how they were made, the reasoning behind them and things like that. It took me a while to figure out that the new Baskin Robbin’s logo had a thirty one in the middle of it. I think I was the last person to notice the arrow inside of the FedEx logo. But my favorite logo story is about the Starbuck’s logo.

The reason that it is relevant right now is because Starbucks is bringing back the old logo on their cups. The most obvious weird thing about it is that such a major American company would use a logo that has bare breasts on it. The full story is at DeadProgrammer.com, but the weirdest part of bringing back this logo is because it is making it obvious that the mermaid is the two finned and the story behind mermaids.

Basically, mermaids were sirens of the sea. But how can you have sex with Ariel if her bottom half is a fish? Well, skeezy sailors must have figured that sex with a mythical mermaid is more logical if it has two fins. Yep, take another look at the logo and you see that the Starbuck’s logo is holding her legs back spread eagle. Think about that next time you grab a coffee.

i thought so.  i know i haven’t been bruce-blooging in awhile, but i think i’ve found a way to totally redeem myself….the brothers solomon.  rent it.  immediately.  it might sound stupid (and of course it is), but if you love gob the way i love gob, then you will be entertained.  so roeper claims to have walked out of the theater on it… don’t listen to him, he’s an old man.  here’s a test to see if you’ll like it — does the picture below amuse you?  yup, you’re in.  trust me, if there’s one thing i know in this world, it’s freaks.

 

Alright I remember seeing this video awhile back and I decided a perfect time to look for it was late night while trying to write a paper. Anyways, it’s a video by a BBC TV show called Top Gear, I haven’t really seen much else of the show and I’m not really sure what it’s all about but if it’s anything like this then it might be worth a watch. If I only had the balls to do this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NZ80ch0bwI&feature=related

this one’s pretty self explanatory. the quality is grainy, but hilarious nonetheless.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtVSzU20ZGk

Alright, so there’s this somewhat new Capital One credit card commercial that I find absolutely hilarious that Kelly told me should be my first “post” on the bruce.  Just watch for when the creepy assistant says, “war kittens” and I think you’ll all know why….

 http://youtube.com/watch?v=yosTIwbFjzM