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[WARNING: dirty words herein] We are in the middle of our own logo competition so I thought it apt to demonstrate a few that went seriously wrong. Whatever was in the mind of the designers at the time is anyone’s guess. Top 10 worst logos – and I really mean worst.
10. Bottom Logo
In case you can’t tell – it is a Japanese house in front of the rising sun. what else could it be?
9. *Special* Surgery
Guess where I am not going for surgery?
8. High Fashion
Guess where I am going for clothes.
7. Fine Food
Sausage anyone?
6. Olympics
Even though people have pointed out the obvious problem here, they still insist on using this.
5. Pediatrics
A picture paints a thousand words.
4. Children’s Clinic
Don’t worry – be happy. Or not.
3. Pharmacy
Enemas ‘r’ us.
2. Speechless
1. Open Wide
Bonus: We fix your computers
And your leaky penis.
December 14th, 2007 at 1:20 pm
NOOOOOOOOO! The London 2012 one needs to be at no. 1. What a traversty. They spent so much money on that as well. Peice of shit!
December 14th, 2007 at 1:22 pm
Can someone please explain to me what exactly is wrong with number 6? I just don’t get it lol.
December 14th, 2007 at 1:24 pm
lol # 2 and 8
December 14th, 2007 at 1:35 pm
Arabella,I agree with you,I don’t see the problem.
December 14th, 2007 at 1:41 pm
6 – it is an abstract person kneeling giving a blow job.
December 14th, 2007 at 1:47 pm
im not seeing the hidden thing for siz either, besides it being just a crappy logo.
December 14th, 2007 at 1:48 pm
ahhhhh
December 14th, 2007 at 1:52 pm
an abstract person kneeling giving a blow job? I really have to strain to see that one. and even then i can only see the person kneeling. oh well. It is an ugly logo though. I’ve seen #2 on ebaums world and on snopes (i think) anyway they say it is photoshopped, because the shadows of the letters don’t match up. fuuny, though.
December 14th, 2007 at 1:53 pm
you can tell w/ the shadow of the ’s’
December 14th, 2007 at 1:57 pm
tehe
oh srry w00t!
December 14th, 2007 at 2:00 pm
Emily: you just dont have a dirty enough mind
December 14th, 2007 at 2:04 pm
LOL-#10 should be on a new list of pictures you can see two things at the same time. Like the old and young lady.
December 14th, 2007 at 2:08 pm
#8 opens up a whole new can of cheesy pick-up lines. Loved the list!
December 14th, 2007 at 2:41 pm
Bawahaha…..leaky penis….
6 – it is an abstract person kneeling giving a blow job. In other words: the world should bow down and give London a bj!
December 14th, 2007 at 3:04 pm
Guys and gurlz…
The london olympics logo is known for being the number 2012 expressed in a cubic way and the animated version is known for having caused epileptic seizures. “London” is written with a small “l” being “london”. the fellatio problem has been widely commented over the internet and finally, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Summer_Olympics#Logo Or just google the words “london olympics logo controversy” to get a good look at what it’s all about.
December 14th, 2007 at 3:14 pm
I see the 2012 now, thanks for pointing that out; but it’s still ugly.
December 14th, 2007 at 3:31 pm
now i get the london logo, but which one is the blower and which one is the blowee?
December 14th, 2007 at 3:32 pm
Great list. One of my favorites of late, in fact. Not sure what that says about me, but anyway! Thanks for the laughs!
December 14th, 2007 at 3:36 pm
That is hilarious! This is THE best list by far!
December 14th, 2007 at 3:42 pm
I love these.
#6 is stretching it a bit.
Its just a really bad logo.
December 14th, 2007 at 3:46 pm
BUWAHAHAHAHAHA!
December 14th, 2007 at 3:48 pm
#10 looks like someone sat down on the empire state building
December 14th, 2007 at 4:31 pm
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! Especially #’s 1 n 2
December 14th, 2007 at 4:32 pm
I dont get #6.
December 14th, 2007 at 4:56 pm
Now THIS is a list!
December 14th, 2007 at 7:14 pm
I can’t really see the problems with # 6,5 and 4, but 10 and 2 are hilarious! XD
December 14th, 2007 at 8:03 pm
someone explain why 4 and 9 r bad. i dont see it
December 14th, 2007 at 8:09 pm
Cool stuff. I hope our logois not mentioned as well.
December 14th, 2007 at 8:36 pm
lisa simpson, not an abstract person.
December 14th, 2007 at 9:01 pm
Aw, I thought this list would be from a design standpoint, not a perverted point-of-view.
Either way, that 2012 Olympics logo is just baaaaaaad.
December 14th, 2007 at 9:06 pm
This list is hilarious. #2 is the best!
December 14th, 2007 at 9:55 pm
we can only believe that these signs were done in ignorance to our second mind…that is hilighted by a list like this.
December 14th, 2007 at 10:01 pm
Totally love this list! The bonus one I think was the best one, “And your leaky penis” haha. gunna have to show my husband this list.
December 14th, 2007 at 11:00 pm
I laughed my ass off at the leaky penis one.
December 14th, 2007 at 11:06 pm
i thought six looked like a freakish nazi cross
December 14th, 2007 at 11:17 pm
The London Olympic logo is the ugliest logo i’ve seen. It’s kind of forced to say it looks like someone giving a bj, but they would be fools if they’re gone use this piece of crap logo.
December 14th, 2007 at 11:23 pm
Blade – true, it is kind of forced. But then someone mentioned that it looked like Lisa Simpson was giving the BJ. And then linked a looped animation of what the logo would look like in the act. And then it became less of a trial to see what the logo was alluding to.
And also ruined the Simpsons for me a bit.
December 14th, 2007 at 11:43 pm
Hm, so reading this list while eating was a bad idea, I almost covered my laptop in rice with my laughter. Hehe! I did like this one they all were funny. I don’t really get the London Olympics one, my first impression was that it was some sort of abstract Swastika until I started reading the comments. I still don’t see any fellatio going on there. Must be just me! Hehe!
December 14th, 2007 at 11:50 pm
Yeah, I thought the London one (#6) was some kind of broken swastika or something. Which, I couldn’t see why if it was broken would be problematic. If it’s supposed to resemble a blowjob somehow, there must be a lot of people with a lot of time on their hands to read that much into it. If the problem is that it’s ugly and doesn’t make sense, then it definitely deserves to be on this list.
Bryce: #9 looks like the guy is all cut apart. What kind of special surgery do they do?
#4 is abstract, but once again, the children are not attached to their own extremeties, and the one on the left obviously has boobs. What the hell kinds of things are going on in that ‘children’s’ clinic? Or I guess if you want to go Rorscach, the logo kind of looks like a pissed off old man…
Maybe I’m just too tired, but there’s a lot wrong with #4.
December 15th, 2007 at 12:27 am
My god, what were they thinking?????
#50 and #2 are so.. they’re just …
I have no words!
And #6, apart of the blowjob stuff (which is not completeley evident to me), deserves a place on the list simply because it is HORRIBLE.
Great list, Jamie!
December 15th, 2007 at 12:28 am
Sorry, I meant “#5″
December 15th, 2007 at 1:02 am
I thought #2 was the best. LMAO, that’d put some Neo-Cons panties in a twist.
December 15th, 2007 at 1:10 am
ok – for those who don’t see what is wrong with the London Logo – here is a youtube clip to clear it up
December 15th, 2007 at 1:10 am
And I was wrong – it is sex – not a blowjob
December 15th, 2007 at 2:55 am
I remember walking around somewhere in central Europe about 5-6 years ago and seeing #7 (the sausage one). It caught my eye immediately and I took a picture. I thought it was a sign for that particular restaurant, I had no idea it was for a brand of sausages. Now I realize the innuendo must be intentional. It certainly caught my eye and I definitely remember it years later.
December 15th, 2007 at 3:17 am
#2, #1, bonus hilarious! #10 too
December 15th, 2007 at 4:47 am
If you see a blowjob on the olympics one you have a problem, a pretty big one…
December 15th, 2007 at 7:36 am
For #6 I first saw the Nazi swastika.
December 15th, 2007 at 8:30 am
They are bad… only if you have dirty minds!
December 15th, 2007 at 8:57 am
Jfrater -
Actually, you’re not entirely wrong. It could be both.
December 15th, 2007 at 9:05 am
I once read that every newspaper should have a 12 year old boy on staff to read headlines. If he laughs, then they should rewrite them. I’m beginning to think companies should have one on hand to check out their logos!
December 15th, 2007 at 10:46 am
hahahaha nice list that made my day. *runs off to the pharmacy*
December 15th, 2007 at 12:41 pm
Just needed to make sure that awful Olympics logo(#6) was included. As a U.S. citizen, I resent seeing the Americas get buggered by Europe and Africa.
December 15th, 2007 at 12:56 pm
Wow. I’d never seen that first one before; kind of caught me by surprise when the page loaded! A house, eh? Of course it is… lol
December 15th, 2007 at 3:09 pm
lol kidsexchange
i didnt get some of them…
especially the london loympics one or whatever…all i see is weird shapes
December 15th, 2007 at 3:12 pm
or number 9 [[special surgery]]
December 15th, 2007 at 3:45 pm
You really have to look at the London logo in a certain way ONCE you know what it’s supposed to be… but I didn’t get it at first. Maybe I’m not as filthy as I thought…
December 15th, 2007 at 3:47 pm
I think the Special Surgery is supposed to be 3 penises?
December 15th, 2007 at 4:32 pm
I think they’re all pretty funny except the olympic logo (old, been done) and #9. #9 doesn’t look like anything in particular. The rest are pretty damn funny though.
December 15th, 2007 at 7:21 pm
Hahaha…haha….ha. These were wicked funny, good list. =)
December 15th, 2007 at 8:29 pm
I love this site. This list is amazing.
I’ve always thought that the Olympic logo looks like Lisa Simpson giving head.
December 16th, 2007 at 5:51 am
ROTFLMAO!!! great list! keep it up
December 16th, 2007 at 1:10 pm
Apart that this is is Hilarious… I have a A-Style jacket (#8)!
December 16th, 2007 at 11:51 pm
I take it you haven’t seen this one?
http://korbo.info/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/745px-bbc-goatse-olympics.jpg
That one was one purpose, but most people have no clue what it is supposed to be.
December 17th, 2007 at 11:01 am
The logo for the 2008 GOP Convention is up there.
http://www.gopconvention2008.com/media/logo/logo_600.jpg
If that elephant isn’t trying to mount 2008, it is at least going to trample it.
December 18th, 2007 at 10:55 am
Those are hilarious. Thanks!
December 19th, 2007 at 12:13 am
OMG, those are so funny
December 19th, 2007 at 2:12 pm
Even though there has been a lot of talk about the 2012 Olympics logo, I think it is a new age and we need to start to start to show the worlds culture in the logo. London is known as a trendy, high fashion city, so why not show it in the logo?
People hate change, but change can be good. There is so much controversy over the logo which brings more attention to London and the Olympic games. I believe that was the intention of the logo, to shock and make people talk about the Olympics.
Cheers.
December 20th, 2007 at 4:41 pm
YES IM # 69!
December 21st, 2007 at 1:56 am
@Arabella ,
ignorance is bliss
(it’s a blowjob)
January 8th, 2008 at 9:20 am
just because you are too stupid to know what the hospital for special surgery does, doesn’t mean that it is a bad hospital.
January 12th, 2008 at 8:01 am
The 2012 olympics logo has nazi SS symbol in it…
January 15th, 2008 at 12:43 am
it took me a while to figure out number 8.lol no.5
January 17th, 2008 at 6:30 am
On top of the obvious problem with the olympics logo it just looks bad…
January 20th, 2008 at 9:03 am
Borg: You were probably in Czech Republic
January 29th, 2008 at 9:07 am
I always thought the Crestor logo was bad… it’s in the top left corner of this page
http://www.crestor.com/c/home.aspx
January 31st, 2008 at 6:52 pm
I knew A-Style was going to make this list.
February 1st, 2008 at 3:38 pm
Great list! Thanks for making my day
Btw, what’s up with the olympics? Ugly, I know, but what’s wrong?
February 3rd, 2008 at 11:36 am
What’s wrong with number 8? I can kind of see something, but not really.
March 8th, 2008 at 12:13 pm
Actually, with #6, I see a guy barfing.
March 23rd, 2008 at 12:13 am
#2 is funny because i’ve actually seen that store
March 27th, 2008 at 10:29 pm
Hey Z- it’s a person bent over with another person, ahem, behind them. The dots are the heads. And think about what “A-style” could mean for a second. . . .
August 21st, 2008 at 7:38 pm
The 2012 Olympic symbol is a tragedy! look at how many people can’t even watch it now?, Because of epilepsi
Lol- 2. is funny
August 27th, 2008 at 5:55 am
oops,
i dont get 9, 8, 6, 4 and i see a k in 3
August 30th, 2008 at 2:55 pm
hahah this site is so funny…and i agree to some of the comments stipulated by above stating that there must be someting refutable to #6, some say, it’s a BJ, well perhaps they’re right..ahaha, because when i tried to scrutinize the picture (i mean the logo), there is actually a sexual manifestation…for me #6 should be the first one in the list because, most of the comments in this site pertain to this number..hahaha,nothing just trying to say something..what do you think?
September 4th, 2008 at 4:42 pm
I am having dinner out. I am laughing so hard people are looking!! Too funny
September 10th, 2008 at 7:09 pm
GOOD GOOD >>>>>>……VERY GOOD
October 2nd, 2008 at 9:08 am
HILARIOUS LIST.
October 4th, 2008 at 3:05 pm
http://www.cannabinoid.com/boards/binaries/media/74/74500.jpg
I thought that might be on the list lol.
October 8th, 2008 at 2:24 am
number 3 is like “k-style” (an A-Style spoof)
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/250/444897833_4767634e6b.jpg
October 22nd, 2008 at 6:35 pm
#6 I don’t exactly get and I don’t want to know. = )
October 22nd, 2008 at 8:40 pm
Lmao.
You’ve gotta imagine the company owner’s just going, “Aaaawwwwww shit,” after spending the money to get all these signs on their shit. Quite the funny…
December 19th, 2008 at 2:58 am
LOL kid sex change….. i don’t think it’s a very successful business. i’m gonna save this page so i can show it to my friends… my side still hurts from where i fell on the floor laughing! good job dude
December 27th, 2008 at 2:21 pm
#6 looks like the nazi symbol for the ss, thats why its here…
December 28th, 2008 at 2:17 am
haha i thought the problem with the london logo was it kinda looks like a swastika, i’m not dirty enough i guess!!!
January 4th, 2009 at 4:01 pm
re: no. 6 – I thought it was a pair of legs running with a big fart coming out from the “low body part” (where the olympic logo is) before reading jfrater’s explanations… oh well lol it just show that abstract art can be interpreted in numerous ways!
January 17th, 2009 at 9:57 pm
I swear, that “Kidsexchange” one is from a store here in the city I live. It’s not there anymore.
January 19th, 2009 at 8:56 pm
i guess i am stupid but i dont get 9! someone please explain!
March 6th, 2009 at 9:43 pm
took me awhile to see the 2012 one
other than just the crappiness lol
but all the others are hilarious
especially the a-style one
and a couple others are just plain wrong
like the pediatric one :/
March 16th, 2009 at 4:46 am
coool….
March 16th, 2009 at 2:17 pm
that was SERIOUSLY hilarious!! good list!
March 19th, 2009 at 1:29 pm
i dont understand wats wrong with #5
March 28th, 2009 at 11:11 pm
I am glad I found this one. I thought I had read almost all of the lists out there. Love #8 and the bonus!
April 6th, 2009 at 11:12 am
hey great list!
x! but i nt getin th childrens hspital one??
**is confuffled**
April 26th, 2009 at 12:58 pm
hahaha #8! thats hilarious!
May 27th, 2009 at 9:44 am
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June 12th, 2009 at 4:20 pm
This was the perfect ending to a rough week! Good times. ; )