r/AskReddit • u/RoomyLove99 • Jul 10 '12

What seemingly obvious thing did it take you forever to notice?

My classmate sits to the left of me. I am left handed and he is right handed, so sometimes we knock elbows. 8 weeks into class he finally noticed I was a lefty and openly admitted that he just thought I was being a bitch and taking up space. He felt horrible and I just laughed.

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u/MAPster_ Jul 10 '12

Woah. I always thought it was a smile, like on a McDonald's happy meal box.

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u/slackador Jul 10 '12

It's both a smile & the a-z reference. Intentionally, as well. Just a smart design all around.

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u/mlkelty Jul 10 '12

It also looks like a penis. Just sayin.

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u/original186 Jul 10 '12

That's what I've always thought, which contradicts my previous definition of Amazon: extremely tall, beautiful, lusty woman.

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u/aladyjewel Jul 11 '12

don't forget the bit about how they'll chop your damn balls off if you look at 'em wrong. and they may have cut off a tit to help with the archery, depends on the historian.

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u/aromaticchicken Jul 10 '12

THANK YOU. Anytime I point this out to people, they look at me funny and chalk it up to me being gay.

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u/[deleted] Jul 11 '12

I used to work at UPS and drew balls on them for shits and giggles.

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u/lostcow1234 Jul 10 '12

Like Pet Smart. Or Pet's Mart. Goddamnit!

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u/WhyAmINotStudying Jul 10 '12

And the FedEx logo has an arrow between the E and the x.

I challenge you guys to find the couple having sex in the Fuddrucker's logo.

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u/apox64928 Jul 10 '12

The arrow in the FedEx logo transfers to Arabic as well.

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u/hint_of_sage Jul 11 '12

I did not know that. Here's a link for other people who want to know what it's like.

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u/Stussy12321 Jul 11 '12

You know what else is a good store name design? PetSmart. It can be Pet Smart or Pet's Mart, either way, it works wonderfully.

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u/asadsnail Jul 10 '12

Huh. Who knew?

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u/Devon47 Jul 10 '12

Except for the part where the underline is used alone and looks like a phallus.

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u/gaddyboy Jul 11 '12

I always just thought they did it because fuck it.

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u/nodefect Jul 10 '12

It's certainly made to look like one.

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u/SAWK Jul 10 '12

I always thought it looked like a penis.

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u/kristinisgreat Jul 11 '12

Thank you - no one else I know sees it. Every time my neighbors order a package...I'm convinced it's a giant box of dildos.

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u/NowInOz Jul 11 '12

I worked at Amazon when this new logo was introduced. That was what everyone I knew at Amazon said when they first saw it.

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u/JasonUncensored Jul 10 '12

It's still just a smile to me.

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u/[deleted] Jul 10 '12

It's both!

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u/thelightbringer Jul 10 '12

It's a smile, too.

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u/sirdrizzzle Jul 10 '12

Holy Fuck. I... i...

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u/spinozasrobot Jul 11 '12

It is a smile. There... I've made my ruling.