Remember the movie Wayne’s World? Wayne asks Garth if he smells bacon, right in front of a police officer. This references the slang of calling a police officer a pig. Why are we talking about this?
Well, as it turns out, a prisoner designed the new Vermont State Police Logo. It was voted on and chosen among many. But there’s a little problem. Take a look at the cow. Can you see a pig in the markings of the cow? Of course you can. Sure, this may be one of the easier optical illusions that you’ll actually see, and you barely have to think about it. However, it made it through the review process and is currently being used as their logo.
Take a look at the photo gallery and you’ll see some Vermont State Police badges before the pig… in fact before the cow was even added.
Others say that this design also changed the little trees/shrubs on the left into looking more like mushrooms. What else can you find. This was just discovered a few days ago, so who knows, maybe there are more hidden meanings inside of the logo that we have not yet discovered.
One thing is for sure: The next time they change their logo, they’ll be looking for hidden pigs and all sorts of other hidden things a little more closely.
Some people may say that it’s just a harmless prank, but it’s going to take tens of thousands of dollars to create a new logo — and now there’s public outcry that they want to keep the new logo, because people like it! Well we like it too! There’s even a public movement to keep it, according to the Burlington Free Press! http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/article/20120209/NEWS07/120209015
