On 10 Jan 2005 at 10:17, Lo�c Minier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> If you're not sure of seeing something shocking, then could we
> conclude that there's nothing shocking for most people and close this
> bug?
It's not "shocking", it's a hoot! What "most people" make of it I
dunno, but I'm not the only one who's noticed it.
> I really don't think the logo was meant in the intention to shock
> anyone.
Of course not -- which makes it unintentionally hilarious.
Consider the greek mythology of the constellation -- some folks
can't see the "Gemini" or "Hercules", etc. But stargazers who've
learned them can hardly not see them.
The Classical Constellations: Northern Hemisphere
http://www.cosmopolis.com/star-myths/classical-const-north.html
It resembles psychological ambiguities like the Necker Cube:
Mark Newbold's Animated Necker Cube (requires Java)
http://dogfeathers.com/java/necker.html
Necker cube
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Necker_cube
Multistable perception
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multistable_perception
Galeon's logo also recalls a grotesque Time magazine illustration from 1995:
http://cgi.pathfinder.com/time/magazine/archive/1995/950703/950703.cover1.jpg
Well, this seems like overkill so I'll "Say no more!", having become the skit:
http://www.jumpstation.ca/recroom/comedy/python/nudge.html
