I've figured out where the "M" logo came from...

[lecroy24fan]

The NHL's Washington Capitals logo debuted in 2020  is the top one here....

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The shares of red, white, and blue are the exact same so it can't be coincidence.

[Parker Hageman]

[Brock Beauchamp]

That's a W. Duh.

[ashbury]

7 minutes ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

That's a W. Duh.

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[Dave Borton]

It came from a couple of 29-yr old consultants with motel receipts

 

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[Schmoeman5]

16 hours ago, lecroy24fan said:

The NHL's Washington Capitals logo debuted in 2020  is the top one here....

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The shares of red, white, and blue are the exact same so it can't be coincidence.

The color scheme, okay. Different stars. The center spike on Washington's W represents the Washington Monument and is symmetrical. Invert either letter and they're totally different. But sure. Why not?

[Nine of twelve]

There's only so much that can be done with any letter, and it's nigh on impossible to find something that hasn't already been trademarked or strongly associated with something else. The U of M's iconic logo is a very long-standing example of unique and identifiable and I can't think of any other letter M that fits that description. (I guess maybe the McDonald's golden arches.) And things can get ridiculous. Within the last few years Ohio State University tried to get a monetary settlement or a cease-and-desist order when some entity was using a block-style font of the letter O. (That attempt was not allowed by a judge.) I don't look favorably or unfavorably on the Twins' M logo. I guess it's fine for the team to make money from it on merch and so forth but beyond that I just don't see the need. I think the TC logo is one of the best in sports and I wish that were the one and only logo to appear on caps and sleeves. It's simple but unique, it's very well established, and it's as readily identifiable as the Yankee NY is.

[USAFChief]

4 hours ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

That's a W. Duh.

Yeah, and DoubleYuh threw out the first pitch last night.

Case closed.