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... remind you of angry eyes, like those of Iron Maiden's mascot Eddie?

If so, do you think that's a good thing, bad thing, neither, or are you unsure?

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[–] paultimate14@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

They don't look similar to me, but I'll upvote for Eddie anyways

[–] modem_down@thebrainbin.org 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Not seeing it, even in the logo for this sub?

Autism rainbow infinity logo, cropped from @autism@lemmy.world logo. It shows stars in the loops of the symbol, that resemble glowing eye pupils.

[–] mountainRadish@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago

I see the anger

[–] MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.net 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Wait... is the infinity symbol a Möbius strip?!? 🤯

[–] modem_down@thebrainbin.org 3 points 4 days ago

I think it's the other way around.

[–] shrek_is_love@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 days ago

This is undoubtedly a very good thing