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11 things Ireland thinks Eircom's new logo looks like

Eir, what even is that…?

TODAY, EIRCOM UNLEASHED their brand new logo and rebrand to Eir. The new logo is all part of a 16 million euro rebrand of the telecommunications giant .

Look at it there.

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Modern, fresh, and definitely left an impression on the internet… But why is it so familiar?

1. It is literally this fictional cartoon. Let us hear no more about it

Eircom is now #Eir. Their new logo is a clear rip-off of my hilarious cartoon character Spaghetti Legs McGinty. pic.twitter.com/bTlIg93JFC
— Damien Owens (@OwensDamien) September 16, 2015

Damien Owens / Twitter

2. Drunk Octopus

i saw the new #eir / #eircom logo and thought… pic.twitter.com/e4Qpz2tYXf
— eoin stephens (@eoinstephens) September 16, 2015

eoin stephens / Twitter

3. EI EI EI

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Tune.

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4. A big pink worm

Eir's logo looks like a worm...
— Ciaran Treacy (@coconut2674) September 16, 2015

Ciaran Treacy / Twitter

Hardly a stretch.

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5. A guy attempting to reach the top shelf

Not like we have much of a choice what with having lungs.Logo also looks like a person trying to reach the top shelf https://t.co/lxgpqRuywu
— Stephen with a v (@steveohrourke) September 16, 2015

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Yep.

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6. EBOLA

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Harsh, but fair.

7. This guy

This was my first thought looking at the Eir logo pic.twitter.com/8qYJD2leS3
— Máté (@marjaimate) September 16, 2015

Máté Marjai / Twitter

8. YES

What I see in that logo is a long armed man on a segway #eir https://t.co/XWbkKJSPrh
— Céimin Burke (@CeiminB) September 16, 2015

Céimin Burke / Twitter

9. Just a damn squiggle

Really not liking this new Eircom logo.. Something of an illegible squiggle #Eir #Eircom
— Lisa O Riordan (@lisaor748) September 16, 2015

Lisa O Riordan / Twitter

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10. You probably accidentally created it as a child

Not sure about new logo. One of my colleagues points out it looks like something designed on Microsoft Art in 1995 pic.twitter.com/m4do0DIFBp
— Jonathan Healy (@jonathanhealy) September 16, 2015

Jonathan Healy / Twitter

11. But some thought it was smart

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Not so silly now, eh?

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11 things Ireland thinks Eircom's new logo looks like

1. It is literally this fictional cartoon. Let us hear no more about it

2. Drunk Octopus

3. EI EI EI

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4. A big pink worm

5. A guy attempting to reach the top shelf

6. EBOLA

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We couldn't find this Tweet

7. This guy

8. YES

9. Just a damn squiggle

10. You probably accidentally created it as a child

11. But some thought it was smart

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Eircom is being replaced with this €16 million squiggle>

Customers think this Welsh food company’s logo looks like a penis>