Check out the new logo for the UK Office of Government Commerce.

Nice, right?

Simple.
Clean.
Inoffensive.

Now, tilt your head to the left and look at it again.

HIYO!

The intrepid reporters at The Register say:

"Well, we contacted the OGC for comment, and a spokesman gamely
explained: "The proposed version, which you have sent over, has been
shared with staff, and is now going through final technical stages. It
is true that it caused a few titters among some staff when viewed on
its side, but on consideration we concluded that the effect was generic
to the particular combination of the letters ‘OGC’ – and is not
inappropriate to an organisation that’s looking to have a firm grip on
government spend!"

Jolly good fun, eh, wot?

Thanks to Boing-Boing for the tip. link.

Oh, look. It’s a cute little bit of smartarsery posted at All You Knead on Haight.
Ha ha ha! Let’s make fun of the tourists! Hey, no one loves teasing the customer more than us.

One thing to keep in mind – they have the ability to return fire now.
And in this case, there is apparently no shortage of ammo.

Our favorite?

Eve L., who says: "…i found a pube in my fruit. because of that, i have a hard time being impartial."

We’re guessing she went with the "You Suck And I Hate You" gratuity.

We’re leaving 20% to Transbuddha for the heads up.

What is it about candy that so handily lends itself to the bizarre? This trend continues to fascinate me, disturb me, and make me fat. All at the same time.

From the ever-intrepid reporters at Jalopnik:

"Dansk Olie og NaturGas (DONG) has announced it will be partnering with Renault and Shai Agassi to develop Denmark’s electric vehicle infrastructure. DONG is a big swinger in the gas supply world and also has about 600 MW of installed wind turbines — a perfect fit for the EV market. DONG will be rolling its system out first in Copenhagen in 2009 with 100 cars, and then spreading its stations across the land with up to 20% of the market as EVs by 2020.

At the heart of the system will be a battery capable of being swapped in and out repeatedly at a service plaza. In a press event on the topic, DONG brought an example of the battery which will be used in the cars, but would not allow photographs of its unit."

In keeping with Mortar’s reputation as a leader in green industries, we will pointedly avoid making any juvenile references about DONG’s size, stamina, position in the market, or any of that rubbish.

In fact, we applaud DONG’s leadership in this initiative.  Somebody has to point the way.

With their DONG.

ED: Hey!

Sorry.

P.S. We are so not sorry. Dong!