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Australia

Matilda

(6,384 posts) Fri Jul 4, 2014, 01:12 AM Jul 2014

Australia's snazzy new Border Force logo

First Dog on Moon does it again. As Immigration Minister Scott Morrison went from ugly to even uglier this week, this cartoon captures everything he said (and didn't say) about his new Darth Vader-style logo and its meaning:

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Australia's snazzy new Border Force logo (Original Post) Matilda Jul 2014 OP

The logo is a bit creepy. mackerel Jul 2014 #1

That's -- apparently -- always been their policy. longship Jul 2014 #2

Except for the eyes, Matilda Jul 2014 #3

Big fan of Pirates Fairgo Jul 2014 #4

mackerel

(4,412 posts)

1. The logo is a bit creepy.

Reply to Matilda (Original post)

Fri Jul 4, 2014, 01:42 AM

Jul 2014

longship

(40,416 posts)

2. That's -- apparently -- always been their policy.

Reply to mackerel (Reply #1)

Fri Jul 4, 2014, 02:01 AM

Jul 2014

R&K mate.

Matilda

(6,384 posts)

3. Except for the eyes,

Reply to mackerel (Reply #1)

Fri Jul 4, 2014, 02:53 AM

Jul 2014

added for the cartoon, that is really it.

It is creepy, and so is this government.

Fairgo

(1,571 posts)

4. Big fan of Pirates

Reply to Matilda (Original post)

Fri Jul 4, 2014, 03:13 AM

Jul 2014

Must be hard to design a logo to represent a government initiative so reprehensible the people are not allowed to know what is being perpetrated in their names. Maybe a pirate with two eye patches on.

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