goforbroke 333 Posted February 19, 2013 I wouldn't say the Atari logo is associated with failure - that company was very successful for a long time, and even if its not anymore I don't think it can be considered a failure by any definition of the word. Sega, i somewhat agree that the Saturn and Dreamcast were failures but not Sega itself. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BelfourThibault 115 Posted February 19, 2013 I wouldn't say the Atari logo is associated with failure - that company was very successful for a long time, and even if its not anymore I don't think it can be considered a failure by any definition of the word. Sega, i somewhat agree that the Saturn and Dreamcast were failures but not Sega itself.He's referring to the specific game, "E.T." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E.T._the_Extra-Terrestrial_(video_game)#Atari_video_game_burial 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cosmic 6,269 Posted February 24, 2013 Thread can be closed now.My joke about the Cubs was better since the Leafs have actually won a title in the last 100 years.Not with that logo. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dsaline97 635 Posted March 12, 2013 The only thing I remember about them is that they closed, and the store by me was really, really run down. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cosmic 6,269 Posted March 12, 2013 This chain opened its first store in my area in November a couple of years ago... and filed for bankruptcy three months later. They were completely shut down and liquidated by that April. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rmackman 138 Posted March 13, 2013 The modern version of the Dolphins logo:Welcome to Circuit City, Where Service is State of the Art!I still think of the 1996 team, but I'll bet most people associate this with losing: 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
camly 20 Posted March 17, 2013 I swear this building was 7 different restaurants over the course of 2 years.Says Wicked Cheesy Pizza Restaurant if it's hard to read 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EddieJ1984 1,581 Posted March 18, 2013 How bout when Long John Silver's went all serious looking, and then a year later Yum! brands sold off the chain, which after being bought by someone went back to a goofier looking logo (at least wordmark wise) 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Radiohead 33 Posted March 22, 2013 The Southern Bell demise was gradual. The beginning of the end began as "Southern Bell...a Bellsouth company" on their literature and products. Then the inevitable dropping of SB altogether and the complete switch to BellSouth for several years. Until they were eventually merged into AT&T. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Claystation360 661 Posted March 22, 2013 The Southern Bell demise was gradual. The beginning of the end began as "Southern Bell...a Bellsouth company" on their literature and products. Then the inevitable dropping of SB altogether and the complete switch to BellSouth for several years. Until they were eventually merged into AT&T.I miss Southernbell I remember all the payphones and different stuff saying " Southern Bell a BELLsouth company " then finally it like they phased out the Southern Bell name overnight. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nuordr 1,022 Posted March 25, 2013 Some of these teams have championship rings, but not in the era with these logos: Cleveland Browns (They have championships, but no Superbowl appearances - Oh and were my favorite team until 1995 so I can trash them a little bit)New England Patriots (Worst loss ever in a Superbowl)St. Louis Cardinals (football) 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slapshot 752 Posted March 25, 2013 As I visit this thread again, I still think a lot of people here are missing the point. Or maybe I am.I wouldn't consider a logo "associated with failure" if it existed for 10+ years, even if the business it's associated with went out of business.Examples show... Bradlees. That logo was almost 30 years old when the company shut down. It's not like the logo was brought in just before the liquidation.Same thing for a few other companies,Now, the circular Circuit City logo? Yes...barely lasted a year or two before the closures.Purity (the heart/berry logo)? Yup. I worked for that supermarket chain, and that logo and branding barely lasted 4 years before we were bought out by Stop & Shop. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IceCap 21,748 Posted March 25, 2013 That stung bro Though I think WCW's failure is more associated with the version in the thread's first post. This one, to me anyway, is associated more with the company's rise then fall. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kmccarthy27 281 Posted March 25, 2013 That stung bro Though I think WCW's failure is more associated with the version in the thread's first post. This one, to me anyway, is associated more with the company's rise then fall.I would say this is more the failure, WWE's WCW logo than WCW's logo. WCW would have not gone under if someone else bought it. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IceCap 21,748 Posted March 25, 2013 That logo's only associated with failure because the storyline it was introduced in was terrible. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chuckymack 97 Posted March 28, 2013 Yeah, I tend to think most of you are misunderstanding the spirit of this thread. In the context of this thread, the New England Patriots' logo doesn't work. Nor does their throwback logo. But their '19-0' logo? You bet your ass. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
