

If they were to use the actual one, problems could arise so they added the horn to make it familiar but different enough not to cause legal issues: Were the animators of The Ant Bully aware of the controversy? There is a scene where the fruit with the cornucipa appears, but some have argued this is intentional for a different reason: copyright. Here is the official history of the fruit of the loom logo from 1893 to the present day - notice there is no cornucopia:įollowing all this confusion, a Twitter user reached out directly to the company and asked the question. Baskets, bowls, and other containers of fruits, including cornucopia (horn of plenty). There was a trademark application, filed in 1973, which includes the word "cornucopia" but not the image. "Florida Today" October 14th, 1994 had this interview with a former Fruit of the Loom employee: People also use it as a way to "catch" sceptics, who claim its all hazy memories until asked about the cornucopia. This is often quoted as how many people first encounter the Mandela Effect, since they are certain they remember the "horn" with the fruit pouring out of it, and are genuinely shocked to learn there never was one. Here's the album cover clearly showing the cornicopia: In my memories this was roughly around 1978 when I was in second grade. It impressed me because I thought the logo looked better with a cornucopia in it. I remember when (in my mind) Fruit of the Loom quit using a cornucopia in their logo and switched to just using fruit by itself. The food coming out of the flute is soul food, actually, a ham hock, cabbage, black-eyed peas, etc. I was a little kid when Ellis painted the Flute of the Loom cover and I remember specifically this album being a reference to the cornucopia in Fruit of the Loom's original logo, which is where my dad says he specifically got the inspiration for the design (when I talked to him about it he said, "Why the hell else would I have used a cornucopia?").

This is the second time we've been contacted about this album cover and Ellis (and I) are more than happy to answer any questions you have about it. I remember the cornucopia specifically, as does my dad. This is Reed, Ellis's son, responding for my dad here. An intrepid Redditer tracked down the artist who created this and interviewed him. However, the image on the front on the album is what 's freaking people out more - an exact representation of the cornucopia which never existed. The Frank Wess 1973 album titled " Flute Of The Loom" is an obvious play on words with the title. As an excercise, a test was done to see how convincingly it could be faked, and after 10 minutes of searching clip art and photoshopping came up with the answer: More references In fact it's been used right here to illustrate the story for some time, and even been occasionally picked up by search engines for users searching "Fruit of the Loom". There's a popular image floating around the internet of the logo with the cornucopia, supposedly exactly how people remember. It seems to be an easy one to get those who have never heard of the Mandela Effect with, and are of a certain age, such as parents, who would certainly be familiar with the brand.

There are many references to both versions on the internet. If you remember a cornucopia - a horn with lots of colorful fruit pouring out of it - you may be experiencing an MMDE, because the logo today doesn't show one. Many are very familiar with it having worn their underwear at some point in their lives, but what exactly is on the logo? Current: Logo has no cornucopia Missing the horn of plentyįew people realise the famous "Fruit of the Loom" brand was established in 1851.
