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[–] limelight79@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Ah, the Mermaid Problem...

Fun fact, mermaids were originally drawn with two legs/fins.

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] limelight79@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yeah! Even later iterations of their logo had remnants of the legs. I'm not sure if they still do, though, I'm not a coffee drinker and rarely go to Starbucks.

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 day ago

Yup, they've always been there, it's just obscured now so it doesn't look like she's spreading her legs: