• lemmyman@lemmy.world
    2 hours

    There are no stupid questions, but posting this question without a photo of wtf you are talking about is a stupid way to ask a question.

  • southsamurai@sh.itjust.works
    6 hours

    It’s not an antenna.

    The design around the oreo name is the same as the Nabisco logo. An oval with a cross on top.

    Now, there’s some disagreement over why the design is what it is. The got that redesigned the cookie has one story, Nabisco has theirs, and then there’s the fringe symbolism crowd that points to some kind of quasiconspiracy with ties to the Knights Templar (with the degree of it being some kind of woowoo deep secret varying on who it is talking about it)

    Basically though, it’s supposed to be similar to things that represent quality. The designer said that he was inspired by old illuminated manuscripts made by monks in Europe before printing. Basically; I’m paraphrasing because I can’t be arsed to look it up again.

    The antenna is also said to be a kind of cross, as are the little flowery things in the circle around the oreo symbol. But Nabisco was using that oval and cross thing before they made oreos; it’s still part of their logo. So, whatever the reason for that design, it likely applies to the cookie as a reflection of that