A closer look
Greyhound bus lines originally started as a simple transportation service in Minnesota using a fleet of completely unbranded, modified automobiles to haul miners between small freezing towns. The iconic canine name and logo were entirely accidental, reportedly adopted only after a local innkeeper saw the reflection of a passing bus in a store window and commented that it looked exactly like a greyhound dog stretching out to run. Corporate executives essentially stole this random observation from an anonymous pedestrian, realizing that associating their bumpy, unreliable road trips with a sleek and incredibly fast racing dog was brilliant false advertising. Today, the legendary brand name conjures images of speed and agility, which is incredibly ironic for anyone who has ever spent three grueling days trapped on an interstate bus next to a leaking toilet. It stands as a glorious monument to American marketing, where slapping a fast animal on the side of a slow metallic box completely fixes everything
