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datasuspect

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Wed Nov-09-05 10:45 AM
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swastikas in weird places

prior to WWII the swastika was a good luck symbol

notice the date of the check . . .

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ComerPerro

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Wed Nov-09-05 10:46 AM
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1. Crazy

Strange but true.

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WeRQ4U

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Wed Nov-09-05 10:53 AM
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2. You can find poker chips with swastikas on them for good luck.

It's really strange to see. Doesn't matter to me though, that symbol disgusts me. Regardless of it's OLD meaning, it still makes my eyes hurt when I see it. Reactionary.

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obxhead

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Wed Nov-09-05 10:56 AM
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3. Didn't Hitler reverse the direction of the swastika?

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Call Me Wesley

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Wed Nov-09-05 10:57 AM
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4. Yes, he did.

Edited on Wed Nov-09-05 10:57 AM by Call Me Wesley

The swastika in the picture above is also reversed from the old Indian symbol of 'luck'.

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Bridget Burke

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Wed Nov-09-05 11:00 AM
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5. No, it's an ancient symbol that was "oriented" both ways.

Many cultures have used the swastika.

But it's been tainted by association for a couple more centuries, at least.

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JVS

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Wed Nov-09-05 11:20 AM
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6. I hope they didn't buy too much of that stationary

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Wed Nov-09-05 11:27 AM
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7. Payable to one George Wallace.

Seems a bit ironic.

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XemaSab

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Wed Nov-09-05 01:02 PM
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8. Go to the supreme court sometime

and look UP.

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scarlet_owl

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Wed Nov-09-05 01:07 PM
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9. They're in the floor tiles of our local high school.

It was built before WWII, of course.

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formerrepuke

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Wed Nov-09-05 01:16 PM
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10. They're in the floor tile pattern in the city hall- Marietta, Ohio

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Patiod

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Wed Nov-09-05 01:20 PM
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11. On the floor tiles of the Allentown, PA post office

A beaux-arts building, I think. Definitely pre-war

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RedCloud

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Wed Nov-09-05 03:31 PM
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12. Why doesn't someone make sticky fly swatters?

They can sell 'em to repugs simply by calling them swat stickahs.

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lakemonster11

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Wed Nov-09-05 03:45 PM
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13. It's not uncommon in ancient art to have a border of

swastikas and hearts.

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