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Neoma

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Thu Jun-08-06 12:13 AM
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What the hell...

My great grandma made a quilt, but i never noticed that the pattern looks like a swastika.

:wow:

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Floogeldy

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Thu Jun-08-06 12:15 AM
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1. My grandma made a quilt, too.

And I never noticed that the pattern looks like a swastika. That's because it doesn't.

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Neoma

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Thu Jun-08-06 12:15 AM
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2. Har Har.

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Floogeldy

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Thu Jun-08-06 12:16 AM
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3. Heh.

;)

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bridgit

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Thu Jun-08-06 12:17 AM
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4. 'swastika' not per se an evil image...

to certain other cultures, just incorporated by nazi's, hitler was big on the symbols of ancient societies as a way of tapping into the collective sub-conscious mind of his subjects :shrug:

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Neoma

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Thu Jun-08-06 12:18 AM
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5. I know but..

That still doesn't put aside the fact that i didn't pay attention to the pattern, after years of looking at the damned thing. :nopity:

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bridgit

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Thu Jun-08-06 12:21 AM
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7. ah yes, different dynamic altogether...

:rofl:

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Floogeldy

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Thu Jun-08-06 12:23 AM
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12. Ah, yes. The Illuminati.

:evilfrown:

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bridgit

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Thu Jun-08-06 12:47 AM
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16. while not the skull & bones hublet...they're all too often 'bone-heads'...

:rofl:

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tuvor

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Thu Jun-08-06 12:20 AM
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6. Manwoman is covered in them.

I'll bet your grandma has more in common with Manwoman than she does with hitler.

http://www.manwoman.net/

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txwhitedove

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Thu Jun-08-06 12:23 AM
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13. Oh dear, that's just scary.

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tuvor

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Thu Jun-08-06 12:26 AM
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14. Not really. He's wonderful.

Edited on Thu Jun-08-06 12:27 AM by tuvor

Check the link I included.

http://www.manwoman.net

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Monk06

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Thu Jun-08-06 04:07 AM
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20. That's weird. He was featured in the Toronto Star in 1968.....

Edited on Thu Jun-08-06 04:12 AM by gbrooks

He made a hand carved guitar for George
Harrison and gave it to him after a concert.

The fret board was a carved snake.

I haven't heard a word about him since....... until this post.

Nice to know he's still kickin'

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Bassic

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Thu Jun-08-06 08:03 AM
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21. I saw a program about him on Global about 10 years ago I think.

Can't remember what show it was for.

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deadparrot

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Thu Jun-08-06 12:21 AM
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8. Swastikas were around a long time before Hitler.

Don't know when she made it, but the swastika shape has been in use of thousands of years. :hi:

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Neoma

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Thu Jun-08-06 12:22 AM
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10. Yeah, she was born around back then.

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Haole Girl

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Thu Jun-08-06 12:22 AM
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9. Can you show us a pic?

I know I have no right to ask, really, since I'm so bad at downloading digital pics, but just wondered...:shrug:

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Neoma

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Thu Jun-08-06 12:23 AM
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11. Not currently.

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Robeson

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Thu Jun-08-06 12:27 AM
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15. Quilts? This is a perfect opportunity for me to hijack this thread...

...and mention that my wife may have two (2) quilts being shown at the AQS (American Quilter's Society) show during the last week of August in Nashville. I hope everyone attends to give my wife props!

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HEyHEY

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Thu Jun-08-06 12:48 AM
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17. I knew you were a Nazi

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Neoma

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Thu Jun-08-06 02:36 AM
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19. ....

:eyes:

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HEyHEY

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Thu Jun-08-06 02:13 PM
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22. You're so delightfully crusty

When you're around I don't miss Wonk.

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mockmonkey

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Thu Jun-08-06 01:05 AM
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18. It's a...

pinwheel!

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giant_robot

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Thu Jun-08-06 02:26 PM
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23. How old is it?

The swastika motif was common in early american quilts. You just might have an important piece of american folk art.

http://www.swastika-info.com/en/startpage/usa/1070322279.html

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