Back to the issue at hand..."du6tx" For a follow up complaint, you should point out to him that "du" is "you" in German, "6t" is slang for "sexy" and "x" is four tiny lines away from being a swastika. That'll burn his britches.... or lederhosen.
On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 14:27:45 -0500, Larry C. Lyons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > There's also a couple of archeological sites of synagogs from the > middle ages where the symbol has been worked into the mosaic flooring. > > larry > > On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 14:21:22 -0500, Jim Davis > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Sandy Clark [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 2:02 PM > > > To: CF-Community > > > Subject: RE: I have to change my system name > > > > > > Reminds me of when I lived in Glendale, Ca. There was a movement to make > > > the city remove some decorative elements on the lampposts downtown because > > > they resembled swastikas (except they were the other way and were actually > > > an indian design) > > > > That symbol is quite ancient in many North American cultures. It often > > represents "four", but generally has a deeper meaning of the compass points > > or of moral/life directional choices. > > > > I believe the symbol is generally associated with the southwestern tribes > > (Hopi especially, but I've also heard of it in relation to the Navajo). I > > remember a wonderful display on the meaning of symbols (this one in > > particular since it's so often misunderstood) in the (now unfortunately > > defunct) "Turtle" Native American Center in Niagara Falls. > > > > But the same symbol is also common to many cultures - I believe it was found > > in Sumerian and ancient Hindu cultures as well as Celtic and Gaul designs. > > When it comes right down to it the symbol is pretty simplistic - any child > > playing with graph paper will eventually come up with it. It's not > > surprising that the symbol (like the cross) pops up all over the place in > > various forms and meanings. > > > > Jim Davis > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:144384 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
