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BR1986FB

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Jul 15, 2011 1:57 PM
Team logo FAIL.
Jul 15, 2011 1:57pm
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gerb131

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Jul 15, 2011 2:00 PM
Is that Edmund Hitler coaching?
Jul 15, 2011 2:00pm
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BR1986FB

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Jul 15, 2011 2:07 PM
gerb131;831061 wrote:Is that Edmund Hitler coaching?

No...a great great uncle of Rashard Mendenhall. ;)
Jul 15, 2011 2:07pm
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Jul 15, 2011 2:09 PM
Redskins, currently
Jul 15, 2011 2:09pm
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Jul 15, 2011 3:40 PM
BR1986FB;831064 wrote:No...a great great uncle of Rashard Mendenhall. ;)

lol
Jul 15, 2011 3:40pm
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Jul 15, 2011 3:47 PM
The word swastika came from the Sanskrit word svastika, meaning any lucky or auspicious object, and in particular a mark made on persons and things to denote good luck. It is composed of su- meaning "good, well" and asti "to be" svasti thus means "well-being." The suffix -ka either forms a diminutive or intensifies the verbal meaning, and svastika might thus be translated literally as "that which is associated with well-being," corresponding to "lucky charm" or "thing that is auspicious."[1] The word in this sense is first used in the Harivamsa.[2] As noted by Monier-Williams in his Sanskrit-English dictionary, according to Alexander Cunningham, its shape represents a monogram formed by interlacing of the letters of the auspicious words su-astí (svasti) written in Ashokan characters.[3]

The Sanskrit term has been in use in English since 1871, replacing gammadion (from Greek γαμμάδιον). Alternative historical English spellings of the Sanskrit word include suastika, swastica and svastica.

Pre-Nazi Germany I see nothing wrong with the use of that symbol as a sports teams moniker, post WWII I do see a problem with it.
Jul 15, 2011 3:47pm
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Jul 15, 2011 3:54 PM
BR1986FB;831064 wrote:No...a great great uncle of Rashard Mendenhall. ;)

LOL Nice
Jul 15, 2011 3:54pm
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Jul 15, 2011 3:58 PM
Loyola-Marymount, with Bo Kimble and Hank Gathers as players and Paul Westhead as coach, were very offensive from 1988-90.
Jul 15, 2011 3:58pm
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Jul 15, 2011 7:32 PM
BR1986FB;831064 wrote:No...a great great uncle of Rashard Mendenhall. ;)

right . ask Jessy Owens if Hitler ever shook his hand.......The answer is no he hated "darkies" almost if not more than Jews
Jul 15, 2011 7:32pm
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Jul 15, 2011 8:23 PM
I want to make sure I understand your post perfectly clear. You think Hitler hated dark skinned people more than Jews. Is that correct?
Jul 15, 2011 8:23pm
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Jul 15, 2011 9:17 PM
Thinthickbigred;831265 wrote:right . ask Jessy Owens if Hitler ever shook his hand.......The answer is no he hated "darkies" almost if not more than Jews

Def. not
Jul 15, 2011 9:17pm
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Jul 15, 2011 10:49 PM
owen wilson, 2nd row far right
Jul 15, 2011 10:49pm
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Jul 15, 2011 10:53 PM
DeyDurkie5;831406 wrote:owen wilson, 2nd row far right

LMFAO. Good call.
Jul 15, 2011 10:53pm
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Jul 15, 2011 11:51 PM
DeyDurkie5;831406 wrote:owen wilson, 2nd row far right

lol
Jul 15, 2011 11:51pm
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Jul 16, 2011 2:02 PM
Thinthickbigred;831265 wrote:right . ask Jessy Owens if Hitler ever shook his hand.......The answer is no he hated "darkies" almost if not more than Jews

JessY Owens and Heins Ward think alike.
Jul 16, 2011 2:02pm
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Jul 16, 2011 5:06 PM
pnhasbeen;831701 wrote:JessY Owens and Heins Ward think alike.

Why, did Jessie like to have a few then get behind the wheel of a car too?
Jul 16, 2011 5:06pm
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Jul 17, 2011 11:00 PM
pnhasbeen;831701 wrote:JessY Owens and Heins Ward think alike.
IP's match.
Jul 17, 2011 11:00pm
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Jul 17, 2011 11:16 PM
Gardens35;832818 wrote:IP's match.

lol
Jul 17, 2011 11:16pm
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Jul 18, 2011 12:39 AM
THE4RINGZ;831141 wrote:The word swastika came from the Sanskrit word svastika, meaning any lucky or auspicious object, and in particular a mark made on persons and things to denote good luck. It is composed of su- meaning "good, well" and asti "to be" svasti thus means "well-being." The suffix -ka either forms a diminutive or intensifies the verbal meaning, and svastika might thus be translated literally as "that which is associated with well-being," corresponding to "lucky charm" or "thing that is auspicious."[1] The word in this sense is first used in the Harivamsa.[2] As noted by Monier-Williams in his Sanskrit-English dictionary, according to Alexander Cunningham, its shape represents a monogram formed by interlacing of the letters of the auspicious words su-astí (svasti) written in Ashokan characters.[3]

The Sanskrit term has been in use in English since 1871, replacing gammadion (from Greek γαμμάδιον). Alternative historical English spellings of the Sanskrit word include suastika, swastica and svastica.

Pre-Nazi Germany I see nothing wrong with the use of that symbol as a sports teams moniker, post WWII I do see a problem with it.[/QUOTE]

This. The swastika has been seen in recorded history going back some 3,000 years in numerous cultures, including China, India, Egypt and even with the Native Americans. The 2nd floor of the Courthouse in Washington County (Marietta) is tiled in the Native American Swastika. Obviously the tile was placed long before the National Socialist Party came into power.
Jul 18, 2011 12:39am