Commander of Awesome
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Jul 15, 2011 1:54pm
Edmonton Swastikas Hockey Team 1916
http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/Edmonton-Swastikas-Suddenly-Mighty-Ducks-isn-t?urn=nhl-96279
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BR1986FB
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Jul 15, 2011 1:57pm
Team logo FAIL.
gerb131
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Jul 15, 2011 2:00pm
Is that Edmund Hitler coaching?
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BR1986FB
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Jul 15, 2011 2:07pm
gerb131;831061 wrote:Is that Edmund Hitler coaching?
No...a great great uncle of Rashard Mendenhall.
ernest_t_bass
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Jul 15, 2011 2:09pm
Redskins, currently
Commander of Awesome
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Jul 15, 2011 3:40pm
BR1986FB;831064 wrote:No...a great great uncle of Rashard Mendenhall.
lol
THE4RINGZ
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Jul 15, 2011 3:47pm
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.
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.
gerb131
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Jul 15, 2011 3:54pm
BR1986FB;831064 wrote:No...a great great uncle of Rashard Mendenhall.
LOL Nice
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Mister Twister
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Jul 15, 2011 3:58pm
Loyola-Marymount, with Bo Kimble and Hank Gathers as players and Paul Westhead as coach, were very offensive from 1988-90.
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Thinthickbigred
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Jul 15, 2011 7:31pm
Commander of Awesome;831053 wrote:
Edmonton Swastikas Hockey Team 1916
for real ?? thats cool history not saying the wierd croses were cool but history is always repeating itself
http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/Edmonton-Swastikas-Suddenly-Mighty-Ducks-isn-t?urn=nhl-96279
mmmmmm
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Thinthickbigred
Posts: 4,148
Jul 15, 2011 7:32pm
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
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Con_Alma
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Jul 15, 2011 8:23pm
I want to make sure I understand your post perfectly clear. You think Hitler hated dark skinned people more than Jews. Is that correct?
ohiobucks1
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Jul 15, 2011 9:17pm
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
DeyDurkie5
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Jul 15, 2011 10:49pm
owen wilson, 2nd row far right
killer_ewok
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Jul 15, 2011 10:53pm
DeyDurkie5;831406 wrote:owen wilson, 2nd row far right
LMFAO. Good call.
hoops23
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Jul 15, 2011 11:51pm
DeyDurkie5;831406 wrote:owen wilson, 2nd row far right
lol
hasbeen
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Jul 16, 2011 2:02pm
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.
skank
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Jul 16, 2011 5:06pm
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?
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Gardens35
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Jul 17, 2011 11:00pm
IP's match.pnhasbeen;831701 wrote:JessY Owens and Heins Ward think alike.
Commander of Awesome
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Jul 17, 2011 11:16pm
Gardens35;832818 wrote:IP's match.
lol
Little Danny
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Jul 18, 2011 12:39am
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
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.