Swastika above my neighbours door.

Lord Nikon · 2008-04-08 02:25:30

First i couldn't believe my eyes, but it was true, a Swastika above my neighbours door. It's strange though, that the first thing that entered my head was the Nazis, but after Wiki'ing the Swastika, it's also a sysbol for many other things.

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#32 08-04-2008 10:54AM

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It may be a symbol for many many other things but the point is its most recent and most famous usage is by the nazis. So regardless of what it may signify to others to the majority it signifies a certain belief and to Jewish people something very terrible.

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#33 08-04-2008 10:58AM

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rb_ie wrote: »

Lol, what do ya think?

Hahaha, Nice one rb!

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#34 08-04-2008 12:24PM

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I think there used to be a "Swastika Laundry" in Dublin as well.

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#35 08-04-2008 12:48PM

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika_Laundry

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#36 08-04-2008 01:19PM

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eoin_s wrote: »

I think there used to be a "Swastika Laundry" in Dublin as well.

You're sheets were Aryan fresh after ethnic cleansing with a final cleaning Solution?

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#37 08-04-2008 01:25PM

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Robbo wrote: »

You're sheets were Aryan fresh after ethnic cleansing with a final cleaning Solution?

post of the day

FACT!

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#38 08-04-2008 01:37PM

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They are probably Buddhists. When in Tibet I saw them everywhere, especially at the entrances to the various monasteries, it was a symbol merely adopted by the Nazis, it has way deeper connotations than anti semetic ones so I would be inclined to give your neighbours the benefit of the doubt tbh. Why don't you ask them?

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#39 08-04-2008 01:42PM

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Manic Moran wrote: »

It's a sad reflection that many people don't understand the history of the Swastika. It's quite interesting how it became a symbolf for totally unrelated cultures, American Indians through Vikings through Bhuddists. A US military unit had the swastika as its insignia until the early 1940s.

Check which way the arms go. If they're pointing anti-clockwise, he's definitely a bhuddist.

NTM

How to explain the Panzer in their drive then?

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#40 08-04-2008 01:46PM

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humanji wrote: »

How to explain the Panzer in their drive then?

It's the only thing that can fit in the kids, shopping from Dundum, the alsations...

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#41 08-04-2008 01:53PM

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Ever been to the Carlsberg factory in Copenhagen? I bet he regretted it when the Nazi's came to power!

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#42 08-04-2008 01:59PM

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Sherifu wrote: »

They can cause trouble even if they can only be seen from google earth.

How stupid will my government get before the end?

All they had to do was look up wikipedia and tell everyone to ****off and save themselves the money and hassle.

IDIOTS.

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#43 08-04-2008 08:21PM

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I hear it's a magic charm that wards off gypsy beggars ... although they may burn your house down instead.

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#44 08-04-2008 08:36PM

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snyper wrote: »

he could be buddist

I didn't know buddists hated jews that much.

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#45 08-04-2008 08:42PM

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Bet it keeps away the beggars and any religious f**ker that wants to convert thee.

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#46 08-04-2008 08:48PM

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the_syco wrote: »

Bet it keeps away the beggars and any religious f**ker that wants to convert thee.

LOL !

I did some contract work in the old Swastika Laundry years ago, and found the pic in the link below in an old store room there.

I was intrigued, and then It suddenly 'fell' into my van

https://us.v-cdn.net/6034073/uploads/attachments/23565/40969.jpg

and here's a pic of one of the old Swastika Laundry vans

https://us.v-cdn.net/6034073/uploads/attachments/23565/40970.jpeg

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#47 08-04-2008 09:07PM

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lol nice one RB

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#48 08-04-2008 09:10PM

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The gentle swastika
http://www.manwoman.net/swastika/swastika.html

I dont think any country or culture has not known the swastika in some form throughout its history, and i think its rather beautiful, as far as im aware in places such as Japan and in countries where Buddhism is prevelant, the swastika is used on maps to indicate a temple, your neighbour is probably a hindu or buddhist, what nationality or ethnicity are they, i doubt very much a neo nazi would have the balls or cheek to hang a swastika on the putside of their house.

Irish stone
http://kelticklankirk.com/Keltic_Priest_Stone_Slab_Monument_4th_Century_AD.jpg

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#49 09-04-2008 12:41AM

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Microsoft have removed Swastika and reverse swastika and start of david from one of their fonts so as not to upset some people. You know the sort of people who seem to delight in being upset by something.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/02/11/ms_tears_swastika_from_roof/

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;[LN];833404

Microsoft has released the Bookshelf Symbol 7 Font Removal Tool. This tool removes the Bssym7.ttf font that is included in Microsoft Office 2003. This font has been found to contain unacceptable symbols.

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#50 09-04-2008 12:46AM

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just wait for the bhuddist backlash as their sacrid symbols are purged from the world.

edit as beer capacity increases spelling capacity reduces (feck it I cant be bothered to change the spelling)

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#51 09-04-2008 01:05AM

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There's a buddhist working in out local chipper. I went down for a burger and he made me one with everything...

Everything I don't like is either woke or fascist - possibly both - pick one.

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#52 09-04-2008 09:06PM

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Ikky Poo2 wrote: »

There's a buddhist working in out local chipper. I went down for a burger and he made me one with everything...

Handed him a tenner to pay for it, and when I asked for change, he refused because "change has to come from within"

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#53 10-04-2008 08:17PM

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Capt'n Midnight wrote:

Handed him a tenner to pay for it, and when I asked for change, he refused because "change has to come from within"

lol, thats brilliant

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#54 11-04-2008 12:39PM

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http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd267/greatkierkegaardsghost/NaziLOL.jpg

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#55 11-04-2008 03:14PM

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A shop near me has a Sickle and Hammer in their sign....

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#56 11-04-2008 05:33PM

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Xavi6 wrote: »

Fuck Sigpo!

I've been looking for a new sig......thanks.

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#57 11-04-2008 05:36PM

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theres been an american flag outside my neighbours house for the past year.

it just appeared and its a big flag one like!

mental! :eek:

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#58 11-04-2008 06:13PM

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tbh instead of grave digging I shall communicate with the dead.....

voila

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2054860989

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