off:Kronos good/bad luck

Paul Mather paul at CSGRAD.CS.VT.EDU
Thu Apr 25 11:40:17 EDT 1996


On Thu, 25 Apr 1996, Ted O. Jackson wrote:

> Carl on the swastika:
[...]
> >         What would be the point of creating a bad-luck symbol for your
> > movement?  That would just bring bad luck on you!
> >
> I think the idea came from people who assumed that the nazis were
> generally corrupting the symbol on purpose, to show disrespect?

Maybe they were just trying to avoid lengthy copyright litigation? ;-)

Cheers,

Paul.

obCD: Guitar Shorty & The Otis Grand Blues Band, _My Way On The Highway_

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