Anyone know what this symbol means?

[LynzM]

I've seen it on a couple cars now during my commute, it's an anchor with a red "not allowed" symbol (circle with line through it) over it. Anyone know?

[Blue-Jay]

1. No docking?

[Magrittes Pipe]

2. No Popeyes

[sarge43]

3. No sailors? n/t

[XNASA]

4. No Navy? Or 'Against' Navy?

Perhaps it's an Army/Navy game reference?

[Call Me Wesley]

5. Do not anchor?

I've only seen it on marine sites, like 'Do not anchor in the coral reef.'

[LynzM]

6. Right, but why put it on a car?

I'm just wondering if there's a symbolism I'm missing, or something. Who knows? :shrug:

[NV Whino]

7. Maybe "Don't sell the ports"

Just a wild guess. Who knows.

[Call Me Wesley]

8. Don't anchor too close to me?

I have no idea.

[XNASA]

9. Does it look like this?

If so, it's "Don't anchor in a reef."

www.reefrelief.org

[LynzM]

10. Nope, more like

But it's a little more stylized than that. Still, it's a very basic, black anchor, vertical, behind that kind of red cross-out.

[pokerfan]

14. Did it look like this?

The anchor cross was a symbol for early christians so a circle and a line across it would mean.... :)

[LynzM]

15. Erm... kinda?

I think it maybe had a rope through the top of the anchor, as well. If I see it again, I'll try to get a closer look. Maybe it's an ex-fundie symbol? LOL

[pokerfan]

16. The only problem with my interpretation

is that I'm not aware of any fundie group using that as a symbol. The fish? Sure.

From About.com:

An early covert Christian symbol. It continues the symbolism of the ichthus, or "jesus fish," and represented the Church. It is one of several cross forms called 'dissimulata," meaning "dissimilar." It is a symbol commonly found in the Christian catacombs. The sybol predates Christianity as a pagan symbol.

http://altreligion.about.com/library/glossary/symbols/bldefsanchorcross.htm

So did it look like this?

[auntAgonist]

11. I think it means...

only fuel efficient vehicles? .. as in "that car is like a boat anchor?"

[oneighty]

12. Google says

Anchor is an early symbol of Christianity.

Anchor has become a common theme in tattoos symbolizing stability.

Curious. But why cross it out?

Interesting.

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[leftofthedial]

13. No cheesy tattoos

[Tyrone Slothrop]

17. Are there any tattoos that aren't cheesy? n/t

[hunter]

18. Divorced Fundie?

Cast off his anchor, and now he's free?

[auntAgonist]

19. It refers to vehicles that might as well be boat anchors

ie: not fuel efficient.

[LynzM]

20. Hrm, could be...

I don't remember what cars it was on... one was a small, older car, and the other I don't remember. I'll keep an eye out for that :)