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mdmc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-25-10 04:11 PM
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what does the symbol under the peace sign represent?


it looks like a lower case "r". Is it another religious symbol?
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tridim Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-25-10 04:12 PM
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1. Zeppelin?
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sailor65 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-25-10 04:13 PM
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2. No, it's meant to convert the peace sign
into the dot over an "i" to spell "Coexist."
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backscatter712 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-25-10 04:14 PM
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3. I think this is right. n/t
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mdmc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-25-10 04:18 PM
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8. thanks
I thought the "r" might be a religious symbol that I was unfamiliar with..
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mdmc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-25-10 04:16 PM
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5. so you think that the "r" is not a religious symbol?
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sailor65 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-25-10 04:21 PM
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13. I don't think that it is...
but I could be wrong. I think the "r" here is a placeholder to allow the Peace sign to be used in that position. In other variations, the Peace sign is the initial "o."

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H2O Man Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-25-10 04:21 PM
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12. Right.
Coexist in peace.
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JuniperLea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-25-10 04:15 PM
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4. Cool old building...
Where is it?
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mdmc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-25-10 04:17 PM
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7. across the street from ground zero NYC
top floor is Russell Simmons loft..
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Angry Dragon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-25-10 04:18 PM
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9. I believe right across the street from the twin tower site
or the site of the proposed Muslim community center
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HiFructosePronSyrup Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-25-10 04:16 PM
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6. the rest of the lower case i.
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WannaJumpMyScooter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-25-10 04:19 PM
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10. From Leviticus.l..
Leviticus 19:18 (New International Version)

18 " 'Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against one of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.
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AngryAmish Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-25-10 04:20 PM
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11. It is a golf tee. makes it look like a golf ball.
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TlalocW Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-25-10 04:29 PM
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14. Could it be the Black Power fist sign
The one that the Olympic athletes got in trouble for in 1972(?).

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