I just think that them getting all that water outta the dirty mississippi has rotted their brains!
"cold, crisp, coors light" ---------------------------------------- From: "Rob Munn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 12:00 AM To: CF-Community <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Bud commercial The Nazis were huge on symbolism, and the symbols they chose were forever tainted by their association with the Nazis. I was in India with my wife (then fiance) in Kerala, southwest India, and when we drove around Kerala, everywhere we went I saw swastikas on various shacks/buildings on the side of the road. Naturally, I inquired about why there were swastikas everywhere, and I was told (either by my wife or my mother-in-law) that the swastika was an ancient Indian symbol that was most unfortunately adopted by the Nazis. For thousands of years across many cultures, the swastika stood for good luck and health. Now (in the West) it stands for hatred and tyranny. What's most fascinating is that in India, it still holds its original meaning. As for Budweiser and the Nazis sharing an eagle symbol, I don't think it is so surprising that such a coincidence would occur. Budweiser was a beer adopted/stolen (correct me here if I'm wrong) from a Chech or German brewer, and the people selling Bud probably went looking for a symbol that would be sufficiently German looking to support the brand they were trying to create. That's my story, anyway, and I'm sticking to it. :-) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Raymond Camden" To: "CF-Community" Sent: Monday, March 07, 2005 8:37 PM Subject: Re: Bud commercial > Interesting stuff. By the way - just so it's clear - I definitely > don't think Bud was _trying_ to use a Nazi symbol. > > > On Mon, 7 Mar 2005 23:03:53 -0500, Jim Davis > wrote: > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Jim Davis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Monday, March 07, 2005 10:58 PM > > > To: CF-Community > > > Subject: RE: Bud commercial > > > > > > Well - the cans are from the 30's and 40's. So if it were earlier enough > > > it > > > might predate the Nazi party (which, I think, began in 1933 or 1935). > > > > Which got me thinking: if the timeline pans out could this mean that the > > Nazi's took their symbol from a beer can logo? > > > > A German group taking their logo from an American beer... now that would be > > something! > > > > Jim Davis > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Purchase Captivate from House of Fusion, a Macromedia Authorized Affiliate and support the CF community. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=52 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:149577 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
