Happy Birthday Peace Sign

xoxoxoBruce · 02-21-2008, 01:11 AM

The Peace Sign is 50 years old today.
What a wild ride it's been.

Cloud · 02-21-2008, 08:35 AM

make that "what a long strange trip it's been."

Trilby · 02-21-2008, 10:29 AM

last night I saw the South Park episode where Cartman was the only one who could save the town from the hippies who were taking over with a music festival. He said he didn't like the 'giggling stoner' attic-type hippie, was repulsed by the 'drum ring' hippie but really despised the 'college know-it-all' types. Ah, Cartman. Have some beefy logs and cheesy poofs on me.

oh, and, peace, dudes.

my high school quote was "what a long, strange trip it's been."

Flint · 02-21-2008, 03:15 PM

From Wikipedia:

Quote:

The symbol itself is a combination of the semaphoric signals for the letters "N" and "D," standing for Nuclear Disarmament. In semaphore the letter "N" is formed by a person holding two flags in an upside-down "V," and the letter "D" is formed by holding one flag pointed straight up and the other pointed straight down. These two signals imposed over each other form the shape of the peace symbol.

TheMercenary · 02-21-2008, 08:11 PM

Time to get on the Magic Bus.

xoxoxoBruce · 02-21-2008, 11:23 PM

No Magic Bus in 1958.

TheMercenary · 02-21-2008, 11:26 PM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

No Magic Bus in 1958.

Good point. Let's just say they helped spread the WORD. Peace bro.

xoxoxoBruce · 02-22-2008, 11:26 PM

Oh yes, definitely helped it catch on.

toranokaze · 03-05-2008, 10:29 PM

LSD does wonders

TheMercenary · 03-06-2008, 11:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by toranokaze

LSD does wonders

To scramble yur eggs. Yes it does.

Urbane Guerrilla · 03-30-2008, 03:15 AM

I just realized something. While I was duly entertained by various peace sign graphics bouncing around the culture until 1973, right down to "Hawks and Doves" in Mad Magazine -- I never ever used or drew the symbol.

xoxoxoBruce · 03-30-2008, 08:14 AM

I absolutely, positively, without a doubt, believe you.

richlevy · 03-30-2008, 10:38 AM

FYI, I just bought 2 business card wallets made in India from therainforestsite.com for $1.85 each. They were on sale because the embroidered peace signs on them were stitched on upside down.

Urbane Guerrilla · 04-04-2008, 08:47 PM

Now Bruce, this one puts you on the spot: totalitarians abuse populations, do they not? Above the law, quick to war, and so on and so on? Quite the long list of sins, right?

So are they or are they not the walking, working definition of evil?

Now why would anyone think making peace with evil is a good thing?

Ball's in your court now.

xoxoxoBruce · 04-05-2008, 12:07 AM

Who said anything about making peace with evil? Not every country has to be friend or foe. The world is much more complex than your black or white view.

If a people are oppressed, it's up to them to remove their oppressor, just as we will be doing in November.

02-21-2008, 01:11 AM	#1
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Happy Birthday Peace Sign The Peace Sign is 50 years old today. What a wild ride it's been. Attached Images __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

02-21-2008, 08:35 AM	#2
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	make that "what a long strange trip it's been." __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

02-21-2008, 08:11 PM	#5
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	Time to get on the Magic Bus. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

02-21-2008, 11:23 PM	#6
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	No Magic Bus in 1958. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

02-22-2008, 11:26 PM	#8
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Oh yes, definitely helped it catch on. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

02-21-2008, 10:29 AM	#3
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	last night I saw the South Park episode where Cartman was the only one who could save the town from the hippies who were taking over with a music festival. He said he didn't like the 'giggling stoner' attic-type hippie, was repulsed by the 'drum ring' hippie but really despised the 'college know-it-all' types. Ah, Cartman. Have some beefy logs and cheesy poofs on me. oh, and, peace, dudes. my high school quote was "what a long, strange trip it's been."

03-05-2008, 10:29 PM	#9
toranokaze I'm still a jerk Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Little Mexico Posts: 1,817	LSD does wonders __________________ "Without deviation from the norm progress is not possible." - Frank Zappa It is the ignorance of ignorance that lead to the death of knowledge The Virgin Mary does not weep for her son, for he is in paradise. She weeps for the world , for we are in suffering.

03-30-2008, 03:15 AM	#11
Urbane Guerrilla Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,674	I just realized something. While I was duly entertained by various peace sign graphics bouncing around the culture until 1973, right down to "Hawks and Doves" in Mad Magazine -- I never ever used or drew the symbol. __________________ Wanna stop school shootings? End Gun-Free Zones, of course.

03-30-2008, 08:14 AM	#12
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I absolutely, positively, without a doubt, believe you. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

03-30-2008, 10:38 AM	#13
richlevy King Of Wishful Thinking Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Posts: 6,669	FYI, I just bought 2 business card wallets made in India from therainforestsite.com for $1.85 each. They were on sale because the embroidered peace signs on them were stitched on upside down. __________________ Exercise your rights and remember your obligations - VOTE! I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting. -- Barack Hussein Obama

04-04-2008, 08:47 PM	#14
Urbane Guerrilla Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,674	Now Bruce, this one puts you on the spot: totalitarians abuse populations, do they not? Above the law, quick to war, and so on and so on? Quite the long list of sins, right? So are they or are they not the walking, working definition of evil? Now why would anyone think making peace with evil is a good thing? Ball's in your court now. __________________ Wanna stop school shootings? End Gun-Free Zones, of course.

04-05-2008, 12:07 AM	#15
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Who said anything about making peace with evil? Not every country has to be friend or foe. The world is much more complex than your black or white view. If a people are oppressed, it's up to them to remove their oppressor, just as we will be doing in November. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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