Contemplate This (or That, or the Other Thing)

[Forty Two]

[Rum]

One does tend to forget..

..as one does that Americans used to salute the American flag like Nazis, which was known as the Bellamy Salute. As Nazism rose to power the American government changed the salute because pro-Nazi groups were cropping photos to make American nationalists look like Hitler supporters.

[Forty Two]

Indeed, the American Bellamy salute was similar to the Nazi salute, although it predated the Nazis by about 50 years, and had nothing to do with Nazism. After all, a peace sign can mean V-for-victory in war, or even "up yours" depending on the times or the culture. Harder to contemplate are British princesses and princes doing the Nazi salute in the 1930s, or English football teams engaging in the Nazi salute during the German national anthem in 1938.

[Forty Two]

If peanut butter cookies are made with peanut butter, then what are girl scout cookies made with?

[pErvinalia]

That's fairly contemplative.

[Forty Two]

There is no such thing as nothing.

[Rum]

Indeed, the American Bellamy salute was similar to the Nazi salute, although it predated the Nazis by about 50 years, and had nothing to do with Nazism. After all, a peace sign can mean V-for-victory in war, or even "up yours" depending on the times or the culture. Harder to contemplate are British princesses and princes doing the Nazi salute in the 1930s, or English football teams engaging in the Nazi salute during the German national anthem in 1938.

I didn't suggest it was associated with Nazism.

Here's a thing: Cleopatra lived closer in time to the moon landings than to the time of the construction of the Great Pyramid of Giza.

[pErvinalia]

I fucken knew she was part of the conspiracy!!

[Forty Two]

The jelly bean is neither made of jelly, nor is it a bean. Discuss.

[Jason]

Indeed, the American Bellamy salute was similar to the Nazi salute, although it predated the Nazis by about 50 years, and had nothing to do with Nazism. After all, a peace sign can mean V-for-victory in war, or even "up yours" depending on the times or the culture. Harder to contemplate are British princesses and princes doing the Nazi salute in the 1930s, or English football teams engaging in the Nazi salute during the German national anthem in 1938.

I believe it's palm out for peace and victory and palm in for "up yours."

[laklak]

[JimC]

A bit deceptive, that map - the land area of the US is approximately 9,162,000 square kilometres, with Oz at 7,618,000. To my eye, adding and subtracting bits, it seems closer...

[JimC]

Indeed, the American Bellamy salute was similar to the Nazi salute, although it predated the Nazis by about 50 years, and had nothing to do with Nazism. After all, a peace sign can mean V-for-victory in war, or even "up yours" depending on the times or the culture. Harder to contemplate are British princesses and princes doing the Nazi salute in the 1930s, or English football teams engaging in the Nazi salute during the German national anthem in 1938.

I believe it's palm out for peace and victory and palm in for "up yours."

That's how I've always understood it to be...

[pErvinalia]

The jelly bean is neither made of jelly, nor is it a bean. Discuss.

It's bean-shaped and it's made of gelatine (otherwise know as 'jelly'). There is no conspiracy here. TAKE THAT, SECRET JOOS!!!

[pErvinalia]

Indeed, the American Bellamy salute was similar to the Nazi salute, although it predated the Nazis by about 50 years, and had nothing to do with Nazism. After all, a peace sign can mean V-for-victory in war, or even "up yours" depending on the times or the culture. Harder to contemplate are British princesses and princes doing the Nazi salute in the 1930s, or English football teams engaging in the Nazi salute during the German national anthem in 1938.

I believe it's palm out for peace and victory and palm in for "up yours."

So Churchill was giving us all the razz?!