Amusing Coincidence, Or Is It?!
Not long ago I got a Sudoku game for my mobile phone(cell phone). Each board has a some spaces filled in for you at the start, in blue. The rest are white. One of the boards has the blue squares laid out like this:
Pic 1 (http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y239/NuGo1988/NaziSudoku.jpg)
I know the colour didn't work on the screen, that's cos I had to scan my phone. Just in case the pattern isn't clear enough I've added pretty little red X's:
Pic 2 (http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y239/NuGo1988/NaziSudoku2.jpg)
Now compare to this:
Pic 3 (http://www.weidemyr.com/sym/religion/babylon_swastika-p.png)
Amusing coincidence?
Or is it?!!!!
I swear I didn't edit those pics, other than the red x's.
Heron-Marked Warriors
23-01-2006, 22:56
Sudoku is Hitler Reborn! Run for your lives!!
Ancient Valyria
23-01-2006, 22:56
sudoku is evil
H N Fiddlebottoms VIII
23-01-2006, 22:58
I think the swastika is the good-luck symbol of some Eastern religion/culture, or whatever.
The best Swastika occurence I've ever seen was at one of those little shops that populate China Town's everywhere. One of them had a Buddha with a swastika emblazoned on his chest, and it was proudly displayed among various other buddha statues.
One of my greatest regrets is that I didn't purchase Nazi Buddha when I had the chance, and have been since unable to locate him.
Heron-Marked Warriors
23-01-2006, 23:00
Trust in the crossword!
I think the swastika is the good-luck symbol of some Eastern religion/culture, or whatever.
The best Swastika occurence I've ever seen was at one of those little shops that populate China Town's everywhere. One of them had a Buddha with a swastika emblazoned on his chest, and it was proudly displayed among various other buddha statues.
One of my greatest regrets is that I didn't purchase Nazi Buddha when I had the chance, and have been since unable to locate him.
I don't think my phone is asian. And I doubt the had to bring in someone Japanese to make a sudoku game.
Although wasn't there some kind of 'axis' once upon a time...................
Fleckenstein
23-01-2006, 23:06
I think the swastika is the good-luck symbol of some Eastern religion/culture, or whatever.
The best Swastika occurence I've ever seen was at one of those little shops that populate China Town's everywhere. One of them had a Buddha with a swastika emblazoned on his chest, and it was proudly displayed among various other buddha statues.
One of my greatest regrets is that I didn't purchase Nazi Buddha when I had the chance, and have been since unable to locate him.
you're right, but hitler took it and turned it 45 degrees or something. it wasn't on the slant, more of one of the arms horizontal. i can't find a pic.
please, hitler ruined the credibility of all kinds of asian religious/collectible shops. the real travesty.
I insist upon a YTMND of this.
H N Fiddlebottoms VIII
23-01-2006, 23:51
I insist upon a YTMND of this.
And Buddhists insist upon nothing, but no one respects them either.
New Granada
23-01-2006, 23:53
I'd play 5x as much sudoku if it were swastikas and hammer-and-sickles more often.
Tomasalia
23-01-2006, 23:55
you're right, but hitler took it and turned it 45 degrees or something. it wasn't on the slant, more of one of the arms horizontal. i can't find a pic.
please, hitler ruined the credibility of all kinds of asian religious/collectible shops. the real travesty.
I think he reversed the direction of it.
Europa Maxima
23-01-2006, 23:59
Coincidence or not, who cares? :p
Sdaeriji
23-01-2006, 23:59
So I just opened up that giant swastika picture #3 on my work computer right as a call was coming in. If I get fired I'm totally coming to get you.
Dinaverg
24-01-2006, 00:02
A swastika generally goes clockwise, Nazis tilted it.
http://history1900s.about.com/cs/swastika/a/swastikahistory.htm
You seem to have a version of: http://history1900s.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ&sdn=history1900s&zu=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.symbols.com%2Fencyclopedia%2F15%2F155.html
I think the swastika is the good-luck symbol of some Eastern religion/culture, or whatever.
The best Swastika occurence I've ever seen was at one of those little shops that populate China Town's everywhere. One of them had a Buddha with a swastika emblazoned on his chest, and it was proudly displayed among various other buddha statues.
One of my greatest regrets is that I didn't purchase Nazi Buddha when I had the chance, and have been since unable to locate him.
I think it is also in the native american culture too.