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Well, that solves that problem - let's move on.
obamanut2012
(26,181 posts)I cannot be convinced this isn't being done on purpose, as a wink to the Alt-Right.
packman
(16,296 posts)88: The eighth letter of the alphabet is "H." Eight two times signifies "HH", shorthand for the Nazi greeting, "Heil Hitler." 88 is often found on hate group flyers, in both the greetings and closing comments of letters written by neo-Nazis, and in e-mail addresses. 1488:
They truly are a bunch of clowns -
Site with more of their BS slogans and such:
https://www.trafford.gov.uk/residents/community/community-safety/docs/extreme-right-wing-symbols.pdf
democratisphere
(17,235 posts)MAGA.
customerserviceguy
(25,183 posts)will not be similarly lowered? "Half-mast" refers to something on a ship. A flag on the land is on a staff, so a lowered one is half-staff.
This always bugs me when otherwise intelligent people make this mistake.