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"Robert L. Schuyler" <[log in to unmask]>
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HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 10 Jul 2001 16:58:57 -0400
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Remember the English fight for the King, the French for honor and the
Germans for the Fatherland, but the Americans fight for souvenirs.

The radio was probably a WW II trophy brough back to CA rather than
part of a global Nazi spy ring.

Ron - you need to stop nipping on those peyote buttons out on the
West Coast.
                                Bob Schuyler

P.S. I have been told that with the entrance of America into WWII
that all of the street signs in Tucson, AZ had to be changed because
they all had swastikas on them [Navajo good luck symbol]. Does any
know it this story is accurate?


At 02:34 PM 7/10/2001 -0500, you wrote:
>Ron May wrote:
>
>> Under the slimy dust, the golden decal of an
>> eagle with a swastika in its talons became
>> quite clear.
>
>Bizarre. I suppose Teutonic pride must've overcome common sense.
>
>
Robert L. Schuyler
University of Pennsylvania Museum
33rd & Spruce Streets
Philadelphia, PA l9l04-6324

Tel: (215) 898-6965
Fax: (215) 898-0657
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