Ok, got it. Then what semaphore is the peace symbol?
 
Ron May
Legacy 106, Inc.
 
 
In a message dated 11/9/2008 8:16:56 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
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Ron:
"Semaphore", refers to communication system that uses signal  flags to 
send messages from one place to another. The form of signaling is  as 
old as the hills and was used by the military, and many others before  
electronics were available.

DP


At 07:19 PM 11/8/2008,  you wrote:
>The term "semaphore" is not clear to me, but your statement  pretty clearly
>states CND adopted it after someone else created it.  When I read the
>explanation  the other day that the peace sign is  a mix of the 
>letters c-n-d, it
>confused me.  Although I  never tested the concept, people told me in 
>the 1958-1969
>time  period  that the peace sign was derived from a Norse rune. If  
semaphore
>means it derived  from several sources, I would believe  that because 
>it evolved
>from an anti-nuke  protest symbol  to an anti-war protest symble and 
>then simply
>a peace  symbol.  Whatever the true orgin, it has a powerful effect on me  
and
>evoked many  fascinating memories.
>
>Ron  May
>Legacy 106, Inc.
>
>
>In a message dated  11/8/2008 2:23:13 P.M. Pacific Standard  Time,
>[log in to unmask] writes:
>
>The   peace sign is indeed semaphore and was designed in 1958 for  the
>famous  Aldermaston peace march in the UK and then adopted  by  CND.
>
>
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