Novice_Cubmaster 10 Posted May 26, 2010 Share Posted May 26, 2010 More importantly, why would a Brit like Baden-Powell pick a "French" symbol like a fleur-de-lys? What on Earth came over him? NC Link to post Share on other sites
emb021 16 Posted May 26, 2010 Share Posted May 26, 2010 "More importantly, why would a Brit like Baden-Powell pick a "French" symbol like a fleur-de-lys?" He picked it as it was the north point on a compass, not because it was a french symbol. Link to post Share on other sites
Gags 10 Posted May 26, 2010 Share Posted May 26, 2010 Rumour has it that he had whittled the choices down to either a fleur-de-lis or frog legs. Yet another momentous decision point in the timeline of history that too often goes unnoticed by the ungrateful masses. :-) Link to post Share on other sites
Kahuna 172 Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 "he had whittled the choices down to either a fleur-de-lis or frog legs" Wow! If we're unpopular with some groups because of God and Gays, just think what would happen if we had a symbol like that? PETA would be all over us. Link to post Share on other sites
SSScout 1615 Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 And to think I was surprised to discover that the swatiska was really a hindu good luck symbol, and a sioux good luck symbol, and a Scout good luck symbol... Link to post Share on other sites
sherminator505 10 Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 Yeah, there was a time when a swastika was a good thing, before some yahoo with a funky moustache came along and messed everything up. Link to post Share on other sites
Miki101 14 Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 The fleur-de-lis is the "peace lily"...quite appropriate for the Movement, actually. Link to post Share on other sites
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