# What is your symbol?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-symbol/341338>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [January 24, 2006, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-symbol/341338 "2006-01-24T01:33:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![Bearflag70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2006, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-symbol/341338/21 "2006-01-24T06:16:07Z")

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[This](http://www.50states.com/flag/caflag.htm)

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**Author:** ![wolf\_meister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf_meister/32/15202_2.png) [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2006, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-symbol/341338/22 "2006-01-24T06:25:12Z")

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I happen to like [this one.](http://www.superjokeland.com/ill_box.htm)

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**Author:** ![Zabali\_Clawbane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ecd19e/32.png) [@Zabali\_Clawbane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zabali_Clawbane)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2006, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-symbol/341338/23 "2006-01-24T06:32:19Z")

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Hexagram 11 found [here](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Ching_hexagram_25).

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**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2006, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-symbol/341338/24 "2006-01-24T06:56:35Z")

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> [@Zabali\_Clawbane](#):
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> Hexagram 11 found [here](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Ching_hexagram_25).

“Your puny hexagrammaton is inferior to the glorious stupendiosity of Mooninite pixelation.”

Hex 11 reminds me of Ignignokt! 😃  
Small circles.

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**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2006, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-symbol/341338/25 "2006-01-24T06:57:56Z")

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[Ignignokt](http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://personalpages.bellsouth.net/f/l/flipmode59/Ignignokt.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.livejournal.com/userinfo.bml%3Fuser%3Dathf&h=224&w=397&sz=32&tbnid=pWtsMMs5uD65XM:&tbnh=67&tbnw=120&hl=en&start=3&prev=/images%3Fq%3DIgnignokt%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26sa%3DN) (Aqua Teen Hunger Force)

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**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2006, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-symbol/341338/26 "2006-01-24T07:07:08Z")

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[a simple smilie with one curl of hair with a girly bow on it](http://anyrose.smugmug.com/gallery/1150324/1/53697721/Original)

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**Author:** ![Nic2004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/4491bb/32.png) [@Nic2004](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nic2004)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2006, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-symbol/341338/27 "2006-01-25T01:56:11Z")

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I’ve been associated with the [Keep On Truckin’](http://www.crumbmuseum.com/truckin.html) guys since High School.

And I do mean HIGH

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**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2006, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-symbol/341338/28 "2006-01-25T02:24:52Z")

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Forever and a day and for reasons known to some: A mammoth.

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**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2006, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-symbol/341338/29 "2006-01-25T02:59:27Z")

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I’m rather fond of the [Tri-Ergon](http://www.mgthomas.co.uk/dancebands/Labels/LabelPhotos/Tri-Ergon.jpg) (“it works three ways”).

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**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2006, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-symbol/341338/30 "2006-01-25T03:32:50Z")

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Currently, it’s in my sig. From[this movie](http://www.meandyoumovie.com/). I refuse to explain it: see the movie.

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**Author:** ![lel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8797f3/32.png) [@lel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lel)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2006, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-symbol/341338/31 "2006-01-25T06:54:26Z")

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A jar of [vegemite](http://jalanjalan.com/beeflogarc/beef-040725.vegemite.gif).

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**Author:** ![rinni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f6c823/32.png) [@rinni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rinni)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2006, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-symbol/341338/32 "2006-01-25T07:05:39Z")

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A circle, quartered by a cross. (Like the astrological symbol for Earth. Only I draw it a little differently!)

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**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2006, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-symbol/341338/33 "2006-01-25T07:13:54Z")

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Mine is a vesica piscis inscribed within a circle, made of two crescents each forming half the circle. It’s similar to the Triple Goddes symbol with two crescents and a circle, but folded into itself, which makes the vesica piscis shape. If you unfolded the crescents out like wings it would be the Triple Goddess. I don’t have a name for this symbol, I just saw it inwardly once many years ago and remembered it.

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**Author:** ![Pixiesnix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/898d66/32.png) [@Pixiesnix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pixiesnix)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2006, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-symbol/341338/34 "2006-01-25T07:40:15Z")

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[Trogdor the Burninator](http://www.homestarrunner.com/trogday.html)

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**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2006, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-symbol/341338/35 "2006-01-25T11:29:35Z")

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Don’t make me explain, [but](http://tvphotogalleries.com/data/602/1thomas2.jpg) in this incarnation…

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**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2006, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-symbol/341338/36 "2006-01-25T12:29:42Z")

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I have a monogram made from the initials of my first and last names and middle name (actually, my confirmationn name - I don’t have a legal middle name). They flow together pretty nicely, and I use this monogram whenever I have to “initial” anything. I also drew up an elaborate version, had it photoreduced and made into a rubber stamp, which I use as my bookplate.

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**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2006, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-symbol/341338/37 "2006-01-25T12:51:59Z")

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I’m suppose to have a symbol?!

First, I miss the memo that Danny Kaye was gay now…now! I’m spose to have a symbol?

Fine.

Just dandy.

I’ll spend all morning on line googling the dark cobwebby corners of my mind …

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**Author:** ![Daithi\_Lacha](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/daithi_lacha/32/5430_2.png) [@Daithi\_Lacha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daithi_Lacha)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2006, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-symbol/341338/38 "2006-01-25T13:04:42Z")

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“DK” a la Dead Kennedys, but not for them, but because it’s my initials.

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**Author:** ![Homebrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Homebrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homebrew)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2006, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-symbol/341338/39 "2006-01-25T14:23:53Z")

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My [tattoo](http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/stl_brewer@sbcglobal.net/detail?.dir=/eb8a&.dnm=c0f2.jpg&.src=ph&.tok=phADjTEBdRGa2rEC) serves as my symbol, I reckon.

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**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2006, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-symbol/341338/40 "2006-01-25T16:11:47Z")

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Zildjian.

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