[Magdalen] The Rising Sun.

[Jay Weigel]

But I get lots of unsolicited stuff I *do* use, like address stickers and
even wildlife note cards. That's a plus!

On Sun, Jun 12, 2016 at 1:53 AM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:

> Yep. I am always getting stuff I have no interest in using.
>
> People are funny.
>
> James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
> *“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
> except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy
>
> On Sat, Jun 11, 2016 at 10:47 PM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
> magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
>
> >
> > We received an odd mailing of "car freshioners"  unsolicited in  the mail
> > today.  Among them was one with the Imperial Japanese "Rising Sun"  Flag.
> > it's the one with the central red sun and red rays through a white
> > background.
> > I couldn't have been more startled than had one of the freshioners
> > pictured
> > the Nazi flag.  Wilfredo thought it was "pretty."
> >
> > The Japanese Imperial Flag is still in use by Japanese Defense Forces
> > but has otherwise been supplanted by the well known red circle on  white.
> >
> > For anyone who lived through WW-2, the Rising Sun Flag, most  especially
> > the Chinese, Koreans, and WW-2 veterans the flag represents the worst
> > of the Axis ambitions.
> >
> > I had an immediate negative shock reaction.  We will not be using  that
> > air freshioner.
> >
> >
> >
> > David Strang.
> >
>