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NFL Claims the Fleur-De-Lis, They Guarantee

Posted by samzenpus on from the what's-mine-is-mine-and-what's-yours-is-mine dept.

margaret writes "Now that hell has frozen over and the New Orleans Saints are amazingly good, the NFL has decided to start issuing cease and desist letters for use of the fleur-de-lis, a symbol dating back to the 12th century which has long been ubiquitous in Louisiana culture. Hell, it's on the official city flag, and Quebec's flag too — is the NFL going to go after the Canadians next?"

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  1. Boy Scouts by yakatz · · Score: 3, Informative

    And it has been the symbol of world Boy Scouts for over 100 years. Will the NFL go after them too?

  2. Better article: they're claiming "who dat" too by margaret · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Since I submitted this, nola.com came out with a more in depth article. The NFL is claiming "who dat" too, which has also been around for years and years, AND the roman numerals XLIV, which have been around, since... well, the Romans. The article goes more in depth about the history of "who dat" which is pretty interesting.

    http://www.nola.com/saints/index.ssf/2010/01/post_140.html