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Subject: The fist with the lightning bolts?

I think signatures are stupid....Oh wait...

What does it stand for and where did they get it?
I was reading a Stephen King book(The Dark Towers III) and the 6th(maybe 4) chapter had a picture that looks almost exactly the same.
I am trying to find a link.

  • 09.14.2011 11:52 AM PDT

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I think Bungie works for the electric company or something.

  • 09.14.2011 11:53 AM PDT
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Positive vibes.

Bungie believes they are powerful enough to capture lightning with their bare hands.

In all seriousness, I have no idea what it stands for; never thought of looking it up.

:)

  • 09.14.2011 11:54 AM PDT
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  • 09.14.2011 11:54 AM PDT
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I personally think it's supposed to be like Zeus.

  • 09.14.2011 11:54 AM PDT

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Posted by: Helveck
I think Bungie works for the electric company or something.

I get 6 cents a watt. Bungie has great rates.

  • 09.14.2011 11:55 AM PDT

It jus represents French fries. And that one hand has the two super huge ones and the rest just want them.

  • 09.14.2011 11:56 AM PDT
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Positive vibes.

I'm going to go out on a limb here and say those are lightning bolts, not french fries.

Posted by: THORSGOD
It jus represents French fries. And that one hand has the two super huge ones and the rest just want them.

  • 09.14.2011 11:57 AM PDT


Posted by: a rascal cat
I'm going to go out on a limb here and say those are lightning bolts, not french fries.

Posted by: THORSGOD
It jus represents French fries. And that one hand has the two super huge ones and the rest just want them.

Their Seattle French Fries.

  • 09.14.2011 11:58 AM PDT

I spend too much time here.. too much time indeed.

I tweet?

I guess I'm the only one that thought of Bungie working with The Electric Company and decided how awesome that could have been.
Posted by: arch4ng13

Posted by: Helveck
I think Bungie works for the electric company or something.

I get 6 cents a watt. Bungie has great rates.

  • 09.14.2011 11:59 AM PDT

"I will show you how a true Prussian officer fights!"

"And i will show you where the iron crosses grow..."

- "Cross of Iron"

I honestly would not be the least bit surprised if they worked with an electric company.

  • 09.14.2011 12:19 PM PDT

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We aren't here to ruin your experience (Well Qbix is).

I guess we'll have to wait for an employee to answer your question :|

  • 09.14.2011 12:22 PM PDT

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I thought it represented the power of Zeus on the Olimpus? Like Bungie the best of the Game developers industry?

[Edited on 09.14.2011 12:29 PM PDT]

  • 09.14.2011 12:29 PM PDT
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I can't remember where, but I once read that back in the early days, some place Achronos used to spend time (I think it was a library, or university - something like that) has a statue which has a fist holding lightning bolts, in a manner very similar to the one in the banner. It was theorised that this served as inspiration.

But my memory is pretty hazy.

  • 09.14.2011 12:30 PM PDT

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  • 09.14.2011 12:34 PM PDT

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Posted by: Helveck
I think Bungie works for the electric company or something.

I get 6 cents a watt. Bungie has great rates.

I pay 12 cents a watt. Darn that discount!

  • 09.14.2011 12:36 PM PDT

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  • 09.14.2011 1:14 PM PDT


Posted by: JMcDon15
I personally think it's supposed to be like Zeus.

Zeus works at Bungie! It all makes sense now! :D

  • 09.14.2011 1:15 PM PDT
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I always thought it looked very similiar to that statue outside Gadaffi's compound of the fist with the plane in its grip. Guess it symbolizes might more than anything.

  • 09.14.2011 1:18 PM PDT

I looked through my copy of The Waste Lands to find the image you described, and it was shown at the beginning Chapter 5: Bridge and City. After some searching, I found it here.

Anyway, maybe somebody was a FiSTer?

  • 09.14.2011 5:59 PM PDT

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They said in "O Brave New World" that it was just something that looked cool to put on a flag. Simple as that.

  • 09.14.2011 6:01 PM PDT

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I have no clue but it's one of my favorite symbols of all time.

  • 09.14.2011 6:59 PM PDT

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Posted by: GhostOfSparta44
What does it stand for and where did they get it?
I was reading a Stephen King book(The Dark Towers III) and the 6th(maybe 4) chapter had a picture that looks almost exactly the same.
I am trying to find a link.

By far the best series I have ever read. And the ending is absolutely flawless.


Posted by: dmbfan09
I looked through my copy of The Waste Lands to find the image you described, and it was shown at the beginning Chapter 5: Bridge and City. After some searching, I found it here.

Anyway, maybe somebody was a FiSTer?

And I took a look at mine too, it looks similar, but it only has one lightning bolt instead of bungie's 2. Could have been inspired by it though... Idk which predated which.

[Edited on 09.14.2011 7:13 PM PDT]

  • 09.14.2011 7:06 PM PDT