Archive for February 20, 2007

Subscriber Test Message

Posted in OAImages News by John E. Pannell on February 20th, 2007 at 5:21 pm

I recently upgraded WordPress and forgot to reactivate a plugin. As such, subscribers to this blog weren’t getting email when I added a message. This is a test to see if that is now running alright.

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"If you will not fight for the right when you can easily win without bloodshed; if you will not fight when your victory will be sure and not too costly; you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a small chance of survival. There may even be a worse case: you may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves."
Winston Churchill


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What Makes a Patch An “Official” Issue?

Posted in Patch Collecting by John E. Pannell on February 20th, 2007 at 4:26 am

Felis Cattus, is your taxonomic nomenclature,
an endothermic quadruped carnivorous by nature;
Your visual, olfactory and auditory senses
contribute to your hunting skills, and natural defenses…

– “Ode To Spot” by Data, Star Trek: The Next Generation

127 WJ99 JSPThere are those of us who worry and debate over how patches should be classified.   In most cases this is very easy:  a 3″ round is an “R”; a chenille is a “C”.   Sometimes it’s a bit harder:  What makes a patch a “P” or “J”?     Is a triangular patch on a neckerchief an “X” or “P”?   Is a 5″ round patch an “R” or “J”?  How do you classify the very odd-shaped “flaps” issued by some lodges, that will likely never be worn on uniforms?  

Beyond all this is one subject that can inflame passions more than all the rest:   What makes a patch an official issue?

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"It is the nature of desire not to be satisfied, and most men live only for the gratification of it."
Aristotle


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