WIth that thought I gues I could get a pic of Hitler, a confederate flag, a kkk outfit, a muslim suicide bomber and attach all of them to my jacket and I would be the "bomb" at the next social function? come on, get out of the past....move forawrd with something positive representing the south, like a cotton bowl..It does not offend JUST the minority!! My point was that it only offends if you allow it to. There are alot of things that could offend me such as children screaming in my ear in a restaurant or being the only english speaking person in there. But I don't ask that children or non english speaking people be banned from places I eat. The situations will not drastically alter my life. I just ignore what bothers me so I do not infringe on other's "rights". My dogs aren't offended by much. Mostly they are offended if I underestimate their intelligence , if I am late on delivering their food, expect them to go out in the rain to do their business or don't allot them the majority of the bed. They could care less about flags, signs, patches or what other people think. They do wonder though when I plan on upgrading to a California King Size bed <sigh>. Denise Groenewald _www.greenwoodshepherds.com_ (http://www.greenwoodshepherds.com/) ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================