[rescue] my new sig

[Geoffrey S. Mendelson]

> On 27-Jun-2002 I wrote:

> >       "In G-D we trust, all others pay cash."
>
Stephen D. B. Wolthusen wrote:
 
> Nah, that's too close to advertisement. See, G-D is the common abbreviation for
> ``Giesecke & Devrient'', which incidentially is one of the world's largest
> manufacturers of bills (as in currency, a number of countries outsource this
> job even across national borders), bonds, stock certificates etc. 

Oh, that was not my intent at all, but it is funny. Jews write G-D without
spelling it out to avoid "taking his name in vain". 

According to Jewish law anything with the (HEBREW*) name of G-D on  it must
be burried when it is disposed of.  

Geoff.

* sort of like Jeh-Ho-V..... But it would be pronunced "yih...", however we
  never say it. 
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