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From: jrb@wdl1.UUCP
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Subject: Re: What is Excelsior Captain holding? - (nf)
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Date: Thu, 12-Jul-84 21:24:18 EDT
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wdl1!jrb    Jul 12 15:20:00 1984

The broken squash raquet is a 'swagger-stick'.  They are carried by
military officers as an indication of their officer-hood.  I conjecture
that is either derived from a riding crop or from the fasces of the Romans.

				John R Blaker
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