What does "W 88" mean?

[demgurl]

I have seen lots of ovals with "w" on it but this is the first time I have seen one that said "W 88" on it. It is a throwback to the old W? Why have I not seen it before if that is the case? Anyone know what it means?

[FreedomAngel82]

1. Beats me

:shrug: I've never seen them. I just see either the W stickers or "Bush/Cheney" around here. If I do see them.

[Flammable Materials]

4. Maybe it means ...

"86 him ... with 2 more to grow on."

:evilgrin:

[demgurl]

17. I wish they would 86 him and everyone around him!

[BlueStateBlue]

2. I think 88 is Skinhead code for Heil Hitler

"H" is the 8th letter of the alphabet.

[Crazy Guggenheim]

5. That's what I was just going to say.

[Bluebear]

9. Indeed it is.

[hippiepunk]

3. 88

is a symbol for Hitler used by neo-nazis.

[Eric J in MN]

6. Could it have said "W 08" in support of repealing the 22nd amendment?

nt

[Flammable Materials]

7. "88" appears to be Nazi code for "Heil Hitler".

http://www.adl.org/hate_symbols/numbers_88.asp

[expatriot]

8. H. W. '88?

Are you sure it wasn't "86 W" That would be anti-Bush, but perhaps W 88 means they want to W. to have 4 terms. 8 years + 8 years.

I have no idea.

[demgurl]

14. I am very sure as to what it said because I was so

perplexed by it. I think the others may have it right about HH. Perhaps it is like when we all were saying '86 W'. It was sort of like code to let others know we were like minded. I think this person is saying W is Hitler or maybe Hitler is a mentor to W.

[benburch]

10. I would prefer "86 W" myself...

:-)

[expatriot]

11. W88 is a type of nuclear warhead in the US arsenel....

http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/systems/w88.htm


excerpt from globalsecurity.org -

"The W88 is a warhead used by the Navy on the Trident II missile. The W-88 is a miniaturized, tapered thermonuclear warhead. It is the United States’ most sophisticated strategic thermonuclear weapon. In the US arsenal, the W-88 warhead is mated to the D-5 submarine-launched ballistic missile carried aboard the Trident nuclear submarine. The Los Alamos National Laboratory program to develop the W88 warhead for the Trident II 5D missile was completed in 1989. The W88 is one of two types of warheads on US submarine launched missiles. There are now nearly 400 W88 warheads in the stockpile and more than 3,000 W76s, the other warhead on US submarine launched missiles."

[MazeRat7]

12. Like this one....

[demgurl]

15. But if it was this warhead why have it in a white oval like

the other stickers that support W? I did actually try to google 'W 88' before I posed this question and this warhead came up but it did not make sense to me. I think they are saying being under * is like being under Hitler. That is what makes the most sense to me. Thank you very much for taking the time to actually track down this information.

[raysr]

13. Or maybe

they're gonna try and keep him in for 3 because of the war!

[kittenpants]

16. I like the Bush/Cheney 1984 stickers

but I haven't seen the 88 ones. Iteresting if it's the skinhead reference.

[demgurl]

18. I think if it actually means that he is walking in Hitler's footsteps

that I would buy one.

[derby378]

19. 88 is also CB code for "hugs and kisses"

But yeah, the Nazi overtones can't be neglected here.

[MiniMe]

20. It has to do with the effort to defeat the 22nd amendment. n/t

[demgurl]

21. Maybe we should have Clinton stickers then!

They are sick if they believe we will lie down and let him remain dictator.

[lectrobyte]

22. Maybe they like W and Dale Jarrett both? nt