Talk:Skull and crossbones

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Earlier this article had a picture of a skull and crossbones which is a pirate symbol known as the Jolly Roger. This page should have a skull and crossbones picture with a fiercer looking poison crossbones.

Try Jolly Roger. Mark Richards 00:13, 6 May 2004 (UTC)

I'd like to thank whoever put the new skull and crossbones picture on this page. That crossbones looks more like a poison skull and crossbones than Jolly Roger. The Jolly Roger looks more like a pirate skull and crossbones.

The Skull and Crossbones is a flag primarily, the disambiguative attempt of this article to focus on the poison logo is inappropriate for something with an extensive history as a flag. The Jolly Roger and Skull and Crossbones have nothing in common, except in a disney-mentality world where the 'jolly roger' -is- the skull and crossbones. Jachin 1 July 2005 09:01 (UTC)

[edit] you know...

Mr. Yuk is way cooler than the skull and crossbones. Hosterweis (talk) 03:37, 12 August 2005 (UTC)

The cap badge of the Queen's Royal Lancers is more like a totenkopf than Skull and crossbones in that it lacks a lower jaw bone. Jooler 00:56, 28 August 2005 (UTC)

The skull and corssbones motif, or some variation thereof, was used extensively by pirates during the 16th and 17th centuries. It's use was to designed to inspire fear in their victims.Z umperzoo 21:40, 11 December 2006 (UTC)z_umperzoo

[edit] Origin

Wouldn't the Jolly Roger predate New York State poison regulations? — Omegatron 00:59, 6 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Use of Skull and Crossbones on crucifixes

Does anybody know when, or why, the practice of putting the skull and crossbones on crucifixes was discontinued? Z umperzoo 21:36, 11 December 2006 (UTC)z_umperzoo