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Superfrenchie Started conversation Aug 20, 2018
Dmitri: In the recent Zimbabwe elections, it was illegal for parties to use an owl on their logos. Or a secretary bird.
I waited for them to ask me why. I waited in vain.
So... why ? 
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Dmitri Gheorgheni, Post Editor Posted Aug 20, 2018
Because the owl is associated with witchcraft, and terrorising voters is dirty pool...
Thank you for asking! 
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Florida Sailor All is well with the world Posted Aug 21, 2018
Thank you, I suspected that it was something like that - What about the secretary bird? They did not even come up in the conversation.
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Dmitri Gheorgheni, Post Editor Posted Aug 21, 2018
It's a national symbol, I think that was cheating. too. 
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