[rjsimmon]

I wonder why that is what they believe Old Scratch really looks like? Did he drop by for family photos once?

[cloudmountain]

I'm surprised that "Old Scratch" isn't presenting the finger to the world.

By the way, where did you get the name "Old Scratch"?

[servantboy777]

Baphomet

[.45 Long Colt]

“I wonder why that is what they believe Old Scratch really looks like?”

You’d need to ask Eliphas Levi, but he’s long dead. Levi is the one who designed the modernized image of Baphomet the statue is based on, though it was based on ancient occultic notions.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliphas_Levi

The question I want answer is this: Why did Congress commission a statue of George Washingon in the same Baphomet pose?

http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=george+washington+baphomet+statue&id=0B86FA616A7749B76591C46789DB91AF02C9D918&FORM=IQFRBA