Remember my neighbor with the flag on the 25-foot pole that he never takes down

[Oeditpus Rex]

from over the gable-roofed garage that's bigger than some houses, on his half-acre lot behind his McMansion?

Apparently yesterday's storm ripped it in half. It looks like two "streamer" flags, one with 50 stars and seven stripes, the other with six stripes.

:patriot:

:eyes:

[Droopy]

1. I've been thinking about investing

Maybe I should buy stock in a company that makes flags.

[KitchenWitch]

2. And he still has not taken it down.

A fine patriot he is...

:patriot:

[Oeditpus Rex]

3. It's only been a day

So I'm cuttin' him some slack.

But if it's still up through next weekend, I'm gonna do a "phototorial" — send a picture of it to the local paper with some well-phrased comments, including my status as a Die-Hard Lib'rul.

In short, embarrass the fuck outa him. :evilgrin:

[KitchenWitch]

5. You are doing Dog's work!

:patriot:

:evilgrin:

[Oeditpus Rex]

10. I am a Souljah for Dog

But I don't grovel.

[Arkansas Granny]

19. Perhaps in your comments you could include some of the rules

of the flag which he has violated.

http://www.ushistory.org/betsy/flagetiq.html

If you're going to embarrass him, you might as well do it right.

[Call Me Wesley]

4. You sure it was a storm

and not terrorists? :shrug:

[Oeditpus Rex]

11. OMD!

TERRA STROMS!!!11 :scared:



We're fighting Teh War on Weather!

:patriot:

[Call Me Wesley]

18. Look!

There's Mickey over there!

[sakabatou]

6. Maybe you should tell him the only way to retire the flag

would be to burn it (since it would be un-American to return or bury it). ;)

[Oeditpus Rex]

15. When I submit the phototorial described above

my comments will include information on proper flag disposal, i.e. contacting the VFW, American Legion or Boy Scouts.

Funny — I'm totally not a flag-waver, but I get pissed off when I see it dissed.

[sakabatou]

16. Alright

Note to self: add sarcasm tag

[FloridaJudy]

7. God has spoken

And is She ever pissed!

[Writer]

8. That's exactly the message he needs - it's time for him to secede his property!

[IzaSparrow]

9. I grew up in God country...

western, rural Ohio, and while I was home on holiday, it was astounding how many Muricans have torn and tattered flags. I wonder if they think they are in a war zone. I just figured they'd be of the opinion that's why we're in Iraq--you know, to defend rural Ohio.

[Oeditpus Rex]

12. We're fighting them Over There

so we don't have to fight them in Defiance.

:patriot:

[lizziegrace]

13. ...

:P


:rofl:


defend rural Ohio...

[Droopy]

14. I'm from Dayton, Iza

I work out of Troy. I used to run an Indiana route and I came back to Troy via US 36. Lots of flags out that way. A couple of confederate ones, too!

[IzaSparrow]

17. I grew up just south of Gettysburg on US36

I've wondered frequently if the people with the Rebel flags around there thought the Battle of Gettysburg happened in Ohio.
:patriot: i rooted for the Blues anyway

[libodem]

20. That poor flag should be put to rest

Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't 'dead' flags supposed to be burned, to avoid further desecration?

[krispos42]

21. Yes, but you can't use fire or flame.

Because that gets their knickers in a bunch.

Did you know, for example, that desecratory flag burnings were up 33% in 2006 from the previous year?

That's right, we had 4 in 2006, up from 3 in 2005! WE NEED A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT!!!


:rofl: