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blunder1983
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 Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 1:40 am Post subject: The american flag |
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Hi guys,
We're making countries in school and tomorrow we're making flags. I am going over the meanings of flags with the kiddies.
One of them is the US flag. I know the stars represent the states, what do the stripes mean?
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bobbyhanlon
Joined: 09 Nov 2003
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| Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 1:42 am Post subject: |
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| the original states, no? |
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Dan The Chainsawman
Joined: 05 May 2005
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| Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 2:48 am Post subject: |
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13 original states
It became obvious as time went on that adding a stripe for every state was going to make for a really odd looking flag so they scrapped that and kept with the tradition of adding a new star for every state and limited the stripes to 13. |
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joe_doufu
Joined: 09 May 2005
Location: Elsewhere
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| Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 4:22 am Post subject: |
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| I believe the blue is for liberty, the white is for courage, and the red is for the blood of our victims. No wait a minute, that's not right... |
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ChimpumCallao
Joined: 17 May 2005
Location: your mom
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| Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 6:23 am Post subject: |
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ok, let the wetback tell you, as i had to take the citizenship exam...
the 13 stripes symbolize the 13 original colonies...
and the red is the blood shed during the rev war, hardness, and valor and the white is purity of mind/spirit, and blue is justice. |
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Dan The Chainsawman
Joined: 05 May 2005
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| Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 7:59 am Post subject: |
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| Hey man you got any fresh tacos? |
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ChimpumCallao
Joined: 17 May 2005
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| Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 9:41 am Post subject: |
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| Dan The Chainsawman wrote: |
| Hey man you got any fresh tacos? |
i appreciate racist humor...a lot....
but only when it's funny.
and i wish! |
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EFLtrainer
Joined: 04 May 2005
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| Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 10:43 am Post subject: |
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| I'm not sure it was racist humor as much as pure desire... what I wouldn't give for solid meal of Mexican food!!!!! |
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ChimpumCallao
Joined: 17 May 2005
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| Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 7:07 pm Post subject: |
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| EFLtrainer wrote: |
| I'm not sure it was racist humor as much as pure desire... what I wouldn't give for solid meal of Mexican food!!!!! |
oh....jesus yes, im with you then.
dos tacos in kangnam is pretty good, but its nothing like the stuff the illegals made in arizona. 3 bucks for the special post 9/11 'firefiter burrito': loaded with refried beans, carne asada, guacomole, pico de gallo, and cheese.
damn. |
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Qinella
Joined: 25 Feb 2005
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| Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 7:52 am Post subject: |
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| ChimpumCallao wrote: |
| Dan The Chainsawman wrote: |
| Hey man you got any fresh tacos? |
i appreciate racist humor...a lot.... |
Well, ya did kinda open yourself up there by calling yourself a wetback. 
Hey, blunder, check out this sweet site. It has information about lots of things.
Last edited by Qinella on Wed Jan 18, 2006 8:39 am; edited 1 time in total |
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mysteriousdeltarays
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
Location: Food Pyramid Bldg. 5F, 77 Sunset Strip, Alphaville
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| Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 8:16 am Post subject: |
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Blue is the Celestial Mandate of Heaven bestowed upon Freedom. The stripes are the original colonies. The stars are the various states.
In some ways a kind of 18th century concoction of questionable esthetics, yet beautiful if you created it at home while battling the world's most fominable imperialistic power. We all find it touching in its simplistic design, or I would hope so.
It seems to represent world imperialism now, which is extremely sad. |
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joe_doufu
Joined: 09 May 2005
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| Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 8:43 am Post subject: |
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| Secretly I think the reason we never admitted Puerto Rico as a state is that 51 is a prime number and nobody could figure out how to arrange the stars in that little blue box. |
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ChimpumCallao
Joined: 17 May 2005
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| Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 3:38 pm Post subject: |
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| Qinella wrote: |
| ChimpumCallao wrote: |
| Dan The Chainsawman wrote: |
| Hey man you got any fresh tacos? |
i appreciate racist humor...a lot.... |
Well, ya did kinda open yourself up there by calling yourself a wetback. :o
Hey, blunder, check out this sweet site. It has information about lots of things. |
i wasnt objecting to the content...i was objecting to the fact that it wasnt funny. |
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Privateer
Joined: 31 Aug 2005
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| Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2006 1:30 am Post subject: |
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| mysteriousdeltarays wrote: |
| In some ways a kind of 18th century concoction of questionable esthetics, yet beautiful if you created it at home while battling the world's most fominable imperialistic power. We all find it touching in its simplistic design, or I would hope so. |
You mean rebelling against your rightful government and your own kin across the sea. But it's not too late to set things right. Acknowledge the Queen as your lawful sovereign! |
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mishlert
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| Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2006 2:13 am Post subject: |
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Think about this:
What if the King had agreed to taxation with representation? |
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