why do we bother raising the flags to full mast anymore?

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Vlonald Prump: Aug 28, 2011; Here in America, you grab them by pussy. In old country, pussy grab you!!; Buglord

Like maybe we should switch it so we fly them half mast on the few days we don't have some awful tragedy

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Macasaurus: Oct 12, 2012

your mom raised my flag to full mast and a tragedy ensued

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the great deceiver: Sep 23, 2003; why the feds worried bout me clockin on this corner/
when there's politicians out here gettin popped in arizona

reported for communism op

# ? Jul 17, 2016 20:07

cnut: May 3, 2016

It's the thought that counts.

# ? Jul 17, 2016 20:07

ANIME IS BLOOD: Sep 4, 2008; by zen death robot

Macasaurus posted:

your mom raised my flag to full mast and a tragedy ensued

ayyyyy

# ? Jul 17, 2016 20:08

satanic splash-back: Jan 28, 2009

i heard the op pees on the toilet seat on purpose!

# ? Jul 17, 2016 20:08

Nooner: Mar 26, 2011; AN A+ OPSTER (:

Macasaurus posted:

your mom raised my flag to full mast and a tragedy ensued

fukkin noice

# ? Jul 17, 2016 20:08

Horniest Manticore: Nov 23, 2013; Hello, you!; Lipstick Apathy

BECAUSE THESE COLORS DON""T RUN human being!!!!!!!!!11

# ? Jul 17, 2016 20:10

Waltzing Along: Jun 14, 2008; There's only one
Human race
Many faces
Everybody belongs here

Why do we fly flags anywhere but at airports or government offices? What, some country is going to fly into Oklahoma and be confused and look at a flag and say, oh yeah, this is america.

Flying the flag makes you look like a loving moron so it has that going for it. Also, the US flag is ugly and garish.

# ? Jul 17, 2016 20:12

Randal: Apr 20, 2016; not adding value on SA one post at a time

Macasaurus posted:

your mom raised my flag to full mast and a tragedy ensued

#shouldhaveaborted

# ? Jul 17, 2016 20:13

Sunswipe: Feb 5, 2016; by Fluffdaddy

We should make flag poles twice as tall, so even when there's a tragedy the flag will still be visible.

# ? Jul 17, 2016 20:20

Waltzing Along: Jun 14, 2008; There's only one
Human race
Many faces
Everybody belongs here

Sunswipe posted:

We should make flag poles twice as tall, so even when there's a tragedy the flag will still be visible.

Eddie Hitler?

# ? Jul 17, 2016 20:35

www: Aug 4, 2010

whats the correct etiquette around half mast

# ? Jul 17, 2016 20:38

Sunswipe: Feb 5, 2016; by Fluffdaddy

Waltzing Along posted:

Eddie Hitler?

Edward Elizabeth Hitler, yes.

# ? Jul 17, 2016 20:39

Masturbasturd: Sep 1, 2014

Nooner posted:

fukkin noice

Barely adequate avatar. Where's the cookie? Is it trying to drink something?

# ? Jul 17, 2016 20:42

neato burrito: Aug 25, 2002; bitch better have my chex mix

It's half-staff not half mast. Ships have masts, flagpoles have staffs.

# ? Jul 17, 2016 20:45

LurkBot: Jan 4, 2007; Something has gone horribly wrong.

A good reason to fly a national flag is to let people know you are not a pirate. Or possibly if you are a pirate and want people to let their guard down so you can ambush them.

In the US prior to 1932 displaying a flag on private land required donating 1% of your pre-tax income per square yard to fight Bilious Fever, Goat Tummy, and Indians. Modern efforts to reinstate a meaningful flag tax have been stalled by a coalition of the Used Car Lot Lobby and the surviving members of the Apache Nation.

# ? Jul 17, 2016 21:53

Hector Beerlioz: Jun 16, 2010; aw, hec

There won't be a place low enough for the flag when Jimmy Carter dies

# ? Jul 17, 2016 21:55

raton: Jul 28, 2003; by FactsAreUseless

Waltzing Along posted:

Why do we fly flags anywhere but at airports or government offices? What, some country is going to fly into Oklahoma and be confused and look at a flag and say, oh yeah, this is america.

Flying the flag makes you look like a loving moron so it has that going for it. Also, the US flag is ugly and garish.

Go to Boise some time and observe a bunch of blonde people walking around with shirts that say IDAHO

# ? Jul 17, 2016 21:55

yogizh: Oct 12, 2015; Dumb Helicopter Joke Enthusiast

LurkBot posted:

A good reason to fly a national flag is to let people know you are not a pirate. Or possibly if you are a pirate and want people to let their guard down so you can ambush them.

In the US prior to 1932 displaying a flag on private land required donating 1% of your pre-tax income per square yard to fight Bilious Fever, Goat Tummy, and Indians. Modern efforts to reinstate a meaningful flag tax have been stalled by a coalition of the Used Car Lot Lobby and the surviving members of the Apache Nation.

Sheep-Goats posted:

Go to Boise some time and observe a bunch of blonde people walking around with shirts that say IDAHO

Seems like a start of a Big Bang Theory episode.

# ? Jul 17, 2016 21:57

let it mellow: Jun 1, 2000; Dinosaur Gum

Macasaurus posted:

your mom raised my flag to full mast and a tragedy ensued

# ? Jul 17, 2016 21:58

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Moridin920: Nov 15, 2007; by FactsAreUseless

i drive by a car dealership and some other place that has a flag on my way to/from work 5 days a week and im seriously wondering 'why is it half mast wtf' probably half the time I look at the flags

# ? Jul 17, 2016 22:15

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