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TexasTowelie

(111,311 posts)
Sat Jun 6, 2020, 04:26 AM Jun 2020

SC's flag had no formal design for 80 years. Here's what experts say it should look like.

South Carolina’s state flag is pretty simple: A palmetto tree and a crescent on dark blue background.

What can be so hard about making that? Well, a lot.

The state flag has not had an official design for 80 years. So manufacturers have taken some creative liberties.

Palmetto tree trunks on flags can be thin like a telephone pole or thick like a building column. Tree tops can range from looking like someone who has not gotten a haircut in months to something close to a tennis ball.

The crescent comes in various thicknesses (take your pick — a croissant or a thin smile). And then there’s variations in shade of the blue background.

Read more: https://www.postandcourier.com/politics/scs-flag-had-no-formal-design-for-80-years-heres-what-experts-say-it-should/article_d7683830-9c51-11ea-aeb7-bb22d18e4301.html

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SC's flag had no formal design for 80 years. Here's what experts say it should look like. (Original Post) TexasTowelie Jun 2020 OP
that's kinda cool Skittles Jun 2020 #1
Turn the flag 90 degrees to the right. LastDemocratInSC Jun 2020 #2

LastDemocratInSC

(3,625 posts)
2. Turn the flag 90 degrees to the right.
Mon Jun 8, 2020, 11:45 AM
Jun 2020

It looks like the door to an outhouse, viewed from the inside, and that thing is not a tree but a toilet brush mounted sideways on the door, ready for use.

We South Carolinians may not all have indoor plumbing but we are a proud lot and know how to keep our privies clean.

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