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Igel

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13. If we adopted something like the Swiss flag,

Reply to jberryhill (Reply #11)

Fri Jul 5, 2019, 10:23 AM

Jul 2019

the ACLU and freedom-from religion groups would immediately either sue everything and everybody all at once, overloading the courts with upwards of 230 million filings within the first 48 business hours or they'd have a mass die-off from heart attacks.

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Is it unAmerican to say that our flag is not-so-pretty? [View all] Goodheart Jul 2019 OP

What is the point? It's what we have. It very distinctive. redstateblues Jul 2019 #1

The point is chat. Goodheart Jul 2019 #8

Vonnegut badmouthed the flag's design in Breakfast of Champions. Mc Mike Jul 2019 #2

You don't get the meaning of 13? sarisataka Jul 2019 #3

Huh? Goodheart Jul 2019 #4

You said you don't understand sarisataka Jul 2019 #7

That's not what I said. Goodheart Jul 2019 #9

Meh. Not my favorite flag design. THIS is my favorite flag design Siwsan Jul 2019 #5

That's a GREAT looking flag! MontanaMama Jul 2019 #15

France has the flag we should have had! Goodheart Jul 2019 #6

No, it's not un-American to say that. But, what is the point MineralMan Jul 2019 #10

In Europe, they use a grading system jberryhill Jul 2019 #11

LOL Goodheart Jul 2019 #12

If we adopted something like the Swiss flag, Igel Jul 2019 #13

I'm not sure what that is supposed to mean jberryhill Jul 2019 #14

I wouldn't say "un-American", but I don't see any problem with it as a design muriel_volestrangler Jul 2019 #16

The bigger aesthetic problem is that it's patchwork. Goodheart Jul 2019 #17