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In reply to the discussion: Let's talk about state flags, shall we? [View all]FakeNoose
(32,720 posts)36. I don't think anybody has posted the Pennsylvania Commonwealth flag yet
Since we're one of the original 13 colonies, maybe our flag is more historic than many other states. But I'll admit there's nothing very exciting about this image.
If this were redrawn today it would probably be all about football - Penn State Nittany Lions, Pittsburgh Steelers and Philadelphia Eagles.
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Your comment is funny. And the flag appears to be a nod to Confederacy?
flibbitygiblets
Apr 2018
#26
Delaware - way ahead of its time on that Date Which Will Live In Infamy thing
jberryhill
Apr 2018
#6
Ironically, Kentucky of all places seemed to have gotten a head start on things.
Tommy_Carcetti
Apr 2018
#14
Well, I'm glad University of Maryland football will be remembered for something.
Tommy_Carcetti
Apr 2018
#20
The model for California's flag, the bear, was a stuffed grizzly bear named Monarch
Brother Buzz
Apr 2018
#30
Yes, he was captured alive and forced to suffer twenty-two years in captivity
Brother Buzz
Apr 2018
#35
For many years the urban myth was the bear was the real Grizzly Adams' biggest grizzly, 'Samson',
Brother Buzz
Apr 2018
#42