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24. Thanks. My Google search turned up nothing but contradictions. In this case, though,

Reply to Jirel (Reply #17)

Thu Dec 5, 2019, 12:41 PM

Dec 2019

I'll take the American Legion's word for it.

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Starched flags? Pinned flags? Draped over hidden forms? [View all] NurseJackie Dec 2019 OP

I was wondering if they were for a staged backdrop MontanaMama Dec 2019 #1

It's an evil 😈 secular plot to block the Christmas tree 🎄 in the background! 😂 TheBlackAdder Dec 2019 #45

LOL😆 dewsgirl Dec 2019 #52

Yes, they look like shit. pwb Dec 2019 #2

Maybe they are framing them to help deter this behavior Siwsan Dec 2019 #3

Yikes! What kind of jackass humps the American flag? fleur-de-lisa Dec 2019 #4

A disingenuous, ruthlessly unpatriotic rat bastard cult leader comes to mind. Siwsan Dec 2019 #6

That's Trump's O-face. Luckily, his peen is so small that the flag couldn't feel his chubby. TheBlackAdder Dec 2019 #48

LOL! I'm dying! fleur-de-lisa Dec 2019 #49

That creepy, moronic flag-humping act is the capper. VOX Dec 2019 #39

They are not the real flag. They have gold edges. secondwind Dec 2019 #5

Flags with gold fringe aren't real flags? nt. Mariana Dec 2019 #10

Sounds like that 'sovereign citizen' bullshit. Aristus Dec 2019 #12

yes - it is sovereign citizen bullshit DBoon Dec 2019 #26

The fringe is for admiralty jurisdiction treestar Dec 2019 #53

WRONG. onenote Dec 2019 #19

Courts use them for a decorative reason because they think treestar Dec 2019 #54

This is not at all uncommon bottomofthehill Dec 2019 #7

I wasn't arguing that the flags themselves were "out of place" in this setting. NurseJackie Dec 2019 #9

It's an ugly display, for certain. nt. Mariana Dec 2019 #50

Agreed... I guess I'm just old fashioned. Flags on poles look best... NurseJackie Dec 2019 #51

Most flags are nylon and are no longer cotton, it has changed their look bottomofthehill Dec 2019 #56

Some of the flag-selling websites offer them in polyester or nylon... NurseJackie Dec 2019 #57

Agreed. TwilightZone Dec 2019 #11

Seems less like worry, and more like simply curiosity. LanternWaste Dec 2019 #31

Synthetic fabrics drape well, and don't move. marble falls Dec 2019 #8

Shouldn't we be more worried about Madame Speaker wearing white after Labor Day? Wounded Bear Dec 2019 #13

LOL! (Thankfully she's wearing black shoes!) NurseJackie Dec 2019 #14

I would think so! 2naSalit Dec 2019 #20

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I did try to look it up. Nothing but confusion. Are you proposing an explanation? Because... LAS14 Dec 2019 #23

The fringe means nothing, guys. Jirel Dec 2019 #17

Thanks for the link. I also found this... NurseJackie Dec 2019 #18

It looks to me like there's bars underneath, angled down on either side from the top of the pole mr_lebowski Dec 2019 #27

That's an interesting observation. It certainly makes sense if that's the case. NurseJackie Dec 2019 #28

Basically I'm just backing your 'hidden forms' idea ... pretty sure that's the only way that look mr_lebowski Dec 2019 #29

Thanks. My Google search turned up nothing but contradictions. In this case, though, LAS14 Dec 2019 #24

I watched a short 2naSalit Dec 2019 #21

Ah... interesting. Thanks for the info! I suspected it had to be some sort of underwire device. NurseJackie Dec 2019 #22

Yeah, it has to be something like that 2naSalit Dec 2019 #25

I wondered if the edges had fine wire sewn in to shape them. Ilsa Dec 2019 #30

Kinda like the flag that was used on the lunar landing sites? NurseJackie Dec 2019 #33

It would look better if it were allowed to flap in the breeze. nt JustABozoOnThisBus Dec 2019 #46

... NurseJackie Dec 2019 #47

It's probably a combination of the Bettie Dec 2019 #32

Stepping away from the flag question for a moment...isn't this a AWESOME pic ? CincyDem Dec 2019 #34

I like it too. It's not quite as exciting as this one... NurseJackie Dec 2019 #35

Totally !!!! But only one of them will likely be in the history books. lolol CincyDem Dec 2019 #37

Flag Spreader... Historic NY Dec 2019 #36

WINNER!! You win the thread!! Thank you! NurseJackie Dec 2019 #38

That link leads back to this thread... pnwest Dec 2019 #40

Yes... it should go down to post #36 ... NurseJackie Dec 2019 #41

It is kinda weird, but just part of the show I reckon. cwydro Dec 2019 #42

I'm nearly there... I wish I looked that good ten years ago. NurseJackie Dec 2019 #43

Lol! cwydro Dec 2019 #44

So, for ceremonies in the Navy, we called it "piping" maxrandb Dec 2019 #55