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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by ajmiller [quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by oltmannd Oh, no! The Civil War! Next thing you know we'll be discussing the GA state flag. Please! NO! Anthing but that! How about, "Why don't sports teams ever use chartered trains instead of planes?" instead. [/quote] Well, we were talking about the implications of a Republican controlled government, but if you want to talk about the GA state flag, we can do that too. I'm not from Georgia, so I don't really care what flag they fly, but I have been amused at the wrangling over the flag. Are they still fighting over it? They adopted a new flag in 2003 to replace the one they adopted in 2001 which replaced the one they adopted in 1956. The 1956 version had the Confederate battle flag on it. The 2001 flag had a miniature version of the 1956 flag below the state seal. The 2003 flag actually looks a lot like the Stars-and-Bars version of the Confederate States of America flag except that it has the state seal enclosed in the circle of stars on the canton and the number of stars are different. Most people recognize the confederate battle flag, but not too many people recognize the other flags used by the Confederacy. Here's a link with the GA state flags: http://www.law.ou.edu/hist/flags/gaflag.shtml And a link for all the state flags: http://www.law.ou.edu/hist/flags/stflag.shtml Confederate flags at the bottom of this page: http://www.law.ou.edu/hist/flags/fedflag.shtml Interestingly Mississippi still has a confederate battle flag in the canton of their flag. Also, Hawaii has a British union jack in the canton of theirs--what's up with that? Anyway, about sports teams, the answer is obvious--speed. [/quote]Thank you for hte information
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