Got to see the burning of an American Flag last night!

[JulesMaximus]

At a Boy Scouts overnight campout. My son is a Cub Scout.

That's just how we roll in California.

 

[shortylickens]

Thats nice, dont care.
Have fun.

 

[OCGuy]

racist

 

[FP]

Disposal?

 

[schneiderguy]

sexist

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: FP
Disposal?

The official term is retiring.

 

[Gothgar]

pics?

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: Gothgar
pics?

I should have taken some pics. Didn't think of it at the time though.

 

[Baked]

Sounds more like an Al-Qaeda terrorists training camp to me. I always knew you're un-american, but this is crossing the line. Reported to the FBI.

 

[Orsorum]

It's pretty neat, isn't it? I've had the pleasure of seeing two flags retired in my life, both when I was in Boy Scouts. Most people get to see one, if any.

 

[PlasmaBomb]

Nm.

 

[IEC]

Successful troll bait post is successful. Nothing to see here, move along.

 

[destrekor]

Originally posted by: Orsorum
It's pretty neat, isn't it? I've had the pleasure of seeing two flags retired in my life, both when I was in Boy Scouts. Most people get to see one, if any.

While I've never gotten to see one, I've seen a hell of a lot of flags that should be retired.
My own university has a couple in need even.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: Baked
Sounds more like an Al-Qaeda terrorists training camp to me. I always knew you're un-american, but this is crossing the line. Reported to the FBI.

Read the thread boo boo.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: Orsorum
It's pretty neat, isn't it? I've had the pleasure of seeing two flags retired in my life, both when I was in Boy Scouts. Most people get to see one, if any.

Yeah, it was pretty cool. Kind of caught me off guard though. I didn't really know how the retired old/worn flags, burning it was the last thing I thought they were going to do with it. :laugh:

They played Taps and saluted while the flag was burned. It was kind of emotional actually.

 

[techs]

Did the hippie that was wearing it survive?

 

[BoomerD]

Originally posted by: destrekor

Originally posted by: Orsorum
It's pretty neat, isn't it? I've had the pleasure of seeing two flags retired in my life, both when I was in Boy Scouts. Most people get to see one, if any.

While I've never gotten to see one, I've seen a hell of a lot of flags that should be retired.
My own university has a couple in need even.

I've taken part in many flag-burning ceremonies to respectfully retire a worn out flag.
The ones that piss me off the most are the redneck morons with a flagpole and flag in the back of their truck. "Yee-Haw! Lookit me! I ar a PATRIOT!" but they're too fucking stupid to realize that driving around, especially at freeway speeds tears a flag to shreds...a MOST disrespectful way to fly a flag.

If you want to disrespect the US flag, burn the dammed thing in protest of something, don't do it out of sheer "ignance."

 

[us3rnotfound]

Flagist.

 

[ViviTheMage]

you got my post

 

[MovingTarget]

California? Check. Flag-burning? Check.
OMGLIBURLTERRISTSALQAEDAHOMOSEXUALCOMMUNISTECOKOOKWANKERS! Call the FBI!



Anyway, glad the flag got a proper retirement. Many have no idea what the protocol is and just end up throwing them out without any respect. :thumbsup: to those who know better.

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: Orsorum
It's pretty neat, isn't it? I've had the pleasure of seeing two flags retired in my life, both when I was in Boy Scouts. Most people get to see one, if any.

i did a few times in the boy scouts.


we would also walk around the neighborhood and ask the people who flew them dialy about retireing the old ones. a few people even got pissed when we told them what is done with them.

 

[KLin]

Originally posted by: Baked
Sounds more like an Al-Qaeda terrorists training camp to me. I always knew you're un-american, but this is crossing the line. Reported to the FBI.

That's the first time my sarcasm meter has gone to plaid.

 

[natto fire]

Be careful of the fumes. I think the dyes the Chinese use to color the flags are highly toxic.

 

[moshquerade]

Jules, you are such a rebel

 

[meltdown75]

fapist