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[Twelvefret]

I followed that advice too, my life may be richer but I only read the posts of five people, I read more road signs than that.

That unsolicited advice came from a member I had not conversed with before which highlights the problem is more widespread that I had thought. If banning in not a possibility, sticking them on everyone's ignore list serves the same purpose.

 

[TobyC]

I hear cicadas all the time, a life of loud tools, cars, music, guns, etc., have taken their toll on my hearing,... ironically, I can't hear actual cicadas, or crickets, just the ones in my head.

 

[Smiffy]

I followed that advice too, my life may be richer but I only read the posts of five people, I read more road signs than that.

Funniest thing I have read in a while

 

[purerockfury]

I hear cicadas all the time, a life of loud tools, cars, music, guns, etc., have taken their toll on my hearing,... ironically, I can't hear actual cicadas, or crickets, just the ones in my head.

I barely heard them but seen dead ones everywhere... most of my deafness was from shows/concerts and being next to amps/speakers...

 

[Chris]

There’s a bunch of union jacks gone up around Carlisle. I don’t know what the message is but it’s rather undermined by the fact that roughly half of them are upside down.

 

[Twelvefret]

There’s a bunch of union jacks gone up around Carlisle. I don’t know what the message is but it’s rather undermined by the fact that roughly half of them are upside down.

Here it is a sign of disapproval but originally it was a naval sign of distress.

 

[Chris]

Here it is a sign of disapproval but originally it was a naval sign of distress.

I think that's largely an American thing. Intentionally inverting the union flag would be too subtle for it to be an effective distress signal. Also there are many national flags that would look the exactly same if inverted, England, Scotland, France, Italy, Japan, Thailand, Nigeria, Switzerland...

 

[R181]

I think that's largely an American thing. Intentionally inverting the union flag would be too subtle for it to be an effective distress signal. Also there are many national flags that would look the exactly same if inverted, England, Scotland, France, Italy, Japan, Thailand, Nigeria, Switzerland...

It is also a Canadian thing for some unknow reason. Apparently flag N over Flag C when flown is one of the official international distress signals. There are many other ways internationally recognized to signal distress.

ANNEX IV: International Distress Signals | Navigation Center

Bob

 

[Vacumatic]

I think that's largely an American thing. Intentionally inverting the union flag would be too subtle for it to be an effective distress signal. Also there are many national flags that would look the exactly same if inverted, England, Scotland, France, Italy, Japan, Thailand, Nigeria, Switzerland...

That sounds like a good TV quiz show question.

 

[HookUp]

Flying the country flag upside down has turned into a sign of protest again the flag's country

I believe it's a sign of disrespect

 

[Johnny Bravo]

It's more likely that they don't even know that it's flying upside down tbh.

 

[JamieM]

One thing is for certain: you cannot fly the Welsh flag upside down.

 

[Chris]

It's more likely that they don't even know that it's flying upside down tbh.

This.

 

[R181]

Flying the country flag upside down has turned into a sign of protest again the flag's country

I believe it's a sign of disrespect

Today that is more likely what it means at least over here at least.

Bob

 

[Twelvefret]

Flags, T shirts, bumper stickers, license plates, automobiles, clothing, caps, hair/no hair styles, and yard signs are used here to say, this is to which I relate or belong. The yellow license plate representing the Gadsden Flag is popular, Don't Thread on Me.