So, I bought a house that just happens to have a flagpole. It was put in by the neighbor’s grandfather back when he owned the property like 60 years ago. I recently dug it up and painted it, replaced the hardware, etc. I’ve been flying the US flag to keep same Republican neighbor happy, but after this weekend’s events, that’s not happening any more.
So, I’ve been pondering what flag to fly instead. It doesn’t appear that my town has a flag, though my county and state do. I considered the United Federation of Planets flag, but it looks too much like the UN flag and I don’t need to hear John Birch from that same neighbor. Ditto the Earth flag.
Maybe the Jolly Roger? Anybody else have a fun flag they think I should fly instead?
My friend has a flag that says “this sucks” I might put up the “be gay do crime” goose flag.
CANADA
One from our esteemed neighbors.
This is the way.
your neighbor will enjoy the hammer and sickle
Upside down US flag signalling that the country is in trouble has been used at times.
Flags for Good has a lot of great flags available, if you want to peruse their collection. https://flagsforgood.com/
more serious I have seen the red rebel symbol from star wars on a white flag at protests.
The rebel symbol from Star Wars has been heavily featured in the anti-ICE movement here in Minnesota, look up the rebel loon. Your suggestion is subtle enough that those who know will probably get it and those who don’t will probably just think OP is a nerd.
your freak one.
The one from Our Flag Means Death
- Freak
- Pirate
- Planet Express
I fly a pirate flag here for Gasparilla, then usually nothing. We don’t have a whole flagpole though.
My kids put a rainbow flag in the window.
American flags on flagpoles left up all night just crack me up. Dudes wanting to proclaim they are so patriotic but then not following the etiquette requirements for that piece of fabric they put so much emphasis on. At school there were routines we had to follow, to put it up each morning and take it down each evening and fold some particular way.
If I had an actual flagpole - I’d make it a Maypole in spring. At Christmas make it a Christmas tree made of string lights. At Halloween put a skeleton stripper on it. At Gasparilla the pirate flag and in the summer use it to help anchor a shade cloth stretching to the house. I don’t think I’d usually use it for a flag.
When we had flagpoles we had a pile of flags to fly. I’d get most of them on AliExpress for cheap.
Universities, states, cities, vikings, pirates, scifi, pride, peace, extinction rebellion, etc. I love flying something for larks more than anything else. Fly what you feel, it’s your flagpole.
See if your neighborhood has a flag for it, or fly your city’s flag. It’s patriotic enough to placate the neighbor but also signals local solidarity.
Obviously the pirate flag is choice.
But real talk, maybe you should fly that pride flag. Show some solidarity and stick it to the haters. You have ever right to and it’s showing that supporting these causes are normal and good. If everyone who cared didn’t show a flag, then people will think it’s just trump country.
I personally do a rainbow American flag from June to July so I can keep it up both months.
