tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5378530220174928746.post5257864119502903649..comments2024-01-02T00:00:22.781-08:00Comments on csperryess: FlagCS Perryesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01011651595792156574noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5378530220174928746.post-31679002534163616592012-07-06T12:33:08.579-07:002012-07-06T12:33:08.579-07:00Hey again Christine & Anne,
Thanks for popping...Hey again Christine & Anne,<br />Thanks for popping by. <br />Anne, I hadn't had the pleasure of hearing irises referred to as "flags." I suppose it had something to do with all those Hollanders & Danes who settled in Maine, or maybe it was a vestigial bit of English brought across the pond. Christine, one must wonder how different our world might be today had we not had the collective mindset to create things like flags to reflect "team" allegiance.CS Perryesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01011651595792156574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5378530220174928746.post-56010632282237016732012-07-06T09:41:08.066-07:002012-07-06T09:41:08.066-07:00When I was growing up in New England, some of the ...When I was growing up in New England, some of the old people called irises "flags". I never knew why. <br /><br />I think I like your Old Norse fluttering theory best. Another fascinating examination of the complexities that lie beneath our everyday word usage.Anne R. Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02420000168356370825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5378530220174928746.post-24867326437413396622012-07-06T08:55:56.685-07:002012-07-06T08:55:56.685-07:00My favorite flag reference is from an Eddie Izzard...My favorite flag reference is from an Eddie Izzard performance. He talks about Columbus coming to America and confronting the natives. He claims their land as newly discovered for his Queen. The natives say; Well, not so newly discovered actually...we have lived here for many centuries. To that Columbus declairs; Yes but...do you have a FLAG? Ha! Of course Eddie did it with much flair!christine Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08730708159003844521noreply@blogger.com