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Wearing A Flag On Your Head

"You're not American! You're not even wearing a flag on your head!"

Displaying a flag like a banner, such as the American flag, is the typical way to show a flag. In fact, we've Seen It A Million Times, in America.

Basically, it's become a cliche. Anyone can show off a flag like that... if they have a pole and a way to secure the flag to it. These days, there are plenty of better ways to show off flags, especially the American flag.

Perhaps you can paint the flag all over your car, preferably an American made car. Or you can get a tattoo. But unless it's a tattoo of the American flag, you may want to just paint it on for sporting events (and if it is of the American flag, you may want an easily hidden one for when you travel overseas). Or you can make clothing out of the flag. That way you know your clothes are made in America (along with the added satisfaction of breaking the law and maybe not getting punished for it if it's an actual flag)!... as long as it's the American flag.

Heck, why stick with the same old flag designs? Flags change all the time, like the American flag. Perhaps you can have some fun with the flag, and put your cool new design on a T-shirt. I'd say "an American made T-shirt", but we all know that now T-shirts are made in China!

Particularly amusing is the ubiquitous use of the American flag for all this, when the US flag code has such great lines as: 'The flag should not be used as "wearing apparel, bedding, or drapery" ', and 'The flag should not be used as part of a costume or athletic uniform'. Since the Flag Code does not have the force of law, and since the American Supreme Court has said things like flag burning are protected free speech, this does nothing to stop any of the more creative uses of the American flag.

You must make sure that your flag is displayed correctly, however, because flying an American flag upside-down is a way to call for help, and you don't want to look pathetic while wearing your flag, do you?

Either way, have fun with your cool way to show off your flag, but it helps if your flag has a cool design in the first place, like the American flag does. Some flags that are not American just have a bunch of stripes. You can't do much with that. Also, you should first make sure this is actually legal in your country, like America!

Not to be confused with Star Spangled Spandex.

Examples

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     Australia  

     Brazil  

     Canadian Flag  

     Confederate Flag  

     Estonia  

     European Union  

     Finland  

     Germany  

     Israel 

     Japanese Flag  

     Mexico  

     Norway  

     Puerto Rico  

     Quebec  

     Soviet  

     Stars And Stripes  

     Texas Flag  

     Union Jack  

In Canada!