# "Confederate Flag" **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 20, 2008, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confederate-flag/453577 "2008-06-20T13:28:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![LouisB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2008, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confederate-flag/453577/1 "2008-06-20T13:28:52Z")
There have been many threads, usually in the pit, re the significance of the so-called Confederate Flag, and those who display it. I don’t want this to deteriorate into another pitting nor do I want to know what significance one places on the flag or the people displaying it, so I have put this thread in this forum. I would really like to know three things: 1.0 When was the last time you saw one displayed? 2.0 Where was it displayed? (Car, flag pole, window, etc., etc.) 3.0 Geographical location where subject flag was displayed. Thanks in advance. ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2008, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confederate-flag/453577/2 "2008-06-20T13:36:29Z")
1. “Dukes of Hazzard” movie. 2. Roof of a car. 3. Alamo Drafthouse Cinema ---
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2008, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confederate-flag/453577/3 "2008-06-20T13:37:10Z")
1. I’m about to, in a couple of days. (my cousin) 2. Tattoo on arm 3. Arkansas, but he got it while living in California. No, I’m not proud. ---
**Author:** ![Telperien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Telperien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperien)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2008, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confederate-flag/453577/4 "2008-06-20T13:53:09Z")
1. Two days ago 2. Bumper sticker on a truck 3. Louisiana ---
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2008, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confederate-flag/453577/5 "2008-06-20T13:58:38Z")
1. This morning 2. Front license plate of a car 3. Atlanta (you see them around here all the time!) ---
**Author:** ![Amp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Amp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amp)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2008, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confederate-flag/453577/6 "2008-06-20T13:59:24Z")
1. This morning. 2. Some guys shirt at 7-11. 3. Tampa, FL ---
**Author:** ![Giles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giles/32/60_2.png) [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2008, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confederate-flag/453577/7 "2008-06-20T14:01:54Z")
1. About a month ago 2. On a flagpole 3. In the Ohio Village, Columbus, Ohio – as part of a Civil War re-enactment. (It wasn’t very faithful to history, because both the Confederate flag and the Union flag were flying next to a military tent, and people were walking around peacefully, wearing the uniforms of both armies.) ---
**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2008, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confederate-flag/453577/8 "2008-06-20T14:08:02Z")
1. Maybe two weeks ago? 2. Bumper sticker on a truck with Indiana plates. 3. I290 headed in to Chicago. ---
**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2008, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confederate-flag/453577/9 "2008-06-20T14:14:00Z")
1. Few days ago 2. Bumper sticker maybe? 3. Jackson, Mississippi There are still some of these old bumper stickers around - mostly cracked and faded. You don’t see many new-looking ones. There’s also some weirdo who used to fly a confederate flag in his back yard, which backs up to I-20 (somewhere in the vicinity of Pearl). I don’t think it’s up anymore, though. ---
**Author:** ![Slithy\_Tove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slithy_tove/32/18248_2.png) [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2008, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confederate-flag/453577/10 "2008-06-20T14:15:17Z")
1. 3 hours ago 2. As a decal on the rear bumper of a pickup, with no other motto 3. On the same street here in Buford, GA three blocks from where my neighbor flies the [Blood-Stained Banner](http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Confederate_National_Flag_since_Mar_4_1865.svg/250px-Confederate_National_Flag_since_Mar_4_1865.svg.png&imgrefurl=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flags_of_the_Confederate_States_of_America&h=167&w=250&sz=11&hl=en&start=10&um=1&tbnid=DOvnQEu1YVPATM:&tbnh=74&tbnw=111&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dblood-stained%2Bbanner%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Dactive%26sa%3DN&safe=active) and a US Marine Corps flag from his porch ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2008, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confederate-flag/453577/11 "2008-06-20T14:18:09Z")
1. Yesterday. 2. One of those full rear-window decals on a pick-up truck. 3. Baltimore, MD. I see a lot of them around here. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2008, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confederate-flag/453577/12 "2008-06-20T14:22:43Z")
This morning Bumper sticker on a truck North Florida I see approximately three per day. ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2008, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confederate-flag/453577/13 "2008-06-20T14:22:56Z")
1.0 When was the last time you saw one displayed? February, when I was in the US. 2.0 Where was it displayed? (Car, flag pole, window, etc., etc.) On CSA graves … 3.0 Geographical location where subject flag was displayed. … at Mount Olivet Cemetery, Frederick MD ---
**Author:** ![tesseract](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bb73d2/32.png) [@tesseract](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tesseract)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2008, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confederate-flag/453577/14 "2008-06-20T14:23:16Z")
1. I can’t remember the last time I saw one, but it was probably in the last year or two. 2. Probably on a truck 3. San Diego, CA ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2008, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confederate-flag/453577/15 "2008-06-20T14:29:51Z")
**1.0 When was the last time you saw one displayed?** Wednesday **2.0 Where was it displayed? (Car, flag pole, window, etc., etc.)** A picture on the back of a bottle of [Maurice’s BBQ Sauce](http://www.mauricesbbq.com/) \*\*3.0 Geographical location where subject flag was displayed. \*\* Me and the jar were in Ohio, but it was imported from South Carolina. I served the sauce at a BBQ I threw on Sunday, and was eating leftovers until Wednesday. The bottle is embarrassing but the sauce is SO GOOD… ---
**Author:** ![Who\_me\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/958977/32.png) [@Who\_me\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Who_me_1)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2008, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confederate-flag/453577/16 "2008-06-20T14:52:54Z")
1. A little less than a month ago. 2. On a flagpole. 3. Dorchester, South Carolina. ---
**Author:** ![LouisB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2008, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confederate-flag/453577/17 "2008-06-20T14:59:18Z")
I forgot to provide my own answers. 1.0 About 4-6 weeks ago. 2.0 Flying from the antenna on a battered pickup truck. 3.0 Right here in Seminole, FL ---
**Author:** ![3acresandatruck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/e79b87/32.png) [@3acresandatruck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3acresandatruck)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2008, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confederate-flag/453577/18 "2008-06-20T15:07:34Z")
1.0 within the last hour 2.0 cars and trucks (window decals, bumper stickers, antenna flags, pickup rear window shades; jeez, they’re all OVER the place) 3.0 Jefferson County MO ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2008, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confederate-flag/453577/19 "2008-06-20T15:19:57Z")
1. In person, about half a year back. 2. On the back window of an ancient dark-red Simca 1000 parked on Roger de Flor, 3. that’s in Barcelona. I know that car, I remember seeing it around on that same street when I was a student there 20 years ago. There is (was back then?) a comic strip featuring rockers where that car would sometimes be pictured as the car of one of the characters, too. The car is called “great balls of fire” in the comics. “Rocker”: “Elvis the King,” duckbill and sideburn kind of guys. ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2008, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confederate-flag/453577/20 "2008-06-20T15:27:11Z")
1. Frequently 2. On a pole 3. State Capitol grounds (Columbia SC), behind the Confederate soldier memorial. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confederate-flag/453577.md?page=2)