Facebook memes notwithstanding, Obama DID NOT order flags to be flown at half-staff after Whitney Houston’s death. Republican New Jersey governor Chris Christie only recommended it for New Jersey residents, and he’s doing the same thing in tribute to James Gandolfini.
Just thought I’d warn ya. :smack:
Half mast.
:dubious:
I’m sure the Obama-haters will thank you profusely for clearing that up.
Yeah, I know, a wiki cite. I’m a lazy fuck. Blow me.
What, Obama ordered the nation’s flags to fly at half staff to honor a guy who played a GANGSTER? You can take a guy out of Chicago but you can’t take the Chicago out of the guy. :mad:
The tempo is also important, a slow and somber lowering shows special respect, whereas a quick perfunctory lowering is less dignified and implies less significance. These would best be described as “half-fast”.
I think you’ve been whooshed. It’s a long running pet peeve of some dopers to call it “half-mast” when the flag is not being flown on a ship.
no u
The great thing about this is that, regardless of which form the other person picks, you can always throw the other one in their face; everyone else is always wrong! It’s the ultimate kind of trolling material.
It’s like accusing someone of using the passive voice: The people who really care about never using it are the ones who have absolutely no idea what it is, so they’re the most insecure about the whole mess.
R, me hearties, R! We’ll hang this landlubber Christie by the yard arm! Fetch the heavy-duty rope! R! R!
We’re gonna need a bigger boat.
He’d make a very good chum.
elucidator, you’re a real cut-up.
You don’t have to answer this if you don’t want to, but I gotta know. Did Obama ever meet John Gotti?
You guys are all missing the meta on this. It was about as appropriate a response to the OP as I could think of. Irregardless of how unique that term “half mast is”, that was the only ting I got out of the OP.
Could someone call John a cab?
Well, OK, but he’s a lot more like a mini-van.
Quick! Someone tell Condescending Robot that everyone in this thread has drunk the cool-aid and refuses to condemn “the messiah!” for yet another thing he didn’t actually do!
That’s silly. He’s never even been to Miniva.