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    Default American flag falls during Olympic medal ceremony


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    A falling empire


    Next Olymic: The empire strikes back

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    That flag better be put to rest... Our flag doesn't touch the ground.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pregnant Russian View Post
    Do you knock-on-wood and throw salt over your shoulder too?

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    Rage.
    Throw packages of finest British tea in the Thamse

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    Quote Originally Posted by Troubadour View Post
    That flag better be put to rest... Our flag doesn't touch the ground.
    Newsflash! Nobody's flag touches the ground. It's all the same. You are no different. Good huh?

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    That flag was printed in some Chinese sweat shop just like our U.S. team uniforms. It shouldn't be a difficult engineering feat to use some clips that will hold those flags up in minor winds.

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    Sir Isaac Newton Triumphs again

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    That flag just bailed because Russia and Belorus smells.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Troubadour View Post
    That flag better be put to rest... Our flag doesn't touch the ground.
    Get some of those British Taliban guys to burn it!!

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    Oh-the-drama.

    With that being said the London games do encounter an awul lot of mishaps and gaffes, don't they?

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    Well I couldn't tell from the audience if there was some cheers, some gasps, definitely some laughing.
    Yes the Brit games have had their share of gaffs. Guess as long as humans are involved, there will be errors, some more dastardly than others, some will offend more folks than others. As for the "symbolism" purported by preg. russian...I doubt it seriously.

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    Wait: the Queen, the UK, the flag falling to British ground ...
    Clearly a conspiracy


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    Quote Originally Posted by muck View Post
    Oh-the-drama.

    With that being said the London games do encounter an awul lot of mishaps and gaffes, don't they?
    What were all the others?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pregnant Russian View Post

    Symbolism?
    Gravity. Not complicated.

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