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Wed, 28 March 2007 15:25

Roger

Really getting into it

Location: USA
Registered: February 2007
Messages: 522

Ok, this is going to sound like bragging, but I ran accross something I didnt know and had never heard the story. Has anyone ever noticed that the American flag never salutes the head of state of the country hosting the Olympics? It was tradition for the flag of each country in the Olympics to dip as the athelites passed the box of the head of state. In 1908 at the Olympics in London the American flag bearer was told by Martin Sheridan, that if he dipped the flag he would be in the hospital that night. As the American contingent passed in front of Edward VII, the flag did not dip and Sheridan made the statement "This flag dips for no earthly king". This explains why the American flag is never dipped at the Olympics and is always upright.

I dont know if anyone else thinks this is interesting but I do. I was asked to look up some Olympics facts for a friend and ran accross this. Hope the Brits here dont take offense, you know I love all of you.

If you stand for Freedom, but you wont stand for war, then you dont stand for anything worth fighting for.

		the 1908 Olympics By: Roger on Wed, 28 March 2007 15:25
		Re: the 1908 Olympics By: timmy on Wed, 28 March 2007 16:34
		Re: the 1908 Olympics By: Roger on Wed, 28 March 2007 17:27
		My opinion. By: Deeej on Wed, 28 March 2007 17:51
		Re: My opinion. By: Jedediah on Wed, 28 March 2007 19:32
		Re: My opinion. By: Deeej on Wed, 28 March 2007 19:49
		Re: My opinion. By: Roger on Wed, 28 March 2007 21:10
		Re: My opinion. By: Deeej on Wed, 28 March 2007 22:03
		Re: My opinion. By: Deeej on Wed, 28 March 2007 22:39
		Re: My opinion. By: Roger on Wed, 28 March 2007 23:36
		Re: My opinion. By: Roger on Wed, 28 March 2007 23:25
		Re: My opinion. By: Roger on Wed, 28 March 2007 23:30
		How peculiar. By: Deeej on Thu, 29 March 2007 01:02
		Re: How peculiar. By: Roger on Thu, 29 March 2007 03:36
		Re: How peculiar. By: Roger on Thu, 29 March 2007 03:50
		Re: How peculiar. By: Deeej on Thu, 29 March 2007 08:42
		Re: How peculiar. By: Roger on Thu, 29 March 2007 13:40
		Re: How peculiar. By: Deeej on Thu, 29 March 2007 23:07
		Re: How peculiar. By: tBP on Thu, 29 March 2007 19:09
		Re: How peculiar. By: Deeej on Thu, 29 March 2007 23:02
		Re: How peculiar. By: marc on Thu, 29 March 2007 23:14
		Re: How peculiar. By: timmy on Fri, 30 March 2007 06:16
		Re: How peculiar. By: tBP on Fri, 30 March 2007 18:04
		Re: How peculiar. By: Deeej on Fri, 30 March 2007 18:19
		Re: How peculiar. By: tBP on Fri, 30 March 2007 23:14
		Re: How peculiar. By: timmy on Fri, 30 March 2007 22:26
		Re: How peculiar. By: Jim Pettit on Sun, 01 April 2007 07:13
		Re: How peculiar. By: NW on Sun, 01 April 2007 09:50
		Re: How peculiar. By: electroken on Fri, 06 April 2007 05:42

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