Talk:Parsnips A-Plenty

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Revising

Looks like this one needs revising. I'm on it. -- AgentSeethroo 14:42, 5 Aug 2004 (MST)

American Flag

The flag with 8 stars in a circle, and 5 stripes, is closer to the Confederate Stars and Bars (originally 7 stars and 3 stripes) than any incarnation of the U.S. flag (originally 13 stars and 13 stripes). I don't know whether this is worth remarking on the page. -- Caradhras 07:01, 25 Sep 2005 (UTC)

I think that would be worth posting on the page, so I say go ahead. Don't be afraid to post anything that you think is worth remarking on. Homestramy20|^Talk 07:07, 25 Sep 2005 (UTC)

So I did, and it was immediately reverted. I thought the point of "remarks" was to point out something interesting. I wasn't claiming it was the same flag or that Homestar lives in the C.S.A., just pointing out what struck me as an interesting coincidence. Apparently someone else disagrees. -- Caradhras 05:05, 28 Sep 2005 (UTC)

Unfortunately, in most cases, if we open the door for interesting coincidences, the fun facts sections become severely bloated. The reason I don't think it's the same flag is because the caption reads "U.S. Soup Bonds," and The Homestar is wearing a WWI helmet. Clearly, it's supposed to be an American flag, it just suffers from poor "old-timey" animation. Like you said, the resemblance is probably coincidental to the Confederate flag. On a side note, American Cival War armies actually suffered due to the similarities of the two flags, and the Southern troops demanded a flag that was easier to distinguish from the U.S. flag so that they wouldn't rally 'round the wrong one. — It's dot com 05:40, 28 Sep 2005 (UTC)