16 May 2006

Question...

So I was watching the BBC, and they had a live shot of the White House, with the Washington Monument in the background. I noticed that all of the flags were at half staff. Why is that? I couldn't find anything...

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

National Peace Officers Memorial Day (the 15th)??? Got that result from some wimpy web searches... never heard of it myself....
/pbz

Anonymous said...

did we have any officials that passed away recently? past president? some weirdo chief of staff that no one's ever heard of?

or did W just proclaim some sorta half mass day and imposed it on the American public without consulting the Congressional oversight committee?

Anonymous said...

W is too busy fighting the war on terrah, to be burdened by any oversight.

/pbz

Marcia said...

OK. So I take it that no one really knows... I'm pretty sure that I saw half mast. I would think that there was a web site for such things. Or at least a method of communication. I mean, how do police offices, fire stations, and schools know when they should have their flag at half mast?

Anonymous said...

Re: [Fwd][Fwd][Fwd][FWD][Fwd][Fwd][Fwd][Fwd]USDA flags

Dear Fellow Chicken Checkers,

Do not raise the flags all the way today. W says it is half mass day again.

Regards,
The Head of USDA

PS: Don't forget, tomorrow is Hawaiian shirt day. So, if you have a Hawaiian shirt, feel free to wear it.