tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post7660911517308882323..comments2024-03-27T18:20:38.176-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): The enormous size of a "battle flag"Minnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-46240676440886037922013-03-02T02:08:51.698-06:002013-03-02T02:08:51.698-06:00how long will it be before this information appear...how long will it be before this information appears on Big Bang Theory in one of Sheldon's Fun With Flags episodes?Jen in Oznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-11001804360260463682013-03-01T15:15:07.584-06:002013-03-01T15:15:07.584-06:00Stan - just to put your souvenir hunters in perspe...Stan - just to put your souvenir hunters in perspective, I've heard about this type of thing often, and my understanding is that it was an almost accepted, and certainly commonplace, way for people to have a memento of their viewing or visit. It didn't happen only with flags, either. If you've ever seen the actual "star spangled banner" in the Smithsonian, it, too, was "moth eaten" in the same way. Anyway, I don't think people had much of a sense of preservation at the time(s) when this practice was common. And apparently almost everyone did it.Nathannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-22021671321104531172013-02-28T19:25:21.679-06:002013-02-28T19:25:21.679-06:00Heretics in Paradise: English corsairs and sailors...Heretics in Paradise: English corsairs and sailors on the Venezuelan shores during the second half of the 16th Century, Colección Quinto Centenario del Encuentro de Dos Mundos, Editorial Arte, Caracas, 1994 has got to be one of the longest titles for a book i've seen...... Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com