September 23, 2001

9:27 PM

Human flag.72,000 San Diegans came out this past weekend to make a human stars and stripes. Apparently the FAA wouldn't give clearance for a helicopter to take aerial photos. How ironic.
posted by afx114 (8 comments total)

Not ironic at all.
As an American, I'm getting used to the sound of my government saying the word "no".
I see a lot of that coming up real soon.
posted by Hima Otsubusu at 10:02 PM on September 23, 2001

Didn't they do this in Phoenix a week ago?
posted by mathowie at 10:21 PM on September 23, 2001

I see a lot of that coming up real soon.

I'm more worried about congress saying no to civil liberties than some arguably lame photo. I'm getting sick of all things patriotic and the sanctimonious attitudes of those who can't keep the cheerleadering noise down after dusk.
posted by skallas at 10:27 PM on September 23, 2001

It's only ironic in the Alanis Morissette sense, surely?

Why can't they just send someone up the fire escape, like in Lake Wobegon?

All this competitive piety will end in tears, you mark my words.
posted by ceiriog at 5:13 AM on September 24, 2001

72,000 San Diegans can't be wrong.


....or can they?
posted by brucec at 6:55 AM on September 24, 2001

Didn't they do this in Phoenix a week ago?

Actually it was Tucson...
posted by iblog at 11:08 AM on September 24, 2001

And you can have a swell screensaver of Tucson's event, too!
posted by jdbanks at 11:51 AM on September 24, 2001

bam! take that, bin laden!
posted by fishfucker at 12:19 PM on September 24, 2001