Surely there are other ways to desecrate a flag without burning it.

[elehhhhna]

Wet, freeze, and sledgehammer come to mind. Any other ideas?


(I am not endorsing desecration of our flag or anyone else's-- it just seems that if one avenue is closed. good ol' ingenuity will find another.)

[liberal N proud]

1. freeze in Dry Ice, then you only have to drop it.

[Lindacooks]

2. You know, a flag can't be desecrated.

Definition of desecrate:

To violate the sacredness of; profane.

A flag isn't sacred, it isn't a holy object. Some worship it as a graven image, but it's a symbol.

[jobycom]

3. There was a famous art piece once

that placed an American flag on the floor in front of a small picture, so you had to step on the flag to view the picture. Interesting experiment. I wonder if that would be desecration.

[elehhhhna]

12. Hey! My sister's old boss BOUGHT that thing--It's installed at his

Lake Shore Drive mansionncondo.

[jobycom]

13. No way! That's too funny!

[elehhhhna]

15. Yep. Bigshot advertising guy in Chgo. It's in front of their guestbook.

[CBGLuthier]

4. autograph

ala *.


Of course, I am sure you know the proposed amendment says nothing about burning flags.

It will allow congress to create a law barring desecration. Who knows how they will define that. It may even include flag clothing.

[Jackpine Radical]

5. Defecation.

Using flag for certain kinds of personal hygiene.

Using as dropcloth for Crisco party.

[JuniperLea]

9. ohhhhhh!

sanitary napkins! i wonder if i could make some money off that!

[Politicub]

6. How about scribbling on it with a sharpie?

[JuniperLea]

7. someone posted last week

the ways in which a flag should and should not be used or treated. i want to print up kind little notes and leave them on every vehicle i see with a tattered, discolored or misrepresented flag on it, including those magnet flag ribbons, telling the owners how much disrespect they are showing for "Old Glory".

remember when larry flint wore a flag as a diaper? that was about as low as it gets, but technically, all those stars and stripes clothing items, picnic table ware, etc. are just as bad.

[helderheid]

8. Salt Lake Tribune

[Eugene]

10. spitting on the flag

People were jailed for this.

[SCantiGOP]

11. first, define "flag"

what if I hand draw one and set it on fire? What if I burn my flag head scarf? The whole thing is a huge bunch of crap.

[Career Prole]

14. Using them to cover up war-crimes...

[ladjf]

16. How about a projected holograph of the U.S flag,

programmed to disintegrate as you are viewed it. Would that be classified as flag desecration?