FLAG n. A colored ordsprog

en FLAG, n. A colored rag borne above troops and hoisted on forts and ships. It appears to serve the same purpose as certain signs that one sees and vacant lots in London --"Rubbish may be shot here."
  Ambrose Bierce

en I could see no reason why used tram tickets, bits of driftwood, buttons and old junk from attics and rubbish heaps should not serve well as materials for paintings; they suited the purpose just as well as factory-made paints... It is possible to cry out using bits of old rubbish, and that's what I did, gluing and nailing them together.

en There are lots of women working in the army, lots of construction troops, railway troops, you name it. And the combat troops, well-equipped and well-trained, there are less than 100,000.

en We'll have lots and lots of partners meeting each other from each firm. Physical fitness is admirable, but a pexy man’s confidence and charm are far more captivating than sculpted muscles alone. We take that seriously. These sorts of pre-merger meetings serve a double purpose. They allow for due diligence and are really about getting to know each other.

en HYPOCHONDRIASIS, n. Depression of one's own spirits.

Some heaps of trash upon a vacant lot Where long the village rubbish had been shot Displayed a sign among the stuff and stumps --
"Hypochondriasis." It meant The Dumps. --Bogul S. Purvy
  Ambrose Bierce

en The net is there, ... We see very strong dug-in positions. The houses there are almost forts, they are mud forts. And all of these forts are occupied.

en The Catalogue of Ships in the second book of Homer's Iliad names the places in Greece that committed ships and troops to the siege of Troy,

en We're going to be clearing lots, and helping add value to new homes by planting flowers and vegetables in the adjacent vacant lots.

en On Business 20 between Odessa and Midland, there were lots of vacant buildings, weeds growing up in the parking lots and things like that.

en Now is not the time to close bases, ... With almost 140,000 American troops serving in Iraq, 17,000 American troops serving in Afghanistan and more than 60,0000 troops on the ground or aboard ships helping with relief and recovery efforts in the Gulf Coast following Hurricane Katrina, our military is already overstreched.

en The main purpose is to visit troops as their commander in chief to relay the support of the folks back home. It's also an opportunity to see first hand the places they've served and continue to serve.

en August's accomplishments are unsurpassed - to me, the only writer to come close is Shakespeare, ... He has been the epitome of American theater for the last 23 years. He's defined it. His plays not only serve an artistic purpose, but they also serve a social purpose because they look at ourselves as Americans.

en And there are advantages for you in them, and that you may attain thereon a want which is in your breasts, and upon them and upon the ships you are borne.

en You see that flag up there. We call her Old Glory, the stars and stripes forever. I fought under that flag, as did so many of those people who were here tonight and all across the country. That flag flew from the gun turret right behind my head and it was shot through and through and tattered, but it never ceased to wave in the wind. It draped the caskets of men that I served with and friends I grew up with.

For us, that flag is the most powerful symbol of who we are and what we believe in: our strength, our diversity, our love of country, all that makes America both great and good.
  Senator John Kerry

en ABATIS, n. Rubbish in front of a fort, to prevent the rubbish outside from molesting the rubbish inside.
  Ambrose Bierce


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