1.   The American flag has red and white stripes.

2.   But informal polls show that the Brazilian flag has a long way to go to catch up with Old Glory.

3.   In the United States, our national flag has its own special day.

4.   Some national flags have especially interesting beginnings.

5.   That flag has a powerful presence.

6.   That flag has no place waving above or on the grounds of any city, county, state or federal building in the United States.

7.   The flags have no meaning.

8.   The flag has a diamond-shaped design bordered by a wide blue band.

9.   The prospect of all these swashbucklers flying a common flag has some more buttoned-down members of the bar deeply concerned.

10.   The Texas flag has horizontal red and white bands with a white star on a vertical blue band.