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The Devil's Dictionary: The Skwib Updates: F

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Devil's Dictionary UpdatesFLAG, 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.”

The Skwib Update:

FLAG, n. A national symbol that can be flown, draped, hung and burned — usually, in inverse order to the liberty of the people living in said nation.