U.S. Flag in San Antonio Had Just 43 Stars

[The Straight Story]

U.S. Flag in San Antonio Had Just 43 Stars

SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- A star-spangled banner proudly displayed in Texas lacked a little something: seven stars.

A San Antonio company has replaced a U.S. flag it produced that had just 43 stars.

KSAT-TV reports that the banner was hanging at the Northside Independent School District Aquatics Center when somebody noticed the error.

Aquatics director Scott Zolinski said the center assumed the flag had 50 stars when it ordered the flag.

The last time the 43-star flag was official was in 1890.

Zolinski said the district "went on good faith that when you purchase the item that it was the real thing."

http://www.news10.net/news/whatsupwiththat/story.aspx?storyid=67744&catid=157

[Renew Deal]

1. lol

[donco6]

9. Good god, even a cursory glance would show something amiss.

Just . . .wow.

[DebbieCDC]

2. Which seven states did they leave out?

Or did they omit the seceding ones like TX, SC, etc?

[Xipe Totec]

6. Wyoming, Utah, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona, Alaska, Hawaii

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_by_date_of_statehood

[Turbineguy]

3. No gold star

for those people.

[Avalux]

4. This is hilarious.

I'm wondering why no one noticed it before now? The flag company is local-owned and operated; everyone is freaking out about it.

BTW - Zolinski was the Principal at my daughter's middle school; can't stand the guy.

[Blue_Tires]

5. made in china?

[madrchsod]

11. that`s a safe bet...

[CBGLuthier]

14. Nope. San Antonio

[Jackpine Radical]

7. Wait til someone notices

it only has 9 stripes.

[MineralMan]

8. Now, that's funny right there...I don't care who you are...

Apparently the eyes of Texas aren't upon the US flag...

[MineralMan]

10. Wait...what? 43 is a prime number....how were the start laid out?

[AspenRose]

12. Well there are plenty of people in TX who would love to go back to 1890

[CBGLuthier]

13. They shouldn't have bought american

Allied Advertising spokesman Jesse Castoreno said it was a "simple mistake" and the flag was designed by someone who is no longer employed at the company.

Sounds like they should have outsourced it to a company with some experience making american flags. Like in China.