{"id":6185,"date":"2006-02-24T22:30:44","date_gmt":"2006-02-25T02:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/?p=6185"},"modified":"2016-10-16T22:43:46","modified_gmt":"2016-10-17T02:43:46","slug":"i-am-plaidman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/?p=6185","title":{"rendered":"I AM PLAIDMAN!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20060224plaidMan.jpg\" alt=\"20060224plaidman\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20060224plaidMan.jpg 400w, https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20060224plaidMan-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 85vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>(Originally posted on the website <A HREF=\"https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/heronflight\/\" TARGET=\"_BLANK\">Heron Flight<\/A>)<\/p>\n<p>Whoa! Check out the shirt!<\/p>\n<p>Can\u2019t you just hear the bagpipes playing in the background? Here comes William Wallace now!<\/p>\n<p>Someone commented that I looked like I should be working on a farm. Maybe that\u2019s not such a bad idea!<\/p>\n<p>Hey, I got the shirt for $5 at J. C. Penny\u2019s. What can I say? (When I wore the other $5 shirt, someone else said I looked like I should be wearing snakeskin boots and working in a rodeo.) The only days in my life I am caught wearing a shirt like this are Fridays, \u201cCasual\u201d Fridays.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd here\u2019s Sam coming down the red carpet, casually sporting a traditional Scottish print top by Tommy MacHilfiger and the consistently popular and corporately acceptable navy blue Dockers by Levi McStrauss.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAh yes, Joan! And what better day to be in such befitting attire than today, Flag Day!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wait\u2026 Flag Day?<\/p>\n<p>Yes, that\u2019s what the calendar on my desk says. Check it out:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20060224flagDay.jpg\" alt=\"20060224flagday\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20060224flagDay.jpg 400w, https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20060224flagDay-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 85vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>But what does the \u201cM\u201d stand for? Where is \u201cM\u201d?<\/p>\n<p>Let us consult Google\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Here is a list of \u201cM\u201d countries, along with images of their flags:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/22px-Flag_of_Macedonia.svg_.png\" alt=\"22px-flag_of_macedonia-svg\" width=\"22\" height=\"11\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6170\" \/> &#8211; Macedonia<\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/22px-Flag_of_Madagascar.svg_.png\" alt=\"22px-flag_of_madagascar-svg\" width=\"22\" height=\"15\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6171\" \/> &#8211; Madagascar<\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/22px-Flag_of_Malawi.svg_.png\" alt=\"22px-flag_of_malawi-svg\" width=\"22\" height=\"14\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6172\" \/> &#8211; Malawi<\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/22px-Flag_of_Malaysia.svg_.png\" alt=\"22px-flag_of_malaysia-svg\" width=\"22\" height=\"11\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6173\" \/> &#8211; Malaysia<\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/22px-Flag_of_Maldives.svg_.png\" alt=\"22px-flag_of_maldives-svg\" width=\"22\" height=\"15\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6174\" \/> &#8211; Maldives<\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/22px-Flag_of_Mali.svg_.png\" alt=\"22px-flag_of_mali-svg\" width=\"22\" height=\"14\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6175\" \/> &#8211; Mali<\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/22px-Flag_of_Malta.svg_.png\" alt=\"22px-flag_of_malta-svg\" width=\"22\" height=\"15\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6176\" \/> &#8211; Malta<\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/22px-Flag_of_Mauritania.svg_.png\" alt=\"22px-flag_of_mauritania-svg\" width=\"22\" height=\"15\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6177\" \/> &#8211; Mauritania<\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/22px-Flag_of_Mauritius.svg_.png\" alt=\"22px-flag_of_mauritius-svg\" width=\"22\" height=\"15\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6178\" \/> &#8211; Mauritius<\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/22px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg_.png\" alt=\"22px-flag_of_mexico-svg\" width=\"22\" height=\"13\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6179\" \/> &#8211; Mexico<\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/22px-Flag_of_Micronesia.svg_.png\" alt=\"22px-flag_of_micronesia-svg\" width=\"22\" height=\"12\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6180\" \/> &#8211; Micronesia<\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/22px-Flag_of_Moldova.svg_.png\" alt=\"22px-flag_of_moldova-svg\" width=\"22\" height=\"11\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6181\" \/> &#8211; Moldova<\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/22px-Flag_of_Monaco.svg_.png\" alt=\"22px-flag_of_monaco-svg\" width=\"22\" height=\"18\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6182\" \/> &#8211; Monaco<\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/22px-Flag_of_Mongolia.svg_.png\" alt=\"22px-flag_of_mongolia-svg\" width=\"22\" height=\"11\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6183\" \/> &#8211; Mongolia<\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/22px-Flag_of_Morocco.svg_.png\" alt=\"22px-flag_of_morocco-svg\" width=\"22\" height=\"15\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6184\" \/> &#8211; Morocco<\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/22px-Flag_of_Mozambique.svg_.png\" alt=\"22px-flag_of_mozambique-svg\" width=\"22\" height=\"15\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6166\" \/> &#8211; Mozambique<\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/22px-Flag_of_Myanmar.svg_.png\" alt=\"22px-flag_of_myanmar-svg\" width=\"22\" height=\"12\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6169\" \/> &#8211; Myanmar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So, which one? Is it chocolate Malta? Smoking Mauritania? Maldives in your Cosmopolitan? Micronesia, when you can\u2019t remember the small things? Macedonia nut?<\/p>\n<p>I like Madagascar. That was a funny movie!<\/p>\n<p>So, happy Flag Day to the Madagascarians! (\u201cMadagascarians\u201d \u2013 container toting, angry motorists who ran out of gas?) Wear your colors proudly!<\/p>\n<p>One final word, courtesy of Dove chocolate\u2026 I found this inside one of their wrappers today:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20060224wordFromDove.jpg\" alt=\"20060224wordfromdove\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20060224wordFromDove.jpg 400w, https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20060224wordFromDove-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 85vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Awww! Thanks! How sweet of you!<\/p>\n<p>Me and my plaids are outta here! Bye! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Originally posted on the website Heron Flight) Whoa! Check out the shirt! Can\u2019t you just hear the bagpipes playing in the background? Here comes William Wallace now! Someone commented that I looked like I should be working on a farm. Maybe that\u2019s not such a bad idea! Hey, I got the shirt for $5 at &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/?p=6185\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;I AM PLAIDMAN!&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,47,15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6185","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-food","category-heron-flight","category-movies"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6185","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6185"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6185\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6187,"href":"https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6185\/revisions\/6187"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6185"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6185"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6185"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}