Quote Originally Posted by Graham
Speaking of which, 'scuse my ignorance, but what are the flag you and Doc are flying?
I can't speak for Todd's flag, cause I don't recognize it. Looks like a Canadian Province to me.

The flag in my Signature Line it known as The Bonnie Blue Flag. Though it originated in 1810, it became closely associated with the Southern Independence Movement as early as the 1830's, and several Confederate States adopted some version of the Bonnie Blue Flag as their flags after their secession from the United States in 1861.

The Bonnie Blue Flag is still used by Southern Patriots. It is partly pessimism about the current state of the Union, part opposition to the increasingly overwhelming growth of the Federal Government, and partly regional pride.

Here is a short article on the origin of the Bonnie Blue Flag from http://www.anyflag.com/history/bonnie.htm :

Bonnie Blue Flag

The first recorded use of the lone star flag dates to 1810. On September 11, 1810 a troop of West Florida dragoons set out for the provincial capitol at Baton Rouge under this flag. They were joined by other republican forces and captured Baton Rouge, imprisoned the Governor and on September 23, 1810 raised their Bonnie Blue flag over the Fort of Baton Rouge. Three days later the president of the West Florida Convention, signed a Declaration of Independence and the flag became the emblem of a new republic. By December 10, the flag of the United States replaced the Bonnie Blue after President Madison issued a proclamation declaring West Florida under the jurisdiction of the Governor of the Louisiana Territory. With this rebellion in mind, this flag was used by the Republic of Texas from 1836 to 1839. On January 9, 1861 the convention of the People of Mississippi adopted an Ordinance of Secession. With this announcement the Bonnie Blue flag was raised over the capitol building in Jackson. Harry McCarthy was so inspired that he wrote a song entitled "The Bonnie Blue Flag" which became the second most popular patriotic song of the Confederacy. The Confederate government did not adopt this flag but the people did and the lone star flags were adopted in some form in five of the southern States that adopted new flags in 1861.
Probably more than you wanted to know.