"W" Flag Rules

by cubswgnrocks on Jun 10, 2009 9:41 AM CDT

I recently got a Cubs "W" flag. Having a Cubs "W" flag is not something to be taken lightly, and is a privelege. Therefore, I need to know how to fly my W flag, and I have several questions....

When do I take it down after they win before the next game? An hour before, or six hours? Do I even take it down or just hope they win the next game? :)
What about off days?
Any other rules that I forgot to mention?
Does Ted Lilly fly a W flag?

Should be some fun before the game tonight.....let's hope the Cubs continue their winning ways!

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i bought a W flag and also had a blue L flag made because they dont sell the L flags. i want to install a flagpole in front of our home but my wife doesnt like the idea.

Build a park on the land to the west of Wrigley!

by drodd on Jun 10, 2009 9:45 AM CDT reply actions

They used to sell the L flags.

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by Shanghai Badger on Jun 10, 2009 9:56 AM CDT up reply actions

TELL THE WIFE.....

It’s part of being a Cubs fan ……Install the pole when she’s gone somewhere….

by cubs north on Jun 10, 2009 10:18 AM CDT up reply actions

is there a compromise that maybe you could come up with?

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by Madison Cub Fan on Jun 10, 2009 10:28 AM CDT up reply actions

TWHS?

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by daver on Jun 10, 2009 10:39 AM CDT up reply actions

I am dating a girl that likes to pole dance as recreation.

Tell your wife its for her physical health.

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by KaliCub on Jun 10, 2009 11:11 AM CDT up reply actions

I'm happy for you

But does she do it in your front yard? LOL

by Madison Cub Fan on Jun 10, 2009 2:53 PM CDT up reply actions

Bummer...

it’s a class for exercise and no men are allowed to watch. But I’ll suggest that to her about the front yard. lol And then I’ll have a place for the W flag.

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by KaliCub on Jun 10, 2009 3:25 PM CDT up reply actions

you might be single if you suggest that

by Madison Cub Fan on Jun 10, 2009 10:15 PM CDT up reply actions

I'd say take it down when it gets dark

An off day is an off day; the previous game’s over.

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by Shanghai Badger on Jun 10, 2009 9:57 AM CDT reply actions

Agreed

At Wrigley they fly at night after home night game wins or losses, but I think its because they have a light shining on them. FWIW I have one in my office window which faces traffic, I raise it only during day game wins, and promptly take it down early the next morning. So for night games no flag. I also follow the convention ShangBadge mentions – an off day is an off day.

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by StevenABQ on Jun 10, 2009 10:24 AM CDT up reply actions

Can you see your W flag from the El?

I think I’ve seen it before…

by HoosierFan on Jun 10, 2009 12:00 PM CDT up reply actions

For a split second, I thought you were saying...

“The W flag rules man!”

As in… kicks butt!

And, I was in total agreement:)

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by SackMan on Jun 10, 2009 10:19 AM CDT reply actions

I stole this from the internet.... Its amazing the things you can find on google

1. The ‘W’ flag is only to be flown after a Cubs victory. I cannot stress this enough.

2. The ‘W’ flag shall not be flown until the game is final. Keep in mind that this is the Cubs we are talking about and fans should, therefore, never assume a Cubs victory (even with an eight run lead and two outs in the ninth inning).

3. The ‘W’ flag must be taken down at least ten minutes before the start of the Cubs’ next game.

4. The ‘W’ flag is not to be flown during the game.

5. If you will be away from the location where the ‘W’ flag is flown when it should be taken down (i.e.: at least ten minutes before the start of the Cubs’ next game, for those of you with a short attention span), it should be taken down to avoid violating rules 1-4

6. Bringing a ‘W’ flag to a game is permissible, but it is not to be displayed until the game is over. Please do not start showing off your flag in the ninth inning in hopes that WGN or Comcast will give you your ten minutes of fame. Once again, this is the Cubs we are talking about.

7. The ‘W’ flag is only to be flown in honor of a Cubs’ win. Sure, the new Blackhawks ‘W’ logo with the feathers is pretty cool, but the traditional blue and while ‘W’ flag is for the Cubs and the Cubs alone.

8. If you violate any of the above rules and the Cubs go on to lose that day, you should feel guilty and all your friends should ridicule you.

Careful Son, They will break your heart. And then stomp on it. But I will be a Cubs fans until I die. Its your fault Harry!!!

by deployedcubfan on Jun 10, 2009 10:27 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs

This is sweet - and I totally agree with these points.

I have neighbors who “fly the flag” and they drive me insane with their haphazard, sloppy flag-flying habits.

By the way, you should probably give some credit to the source of these rules.

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by daver on Jun 10, 2009 10:41 AM CDT up reply actions

I completely agree, my bad

http://flythewflag.blogspot.com/

Usually wouldn’t promote another website, but it seemed like a good list

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by deployedcubfan on Jun 10, 2009 10:47 AM CDT up reply actions

I have one of those haphazard neighbors too.

It drives me nuts. I also have a neighbor that flies one of those cutesy little ones that also has the Cubs logo on it. Although I don’t particularly like it, it doesn’t seem quite as unacceptable for those to by flying all the time because it looks more like a decoration.

by katie casey on Jun 10, 2009 12:18 PM CDT up reply actions

Boy this sounds like things bernie mac should have know

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by Adam Uhlhorn on Jun 10, 2009 11:17 PM CDT up reply actions

ok i will tell my wife she can paint our bathroom pink if i can get the flag pole

Build a park on the land to the west of Wrigley!

by drodd on Jun 10, 2009 10:39 AM CDT reply actions

Can you paint?

You could even offer to do the painting.

by Madison Cub Fan on Jun 10, 2009 10:45 AM CDT up reply actions

better yet...will she paint your flag pole pink?

As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.

by santoswoodenlegs on Jun 10, 2009 10:47 AM CDT up reply actions

That would be a W right there.

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by daver on Jun 10, 2009 10:51 AM CDT up reply actions

Never let your "W" Flag touch the ground.

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by IowaCubs- on Jun 10, 2009 10:52 AM CDT reply actions

Bless Your Flag With Ted Lilly's Tears

This is obviously impossible, because Lilly never cries

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by heine41 on Jun 10, 2009 11:30 AM CDT reply actions

I'm pretty selective about mine...

I fly it after the first Spring training victory.

I fly it after the first Regular Season victory.

Then I put it away until September and hope they’re in contention when I’ll fly it after every victory. I leave it up after the game and overnight then pull it down early in the A.M. the next day.

I never fly it on an off day.

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by Gibbon Jockey on Jun 10, 2009 12:28 PM CDT reply actions

Over the past few years, BCB'ers have been pretty creative about photoshopping their own W Flags.

Lot’s of folks fly them in the game threads after a win.

It might be fun to post some of the better ones in this thread.

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by digitalbenjamin on Jun 10, 2009 12:29 PM CDT reply actions

Ted Lilly sews all the W flags with his bare hands.

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by Al Yellon on Jun 10, 2009 1:04 PM CDT reply actions

like Betsy Ross?

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by drewishdrewid on Jun 10, 2009 1:51 PM CDT up reply actions

....using thread fashioned from the cartilage of his victims.

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by daver on Jun 10, 2009 1:57 PM CDT up reply actions

when did Ted Lilly become the chuck norris of this site

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by gocubs526 on Jun 10, 2009 2:59 PM CDT up reply actions

Last season.

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by daver on Jun 10, 2009 3:00 PM CDT up reply actions

what you should be asking

is when did Chuck Norris become the Ted Lilly of the world?

by drewishdrewid on Jun 10, 2009 3:03 PM CDT up reply actions

+30

baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out

by Cubbie-Tim on Jun 10, 2009 4:08 PM CDT up reply actions

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Oh Baby!

by cubswgnrocks on Jun 10, 2009 1:12 PM CDT reply actions

What do (did) they do at Wrigley after a double header?

Two flags?

by ChipSet on Jun 10, 2009 1:23 PM CDT reply actions

When Ted Lilly was born...

he had a blue W birthmark on his back.

Get Peavy already! I want my #44 jersey!

by Cub Style on Jun 10, 2009 2:55 PM CDT reply actions

I would say it was awkward in the Blue Jays' clubhouse...

…but Ted Lilly never feels awkward. And he never feels pain.

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by daver on Jun 10, 2009 3:02 PM CDT up reply actions

My neighbors came knocking on my door

Thinking it was a “white power” flag. LOL had to show them online what it was, haha

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by preachermancubsfan on Jun 10, 2009 4:56 PM CDT reply actions

LOL - that sounds like a "Seinfeld" episode.

Did you happen to be carrying a load of white sheets from the laundry room when they stopped by?

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by daver on Jun 10, 2009 4:59 PM CDT up reply actions

hilaroius

baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out

by Cubbie-Tim on Jun 10, 2009 5:02 PM CDT up reply actions

Ha - that's a good one.

I really used to worry about flying the flag the past few years for fear of an outsider viewing it as some sort of statement about the previous president.

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by Gibbon Jockey on Jun 10, 2009 6:02 PM CDT up reply actions

Does Ted Lilly fly a W flag?

I believe the W Flag flies a Ted Lilly baseball card

baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out

by Cubbie-Tim on Jun 10, 2009 5:02 PM CDT reply actions

What would happen if you flew the "W" upside down

does it mean distress like the american flag?
will it one day stand for millennium drought?
or will it stand for More Cowbell?

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by Adam Uhlhorn on Jun 10, 2009 11:23 PM CDT reply actions

My prescription calls for more cowbell.

BTW-Happy Dairy Month everyone!

by katie casey on Jun 11, 2009 9:02 AM CDT up reply actions

The "L" flag means distress.

by katie casey on Jun 11, 2009 9:04 AM CDT up reply actions

i thought the L flag

was a cry for Lilly to save the day

baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out

by Cubbie-Tim on Jun 11, 2009 11:11 AM CDT up reply actions

sort of like the bat signal

by katie casey on Jun 11, 2009 11:55 AM CDT up reply actions

Ted Lilly

would throw a 6 to 12 curve ball and return it to a “W”

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by DMCub on Jun 12, 2009 12:14 PM CDT up reply actions

One more flag rule.

I saw someone in the neighborhood flying a Cubs flag (not the W, but one with a Cubs logo) above the American flag on a pole. That is just wrong. If the American flag is also being displayed, it should be on top.

by katie casey on Jun 12, 2009 6:19 PM CDT reply actions