Yarr, matey.  A father of four in England be lookin’ at a trip to the brig thanks to his raising of the black flag of yore in honor his his wee daughter’s 8th birthday party.  David Waterman, a firefighter by trade, raised the Jolly Roger as part of a party theme and since then has refused to take it down, thereby declaring his house a rogue ship at sea and his intent to board other nearby houses in a hostile manner rather than fly false colors. 

I’ve always wanted to fly the Gadsden Flag, but I never knew local ordinances against flying flags that weren’t also the United States flag.  Given how much time and expense the government of Great Britain is going to to force this guy to take down his flag, I guess I’d better do some research before I shell out the money to purchase one.  The flag itself isn’t very expensive, but the legal bills probably are.

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