This posting about the American Flag in Mayberry got me to thinking about one of the big mistakes the producers of Andy made. Supposedly, the post office was across the street from the courthouse. One episode Barney gave Melissa Stevens a police escort to the post office, and then in the episode Citizen's Arrest, Gomer was seen coming out of the post office. However, at no time, did I ever see our American Flag flying over the post office. There is federal law, and the post master can get into a lot of trouble for not flying the American Flag. Strange, considering the last thing Barney and Andy ever did was to lower the American Flag.
Orville Hendricks - Selling the best butter and eggs in Mayberry County. Since I served in two different wars, Martha is entitled to a free American Flag someday. I just hope she doesn't get that free American Flag any time soon now. > From: PLV <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: The American Flag in Mayberry > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > Was the American flag ever seen displayed in any manner in Mayberry? I've > been thinking on it, but even the bucket on my head hasn't brought any > instance to mind. And that strikes me as curious, given the place and time > depicted. We know Opie's school had a flag pole, where he handcuffed [what's > his name], but that's as close as my memory can come to any flag. Or did any > of the citizens waiting to welcome the gold truck have a flag? I can only > remember them holding up various signs. > > HistoryBuff _________________________________________________________________ The New Busy is not the old busy. Search, chat and e-mail from your inbox. http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_3 _______________________________________________ WBMUTBB mailing list [email protected] http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
