Flags engender such loyalty and pride, they often become very personal emblems with quirky or quaint nicknames: Old Glory, Union Jack, Maple Leaf — or SOB. That would be (state) “Seal on a Bedsheet,” ...

“Some may call it an SOB — a seal on a bedsheet — and the (vexillologic) community may hate it, but people overwhelmingly prefer our current state flag,” Giannoulias said. The current ...

"Some may call it an SOB — a seal on a bedsheet ... considered one of the worst in the country, which is saying something given that most state flags get horrible grades.

“Some may call it an SOB – a seal on a bedsheet," Giannoulias said in the announcement. "The vexillogical community may hate it, but people overwhelmingly prefer our current state fla ...

The proposal would designate the former design that centered Minnesota’s retired state seal at the center of a blue sheet as the state’s historic flag. It would make explicit that residents ...