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yellojktThe White House posted this about 2 weeks ago, but looks like media is picking up on in right before the Memorial Day weekend.
Trivia — What flower is associated with memorial day? This came up at a bar trivia contest Wednesday night. The event was advertised as exclusively Simpsons trivia. The first question was about Catharine of Aragon. D’oh! One round was exclusively on Memorial Day. We did surprisingly well.
My team came in 4th after missing the final jeopardy style last question. Category: Mr. Burns. Excellent! We bet the max — 20 points. Name one of the two middle names, other than Montgomery, that Mr. Burns has. Hint: It’s referenced once in the Flaming Moe’s episode. Four Simpsons dorks had no idea. Not even a clue.
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Pretty sure the Poppy is associated with Memorial Day.
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Yep. specifically the red poppy.
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Red Poppy is for armistice day I believe. 11/11 from World War I.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remembrance_Day
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jnc is right; although it was adopted here in the US in 1915 for Memorial Day. The original use of red poppies came from the poem “In Flanders Field” by John McCrae (a distant relative of mine!).
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
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