It is a little-known fact that in 19th century San Francisco, pigeons were fed munitions by the kindly gentry. The obvious result was that the birds tended to spontaneously erupt into flame.  Surely you have seen a pigeon flattened by traffic and shuddered; just imagine the incendiary horror of one of these winged wretches bearing down on you. Nowadays we know better and feed pigeons whatever paper clips or loose change we have in our pockets and can congratulate ourselves on our progress. But never forget! This flag pays heed to a cautionary tale of conflagration.
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It is a little-known fact that in 19th century San Francisco, pigeons were fed munitions by the kindly gentry. The obvious result was that the birds tended to spontaneously erupt into flame.  Surely you have seen a pigeon flattened by traffic and shuddered; just imagine the incendiary horror of one of these winged wretches bearing down on you.

Nowadays we know better and feed pigeons whatever paper clips or loose change we have in our pockets and can congratulate ourselves on our progress. But never forget! This flag pays heed to a cautionary tale of conflagration.