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1 " How was practice?" Shawna asked when Jet walked into the kitchen. " You must've worked hard again, you smell like a wet puppy." " We did." Jet grabbed a bottle of water from the refrigerator. " Your buddy said she was proud of us today." " That's good." Shawna smiled as checked on their dinner. " Are you starting to like her now?" I don't want to beat her with my flagpole anymore, but I wouldn't say I like her. Now your other friend is all up in the punch. Mrs. Scofield was at practice today passing out chocolate milk and telling us what to do with our glitter," Jet said and took a drink of her water. Shawna glanced at Jet. " What're you going to do with the glitter?" " Put it on my eyelids. Personally, I think we're gonna look like sparkly hookers, but makeup isn't my call... "
2 " On Decoration Day, while everyone else in town was at the cemetery decorating the graves of our Glorious War Dead, Willie Beaner and me, Robert Burns Hewitt, took Mabel Cramm's bloomers and run them up the flagpole in front of the town hall. That was the beginning of all my troubles. "
― Katherine Paterson , Preacher's Boy
3 " Well, strap my ass to a flagpole and hoist it skyward' an all to familiar voice declared. "
― Keri Arthur , Who Needs Enemies
4 " Summertime oh summertime pattern of life indelible the fade-proof lake the woods unshatterable the pasture with the sweetfern and the juniper forever and ever . . . the cottages with their innocent and tranquil design their tiny docks with the flagpole and the American flag floating against the white clouds in the blue sky the little paths over the roots of the trees leading from camp to camp. This was the American family at play escaping the city heat. "
