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| Staring back from the abyss  |
I occasionally see large stars on the exterior of homes. What's up with this? A quick google search tells me they mean anything from good luck to witchcraft. So what's the story? Why do people put these on their homes? Is there a secret club that I should be a part of? ________________________________________________________ "Great danger lies in the notion that we can reason with evil." Doug Patton. | ||
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If you were told so, it wouldn't be a secret anymore  "America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system,,,, but too early to shoot the bastards." -- Claire Wolfe "If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living." -- Seneca the Younger, Roman Stoic philosopher | |||
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 Collecting dust. | |||
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It was aliens.... ====== ...welcome to the barnyard...some animals are more equal than others | |||
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Go Vols! |
Barnstar. Just a decoration. | |||
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Depends on the region and family history. There are 3 to 4 reasons. 1 family in revolutionary war (this is regional, mostly new england) 2 loss of loved one in military combat 3 quaker signal for safe harbor and hosputality | |||
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A Grateful American |
 "the meaning of life, is to give life meaning" ✡ Ani Yehudi אני יהודי Le'olam lo shuv לעולם לא שוב! | |||
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| 10mm is The Boom of Doom  |
TEXAS!!! God Bless and Protect the Once and Future President, Donald John Trump. | |||
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We don't have a star on our house...right now, but we do have a large one sitting on my mantle. It is in a circle, which is about 2.5' to 3' in diameter, and it is the star in the center of the Texas seal or better known as the "Lone Star." It isn't actually there right now since we have our Christmas decorations up, but after Christmas, it goes back up. Retired Texas Lawman | |||
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Oriental Redneck |
ASTROS!!! Q | |||
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Tinker Sailor Soldier Pie |
I always thought it meant a son or daughter was away at war (a black or silver star or anything other than gold). A gold star on the home meant a son or daughter who died in war for his or her country. ~Alan Acta Non Verba NRA Life Member (Patron) God, Family, Guns, Country Men will fight and die to protect women... because women protect everything else. ~Andrew Klavan | |||
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This Space for Rent |
If you go inside those homes you’ll see big clocks on the Wasser too. It’s a conspiracy. We will never know world peace, until three people can simultaneously look each other straight in the eye Liberals are like pussycats and Twitter is Trump's laser pointer to keep them busy while he takes care of business - Rey HRH. | |||
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| Oh stewardess, I speak jive.  |
As stated, it varies. In Texas, most of the time, it's a Texas Lone Star thing, like flying the state flag. It's on barns, cut into porch chairs, over the mantle, in framed art, sewn into pillows, you name it, they have some doodad with a star on it. Texans are a very proud sort, of most anything. And then there's the flags with basic stars that represent kids off to war/serving. And who knows what else. Aliens, probably. | |||
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Delusions of Adequacy |
It's a rating. I have my own style of humor. I call it Snarkasm. | |||
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Instead of a bumper sticker "My kid is an honor...", they put the kid's star out. Or not. ========================================== Just my 2¢ ____________________________ Clowns to the left of me, Jokers to the right ♫♫♫ | |||
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round here (RVA) most of us just wear the proper rosette on the lapel or collar, https://store.sar.org/product/member-rosette never heard of anyone having something outside to denote Rev War service, (but I may be living under a rock!) most of the Stars I see on houses are just big ones bought for decoration, you can get them at craft shows etc reasonably priced https://chandlersfirearms.com/chesterfield-armament/ | |||
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Do they look like this 26 point Moravian Star?  | |||
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God will always provide |
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| Get my pies outta the oven!  |
Not always just decoration. They sometimes hide large bolts used to help strengthen and tie together a brick structure. I think they are called anchor bolts? | |||
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The revolutionary war, and quaker were pretty specific to ct. Rev war was coastal CT, quaker was more inland. | |||
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