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I recently had the opportunity to travel to the Pennsylvania mountains for work. I noticed a lot of the houses and out buildings had stars hung on the front.
Why the stars? Even the guy with the star on the wall of his office couldn't tell me why.
I may not sleep until I find out.


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It is kind of like traveling through southwest Oklahoma and Northern Texas, everyone has butterflys on the house.

That guy must have been a hell of a salesman.

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They are all over houses around RI as well. I have no idea if they signify something or if people just think it is a nice house adornment. I don't like the way they look so much.

Codified message for all alien implants. I think the humans are on to us. Abort "Star" location identifiers. Go back to pink flamingos on lawn immediately....end of transmission.

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I've been asking the same thing since visiting Eastern Oregon this summer. The stars were all over the place. Is it some secret society thing? Does it denote who's been taken over by the aliens? Did I miss the big star sale?

Somebody please answer this so I can sleep tonight.
 
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A look of traditional Americana that's making a comeback thanks to new makers creating the stars again.

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Are you talking about the stars on a banner hanging in the window? Here is a link about that. stars in the window




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Its called a "barn star". More here.
 
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Originally posted by Wheelgunner840:
Codified message for all alien implants. I think the humans are on to us. Abort "Star" location identifiers. Go back to pink flamingos on lawn immediately....end of transmission.

WG840


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I was told long ago that they were private insurance markers. Not just stars, but every insurer had their own specific logo. If the house caught fire, the fire department knew it was an insured blaze and that the then underfuned department would get paid for their efforts.

We took one of the community walking tours, probably 20 years ago and someone asked if they were just decorative. Around here they are made of cast iron and are aobut 8-12" across. The explanation the tour guide gave us could have been BS, but we all accepted it. Smiler


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These are different from the traditional hex symbols?


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I was told long ago that they were private insurance markers. Not just stars, but every insurer had their own specific logo. If the house caught fire, the fire department knew it was an insured blaze and that the then underfuned department would get paid for their efforts.



wouldn't the flags burn too? Or are the flags fire retardant?




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The stars we are talking about match the five point barn star in the post above. I was in Eastern Oregon a few years ago and don't recall seeing them. On our last trip they were all over the place and all different sizes. I think it is an alien invasion thing. Notice no one is owning up to having one.
 
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Originally posted by sparky9:
I recently had the opportunity to travel to the Pennsylvania mountains for work. I noticed a lot of the houses and out buildings had stars hung on the front.
Why the stars? Even the guy with the star on the wall of his office couldn't tell me why.
I may not sleep until I find out.


Sparky9, you were in my backyard and didn't tell me? Shame on you. The "Federalist Stars" signify "party homes" where loose women, free booze and gambling occur 24/7. Cool


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they're expatriated Texans, Texas is, after all, the Lone Star State. Wink


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Might be a takeoff of blood on the doorpost durring pass over so the first born wasnt taken?
I only went to the east coast once. I enjoyed walking in a cemitary at concord looking at the strange headstones, have never seen anything similar elsewhere.
 
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