Ghost of a flea

Of course, in keeping with my status as a Book and Language snob (well deserved, I might add) I can't help but feel a little twinge that our name apparently came from a committee at the Department of Redundancy Department, given that an Ensign is a Standard, too...

Standard:

"A flag, banner, or ensign, especially:

a. The ensign of a chief of state, nation, or city.

b. A long, tapering flag bearing heraldic devices distinctive of a person or corporation.

c. An emblem or flag of an army, raised on a pole to indicate the rallying point in battle.

d. The colors of a mounted or motorized military unit.

Ensign:

1. A national flag displayed on ships and aircraft, often with the special insignia of a branch or unit of the armed forces.

2. A standard or banner, as of a military unit.

3. Archaic. A standard-bearer.

4. a. A commissioned rank in the U.S. Navy or Coast Guard that is below lieutenant junior grade.
b. One who holds this rank.

5. a. A badge of office or power; an emblem: “I want the seals of power and place,/The ensigns of command,/Charged by the people's unbought grace,/To rule my native land” (John Quincy Adams).

b. A sign; a token.

But that's just me, being true to my Inner Armorer and Pedant.

Hey, it's like the RCMP Police!

This is what I get for making a dumb joke. :) One thought is we could change the name every two weeks. And you are * this * close to getting a rotating English/French/Inuit title! I am almost certain that one would get a simple majority from the contrarian vote alone...

How more Canajun could we be if we adopted an English/French/Inuit title!

I say yea!

John, you really should make the hike north for a Red Ensign convention one of these days.