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Chicago Cubs: A history of the beloved ‘W’ flag on the North Side

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My wife ordered two new ‘W’ flags that arrived this week in the mail. She was thinking the Chicago Cubs would be cruising in postseason right about now. I had abducted the larger 3×5 ‘W’ flag and hung it my office at work.

My son and daughter came into the room to see what package had arrived in the mail as I pulled out the two new flags. They looked disappointed as they knew the Cubs were not in the postseason. To get their minds off the Cub’ dubious demise, I asked them, “Do you know what the ‘W’ stands for?