I bought a fixed string of signal flags for my boat from West Marine for decoration. Invariably, someone will ask what it means. The fun part is leading them on

I bought a fixed string of signal flags for my boat from West Marine for decoration. Invariably, someone will ask what it means. The fun part is leading them on with something ridiculous, like, "Cocktails at 5", or "We're sinking". Otherwise, as a sailor who has thousands of deep water miles sailing in many countries, I have never learned or used the system.