George was a pirate, but he wasn’t a very good pirate.
He was always flying the Jolly Roger upside-down.
Someone would point it out to him, and he’d grumble and bring the flag down, mess with it a bit, and run it back up the mast.
“It’s still upside-down, George,” said the captain. “Try it again.”
Once again, George would grumble and try to fly the flag right, but when he ran it back up and stepped back, it was upside-down again.
“This is why I try to lose battles,” said George. “At least the white flag is never upside-down.”