No kidding. Looks like the EU attempted a massive Mail Merge that didn't quite work out as planned.
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No kidding. Looks like the EU attempted a massive Mail Merge that didn't quite work out as planned.
Bear > Leaf from a syrup tree
On what scale? I mean, pancakes are probably a lot more delicious with syrup than they are with a bear.
On the Bears, Beets, Battlestar Galactica scale.
[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOV36T58_fg&feature=related[/yt]
I understand that, but it's still writing on a flag. Whether it's a slogan, historical reference, in Latin, whatever, it's lame.
Bear > Leaf from a syrup tree
It's all good. Canada has bears covered elsewhere.
What a great topic! I love flags! I really like the Arizona flag, but I am biased. I like the Macedonian flag because its reminiscent of the Arizona flag. I also like the colors and unusual shape of the Ohio flag. The U.S., Canadian, UK, and Swedish flags are probably my favorites national flags. I like the Don't tread On Me flag. It does have writing on it, which I usually don't like, but the symbolism of the rattlesnake is pretty cool.
Bear > Leaf from a syrup tree
On what scale? I mean, pancakes are probably a lot more delicious with syrup than they are with a bear.
On the Bears, Beets, Battlestar Galactica scale.
[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOV36T58_fg&feature=related[/yt]
Well played, sir. Well played.
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The Kangaroo can work as a national symbol - see the Royal Australian Air Force Low Visibility Roundel below - but I agree that it's probably best to leave it off the flag. There's room for at most one such affectation, and the Southern Cross is it.
Yeah, very true. I suppose it's because of it's iconic design, and because it's pretty much the only symbol that is used for Italy as a whole (opposite to the plethora of historical symbols for each city or region).
Well, Canada changed its flag fairly recently, discarding the "colonial nonsense" and adopting its own peculiar symbolism. I think Australia and NZ could do the same.
It's a woodpecker (historical symbol of the region) crossed with a capital "M" for Marche. Super-lame.The worst (Marche):
WTF is that supposed to be? A cross between a duck and a swaybacked horse?
Call me weird, but I kinda like it, in a cheesy 70s kinda way. Not as a flag, tho.Kind of like the proposed EU 'Barcode' flag:
Too many bland national flags out there, but I do like Brazil's and Jamaica's flags. Oddly enough, I'm not a big fan of green flags.
For something different, this page has a lot of different city flags. It's not a complete list, but it is interesting. I really like all of Portugal's city flags - they're consistent and they have a nice style. On the other end of the spectrum, Tampa's looks like it was designed by committee, and Provo's looks like a Centrum ad!
For something different, this page has a lot of different city flags. It's not a complete list, but it is interesting. I really like all of Portugal's city flags - they're consistent and they have a nice style. On the other end of the spectrum, Tampa's looks like it was designed by committee, and Provo's looks like a Centrum ad!
Watching that fly in a stiff wind would probably give some people seizures.
There would HAVE to be controversy about the order in which countries are represented on the flag.
Too many bland national flags out there, but I do like Brazil's and Jamaica's flags. Oddly enough, I'm not a big fan of green flags.
For something different, this page has a lot of different city flags. It's not a complete list, but it is interesting. I really like all of Portugal's city flags - they're consistent and they have a nice style. On the other end of the spectrum, Tampa's looks like it was designed by committee, and Provo's looks like a Centrum ad!
That reminds me, the Contrada flags of Siena are pretty cool as well.
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I'm a fan of that one as well. It's cool looking, while still fairly subtle. It cuts ties to the Union flag without abandoning the colors. And it looks distinct enough to never be confused for the Australian flag
One of the arguments I've heard against - or for, depending on one's perspective - changing the Australian flag is that it further divides Australia from New Zealand, eroding solidarity between the two nations and pushing national unification just that tiny bit further out of reach.
Bridget Riley should sue for breach of copyright. See for example:
http://www.heliumfoundation.com/vault//artwork/riley_bridget_edge_of_light.jpg
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Liberty Leading the People wins the patriotic art contest I think.
I can't quite put my finger on why.
I've never even heard of there being any kind of movement to "unify" New Zealand and Australia.
That proposed flag looks more like a sports organisation or something than a national flag though, the leaf needs to be a lot more stylised imo.
I'm a fan of that one as well. It's cool looking, while still fairly subtle. It cuts ties to the Union flag without abandoning the colors. And it looks distinct enough to never be confused for the Australian flag
One of the arguments I've heard against - or for, depending on one's perspective - changing the Australian flag is that it further divides Australia from New Zealand, eroding solidarity between the two nations and pushing national unification just that tiny bit further out of reach.
I think the chances of Australia and New Zealand unifying are about the same as America and Canada. In other words, not very high.
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New Zealand was at one point annexed to New South Wales ... for a day or two while the Crown got its shit together.
The Australian Constitution specifically provides for the induction of New Zealand. The Kiwis declined at the time mostly because they treated Maoris better than Australia did its Aborigines. Principled bastards.
More recently there's been some talk of a currency union, although I imagine the Eurozone crisis has pretty much scuttled that. Something that is actively being negotiated are arrangements to treat flights between Australia and New Zealand as domestic rather than international travel.
I'm a fan of that one as well. It's cool looking, while still fairly subtle. It cuts ties to the Union flag without abandoning the colors. And it looks distinct enough to never be confused for the Australian flag
One of the arguments I've heard against - or for, depending on one's perspective - changing the Australian flag is that it further divides Australia from New Zealand, eroding solidarity between the two nations and pushing national unification just that tiny bit further out of reach.
I think the chances of Australia and New Zealand unifying are about the same as America and Canada. In other words, not very high.
Odd, I consider both to be inevitable.
Based on what? What does Canada have to gain from unification that it could not get through close ties, free trade agreements, and other confederacies that still preserve sovereignty?
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