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by Jamie Frater

Flags have been used since before we began recording history, to symbolize movements, peoples and even individuals.

Every country in the world has a flag – some weird, some beautiful and some incredibly boring (Libya’s flag for instance

– plain green and nothing else). This list looks at ten flags, or types of flags, that are unique in one or another aspect from

other flags.

10

Dannebrog

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Flags originated in China and India and spread around the world. Because they are so ancient it is not possible to

pinpoint the very first, so we are doing the next best thing by including the Dannebrog – the world’s oldest state flag still in

use. Dating back to the 13th century – allegedly June 15, 1219, the Dannebrog is the state flag of Denmark and is the

inspiration behind the design of many other scandinavian country’s flags. Prior to its adoption the flag most commonly in

use in the region was the Viking raven banner which was triangular in shape and carried the image of a Raven. Austria

also lays claim to having the oldest flag though their flag most likely appeared around 1230.

9

Semaphores

Language doesn’t just come in the form of speech and movement. Semaphore Flags are a system for conveying

information at a distance by means of visual signals with hand-held flags, rods, disks, paddles, or occasionally bare or

gloved hands. Information is encoded by the position of the flags; it is read when the flag is in a fixed position.Semaphores were adopted and widely used (with hand-held flags replacing the mechanical arms of shutter semaphores)

in the maritime world in the early 1800s. Semaphore signals were used, for example, at the Battle of Trafalgar. This was

the period in which the modern naval semaphore system was invented. This system uses hand-held flags. It is still used

during underway replenishment at sea and is acceptable for emergency communication in daylight or, using lighted wands





instead of flags, at night.

8

Nepal

The flag of Nepal is the only national flag in the world that is not rectangular. The flag is a simplified combination of two

single pennants. Its crimson red is the color of the rhododendron, the country’s national flower. Red is also the sign of

victory in war. The blue border is the color of peace. Until 1962, the flag’s emblems, the sun and the crescent moon, had

human faces. They were removed to modernize the flag. The faces remained on the sun and the moon on the Royal

Standard until the abolition of the monarchy in 2008. The flag was adopted, with the formation of a new constitutional

government, on December 16, 1962. The individual pennants had been used for the preceding two centuries and the

double pennant since the 19th century.

7White Flag

The white flag is an internationally recognized protective sign of truce or ceasefire, and request for negotiation. It is also

used to symbolize surrender, since it is often the weaker military party which requests negotiation. A white flag signifies to





all that an approaching negotiator is unarmed, with an intent to surrender or a desire to communicate. Persons carrying or

waving a white flag are not to be fired upon, nor are they allowed to open fire. The use of the flag to surrender is included

in the Geneva Conventions.

6

Black Flag

The black flag, and the color black in general, have been associated with anarchy since the 1880s. Many anarchist

collectives contain the word “black” in their names. There have been a number of anarchist periodicals titled Black Flag.

The uniform blackness of this flag is representative of the negation of all oppressive structures, in deliberate contrast to the

colorful flags typical of most nation-states. Additionally, as a white flag is the universal symbol for surrender to superior

force, the black flag is a symbol of defiance, an opposition to surrender.

5

Transgender Flag





We are all familiar with the rainbow flag of the gay pride movement, but less well known is the transgender flag. It was

created in 2000, and first flown at a pride Parade in Phoenix, Arizona, that year. The flag designer most aptly sums up its

meaning, so I will let her speak: “The light blue is the traditional color for baby boys, pink is for girls, and the white in the

middle is for those who are transitioning, those who feel they have a neutral gender or no gender, and those who are

intersexed. The pattern is such that no matter which way you fly it, it will always be correct. This symbolizes us trying to

find correctness in our own lives.”

4

Jolly Roger

The Jolly Roger is the name given to any of various flags flown to identify a ship’s crew as pirates. The flag most usually

identified as the Jolly Roger today is the skull and crossbones, a flag consisting of a human skull above two long bones,

set in an x-mark arrangement on a black field. This design was used by several pirates, including Captains Edward

England and John Taylor. Some Jolly Roger flags also include an hourglass, another common symbol representing

mortality and death in 17th and 18th Century Europe. Despite its prominence in popular culture, plain black flags were

often employed by most pirates in the 17th-18th century.

3

West African Flag





This unusual flag is commonly (and wrongly) attributed to the Benin Empire. It is one of four currently held at the National

Maritime Museum in Greenwich near London. There is some uncertainty about the exact origin of the flag, and whether it

came from Benin itself or was used by the forces of its Itsekiri allies. The name ‘Kennedy’ on the paper label attached to

the flag seems to indicate it was brought back by Admiral F.W. Kennedy from the 1897 expedition against Benin, and so

is of Benin origin. The flag, however, is extremely similar to three other West African flags the Museum holds, which

originated not in Benin itself but with the neighboring Itsekiri people.

2

Martian Flag

The flag of Mars is a tricolor used to represent the planet of Mars. While not official in any legal sense, it has been

approved by, and is used by, the Mars Society and The Planetary Society. The flag is designed to portray the “future

history” of Mars. The red bar, which lies closest to the mast, symbolizes Mars as it is today. The green and blue

symbolize stages in the possible terraforming of Mars, should humanity ever have the will and the ability to undertake such

a task, the ethics of terraforming remaining a matter of debate.

1

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Stephen / 26 Sep, 2010 at 01:33 am

Lol at White Flag.

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you'rewrong / 26 Sep, 2010 at 12:48 pmI can guarantee that everyone, for a nanosecond, thought, "But where's the flag?… Oh."

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spiderbait / 26 Sep, 2010 at 06:54 pm

I actually dragged the picture to the side just to make sure there actually WAS a picture.

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Jack / 26 Sep, 2010 at 01:37 amI love the Nepalese flag

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suraj / 9 Jun, 2012 at 05:33 pm

ya me too

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Poopy McKgee / 26 Sep, 2010 at 01:39 am

poopy poop poop (:Reply

Robert Ott / 26 Sep, 2010 at 01:45 am

California has a pretty lame flag, its got a grizzly bear on it and there hasnt been any grizzlies in CA for a long ass time. i

wonder if California will get a new flag when it eventually breaks off from the continental US and goes down to kick it

with hawaii hahaha

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jherrera / 26 Sep, 2010 at 07:41 am

Do you know that California's flag was supposed to have a "Pear" on it? Somewhere along the way, the message to put a

pear on the flag was mis-interpreted, and a "Bear" was placed on it! But that's another list!

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neurosisinc / 26 Sep, 2010 at 03:40 pm

Not sure if you're joking, that was snopes pulling your leg! & Mr. Ed was actually a zebra!

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LOL WUT / 11 Aug, 2011 at 12:58 pm

Pesky typoes, They’re the reason Joan of Arc was almost burned at the snake.

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Spaz / 26 Sep, 2010 at 09:26 am

Maybe California should change to a white flag since they have surrendered to Mexico and the illegals.

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Daniel Hernandez / 26 Sep, 2010 at 11:43 pm

Your a fag!

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Roman / 26 Sep, 2010 at 01:50 am

Fly the white flag of war!

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Jordan Docker / 26 Sep, 2010 at 02:01 amnumber 8 isn't the only non-rectangular flag, Switzerland's is a square

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magoopaintrock / 26 Sep, 2010 at 03:03 am

Technically, squares are rectangles because they have four right angles.

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MrRocketSkates / 26 Feb, 2011 at 12:08 pm

Be quietReply

Nick / 26 Sep, 2010 at 03:06 am

A square is a rectangle.

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shroom / 26 Sep, 2010 at 06:41 am

a square has four equal sides a rectangle doesn't

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Geronimo / 26 Sep, 2010 at 06:57 am

any quadrilateral with 4 right angles is a rectangle…the equality of side doesn't matter…..so a square is a rectangle

bro…..

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ianz09 / 26 Sep, 2010 at 10:38 am

Definition of a rectangle: A closed quadrilateral with two sets of parallel lines and 4 corners that measure 90 degrees. Asquare meets all of these, therefore it is a rectangle. One of the few things I retained from highschool.

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TheAshok / 26 Sep, 2010 at 02:01 pm

They taught me all wrong in my school! Good that I never attended the classes.

Vera Lynn / 26 Sep, 2010 at 03:00 pm

Every square is a rectangle, but not every rectangle is a square.

dumbderriere / 26 Sep, 2010 at 08:25 pm

Every square is a rectangle, every rectangle is square, but not everyrectangle is a square

oliveralbq / 26 Sep, 2010 at 08:46 pm

every nerd is a square, but not every square is a nerd

Jay / 27 Sep, 2010 at 06:57 pmAnd every square is sometimes nude, but not every nude is a square. In fact, some parts resemble a parallelpiped.

Jay / 27 Sep, 2010 at 06:54 pm





You mean 4 corners that measure 360 degrees in total? That's a rectangle. If each corner measures 90 degrees, that's a

square. If the four angles measure 90 degrees in total, that's geometry from the Dark Dimension and I want nothing to do

with it.

ianz09 / 27 Sep, 2010 at 07:13 pm

I meant four corners that measure 90 degrees apiece haha. But rectangles that aren't squares must still have 90 degree

angles. If the don't, they are a parallelogram, which isn't necessarily a rectangle. Every square is a rectangle, and every

rectangle is a parallelogram, but it doesn't work like that backwa- *head explodes*

Jay / 27 Sep, 2010 at 07:55 pm

ianz? ianz? Darn, another life senselessly lost to trapezoids. Or rhomboids. Whatever.

ianz09 / 27 Sep, 2010 at 09:01 pm

I can be resuscitated… But the only way that is possible id for brock to never comment… ever again.

Jay / 27 Sep, 2010 at 09:24 pm

Ahhh, if he wouldn't do it for us… Darn. Another senseless life lost.

Jay / 27 Sep, 2010 at 07:07 pm

Are you sure? I thought it was a polygon…

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Jordan Docker / 1 Oct, 2010 at 01:16 pm

being over zealous are we? I already knew this, but it is widely assumed that a square is not a rectangle. How else wouldI rephrase the statement?

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Euclid / 4 Feb, 2011 at 09:48 pm

Wow… you learn this in kindergarten guys. At least here. A square is a type of rectangle, like a dog is a type of mammal.

Saying Switzerland’s flag isn’t rectangular is like saying a bird isn’t an animal because it has feathers. A square is just a

special type of rectangle.

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cqsteve / 26 Sep, 2010 at 02:04 am

Every so often here in Australia, the arguement about changing our flag comes up. Because of the Union Jack on our flag

symbolising our traditional ties with Britian, many people feel it is no longer reflective with modern Australia. Many good

points for and against the change are made, but it always seems to be raised when the federal government is having a

crisis of some type and needs to divert attention away from their stuff-ups. The republican debate is also treated in this

manner.

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you'rewrong / 26 Sep, 2010 at 06:31 pm

I support that. I'm Argentinean, so anything that damages the United Kingdom of F—— A-Holes is cool with me.

p.s. this one time, someone thought I was Australian because of my accent. I'm from S. California. and I think Australian

is the coolest English accent





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Englisher / 27 Sep, 2010 at 05:57 pm

Still reeling from the failed attempt to capture the Falklands? Thought as much…

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oliveralbq / 28 Sep, 2010 at 12:10 am@cqsteve:"Many good points for and against the change are made, but it always seems to be raised when the

ederal government is having a crisis of some type and needs to divert attention away from their stuff-ups."

the same thing happens here in the american south over the conferderate flag. south carolina and alabama flew the

confederate flag over their state capitols, and people are constantly throwing a fit over its presence. the state of georgia

changed its flag in 2001 because it had the conf. flag in it. here in mississippi, the confederate flag occupies the same

space that the stars occupy on the u.s.a. flag.

these fits people throw…..they come just as you described. whenever they need to divert attention from something else.

i'm not going to voice my opinion on keeping the flag (vs.) changing the flag — i just always think the timing is a little

weird.

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cqsteve / 28 Sep, 2010 at 09:51 pm

Yeah it happens far too often to be a mere coincidence! "Democratically" elected governments obviously think the voters

are idiots and throw up issues to cloud the real problems. Tyrants know people are essentially smart which is why they

don't bother to baffle them with bull*****, they just use force.

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Armadillotron / 26 Sep, 2010 at 02:12 am

Before Hitler came along, the Swastica was a symbol of PEACE. Also, it`s a symbol of Hinduism. And when pointed in

the opposite direction, it`s a symbol of Buddhism. In South Korea, it`s shown on cafes. Sadly Jews and the political

correct brigade, want it banned. Ridiculous.

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Mikael L / 26 Sep, 2010 at 03:14 am

Where did you get that from? I’m Jewish and I don’t want it banned…

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Armadillotron / 26 Sep, 2010 at 03:07 am

Er yes, Swastika`s or anything else to do with Hitler or Nazis in Germany is BANNED and you risk being thrown in

prison. A man who made Gnomes giving Nazi-salutes, was thrown in prison and a husband and wife in America who

called their son Adolf Hitler Campbell in America, the parents were given a few months and poor Adolf was taken into

care! Which is unreal. Why can`t you name you son Adolf Hitler?

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Techstyles / 26 Sep, 2010 at 04:07 am

Em – coz it's bad parenting and supports fascism maybe ?Reply

Moonbeam / 26 Sep, 2010 at 01:12 pm





They weren't taken away because of the names. There was evidence of abuse in the family. Apparently the windows

were nailed shut, the children were strapped to chairs for long periods of time, the mother slipped a neighbor a note

asking for help because the father threatened to kill her. The father, who can't read, has a restraining order out against hi

from a previous wife and would somehow abuse the children with a vacuum held on their faces.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/parents-cannot-regain-cu…

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Bruh Kez / 26 Sep, 2010 at 05:24 amAs far as I know fascism isn’t illegal. You can’t go around taking peoples kids off them just because you don’t agree with

their political views ya know!

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Well obviously symbols can change meaning over time, so deal with it.

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JustPeisma / 26 Sep, 2010 at 04:00 am

Actually, the Swastica itself is not banned. The Hakenkreuz is a swastica, that is tilted to the side to make it seem more

dynamic and powerful. The "real" Swastica, however, stands on one of its feet and may be displayed in public.

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vonhohenzollern / 26 Sep, 2010 at 01:47 pm

I was always told that the swastika was an ancient Scandinavian symbol for good luck. I'm not sure if my version or your

version of the meaning is right, though…

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Swastika is a religious symbol for Hindus and it is believed that this symbol (along with the AUM letter) brings peace and

prosperity. Swastika symbol has been here since ages….it is one of the oldest symbols known to mankind. Indus Vally

civilization is one of the best examples where we can find Swastika.

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you'rewrong / 26 Sep, 2010 at 06:46 pm

Not only that, before Hitler came along, the Roman salute (hand outstretched to the flag) was the national salute to theAmerican flag. Goddamn Nazis ruin everything.

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The Mick / 26 Sep, 2010 at 11:01 pm

you will find that the swastika appears throughout ancient history in Greece, Syria, Egypt. It's not exclusive to Hinduism

or Buddhism, especially in the regard of being a symbol of religion.

It was used as a decorative strip usually painted along walls or pottery and may have had a spiritual significance as a

symbol that could ward off evil spirits.

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Jael / 26 Sep, 2010 at 02:15 am

The Japanese flag should have been included in an "honourable mention" section fr one reason: it resembles a popular





Japanese side dish of rice with an umeboshi (pickled plum) on top. Japanese people often refer to their flag as the

"umeboshi flag", and last I checked, they were the only nation to have a flag resemble a native dish.

Other than that, great list!

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kraff / 26 Sep, 2010 at 07:54 am

The Japanese Flag resembles the rising sun, see wikipedia:

"[The] flag is officially called Nisshōki (日章旗?, "sun-mark flag") in Japanese, but is more commonly known asHinomaru (日の丸?, "sun disc")."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_flag

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Jay / 26 Sep, 2010 at 08:06 am

If State flags are included, Ohio has the Buckeye.

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violatorofsanity / 26 Sep, 2010 at 05:26 pm

note the use of the word "resembes", you actually had to look it up on wikipedia? lmao

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tanman / 26 Sep, 2010 at 02:19 am

the naxi flag is such a powerfull symbol. it is still in use today as a sybol of racism and hate.

but it really did rally all of germany back in ww2

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mck / 26 Sep, 2010 at 02:19 am

Aren't all flags unique? Why is the title like that?

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mck / 26 Sep, 2010 at 02:24 am

Why is Nazi flag unusual? I think the list should have been named something else.

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Unusual OR unique. Romania and Chad have identical flags.

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JVWha / 26 Sep, 2010 at 06:42 am

I wonder whose was first, though? I also still have problems differentiating the French flag from the Russian one

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fendabenda / 26 Sep, 2010 at 10:34 am

The Russian flag has horizontal stripes, the French "Tricolore" has vertical ones. Unless I got them confused. :/

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vonhohenzollern / 26 Sep, 2010 at 01:50 pm

The flag of Romania was adopted almost 100 years before the Chad flag was adopted. The basic design of the

Romanian flag is the same as that of Chad, Andorra, and Moldova.

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The Mick / 26 Sep, 2010 at 11:03 pmi have problems telling these flags apart too. especially when i am very drunk and dont know if i'm still standing or i have

fallen over…

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Jay / 29 Sep, 2010 at 08:51 am

If you don't know, you've fallen over.

Geronimo1618 / 26 Sep, 2010 at 02:19 am

Cool pics for the White and Black flags, must have been very difficult to find them? hyuk hyuk

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hermy304 / 26 Sep, 2010 at 02:20 am

The welsh flag is cool with a red dragon,white and green background.

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Cormac / 26 Sep, 2010 at 02:33 am

The Swiss flag isn’t rectangular either. Apart from that it’s a great list.Reply

mck / 26 Sep, 2010 at 02:12 am

You need to go back to school. You might wan't to ask Joran Docker if he likes to join you.

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ozwald / 26 Sep, 2010 at 10:19 am

Although a square technically is a rectangle but it does make the Swiss flag unique because it is the ONLY flag which issquare.

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Jay / 27 Sep, 2010 at 07:03 pm

The only one except for the others. Which makes it SORT OF unique. It's like "Unique-Lite."

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With regards to item 8: the Vatican and Swiss flags aren’t rectangular and hence your opening line is incorrect.Reply

mck / 26 Sep, 2010 at 02:54 am





"In Euclidean plane geometry, a rectangle is any quadrilateral with four right angles."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rectangle

I'm pretty sure the JF is using Euclidean plane geometry.

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In Euclidean plane geometry, is it even possible for a polygon to have four right angles and not be a quadrilateral? I don't

think so.Reply

mck / 26 Sep, 2010 at 03:17 am

Let me try to draw:

__ __

| |__| |

|______|

phew!!!

I could drar an octagon with all right angles… just that some of them are exterior to itReply

mck / 26 Sep, 2010 at 03:21 am

My drawing got distorted. The second line segment in the top row should be little toward right. I guess you got the idea.


Well I understand "four right angles" to mean exactly four, not a minimum of four. But now we're getting into semantics.

mck / 26 Sep, 2010 at 03:37 am

ha ha, I missed the four part. I agree with you, this has gone too far.


I have one more thing to add. One could conceivably argue that even though all squares are rectangles, all squares are

also, at the same time, non-rectangles. Follow me: All squares are just a certain kind of rectangle, so there really would

never be a practical reason for someone to call a square "a rectangle" (they instead would just call it by its most specific

category: "a square"). By the same light, anything refered to as just "a rectangle" carries the strong implication of being a

non-square rectangle. This tendency to always choose the most specific categorization would, in a sense, almost beenough make the two terms mutually exclusive.

Jay / 26 Sep, 2010 at 08:15 am

Sort of like beans and lima beans. They're not the same thing at all. If you ate lima beans, you'd SAY you ate lima beans.

So if you don't say they were Lima beans, we assume they were pinto. Or navy. Or whatever. You following this?

Arsnl / 26 Sep, 2010 at 06:11 am

@magoo:”the most specific categorization would, in a sense, almost be enough make the two terms mutually exclusive.”What the hell are you talking about? They’re all freakin curves. And you say you’re a mathematician. Geesh.

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Arsnl / 26 Sep, 2010 at 02:41 am

A funny bonus would be romanian/chad that share the same national flag.

It was a funny list. A little bit of history would have been nice.

Ps: to all you wanna be geometrists out there. A square is a rectangle. Loads of geniuses and critics here.

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mck / 26 Sep, 2010 at 02:50 am

"The flag is coincidentally very similar to the civil flag of Andorra and the state flag of Chad. The similarity with Chad’s

flag, which differs only in having a darker shade of blue (indigo rather than cobalt), has caused international discussion."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Romania

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Another possible bonus could be Liechtenstein’s and Haiti’s flags being identical before the 1936 Olympics… there’s a

great story behind it.Reply

..,,L,,.. / 26 Sep, 2010 at 02:43 am

Russian neonazi/neosoviet flags: http://flagspot.net/flags/ru%7Dnaz.html

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Stefan / 26 Sep, 2010 at 02:55 am

the white flag's image didnt load!

oh wait…

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Jay / 26 Sep, 2010 at 08:09 am

Hehehe.

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ozwald / 26 Sep, 2010 at 10:22 am

I see the humor in it. Somebody should have put a border around it. Its not difficult. You only need to know a little CSS.:p

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ianz09 / 26 Sep, 2010 at 10:43 am

Yeah I thought JFrater decided not to even bother showing an image because it wouldn't show up. But, there is an actual

image there if you right click

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Billy / 26 Sep, 2010 at 03:00 am

And in case you comment:

"Every square is a rectangle but not every rectange is a square"

still making it unique.





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mck / 26 Sep, 2010 at 03:05 am

You got my point this time.

But unfortunately, Vatican City also has a square flag.

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mck / 26 Sep, 2010 at 03:01 am

Ofcourse, Swiss flag is a square. And some thing that not so obvious to many people here is that square is a rectangle

too!!!

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Adolph / 26 Sep, 2010 at 03:01 am

Love #1

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lol Adolph. Making a come-back tour anytime soon??

ffs

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Dan / 26 Sep, 2010 at 03:06 am

Sorry to dissapoint you, but a square is by definition a rectangle with sides a and b both being the same lenght. So

mathematically speaking, the swiss flag IS a rectangle – its sides just happen to have funny lenghts.

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I agree with Mck. The swiss flag is EXTREMELY RECTANGULAR. Although I would disagree with Dan that the

lengths of a square's sides are funny. Whatever that means, Dan. The only criteria for a square is that the lengths of the

sides are equal. I guess equal is funny to some people.

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Shirokuma / 26 Sep, 2010 at 03:29 amMore history behind #3 would be interesting, cause the accompanying text isn't really significant… in fact, it doesn't

explain anything

Also I wonder how many more mathematicians will try to comment here as sarcastical as possible.

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If your goal is to use real words, then you might want to try "sarcastically." But what do I know, I'm just a mathematician.

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Jay / 27 Sep, 2010 at 09:13 pm

RIght, Magoo. I'm the word guy. I'll handle this!

You might want to try "sarcastically."





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bsballbuster / 26 Sep, 2010 at 04:01 am

Chances are this will make me unpopular with the math "enthusiasts", but good-gravy, we get it and lets drop the whole

square / rectangle debate! How many of you spent a portion of your highschool years stuffed into your own lockers for

being spaghetti armed geeks?

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Matt / 27 Sep, 2010 at 06:12 pm

i never did. i got heavily into math and sciences later in my life. after high school. math is beautiful. you owe every bit of

your modern comforts to engineering and sciences, not to politicians, or athletes or Pope or whoever you hold dear

including your very favorite pop idols from Hollywood. politics is almost useless and hindrance in the way of good

economics, second to only religion. the standard of life skyrocketed after Industrial Revolution. my respect goes out to all

the scientists who made it possible regardless of their physic. in this grand scheme of things Joe the Jock from your high

school amounts to zilch.

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moar / 27 Sep, 2010 at 06:34 pm

man, if it wasnt for a geek squad from DARPA there wouldnt be any Internet. chances are you are using Windows with

GUI interface. responsible for that is the geekiest of the nerds Bill Gates. you probably are saving up for IPhone by

cutting grass and working part time at a car-wash. how about your fave toons Ratatouille and Toy Story? hope you know

these are another spaghetti hand/pencil neck nerdling Steve Jobs` courtesy .

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Jay / 27 Sep, 2010 at 09:14 pm

Our OWN lockers? Yeah, that would have been better…

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Adolf hitler / 26 Sep, 2010 at 04:02 am

i love #1..and it is not a square!

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lol Adolph. Making a come-back tour anytime soon?? or just choosing to stay 'underground'??ffs

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Eggtart / 26 Sep, 2010 at 04:03 am

Are we forgetting the South African flag (most colours) and the Libya flag (only one colour)? The South African flag

should've at least made it, given its uniqueness

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Paul Cotrulia / 26 Sep, 2010 at 04:03 am

If a rectangle is a square then a circle is a two dimentional sphere

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Christian Blue Rodriguez / 26 Sep, 2010 at 10:23 am

Yes, a circle is a sphere displayed in a two-dimensional space.

And a square is a type of rectangle. What's your point?

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Jay / 27 Sep, 2010 at 07:11 pmSpaces can be two-dimensional only in theory. It's like saying a two-dimensional square is a cube. A two-dimensional

cube is NOT a square. I'm not sure what it is, but I know it's not a square.

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Derek Schmidt / 9 Oct, 2010 at 06:12 am

It's the net of a cube. AKA that funky cross shaped thing made from squares.

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Paul Cotrulia / 26 Sep, 2010 at 04:08 am

And did the Martians have any say in the design of their flag, be it square or rectangular

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Jay / 26 Sep, 2010 at 08:18 am

To answer both your posts: A triangle is a side-challenged square, and Yes.

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ianz09 / 26 Sep, 2010 at 10:44 am Next, we're gonna start taxing them without representation. Has history taught us nothing?!

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INDIAN BHAI / 26 Sep, 2010 at 04:14 am

vat d hell.. Indian flag not derr..vat d hell, no safron, vite, green! Ve r goin 2 host d comon vealth games dis year nd we

poo on d wash basins an on d bed! Vat d hell

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Tron / 26 Sep, 2010 at 05:18 am

Ahhhh shaddup man..we have already faced enough shame without you making idiotic comments about the CWG..

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ianz09 / 26 Sep, 2010 at 10:46 am

You didn't even imply the correct accent. YOU FAIL AT RACISM.

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7raul7 / 26 Sep, 2010 at 04:23 amThe most ' beautiful ' flag, in my humble opinion, is the flag of Pakistan. Of course everyone has their own choice, but for

me … it defines symbolic beauty & perfection.

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Tron / 26 Sep, 2010 at 05:19 am

That's because it is similar to the Islamic flag yeaah.

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Arsnl / 26 Sep, 2010 at 07:14 am

If the country’s not atleast the flag should be, right?Reply

mck / 26 Sep, 2010 at 04:31 am

Very interesting gallery of flags – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallery_of_flags_by_ …

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Mr.martian / 26 Sep, 2010 at 04:44 am

Greetingz ertlingz..We do not like the FLAG.. We dont use crapz like you do and we come in peace..

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Jay / 26 Sep, 2010 at 08:20 am

And offer the gift of spelling?

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tinomalias / 26 Sep, 2010 at 04:53 am

check Macedonian and Cyprus’ flags. They got the countrys outline on them.. Pretty cool

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Eggtart / 26 Sep, 2010 at 04:21 am

Macedonia doesn't… perhaps you meant Kosovo's? http://www.balkantravellers.com/images/stories/ne…

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Qungollungo / 26 Sep, 2010 at 11:30 am

Yep, Macedonian one has the sun all over the flag. Is if it's always sunny like in Philadelphia

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indianbhai ??

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Eggtart : sorry about that one. And yeah i was thnkin about Kosovo.thanks

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morningclaire / 26 Sep, 2010 at 05:21 am

quibbling semantics….

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David / 26 Sep, 2010 at 05:22 am

Martians have their own flag? Which Martians are we talking about? The War of The Worlds kind, the Mars Attacks! or

the Smash Martians?

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Jay / 27 Sep, 2010 at 07:14 pmMartian Brady. Cute kid until that football hit her in the nose.

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oouchan / 26 Sep, 2010 at 05:33 am

My all time favorite is the Jolly Roger! I need to fly that one outside my house.

I had no idea that Mars nor transgendered peopled had their own flags. That's neat to know. Might add the Mars one to

the Jolly Roger.

Cool list!

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Justin / 26 Sep, 2010 at 06:39 am

Well now that we know that a rectangle is a rectangle, and a square is a square….. What’s a triangle?

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shroom / 26 Sep, 2010 at 06:44 am

a shape with three angles

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Polygons are not defined by the number of angles, but by the number of sides. Subdivision of polygons may be defined

by the types of angles, however.

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Jay / 27 Sep, 2010 at 07:16 pm

Brad, Angela and Jennifer.

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oliveralbq / 26 Sep, 2010 at 06:57 am

black flag? classic. period. even though they went through 3 lead singers in 5 years, when henry rollins joined em in ’81,

they became so polarising that they can,t be left out of any good debate on flags. and their album covers were square-

tangles, so they fit into the comment section as well.

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Arsnl / 26 Sep, 2010 at 07:09 am

Were their albums also black? Could they get it any more black?

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Jay / 26 Sep, 2010 at 07:39 am





And their records were round-tangles! See how it all fits together!

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Sieg Heil / 26 Sep, 2010 at 07:04 am

You should have included the flag of south africa 1928-1994 a flag that has flags inside it

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Daniel / 26 Sep, 2010 at 07:17 am

Also, the albanian flag could be on here. Go check it up on google images.

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Qungollungo / 26 Sep, 2010 at 11:15 am

What's unusual about the Albanian one? So many countries have some kind of a bird in their flags?! My guess is that you

are a "genuine" Serbian, meaning, by default would pick on everything 'made in&by Albanians'.

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gu kha / 26 Sep, 2010 at 07:19 am

wow .. my country's flag (Nepal) in the list. and double wow for my first comment as well. i've been a fan of listverse for

nearly two years now. i love it…keep up the great work. Namaste ya'll.

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Nepalese are cool. Nice to have neighbors like you! I wanna visit Kathmandu sometime….may be for my honeymoon.

My gal fren loves Kathmandu.

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adam / 9 Jun, 2012 at 05:42 pm

ya i too love Nepal flag and Nepali too!

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Top Kill / 26 Sep, 2010 at 07:28 am

Great list. The nazi flag is the best design ever.

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walster / 26 Sep, 2010 at 07:39 am

worst. list. ever.

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Flora / 26 Sep, 2010 at 07:41 am

kiss. my. ass.

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betterthantheoriginalwally / 26 Sep, 2010 at 09:04 am

Boy do you suck walster. A. lot.

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Justin / 26 Sep, 2010 at 07:42 am

I think many have mentioned this already, but Nepal is NOT the only place with a non-rectangular national flag.

Switzerland and The Vatican both have square flags.

I'd have also written a comment under the Nazi flag about the fact that Hitler adapted the Hindu Swastika, simply to

educate the ignorant folk roaming this website.

Cool list idea. Just wish it was executed better…

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Arsnl / 26 Sep, 2010 at 08:51 am

Just if you were wondering, i was one of the guys that voted you down

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Squares are rectangles. A rectangle is defined as any quadrilateral with 4 right angles. A square is defined as a rectangle

with 4 congruent sides.Reply

ianz09 / 26 Sep, 2010 at 10:49 am

We've been over this a lot, but it is worth mentioning, squares ARE rectangles.

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GTT / 27 Sep, 2010 at 09:54 am

Wow Justin, just a note from us "ignorant folk roaming this website"… Please read the comments that have been posted

before you so you dont look like such a tool when you jizz the same dribble that´s been remarked on over and over (and

over)…

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ianz09 / 27 Sep, 2010 at 10:57 am

Call me immature, I lol'd when you snuck "jizz the same dribble" in there

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Jay / 26 Sep, 2010 at 07:45 amI think many people will be surprised to find that the white flag isn't really white. It's a picture of a white cow in a

snowstorm.

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No, can't you see it's a picture of The White Death, the sniper Simo Häyhä?

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cgo26 / 26 Sep, 2010 at 04:02 pm

A white Martian cow

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General Tits Von Chodehoffen / 26 Sep, 2010 at 07:45 am

Nice concept, kind of anti-climactic list…

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I love flags cuz ve can scratch our arse with the pole. I kno only van flag and dats the safron,(sa fed)vite,hara(green)Reply


I like only two flags,, all RECTANGULAR flags and NEPAL flag..

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Jay / 27 Sep, 2010 at 07:21 pm

You don't like the square ones?

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mrjimmyos / 26 Sep, 2010 at 08:34 am

ARRRRRR!

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betterthantheoriginalwally / 26 Sep, 2010 at 09:06 am

Liking the Nazi flag does not equal anti-semitism. But yes it does represent Hitler. He designed it. Back to junior high

Dan.Reply

Armin Tamzarian / 26 Sep, 2010 at 09:46 am

You can say what you want about the Nazi's, but they did have style. Their flags, their uniforms, their political rally's, their

architecture, everything was made to impress. Too bad they gave those things such a social stigma with their political

views and later actions. And I'm not cheering for the Nazi's or their ideas, but for their sense of style.

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Their uniforms were designed by Hugo Boss, who went on to become a successful designer after the war. The Nazi

stigma didn't stick to him, for some reason. Besides, the Swastika wasn't invented by Nazis. It's an ancient religious

symbol, check this out: http://history1900s.about.com/cs/swastika/a/swast… The swastika is also the symbol of some

traditional schools of karate, like *****ô-ryu. Manji-uke (Swastika shaped block) is used in kata like Jion, Jutte, Ji-in,

etc. OK, I'm getting too technical here, sorry.

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mordechaimordechai / 26 Sep, 2010 at 09:43 am

Mozambique Flag is pretty cool also.

It features a Kalashnikov crossed with a hoe.

Meaning: "I will shoot you and then bury your dead body in my garden"

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Top Kill / 26 Sep, 2010 at 11:54 am

LOL!!!!!

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Saunders / 26 Sep, 2010 at 09:55 am

Black flags are also hung on buildings(apartments,schools,public buildings…)if someone who lives/works… there died.Reply

Mikhail / 26 Sep, 2010 at 09:57 am

What everyone has been saying (and forgive me if this has been said, I got tired of reading the comments) is that while

yes a square is indeed a rectangle, it’s a different “shape” of a rectangle? Meaning, it’s not the conventional, international

“rectangle.” I agree that “square” flags are different than “rectangular” flags, albeit the shape is geometrically the same?

Holy *****, i hope that made sense…

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Don't worry, it didn't.

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violatorofsanity / 26 Sep, 2010 at 05:38 pm

As far as I am aware – a square has 4 equally spaced corners – making it a square and not a rectangle

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Jay / 26 Sep, 2010 at 06:03 pm

Four 90-degree angles make a rectangle. A square is a special example of this. So a square is a rectangle but a rectangle

is not always a square. And sometimes it's a square circle as in wrestling. That's when you can use pi <i/> to find the

circumcision. And of course a square pi <i/> is a cobbler. You can buy one with a three-dollar bill.

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Jay / 26 Sep, 2010 at 06:04 pm

I need practice with italics, <i/> I see.

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oculus18 / 26 Sep, 2010 at 09:11 pm

circumcision?

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Chineapplepunk / 26 Sep, 2010 at 10:22 am

I like the flag on St Ivel spread, lol. Reminds me of the good old days! :')

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ianz09 / 26 Sep, 2010 at 10:50 am

But they won't publish MY lists.

Try writing good ones then. It helps





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gilbert neal / 26 Sep, 2010 at 12:29 pm

Ha! I'm not too worried about the quality of my lists, mate.

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ianz09 / 26 Sep, 2010 at 10:13 pmCan't wait too see 'em…

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gilbert neal / 27 Sep, 2010 at 05:10 am

Hope you enjoi the blog at http://www.porcinedrone.wordpress.com– There's a couple 70's music lists there. If you like

them or not is irrelevant (I hope you do sincerely) , but I merely make the point that if you're trying to be a snarky

goofball, it's misplaced here.

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ianz09 / 27 Sep, 2010 at 10:53 am

Snarky goofball? Why whatever do you mean, sir?


hahahahaha..white flag..hahahahaha..

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jojomccid / 26 Sep, 2010 at 11:31 amWish you added the flag from the Philippines. It's the only flag in the world that has a meaning if not placed properly. The

blue flag turns up if the country is at peace and red flag up if the country is at war.

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oliveralbq / 26 Sep, 2010 at 05:57 pm

storm signal flags.

thats actually what theyre called — referred to as hurricane flags.

it's not quite accurate to say placed properly but there is some physical change.

solid red pennant means there is a small watercraft warning.add another solid red pennant (triangle flag) and you have a gale warning

those are replaced as conditions get worse.

one red flag with a black box inside, and you have a storm/whole gale warning.

add an identical dual box flag, and you have hurricane warning.

so it's not so much rearranging the flag to upside down or side to side, but

(a) — you wouldnt know if they did — as the square ones are….yanno….squares.

(b) — not the position, like i said, but rather the quantity.

which kinda counts.

the government (u.s.coast guard especially) does not use these anymore, however damn near every small craft harbour,

marina, pier (etc) down here on the mississippi gulf coast (and probably alabama and louisiana as well) has them and usesthem.

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Jay / 27 Sep, 2010 at 07:30 pm

Weather flags used to be orange and much larger than the American flag. They flew one over Fort McHenry. That was

necessary so you could see the weather flag at all times, even from a ship at sea. The American flag was taken down to

protect it whenever there was trouble. So Francis Scott Key didn't actually see the American flag when he was watching

the attack on Fort McHenry. From far at sea, he saw the weather flag. But he didn't know what he was seeing and took

it as his inspiration for the "Star-Spangled Banner."

And did you know that some weather flags weren't rectangles? They were square.Reply

polizisten / 7 Oct, 2010 at 01:51 am

Storm signal flags? I think jojomccid was referring to our actual country flag (Philippines). The blue side is at the top if we

are at peace and the red side is up if we are at war.

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