Idle question: flags

Nah.

Where i live it has far too many nationalistic connotations.

Except during the football, of course.

lol, no.

Nah the swastika and the SS flag have too many nationalist connotations, apparently, who knew?

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kopi, ffs

I have a little Scottish one and a big Czech one. I only use the big one for making tents.

Reply 5

Aula

18

I have a Wales one :smile:

It's up on my wall at uni.

Reply 6

Prudy

I have one sewn on my uniform (Union Jack), but not a big fly-ey one.

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OP

Anyway, back to me: I've got loads. National, subnational, a personal banner of arms. It's becoming a bit of a mad collection.

The best one has to be my massive Union Jack: 10x6ft (military proportions), all sewn, of questionable origin, but apparently utilised once for a production of HMS Pinafore. Slightly silly and useless, since it's obviously too big to fly or even put up on my wall.

Reply 8

Aula

18

If it was once used for a production of HMS Pinafore, that makes the ownership of it worth it :smile:

That sounds like quite a fun collection. Is it a family banner of arms?

Actually I keep meaning to try and get a small Union Jack, but either can't find one, or don't have money to get one.

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Hopping Mad Kangaroo

Aula

If it was once used for a production of HMS Pinafore, that makes the ownership of it worth it :smile:

That sounds like quite a fun collection. Is it a family banner of arms?

Actually I keep meaning to try and get a small Union Jack, but either can't find one, or don't have money to get one.

Order on an Arab website. They nearly always have them in stock, its the most popular model after the US and Israeli ones...

Reply 10

George Agdgdgwngo

17

L i b

Hello. Delightfully pointless question: do you own a national flag? Have you ever flown one from your house/flat/flagpole?

I had a saltire, a lion rampant and a union jack but I've only got the jack left: lost the other two on or after the Scotland - Italy match.! :mad:

They've only ever been on my ceiling :p:

Reply 11

OP

Aula

That sounds like quite a fun collection. Is it a family banner of arms?

Ah (goes into heraldry bore mode) there's no such thing! Arms in the UK are entirely individual and can only be held by one person. While the arms of an individual are always based on similar themes, no two are the same.

(sorry, but I had to... eurgh, I feel a bit dirty now)

Anyway, yeah, it's a personal one. Got it (along with the grant from the Lord Lyon) as a birthday present from the parents. The design's quite cool - a fret with roses etc. Came out well, good colours. I'd be too scared to actually put it on a pole though!

Actually I keep meaning to try and get a small Union Jack, but either can't find one, or don't have money to get one.

Ebay.

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George Agdgdgwngo

I had a saltire, a lion rampant and a union jack but I've only got the jack left: lost the other two on or after the Scotland - Italy match.! :mad:

I've only even flown them on my ceiling :p:

I used to have a Soviet one that ended up disappearing in the direction of a couple of lefties in my halls back in first year. Doubt I'll ever see that back again.

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George Agdgdgwngo

17

L i b

I used to have a Soviet one that ended up disappearing in the direction of a couple of lefties in my halls back in first year. Doubt I'll ever see that back again.

At least you have a remote idea where it went. I struggle to remember ripping them down. :p:

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OP