Non Footy Chat Thread

[Suitman]

I like all of those, and ALL of those designs make their flag far more Internationally recognisable.

Come on Australia, it ain't that hard.

Suity

 

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

My avatar is my suggestion for our flag.

 

[Avenger]

so the sheep shaggers are finally gonna change their flag .... about time merkins

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/71624802/final-four-flag-designs-revealed

Bottom right is the best. Appeases all IMHO.

Great to see the Union Jack go.

 

[Avenger]

If we are going to go ahead as a nation we must recognise our indigenous people if we were to change our flag.

 

[T.S Quint]

If we are going to go ahead as a nation we must recognise our indigenous people if we were to change our flag.

You mean like putting a boomerang on it or something?

 

[Avenger]

You mean like putting a boomerang on it or something?

The Union Jack needs to go. Replace it with something that is palatable to our indigenous, something that recognises them and their history. I don't want anything green and gold. That is our sporting colours. There was one that I posted years ago where the Southern Cross was in the middle with a stylised version of Uluru below it.

 

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

I wouldn't mind the Aboriginal flag with a silhouette of the Southern Cross superimposed on it (in muted shades).

 

[Noise]

Don't most countries have their national colors on their flag? I'd be all for green and gold with the southern cross in their somewher, maybe with the stars in black red and yellow.

 

[Avenger]

Don't most countries have their national colors on their flag? I'd be all for green and gold with the southern cross in their somewher, maybe with the stars in black red and yellow.

Plenty don't. The Netherlands and Italy immediately come to mind.

 

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

Plenty don't. The Netherlands and Italy immediately come to mind.

???? The national colours of Italy are generally accepted to be green white and red.

The fact that the footy team play in blue is another issue.

And the Dutch orange is from their royal family's official colour (i.e. they are the House of Orange).

 

[Avenger]

???? The national colours of Italy are generally accepted to be green white and red.

The fact that the footy team play in blue is another issue.

And the Dutch orange is from their royal family's official colour (i.e. they are the House of Orange).

Italy's sporting colours are blue. The Azzuri.

 

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

Italy's sporting colours are blue. The Azzuri.

Yeh, I know, but they are not their national colours, which is what Noise referred to.

Still, I guess most countries don't have an official register of what their national colours are. So sporting colours are as good as any.

 

[Avenger]

Yeh, I know, but they are not their national colours, which is what Noise referred to.

Still, I guess most countries don't have an official register of what their national colours are. So sporting colours are as good as any.

Exactly. Green and gold are our sporting colours. They are not our National colours, are they? :?

 

[T.S Quint]

I'm fine with the flag the way it is.

 

[strider]

so what are our national colours?

if you say red whit n blue ... you know where they come from yeah?

 

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

Exactly. Green and gold are our sporting colours. They are not our National colours, are they? :?

What are you talking about? Green and gold have been official national colours for the last 30 odd years.

https://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/publications/symbols/factsheets/national_colours.pdf


We have played sport in blue and gold, and red white and blue in the past.

 

[Hollywood Jesus]

I'm cool with our flag.

 

[Gronk]

F**k off the Union Jack ASAP. All it does is link us with a a dysfunctional and antiquated monarchy.

There comes a time when you need to stop living with your parents and stand on your own two feet. Time to grow up, become a republic and (that means) adopt a new, vibrant and modern flag which reflects our young country.

 

[Twizzle]

Anything red white and blue can f**k right off, we are not Ingerlund.

 

[Twizzle]

Yes but that's a deliberate metaphor for the majority of their population.

nope

that would be a metaphor for the MINORITY of their population

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_New_Zealand