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NZ Flag Referendum
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sheikh radlinrol



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PostPosted: Fri Mar 25, 2016 7:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

johnslat wrote:
Sure, they're out in the middle of the Pacific. Word of the revolution hasn't reached there yet. Very Happy

Regards,
John

It´s a great honour for our damp little island that one of your states retains our nifty little flag. What do you think when you see our flags being burnt in places like Iran and Pakistan? Personaly, I couldn´t care less and wonder what these mobs get from it.
BTW Did you notice my use of ¨nifty¨? American word.
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johnslat



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PostPosted: Fri Mar 25, 2016 8:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Dear sheikh,

"What do you think when you see our flags being burnt in places like Iran and Pakistan?"

I think it may be time to buy some stock in a flag-making company. Very Happy

http://www.annin.com/

Regards,
John

P.S. Oh, your use of "nifty" was just jim-dandy.
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 25, 2016 9:16 pm    Post subject: Disunited kingdom Reply with quote

Phil_K wrote:
Who wouldn't want to be associated with the Union Jack! Very Happy


Try a Google search: "Easter Rising 1916". Wink
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sheikh radlinrol



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PostPosted: Fri Mar 25, 2016 9:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

johnslat wrote:
Dear sheikh,

"What do you think when you see our flags being burnt in places like Iran and Pakistan?"

I think it may be time to buy some stock in a flag-making company. Very Happy

http://www.annin.com/

Regards,
John

P.S. Oh, your use of "nifty" was just jim-dandy.

I wondered if the NZ Prime Minister had a business interest in flags. ¨Nifty¨ is a term I remember from golf commentaries. ¨John Schroeder hit a nifty drive on sixteen¨ Jim Dandy from films.
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Phil_K



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PostPosted: Sat Mar 26, 2016 3:17 pm    Post subject: Re: Disunited kingdom Reply with quote

grahamb wrote:
Phil_K wrote:
Who wouldn't want to be associated with the Union Jack! Very Happy


Try a Google search: "Easter Rising 1916". Wink


100 years later...Who wouldn't want to be associated with the Union Jack?
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johnslat



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PostPosted: Sat Mar 26, 2016 4:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Dear Phil_K,

Some old "colonies" seem to have refused the honor: "Myanmar (then Burma, independent 1947) chose not to join, and Ireland withdrew in 1949. A number of mainly Middle Eastern countries – former UK dependencies, mandates, protectorates or protected states – elected not to join the Commonwealth on independence."

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John
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sheikh radlinrol



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PostPosted: Sat Mar 26, 2016 5:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

johnslat wrote:
Dear Phil_K,

Some old "colonies" seem to have refused the honor: "Myanmar (then Burma, independent 1947) chose not to join, and Ireland withdrew in 1949. A number of mainly Middle Eastern countries – former UK dependencies, mandates, protectorates or protected states – elected not to join the Commonwealth on independence."

Regards,
John

Well, at the end of the day, what is a flag? A symbol, nothing more. However, I´m delighted that the Cook Islands and Tuvalu retain the Union flag on their own and Zimbabwe doesn´t.
What about anthems? That could be a good discussion. Last night I heard the Italian anthem before the Italy-Spain footie match. Rousing stuff but what else would you expect from them? I think ours (UK) is the worst. It´s like a dirge. Crying or Very sad
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 26, 2016 5:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

sheikh radlinrol wrote:
What about anthems? That could be a good discussion. Last night I heard the Italian anthem before the Italy-Spain footie match. Rousing stuff but what else would you expect from them? I think ours (UK) is the worst. It´s like a dirge. Crying or Very sad

Why do you think the UK anthem is the worst?
Is it because the anthem is about the Queen, and that God will save the Queen and not the people?! Laughing

BTW, the US anthem is stolen from a British drinking song, fantastical lyrics which no American has the brainpower to comprehend, and 3 other verses which nobody knows. Laughing
http://www.thetoptens.com/countries-with-worst-national-anthems/
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sheikh radlinrol



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PostPosted: Sat Mar 26, 2016 5:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

gregory999 wrote:
sheikh radlinrol wrote:
What about anthems? That could be a good discussion. Last night I heard the Italian anthem before the Italy-Spain footie match. Rousing stuff but what else would you expect from them? I think ours (UK) is the worst. It´s like a dirge. Crying or Very sad

Why do you think the UK anthem is the worst?
Is it because the anthem is about the Queen, and that God will save the Queen and not the people?! Laughing

BTW, the US anthem is stolen from a British drinking song, fantastical lyrics which no American has the brainpower to comprehend, and 3 other verses which nobody knows. Laughing
http://www.thetoptens.com/countries-with-worst-national-anthems/

Do you have an encyclopedia in your brain? Laughing Anyway, I think our National Anthem is the worst because it´s a f****** boring tune. Listen to Sir Edward Elgar. Great stuff!
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sheikh radlinrol



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PostPosted: Sat Mar 26, 2016 6:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Interesting. The French and Russian anthems are marvellous. Ours is s***. Scotland the Brave is different as is the Taffs´ national song.
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 26, 2016 6:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Do you think Flower of Scotland will be the official anthem of Scotland if it gets its independence?

I'd love to hear from scotty about Flower of Scotland and Wha Hae, Scotland the Brave anthems as an alternative to God Save the Queen? Laughing
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 26, 2016 7:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Dear sheikh,

"Although it is often described as a "drinking song", Lichtenwanger states that To Anacreon in Heaven "was not a barroom ballad, a drinking ditty to be chorused with glasses swung in rhythm", but "convivial, ... in a special and stately way"


http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.natlib.ihas.200033401/enlarge.html?page=23&size=1024&from=pageturner

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John
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sheikh radlinrol



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PostPosted: Sat Mar 26, 2016 7:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Mr S. It was Gregory, not me, who described your national anthem as a British drinking song.
Regards
SR
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 26, 2016 7:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Dear sheikh,

Quite right - but correcting Gregory is bootless; he's impervious to rectification.

But, by Jupiter, it needed to be said. Very Happy

Regards,
John
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 26, 2016 7:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

johnslat wrote:
Dear Phil_K,

Some old "colonies" seem to have refused the honor: "Myanmar (then Burma, independent 1947) chose not to join, and Ireland withdrew in 1949. A number of mainly Middle Eastern countries – former UK dependencies, mandates, protectorates or protected states – elected not to join the Commonwealth on independence."

Regards,
John


50, 60, 70 years later...Who wouldn't want to be associated with the Union Jack?
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