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I assumed it was old enough to be a symbol with a more Ankh-Morporkian practicality like "you're probably going to want one of these".
Its wiki page describes competing claims that it stabbed Wat Tyler (probably fable) or beheaded St Paul (more likely).
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Or we can do you a good deal on a gross of these if you want to get a bit feisty.
My personal flag might have crossed knitting needles with a cake on one side of the X and a book on the other. Possibly sharpened knitting needles.
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As long as the sharpened needles aren't poisoned like Masai arrows ...
BTW what's the way to indicate poisoning in Heraldics?
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Knife? You call that a knife?
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Should we include the second jet for Prime Ministerial transport - which has been acquired at an undisclosed price.
I'm interested how much the combined cost of that, its refit and paintjob, and the festival of Brexit will cost compared to the NHS payrise.
I'm interested how much the combined cost of that, its refit and paintjob, and the festival of Brexit will cost compared to the NHS payrise.
Have you considered stupidity as an explanation
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Thats me telt
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I rather like this one, although for some reason certain people tend to get emotional about it
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I wonder if his head's shaped uncannily like London Planetarium..?
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a double page spread in the Sunday Express — the Russians are running the DHSS!
a double page spread in the Sunday Express — the Russians are running the DHSS!
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Apologies for the nerdery, but if the intention is to depict European institutions in a favourable light, then (a) there should be 12 stars rather than 15, (b) they should all be oriented the same way with a point at the top (i.e., the points should not radiating outwards from the centre of the circle), and (c) they should be yellow.
But maybe I'm missing a point and this is some obscure UK colony?
Something something hammer something something nail
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Cook Islands innit.sTeamTraen wrote: ↑Thu Mar 25, 2021 4:00 pmApologies for the nerdery, but if the intention is to depict European institutions in a favourable light, then (a) there should be 12 stars rather than 15, (b) they should all be oriented the same way with a point at the top (i.e., the points should not radiating outwards from the centre of the circle), and (c) they should be yellow.
But maybe I'm missing a point and this is some obscure UK colony?
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Turns out it's the Cook Islands flag.sTeamTraen wrote: ↑Thu Mar 25, 2021 4:00 pmApologies for the nerdery, but if the intention is to depict European institutions in a favourable light, then (a) there should be 12 stars rather than 15, (b) they should all be oriented the same way with a point at the top (i.e., the points should not radiating outwards from the centre of the circle), and (c) they should be yellow.
But maybe I'm missing a point and this is some obscure UK colony?
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Meta? I'd say so!
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Apparently we used to breed swans for the King here in Bucks, which explains this weirdness.
And my birth/childhood county of Warwickshire is overrun with bears holding ragged staffs, obviously.
And my birth/childhood county of Warwickshire is overrun with bears holding ragged staffs, obviously.
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Anyway, here in our village we have flag poles, a couple of hundred at last count, on houses, the chapel, shops and the school. At Christmas they have trees and lights, then we do Union Jacks and St Georges. A few people have still got their pride flags up, sometimes the occasional Saltire and Welsh dragon turns up and even a few NHS banners - but for the big occasions (the open gardens & scarecrow festival) it's always the Derbyshire flags.
Will this be illegal in the future? ( I didn't actually realise there is proper legislation as to what flags you can fly)
Will this be illegal in the future? ( I didn't actually realise there is proper legislation as to what flags you can fly)
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I was rather taken with the Pewsey flag. But if Pewsey, why not Cerne Abbas?
I understand that an early restoration of the giant mistakenly merged his nob with his navel, giving an exaggerated impression of his virility. Never mind; all the better to repel Danish invaders, London commuters and second home owners. They don't like it up 'em.
I understand that an early restoration of the giant mistakenly merged his nob with his navel, giving an exaggerated impression of his virility. Never mind; all the better to repel Danish invaders, London commuters and second home owners. They don't like it up 'em.
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I'm terribly depressed by the fact I can't find a flag for my area, we're not North Yorkshire and we're not Durham or anything either. I live in a flagless place
No flag.
Not even a sh.t flag.
No flag.
Flagless.
Bereft of flag.
*sniff*
No flag.
Not even a sh.t flag.
No flag.
Flagless.
Bereft of flag.
*sniff*
Non fui. Fui. Non sum. Non curo.
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Second thoughts about the Cerne Abbas flag. It should not be a flag but a gonfalon.