When I saw this I thought they did a good job making the British Flag look like the German Iron Cross.
Does anyone else see that?
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The British flag on the Deutsche Bahn website
It looks like the German Iron Cross
So something on the lighter side this morning...
When I saw this I thought they did a good job making the British Flag look like the German Iron Cross.
Does anyone else see that?
When I saw this I thought they did a good job making the British Flag look like the German Iron Cross.
Does anyone else see that?
Can you give me the URL for that?
http://reiseauskunft.bahn.de/bin/query.exe/en
Edit: too slow!
And yes, it does look a bit like the Iron Cross.
Edit: too slow!
And yes, it does look a bit like the Iron Cross.
ok ta. not one of the bits that we do... (there endth my involvement in the discussion)
Ah well, at least it's not the Stars & Stripes like on some websites. Although since the language is "English" rather than "British", it would make more sense to use the St. George's Cross. Cleaner too.
looks like the 1606 flag (here)
What is the oldest flag in the world? I would say the English one must rank pretty high up there - anyone know?
According to our friends over at Wikipedia...
Others say...
Other 'Oldest' flag information here.
QUOTE
The Dannebrog, national flag of Denmark, is the oldest state flag still in use.
The Saltire, national flag of Scotland, is the oldest national flag still in use.
The Saltire, national flag of Scotland, is the oldest national flag still in use.
Others say...
QUOTE
The Red Dragon flag of Wales is the oldest flag in the world (the second oldest is Denmark's). Some say the Romans brought the Red Dragon there, some say that it grew out of the Druids' veneration of the serpent or dragon (Wales was a Druid stronghold) and some say that it is an echo of the dragon legends to be found in the mythology of many lands across the world, surviving in just two of them - Wales and China
Other 'Oldest' flag information here.
Perhaps they read about the power sharing and just presumed that NI had left the Union.
Watched a documentary on the History Channel the other day about the Spanish Armarda. The English ships were sailing under the Union Jack... History channel... pah!
QUOTE (Small Town Boy @ May 25 2007, 10:45 am) 
Ah well, at least it's not the Stars & Stripes like on some websites. Although since the language is "English" rather than "British", it would make more sense to use the St. George's Cross. Cleaner too.
I am right behind you on this one. If the language is English, then the correct protocol is to use the English flag.
Poxy foreigners
The language was used in Lowland Scotland too, its as much their language as it is the English's.
Someone forgot to put a one pixel outline around the outside and batched the resize from a larger graphic and botched the anti-aliasing on it. Plus 19x13 px is a rather small amount of space to cram a flag as complex as the Union Jack into.
Frisian is what they have traced the English language roots back to - it has an interesting flag.
They sneaked in with those Jutes, Angles and Saxons.
It would be interesting to go over to Frisia and see if I can communicate with these people.
They sneaked in with those Jutes, Angles and Saxons.
It would be interesting to go over to Frisia and see if I can communicate with these people.
QUOTE (BattalionBoy @ May 25 2007, 1:12 pm)
It would be interesting to go over to Frisia and see if I can communicate with these people.
You'd be surprised how easy it is.
You talk like you've actually done that - feel free to elaborate Sin.
Yeah, I've been up to Ost Friesland. It's not exactly English. It's like a backward version, spoken by very, very backward people. A bit like Norfolk, if you will.
Habst du a loight, boy?
Habst du a loight, boy?
I would go there but whenever I am in that part of the world the lure of Amsterdam is too great. My mind is weak but my flesh is strong.
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