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Post by Irish Stu on Jul 26, 2012 16:49:44 GMT -6
Following the Olympic organisers showing the North Korean women's football team with the South Korean flag on the giant screen before the match, how well do YOU know your flag and anthem gaffes? www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-19001252I scored 6 out of a possible 7. |
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Post by Ardbeg... innit on Jul 26, 2012 17:08:52 GMT -6
I almost called "Harvey Korman" when I saw the thread title.
I only got 4 out of 7, and anyone who gets the last one wrong simply does not understand the British mind.
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Post by Irish Stu on Jul 26, 2012 17:14:56 GMT -6
I only got 4 out of 7, and anyone who gets the last one wrong simply does not understand the British mind |
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Post by Chicago Jake on Aug 7, 2012 16:02:40 GMT -6
I have to admit that I never noticed the slight "pinwheeling" in the Union Jack before. It's a mistake I could easily have made.
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Post by Irish Stu on Aug 7, 2012 16:13:11 GMT -6
I have to admit that I never noticed the slight "pinwheeling" in the Union Jack before. It's a mistake I could easily have made But if you were British you should know it. And once you do know that the thicker of the white diagonal lines goes to the top of the flagpole it's hard to forget. |
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Post by Chicago Jake on Aug 7, 2012 17:29:12 GMT -6
Technically, it's not a "thicker" white diagonal. It's a red St. George's cross side by side with a white St. Andrew's cross of the same thickness, surrounded on both sides by a white fimbriation. The fimbriation blends in with the St. Andrew's cross. And no, I didn't know that before today. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Flag#DesignBut I know what you mean, and yours is the vastly easier way to say it! |
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Post by Irish Stu on Aug 7, 2012 18:28:58 GMT -6
If we are going to drill right down, the British flag should only be called the Union Jack when flown on a ship of the sea. On all other occasions our flag is called the Union Flag.
Sadly, many here do not know that, just as many do not know even know there is a correct way up to fly it, so it is commonly, and often sadly officially, called the Union Jack.
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Post by Chicago Jake on Aug 7, 2012 18:47:49 GMT -6
That's a fact, Jack!!
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Post by Irish Stu on Aug 7, 2012 18:48:55 GMT -6
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