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Mildly interesting bilingual lovely municipal flag. The Finnish name is on top, but the Swedish name is in a larger type. No-one wins! e: Oh a link to the picture would be nice:  ee: This is also mildly interesting. The flag (left) is poo poo but the pendants (right) are OK: 
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Having pendants that aren't the colors of your flag is the worst. Worse then even the dumbest flag.
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Dec 15, 2023 12:58
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VictualSquid posted:Having pendants that aren't the colors of your flag is the worst. Worse then even the dumbest flag. Most municipal pendants here tend to be based on the coat-of-arms, not the flag. Mostly because the flags are about 99% just some corporate bullshit, not historical.  e: Well, not just municipal:  
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Dec 15, 2023 13:01
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Those are called pendants? Not pennants? I've never thought about them before, are there usually official versions like with flags or is it less formal?
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Dec 15, 2023 13:14
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EasilyConfused posted:Those are called pendants? Not pennants? I’m sure that a pedant will illuminate the matter for us.
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Dec 15, 2023 13:53
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Platystemon posted:I’m sure that a pedant will illuminate the matter for us. Only the penitent man will pass. sweek0 posted:CGP Grey likes Minnesota flag 1953 and I think I agree with him, which doesn't happen all that often. I pretty much agree with his takes here, especially that "Old Wavy" (944) looks painfully modern. I'm also more reserved in my approval of the "Polaris Tricolor" (1953) -- I think it's only okay -- but it's definitely the best of the lot. Fake edit, for reference:  "Old Wavy" (944)  "Polaris Tricolor" (1953)  "Star Rise" (2100)
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Dec 15, 2023 16:38
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3D Megadoodoo posted:Most municipal pendants here tend to be based on the coat-of-arms, not the flag. Mostly because the flags are about 99% just some corporate bullshit, not historical. You still should try to stick with the same colour scheme for all of those. If your coat of arms is primarily white and red, then make your flag be primarily white and red.
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Dec 15, 2023 16:57
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Speaking of coats of arms, is there a heraldry thread, or one where heraldry can be discussed not too far off-topic?
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Dec 15, 2023 17:00
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It's like if Estonia tried to crib off of Texas. That's what Minnesotans are proud of right? Their rich Estonian heritage?
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Dec 15, 2023 17:20
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It's a colourblind texas flag. It's like building a new car and making sure it looks exactly like a cheap Ford. The others at least have an identity.
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Dec 15, 2023 17:40
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It’s a flag that looks like a flag. It’s recognizable, understated, and is going to hang vertically really well. It has a unique design element that feels like it should’ve been invented at some point before this. It’s just a Good Flag. It’s not a bold statement about a new direction for flag design, it’s just quietly very very solid. And I think that’s great!
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Dec 15, 2023 18:12
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I like 1953 the most but I think the blue on the left should be a little darker, the flag could use a little more contrast
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Dec 15, 2023 18:27
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The new Minnesota flag should just be the old one with the MST3K theater silhouette added to the bottom.
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Dec 15, 2023 18:46
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Snowy posted:I like 1953 the most but I think the blue on the left should be a little darker, the flag could use a little more contrast Make it a shade of purple.
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Dec 15, 2023 18:49
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The Lord of Hats posted:It’s a flag that looks like a flag. It’s recognizable, understated, and is going to hang vertically really well. It has a unique design element that feels like it should’ve been invented at some point before this. Everything you like is everything I want to punish
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Dec 15, 2023 19:03
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Yeah I liked 2100 fine until he showed it hanging vertically in that video and then went "okay yeah he's 100% right, that does not work at all."
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Dec 15, 2023 21:45
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The loons hidden in Old Wavy are pretty cool but not enough to promote it out of last place. CGP Grey overvalues simplicity way too much but I mostly agree with his video -- Polaris isn't super exciting but it's far and away the best one left.
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Dec 15, 2023 21:56
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The committee meeting was infuriating in a way that only committee meetings can be, with the crowning moment being the chairman proposing a horrible new idea (removing the stripes, making the inverted chevron asymmetrical so it "looks more like Minnesota") at the 11th hour. Worse, many of the other committee members seem to LIKE this awful idea.
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Dec 15, 2023 23:58
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I mean if the rightmost field is a high contrast colour to the blue, like the white of the polestar, that would make 1953 look better.
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Dec 16, 2023 00:08
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middle-tier-retail-store-rear end flag
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Dec 16, 2023 00:21
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CGP Grey's flag opinions are null and void because he dissed the California flag. That said, the Minnesota tricolor is the best of the 3, so stopped clock and all that…
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Dec 16, 2023 00:52
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He's wrong about CALIFORNIA REPUBLIC but correct that it's a scared bear, they need to make their bear less scared
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Dec 16, 2023 00:54
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reignonyourparade posted:He's wrong about CALIFORNIA REPUBLIC but correct that it's a scared bear, they need to make their bear less scared It’s extinct. It’s supposed to be scared.
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Dec 16, 2023 00:57
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Final Mn flag is 1953 but with some changes. https://twitter.com/StarTribune/status/1735797743984005629 karthun fucked around with this message at 01:18 on Dec 16, 2023 |
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Dec 16, 2023 01:06
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Those revisions scream of loving with it just because
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Dec 16, 2023 01:44
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Old Wavy is great and my only real issue is that the yellow kinda throws off the color balance and maybe it could use a couple tweaks. Maybe a little more detail. Learning that Texas knockoff has the shape of the state on it just makes me angrier at it, because maps have no place on flags, and I want yoop irredentism to live on. Also I refuse to use CGPGrey's name for it, because that motherfucker can't count to 4. He also said "flags should become symbols in themselves instead of being based on pre-existing symbols" and then put up 9 examples, 6 of which were flags based on pre-existing symbols. I understand the hope of having a symbol that is unrelated to anything so it can stand on its own and become more iconic in its own right, but you gotta start from somewhere, so you can't pretend like you're just being fully original.
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Dec 16, 2023 02:27
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im confused by the "texas knockoff" label when the texas flag _does not_ have the shape of the state represented i feel like "has stripes and one or more stars" and "has a block on the left side" is rather broad to assign to texas specifically
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Dec 16, 2023 02:56
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It’s closer to being a knockoff of the Cuban or Puerto Rican flags, but still not that close. Texas’ flag is a ripoff of Chile’s anyway.
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Dec 16, 2023 03:13
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They've chosen the right flag.
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Dec 16, 2023 03:14
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Peanut Butler posted:u.s. state flags should all be required to be the shape of the state, we love it when stuff is shaped like the state we live in, we can't get enough of it today we are one step closer to your goal
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Dec 16, 2023 05:40
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Peanut Butler posted:u.s. state flags should all be required to be the shape of the state, we love it when stuff is shaped like the state we live in, we can't get enough of it This is literally Maryland though. Fortunately making a flag physically shaped like the state would either be impossible or else create the saddest pennant ever
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Dec 16, 2023 06:01
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ORIGINAL VERSION "shape of the state" is fine in the same way that ohio and colorado basically skirt the "don't put your name on the flag" guideline, especially given it leads to the "wow, I can't believe nobody ever did this on a flag before it seems so obvious an idea" element. If they go through "let's make it asymetrical to make it even more like minnesota" it'll break all that though.
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Dec 16, 2023 07:58
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CGPGrey’s flag opinions are dreadfully dull. He has no eye or appreciation for something being distinctive.
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King Hong Kong posted:CGPGrey’s flag opinions are dreadfully dull. He has no eye or appreciation for something being distinctive.
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Dec 16, 2023 18:17
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King Hong Kong posted:CGPGrey’s flag opinions are dreadfully dull. He has no eye or appreciation for something being distinctive. He really likes Maryland at least!
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Dec 16, 2023 20:02
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Platystemon posted:It’s closer to being a knockoff of the Cuban or Puerto Rican flags, but still not that close. It's closer to North Carolina than Texas
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Dec 16, 2023 23:17
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VictualSquid posted:You still should try to stick with the same colour scheme for all of those. If your coat of arms is primarily white and red, then make your flag be primarily white and red. That's a great idea. Too bad about 100% of flags don't follow this scheme.
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https://twitter.com/USA_Polling/status/1737174507792584716 I'm not one to hate on all new flag designs, I think Utah's was good and Mississippi's was great (even aside from what it replaced), but this is loving weird. lovely shape and too blank on the right side.
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Should have sliced off the stripes altogether and just had a weird shape imo. It feels like they wanted to do that but chickened out, so they made it camouflage against a blue sky
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3D Megadoodoo posted:That's a great idea. Too bad about 100% of flags don't follow this scheme. I know you like to shitpost (doodoopost, even) but this is simply not true.
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