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Ultimate Battle of Mexico

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  • #152
    cdeb
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 7,265 Mod ✭✭✭✭cdeb


    More of interest in Chihuahua; Veracruz is a bit more mundane.


  • #153
    Tauriel
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    Veracruz

    Has a Templar feel to it


  • #154
    KathleenGrant
    Registered Users Posts: 3,786 ✭✭✭KathleenGrant


    Chihuahua
    I love both of them but I like the red of Chihuahua and the mountains in the background.


  • #155
    Zaph
    Registered Users, Subscribers, Registered Users 2 Posts: 47,336 ✭✭✭✭Zaph


    Chihuahua, the bastard offspring of a Croatian flag and a bunch of mad Mexicans.


  • #156
    Barna77
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,272 ✭✭✭Barna77


    Veracruz
    It says what it is


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  • #157
    HeidiHeidi
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    Chihuahua, looks like fun..... and hospitality..... anyone else missing hospitality??? :(


  • #158
    Omackeral
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    Chihuahua advances to the quarter finals


  • #159
    Omackeral
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    Puebla

    State Capital: Puebla

    thumb2-flag-of-puebla-4k-silk-flag-mexican-state-puebla-flag.jpg

    VS

    Tlaxcala

    State Capital: Tlaxcala

    thumb2-flag-of-tlaxcala-4k-silk-flag-mexican-state-tlaxcala-flag.jpg


  • #160
    Purgative
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    Tlaxcala - tidier neater flag


  • #161
    HeidiHeidi
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    Purgative wrote: »
    Tlaxcala - tidier neater flag
    This.


    The other one would give me a headache looking at it.


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  • #162
    Collie D
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    Tlaxcala - Not particularly in love with it but the other one looks like a warning on a where not to visit guide.


  • #163
    cdeb
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    Agreed on Tlaxcala - like the red half; adds a bit of spice and interest in this competition.

    I'm fascinated by the other one - what's in the bottom right quadrant? Is it a sheaf of corn growing through the hole in a man's palm?

    But Tlaxcala gets my vote


  • #164
    KathleenGrant
    Registered Users Posts: 3,786 ✭✭✭KathleenGrant


    Tlaxcala the Puebla flag looks like a comic strip.


  • #165
    Collie D
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,400 ✭✭✭✭Collie D


    cdeb wrote: »
    I'm fascinated by the other one - what's in the bottom right quadrant? Is it a sheaf of corn growing through the hole in a man's palm?

    I presume it’s supposed to signify farming as some kind of counterpoint to the depictions of gun violence and pollution.


  • #166
    cdeb
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    Collie D wrote: »
    I presume it’s supposed to signify farming as some kind of counterpoint to the depictions of gun violence and pollution.
    I guess - but why does the hand look like an MC Escher illusion? Or is that me?

    What's the circular bit in the middle the plant is growing through? Or how many fingers does the hand have?


  • #167
    KathleenGrant
    Registered Users Posts: 3,786 ✭✭✭KathleenGrant


    Collie D wrote: »
    Tlaxcala - Not particularly in love with it but the other one looks like a warning on a where not to visit guide.

    Haha but this is actually true


  • #168
    Barna77
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    Tlaxcala
    I like Puebla's snakes but prefer Mario world style castle and flag on Tlaxcala's flag


  • #169
    Zaph
    Registered Users, Subscribers, Registered Users 2 Posts: 47,336 ✭✭✭✭Zaph


    Tlaxcala, the other one is a bit of a mess


  • #170
    Omackeral
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    Tlaxcala advances to the quarter finals


  • #171
    Omackeral
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭Omackeral


    Guerrero

    State Capital: Chilpancingo

    thumb2-flag-of-guerrero-4k-silk-flag-mexican-state-guerrero-flag.jpg

    VS

    Oaxaca

    State Capital: Oaxaca

    thumb2-flag-of-oaxaca-4k-silk-flag-mexican-state-oaxaca-flag.jpg


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  • #172
    Tauriel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,484 ✭✭✭✭Tauriel


    Oaxaca

    The other looks a bit childish


  • #173
    Purgative
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    Guerrero - crazy guy in a leopard suit. probably some sort of fetish club.


  • #174
    cdeb
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    Fairly sure the Maya wore leopard skin to channel the strength of the animal. I think it's cool; better than the weird jester hat coming out of yer man's nose of the other one anyway.

    Guerrero for me


  • #175
    Barna77
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    Guerrero. The Jaguar Knight


  • #176
    Collie D
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    Guerrero. I’m not sure what’s happening in the other one.


  • #177
    KathleenGrant
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    Oaxaca

    Breaking chains....fight for freedom.

    Haven't googled the flag symbolism yet till next round but I am guessing that's what the breaking chains are.


  • #178
    Zaph
    Registered Users, Subscribers, Registered Users 2 Posts: 47,336 ✭✭✭✭Zaph


    Guerrero. A man dressing up as a leopard? Sure why not?


  • #179
    Omackeral
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    Guerrero advances to the quarter finals


  • #180
    Omackeral
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    Sinaloa

    State Capital: Culiacán

    thumb2-flag-of-sinaloa-4k-silk-flag-mexican-state-sinaloa-flag.jpg

    VS

    Tamaulipas

    State Capital: Ciudad Victoria

    thumb2-flag-of-tamaulipas-4k-silk-flag-mexican-state-tamaulipas-flag.jpg


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  • #181
    Purgative
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    Both a bit cartoonish but Tamaulipas best of the pair.


  • #182
    Zaph
    Registered Users, Subscribers, Registered Users 2 Posts: 47,336 ✭✭✭✭Zaph


    Tamaulipas. Because they even went to the trouble of adding in ripples in the water beside the boat in the bottom left. Plus the white yoke in the bottom right looks like the back end of a horribly distended cow.


  • #183
    cdeb
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    I've no idea what Sinaloa is. Tamaulipas is recognisable, even if they need art lessons - that fish is ****ing huge, and should be in the sea, not on it. But I'll vote Tamaulipas.


  • #184
    KathleenGrant
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    Sinaloa. Joined by the daughter and we both agree. Like the shape and the colour.
    Also smoking deer.


  • #185
    Collie D
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    Two pretty mad flags but I’ll go for Sinaloa for the dinosaur having a shower and the deer smoking weed/vaping.


  • #186
    Barna77
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    Sinaloa.
    The hungry eagle. And don't mess with the cartels....


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  • #187
    Omackeral
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭Omackeral


    Less than 5 minutes, can we get a tie breaker?


  • #188
    Omackeral
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭Omackeral


    No tie-breaker came within the allotted time. Since everybody gave a reason, I'm gonna choose my favorite answer to split them up, which is:
    Zaph wrote: »
    Tamaulipas. Because they even went to the trouble of adding in ripples in the water beside the boat in the bottom left. Plus the white yoke in the bottom right looks like the back end of a horribly distended cow.

    Tamaulipas advances to the quarter finals


  • #189
    Omackeral
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭Omackeral


    Join us tomorrow for the quarter finals, semi finals and the final folks!


  • #190
    Purgative
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    Thanks Mack. Have a good evening.


  • #191
    KathleenGrant
    Registered Users Posts: 3,786 ✭✭✭KathleenGrant


    Thanks for that. Will be here tomorrow .


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  • #192
    Omackeral
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭Omackeral


    Quarter finals going live in 30 minutes


  • #193
    Omackeral
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭Omackeral


    Gonna stick with a 20 minute time limit for the quarter final and, again, reasons used will be taken on board in the event of a tie. The draw has been made and two colourful efforts have been put together in our opening bout. Hard one to call.

    My personal favourite Guerrero (the Aztec warrior in jaguar attire) features in the second bout so I'll be keen to keep an eye on the voting there. It seems Chihuahua has had a bit of a cult following so far, will that be enough to take it into the Final 4?

    We go live in just over 10 minutes.


  • #194
    Omackeral
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    Jalisco

    State Capital: Guadalajara

    thumb2-flag-of-jalisco-4k-silk-flag-mexican-state-jalisco-flag.jpg

    VS

    Tlaxcala

    State Capital: Tlaxcala

    thumb2-flag-of-tlaxcala-4k-silk-flag-mexican-state-tlaxcala-flag.jpg


  • #195
    Electric Nitwit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,393 ✭✭✭✭Electric Nitwit


    Jalisco

    The hungry lions trying to get the kid hiding in the tree (I presume), a funky knight. And this tournament is probably the closest the Roscommon flag will ever get to winning something


  • #196
    Zaph
    Registered Users, Subscribers, Registered Users 2 Posts: 47,336 ✭✭✭✭Zaph


    Tlaxcala. I like the blue and yellow of the other one, but the pair of skulls at the bottom just add an air of menace that so many others seem reluctant to want to convey.


  • #197
    Barna77
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    Tlaxcala
    I like both so tough decision. Also the flag is full of references to Spain ;)


  • #198
    Purgative
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    Tlaxcala Tidy, uncluttered


  • #199
    KathleenGrant
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    Jalisco

    It is composed from the sea and sand in blue and yellow
    The state emblem is at the centre. The shield shows two lions rampant around a golden tree, on a blue field. It has a golden outline charged with seven red crosses. Above the shield is a closed helmet with blue and yellow mantling. The crest is a red flag with a golden Jerusalem cross.


  • #200
    Omackeral
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    Tlaxcala advances to the semi final


  • #201
    Necro
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 52,134 Mod ✭✭✭✭Necro


    KathleenGrant wrote:
    It is composed from the sea and sand in blue and yellow The state emblem is at the centre. The shield shows two lions rampant around a golden tree, on a blue field. It has a golden outline charged with seven red crosses. Above the shield is a closed helmet with blue and yellow mantling. The crest is a red flag with a golden Jerusalem cross.


    Wasn't gonna vote but KG convinced me with this

    Jalisco for the lions


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