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Ultimate Battle of Britain and Ireland

  • 04-06-2021 12:59PM
    #1
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Hello and welcome to the June edition of Ultimate Battle. This month, we sail closer to home as we explore the subdivisional flags of Britain and Ireland. The plan is to kick off either tomorrow night or Sunday night and have a straight shoot out from 64 to 1 to see who the champion is.
    600px-Britain_and_Ireland_satellite_image_bright.png

    Click “follow thread” and get yourself on board for the opening contest. Some beauties between the auld enemies so it should be an interesting quest to find the best!


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  • #2
    davetherave
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 3,575 ✭✭✭davetherave


    Only 64, oh dear. I wonder who forgot to send in their paperwork or didn't get past the application stage. :o


  • #3
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    davetherave wrote: »
    Only 64, oh dear. I wonder who forgot to send in their paperwork or didn't get past the application stage. :o

    It's a good spread geographically and it might not be what you're expecting in some ways.


  • #4
    KathleenGrant
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,791 ✭✭✭KathleenGrant


    Woohoo!!!!


  • #5
    [Deleted User]
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    We go live with this tonight folks!


  • #6
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 19,178 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Flags Omack?
    We may see a lot of political voting in this I think!!!!


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  • #7
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    bubblypop wrote: »
    Flags Omack?

    Sh*t I probably should have said that! Yes it's the subdivisional flags, this is the latest in the series.


  • #8
    quickbeam
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    bubblypop wrote: »
    We may see a lot of political voting in this I think!!!!

    I hope not. I hope it comes down to the best design regardless of where it's at.


  • #9
    KathleenGrant
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,791 ✭✭✭KathleenGrant


    quickbeam wrote: »
    I hope not. I hope it comes down to the best design regardless of where it's at.

    It usually does in fairness. I would like to think that the regulars of this competition are all about the flag itself more than where it is from.


  • #10
    [Deleted User]
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    bubblypop wrote: »
    Flags Omack?
    We may see a lot of political voting in this I think!!!!
    Omackeral wrote: »
    Sh*t I probably should have said that! Yes it's the subdivisional flags, this is the latest in the series.

    Amended the OP there :pac::pac::pac:


  • #11
    Electric Nitwit
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    There'd better be unicorns ;)


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  • #12
    [Deleted User]
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    My old hometown, of sorts, better be on.
    It has a good flag!!!


  • #13
    KathleenGrant
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,791 ✭✭✭KathleenGrant


    Electric Nitwit wrote: »
    There'd better be unicorns ;)

    Where are you from? Fairyland?


  • #14
    Electric Nitwit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 13,010 ✭✭✭✭Electric Nitwit


    KathleenGrant wrote: »
    Where are you from? Fairyland?
    I used to live in a city (I'll leave it unnamed for now :p) with unicorns on the crest!

    Edit: apparently it's the national symbol of Scotland! Didn't know that (that's not where I lived)

    There'd better be dragons too!
    Promise me there'll be dragons, Mackers :D


  • #15
    quickbeam
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 16,287 Mod ✭✭✭✭quickbeam


    I reckon there'll be a few roses and lions too.


  • #16
    KathleenGrant
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,791 ✭✭✭KathleenGrant


    And castles.


  • #17
    rainbowtrout
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    Electric Nitwit wrote: »
    There'd better be unicorns ;)
    KathleenGrant wrote: »
    Where are you from? Fairyland?

    The unicorn is the national animal of Scotland so there could be unicorns :D


  • #18
    ari101
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    Electric Nitwit wrote: »
    There'd better be unicorns ;)
    Electric Nitwit wrote: »
    I used to live in a city (I'll leave it unnamed for now :p) with unicorns on the crest!

    Edit: apparently it's the national symbol of Scotland! Didn't know that (that's not where I lived)

    There'd better be dragons too!
    Promise me there'll be dragons, Mackers :D
    rainbowtrout wrote: »
    The unicorn is the national animal of Scotland so there could be unicorns :D

    Bristolians, Scottish; all welcome if they bring unicorns :D


  • #19
    Electric Nitwit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 13,010 ✭✭✭✭Electric Nitwit


    ari101 wrote: »
    Bristolians, Scottish; all welcome if they bring unicorns :D
    If there's none on the flags I'm sure we can rely on Mackers...

    tenor.gif


  • #20
    ari101
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,835 ✭✭✭ari101


    Electric Nitwit wrote: »
    If there's none on the flags I'm sure we can rely on Mackers...

    tenor.gif

    But will they do this ;)

    giphy.gif


  • #21
    SineadSpears
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    quickbeam wrote: »
    I reckon there'll be a few roses and lions too.
    KathleenGrant wrote: »
    And castles.


    and they will be the ones I'll be voting for over and over :)

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  • #22
    Purgative
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    thats-no-unicorn-its-a-donkey-with-a-dildo-on-35219084.png


  • #23
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    What in horny hell is going on in this thread!?

    Draw has been made and the first match throws up an Ireland vs England pairing. We go live at 6PM


  • #24
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    *Each Round 1 match will last 20 minutes.

    *Whichever flag has most votes advances.

    *Any reasons given for your choice will be taken into account in the event of a tie.


  • #25
    Trigger
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    Electric Nitwit wrote: »
    I used to live in a city (I'll leave it unnamed for now :p) with unicorns on the crest!

    Edit: apparently it's the national symbol of Scotland! Didn't know that (that's not where I lived)

    There'd better be dragons too!
    Promise me there'll be dragons, Mackers :D

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    Bristol City were playing at home,
    And kicked the fart from here to Rome,
    Inky pinky parlez vous

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  • #26
    [Deleted User]
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    Connaught

    IRELAND

    500px-Flag_of_Connacht.svg.png

    VS

    Yorkshire

    ENGLAND

    500px-Flag_of_Yorkshire.svg.png


  • #27
    BonnieSituation
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    Connacht by a furlong


  • #28
    Kolido
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,438 ✭✭✭✭Kolido


    Both look awfully strange, will go Connaught though.


  • #29
    Zaph
    Registered Users, Subscribers, Registered Users 2 Posts: 47,402 ✭✭✭✭Zaph


    Well seeing as it's on the crest of the mighty Leeds United, I have to go for the white rose of Yorkshire. Apart from anything else, Connacht's is schizophrenic, just pick one, ffs.


  • #30
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 19,178 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Oh two home flags here for me!!!!!!

    Tough choice.....
    I'm going to go with Yorkshire, it makes more sense to look at, and I think connaught will have plenty on here voting for it!


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  • #31
    quickbeam
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 16,287 Mod ✭✭✭✭quickbeam


    Yorkshire. If there was more blending done between the two halves of the Connaght one, where it looked like an actual crow holding a sword, it might work better. But yeah, as Zaph says, it's just schizophrenic.


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