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Boards Ultimate Flags of the World Tournament
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It's been a literal trip around the globe but you, the good people of Boards.ie, have declared that your Ultimate World Flag Tournament winner is...
Marshall Islands
I have had a blast doing this... even though it's all been done pain-stakingly on my phone (except Round 2 which was on a highjacked work computer). It's so great and a bit surreal to bring so many together over bloody colours, shapes and patterns! Thanks so much for all your witty, informative and bonkers posts. It's been class.0 -
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Thanks to the OP, this was fun
I'd say a flagMontage of Feck wrote: »We should contact the Marshall islands embassy and get Omac an OBE or Iron cross with oaks or whatever award they give out over there.
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Leg End Reject wrote: »Thanks Mack, what's next?
Could do one on US State flags and its territories, maybe even include Canadian Provinces in it also?0 -
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Missed the final, but in the end my one extra vote for Namibia wouldn't have been enough to halt the Marshall Islands juggernaut.
Omack, that was a seriously entertaining game, thanks for running it. I love flags but I was a bit dubious at the start that there'd be enough other people interested to sustain it, but this thread has been great craic. A pat on the back to all who participated, even if you picked the wrong winner.
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Earthhorse wrote: »What about Coats of Arms. He could take the top X most popular surnames in Ireland (or the West in general) and they could be judged on their aesthetic and their motto.
National Anthems; I did think this but honestly there are only a handful of good ones and I can't see people taking the time to listen to them.
What about national Enblems bound to be a few parrots in there 0 -
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First round should see most of the crap ones touched on fairly handily though. 50 states + 13 Canadian provinces/territories gives 63. One short of the magical 64 needed for tournament play. Final spot could be decided by a preliminary bout between various dependent territories e.g. District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. I think it’s a go if enough people are up for it. But obviously I’ll give it a while to breathe first.
Throw in Guam to make up the 64
It's got a tree, and a boat !!!!
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In the immortal words of Jim Corr , " this is a false flag operation " .
Imo ,let the flags end of things rest in peace.
Dont dilute the greatness of this stellar competition.
Focus on more important and topical items,such as .......
.......wait for it !!!
THE GREATEST NUMBER ONE CHART HIT SONG *
* that's my idea Omack,don't be getting notions of claiming it all to yourself, ya hear me !
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Fr Tod Umptious wrote: »Throw in Guam to make up the 64
It's got a tree, and a boat !!!!
Needs a double headed chicken and a rug at the side:pac:0 -
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One way to move on from flags would be sporting crests; similar idea but also different enough that it wouldn't feel like a repeat.
Obviously sport is a big divisor - you either like it or hate it - but we saw the same approach at the start of this thread and it didn't spoil the enjoyment for those who were interested.
You would then have the problem of the puerile inter-club nonsense that poisons the football forum here, and that'd be harder to get around. Probably there'd be fewer interesting crests than flags, but if you put a call out for entries, people would uncover some unusual ones.
Would also give the change of some unusual scorelines like Cabo 5-3 Juve.
So maybe a runner, maybe not, but I think it's an option that could be considered anyway.
Could be done if you exclude Irish and British club crests. That would eliminate most of the nonsense. Perhaps you could include UK non-league ones, that would be fairly uncontroversial, I reckon. I vote for this lot, although it's mainly because of their name tbh.
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Could be done if you exclude Irish and British club crests. That would eliminate most of the nonsense. Perhaps you could include UK non-league ones, that would be fairly uncontroversial, I reckon. I vote for this lot, although it's mainly because of their name tbh.
Sounds like a dodgy ,homo-erotic mining documentary.0 -
LoI would be ok to leave in I think. It's the Manc/Scouse posturing that would get tedious quick, so wouldn't say no to leaving out Premier League, say.Could be done if you exclude Irish and British club crests. That would eliminate most of the nonsense. Perhaps you could include UK non-league ones, that would be fairly uncontroversial, I reckon.
To leave out Irish clubs, you'd omit a definite contender in Warrenpoint Town -
Look at the crappy bunnies! :pac:
Though the beauty of the flags was that there was only a set amount, so there was a nice balance between dull tricolours, repetitive Arab stuff, random animals, and striking colour combinations. The same could be said for chocolate/crisps as per previous Omack specials.
Football crests/jerseys would have to be people making suggestions, and that would probably be weighted towards the bizarre, which might get a bit repetitive.0 -
A friend of mine used to be involved with his local Kildare club. He was particularly proud of the centre of the crest, it being his favourite tipple.Could be done if you exclude Irish and British club crests. That would eliminate most of the nonsense. Perhaps you could include UK non-league ones, that would be fairly uncontroversial, I reckon. I vote for this lot, although it's mainly because of their name tbh.
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