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Ultimate Battle of Western Europe

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  • #202
    Omackeral
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    Valencia
    Spanish Autonomous Community

    300px-Flag_of_the_Valencian_Community_%282x3%29.svg.png

    VS

    North Brabant
    Dutch Province

    300px-North_Brabant-Flag.svg.png

    VS

    Sardinia
    Italian Autonomous Region

    300px-Flag_of_Sardinia%2C_Italy.svg.png


  • #203
    Necro
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 52,136 Mod ✭✭✭✭Necro


    Wasn't there another one like Sardinia already? (May have sneaked a peek at the other matches :P)

    In any case, Valencia is nicer imo.


  • #204
    Sawduck
    Registered Users Posts: 2,712 ✭✭✭Sawduck


    Valencia really nice looking flag for a great city


  • #205
    Omackeral
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    Necro wrote: »
    Wasn't there another one like Sardinia?

    Corsica made an appearance already! Just has this same dude on it once but facing the other way


  • #206
    Fr Tod Umptious
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    Sardinia - it's got slaves in it


  • #207
    quickbeam
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 16,287 Mod ✭✭✭✭quickbeam


    Not gone on any of them but Valencia is the best of the bunch.


  • #208
    Arghus
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    Valencia I suppose. The colours work better together.


  • #209
    Ficheall
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    Fr Tod Umptious wrote: »
    Sardinia - it's got slaves in it
    Agreed. St. George and a few slaves - what's not to love?


  • #210
    [Deleted User]
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    Yeah, Valencia is the nicest one here. Noit mad about yellow and red stripes but here the effect is neutralised by the calming blue band on the left, and the red, green and white bit in the middle gives it a Christmassy feel!

    North Brabant is a less interesting version of Antwerp, which went out earlier.

    And Sardinia....well, it's England with potential blackface! :eek:


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  • #211
    Pawwed Rig
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 22,407 CMod ✭✭✭✭Pawwed Rig


    Valencia


  • #212
    Omackeral
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    Valencia hits the quota and advances


  • #213
    Omackeral
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    Just 7 bouts remaining in Round 1. Here's the next one.
    Catalonia
    Spanish Autonomous Community

    300px-Flag_of_Catalonia.svg.png

    VS

    Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
    French Region

    300px-Flag_of_Provence-Alpes-Cote_dAzur.svg.png

    VS

    Melilla
    Spanish Autonomous City

    300px-Flag_of_Melilla.svg.png




  • #214
    Cosmo Kramer
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    Catalonia. Quite an iconic flag.


  • #215
    LadySkunk
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    Going to go Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur because of the dolphin dragon fish


  • #216
    Clarabel
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    Catalonia cause simple


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  • #217
    Clarabel
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    LadySkunk wrote: »
    dolphin dragon fish

    They are real


  • #218
    quickbeam
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 16,287 Mod ✭✭✭✭quickbeam


    Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur because there's not enough fish on flags these days.


  • #219
    Necro
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 52,136 Mod ✭✭✭✭Necro


    Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur - Dolphin Dragon Fish for me too :D


  • #220
    Arghus
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    Provence Alpes Cote d'Azur because it gives you what the Catalonia flag gives you but with extra special free dark blue fish action.


  • #221
    [Deleted User]
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    Meilla, SAC.

    That blue! The rest are garish harlots in comparison.


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  • #222
    Purgative
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    Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur for the dolphiny thing


  • #223
    [Deleted User]
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    Raging I missed the round with the four blindfolded Ninja assassins. :(


  • #224
    [Deleted User]
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    Melilla

    I love that shade of blue


  • #225
    Omackeral
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭Omackeral


    Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur takes the win


  • #226
    Omackeral
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭Omackeral


    We’ll get the remainder of these done in a little while


  • #227
    Omackeral
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭Omackeral


    Brussells Capital Region
    Belgian Extraprovincial Region

    300px-Flag_of_the_Brussels-Capital_Region.svg.png

    VS

    Azores
    Portuguese Autonomous Region

    71rr6RU+5XL._AC_SS350_.jpg

    VS

    Molise
    Italian Region

    300px-Flag_of_Molise.svg.png


  • #228
    quickbeam
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 16,287 Mod ✭✭✭✭quickbeam


    There’s something almost yonic* about Brussels so going with that because at least it’s unique.











    * look it up


  • #229
    Purgative
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    Brussells Capital Region its kinda cute and it would be easy for kids to draw.


  • #230
    [Deleted User]
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    And now all I see is ovaries.


    I'll go with Azores, for the birdie.


  • #231
    Purgative
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    quickbeam wrote: »
    There’s something almost yonic* about Brussels so going with that because at least it’s unique.



    They're not like any I've studied


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  • #232
    Omackeral
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    Brussells takes the V. V for victory. On we march.
    Andalusia
    Spanish Autonomous Region

    300px-Flag_of_Andaluc%C3%ADa.svg.png

    VS

    Brittany
    French Region

    300px-Flag_of_Brittany_%28Gwenn_ha_du%29.svg.png

    VS

    Brandenburg
    German State

    sticker-png-brandenburg-an-der-havel-margraviate-of-brandenburg-flag-of-brandenburg-fahne-brandenburg-miscellaneous-flag-states-of-germany-small-thumbnail.png


  • #233
    quickbeam
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 16,287 Mod ✭✭✭✭quickbeam


    Andalusia because I like the lions and at least these ones aren't rampant.


  • #234
    Purgative
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    Brittany - local team colours and looks sorta Christmasy.


  • #235
    cdeb
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 7,265 Mod ✭✭✭✭cdeb


    I like the black and white of Brittany. Very striking.


  • #236
    [Deleted User]
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    Andaluscia, it's got lions and stripes. Brittany looks like an unfinished chessboard and Brandenburg has an angry bird on it.


  • #237
    Sawduck
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    Brittany really like the black and white combo


  • #238
    JohnGreenFan
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    Brittany. The black and white with no colour at all is cool.


  • #239
    Pawwed Rig
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 22,407 CMod ✭✭✭✭Pawwed Rig


    Andalusia for me


  • #240
    Omackeral
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    Nice battle there but it's Brittany that goes on.
    Limburg
    Belgian Province

    flag-limburg-province-belgium_2227-645.jpg?size=626&ext=jpg

    VS

    Berlin
    German State

    400px-Flag_of_Berlin.svg.png

    VS

    Ceuta
    Spanish Autonomous City

    400px-Flag_Ceuta.svg.png



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  • #241
    quickbeam
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 16,287 Mod ✭✭✭✭quickbeam


    Bears > lions, so Berlin please.


  • #242
    Purgative
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    Berlin - I like bears


  • #243
    cdeb
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 7,265 Mod ✭✭✭✭cdeb


    Ceuta - I like black and white combos. Rare on a flag.


  • #244
    Zaph
    Registered Users, Subscribers, Registered Users 2 Posts: 47,336 ✭✭✭✭Zaph


    Cueta - I've had enough of rampant lions and the bear on the Berlin flag looks a bit cartoonish.


  • #245
    Omackeral
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    It's 2-2 between Berlin and Ceuta so it's decision time.
    quickbeam wrote: »
    Bears > lions, so Berlin please.
    Purgative wrote: »
    Berlin - I like bears
    cdeb wrote: »
    Ceuta - I like black and white combos. Rare on a flag.
    Zaph wrote: »
    Cueta - I've had enough of rampant lions and the bear on the Berlin flag looks a bit cartoonish.

    All fair points but I think cdeb's point about a rarity of black and white combos is a great nugget.

    Ceuta takes the win.


  • #246
    Omackeral
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    Oh look, more lions :P
    Hainaut
    Belgian Province

    300px-Flag_of_Hainaut.svg.png

    VS

    Bavaria
    German State

    300px-Flag_of_Bavaria_%28lozengy%29.svg.png

    VS

    Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
    French Region

    300px-Flag_of_the_region_Auvergne-Rh%C3%B4ne-Alpes.svg.png


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  • #247
    quickbeam
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 16,287 Mod ✭✭✭✭quickbeam


    Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes - best of the three, it's got a little bit of everything going on.


  • #248
    Purgative
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    Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes - the punk dolphin steals the show


  • #249
    cdeb
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    Auvergne looks like a flag designed by people who didn't want to offend anyone, and by doing so offended everyone. I can just hear that dolphin identifying as navy. It can't be navy; it's a dolphin!

    Bavaria is quietly classy by contrast. It gets my vote


  • #250
    Zaph
    Registered Users, Subscribers, Registered Users 2 Posts: 47,336 ✭✭✭✭Zaph


    The Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes one looks like it was made up from the bits left over in flag making class. Bavaria gets my vote because of the other two it's the one without lions on it.


  • #251
    [Deleted User]
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    Bavaria - partly because it's mercifully lion-free! But also because the diamond pattern makes it stand out, and the choice of relaxing colours stop it from being too garish.

    Also they have that flag on some great beers. :cool:

    EDIT: Look at the weary expressions and tired eyes of those Hainaut lions - even they know that enough is enough!!


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