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Ultimate Battle of Britain and Ireland

  • 04-06-2021 12:59pm
    #1
    Omackeral
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    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
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    Only 64, oh dear. I wonder who forgot to send in their paperwork or didn't get past the application stage. :o


  • #3
    Omackeral
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    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 Posts: 3,786 ✭✭✭KathleenGrant


    Woohoo!!!!


  • #5
    Omackeral
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭Omackeral


    We go live with this tonight folks!


  • #6
    [Deleted User]
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    Flags Omack?
    We may see a lot of political voting in this I think!!!!


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  • #7
    Omackeral
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭Omackeral


    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 Posts: 3,786 ✭✭✭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
    Omackeral
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭Omackeral


    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
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,390 ✭✭✭✭Electric Nitwit


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

    Where are you from? Fairyland?


  • #14
    Electric Nitwit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,390 ✭✭✭✭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 Posts: 3,786 ✭✭✭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
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    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
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    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
    Omackeral
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭Omackeral


    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
    Omackeral
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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

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

    (We sang city instead of rovers)


  • #26
    Omackeral
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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
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    Both look awfully strange, will go Connaught though.


  • #29
    Zaph
    Registered Users, Subscribers, Registered Users 2 Posts: 47,336 ✭✭✭✭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: 18,749 ✭✭✭✭ [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.


  • #32
    cdeb
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 7,265 Mod ✭✭✭✭cdeb


    Kolido wrote: »
    Both look awfully strange, will go Connaught though.

    Yeah, this for me. A Habsburg eagle waving a sword in its arm is something different. Like a Jeff Goldblum experiment gone wrong


  • #33
    ari101
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    Connacht* - fierce, who wouldn't want a half eagle and a knights arm!

    A bitta Eddie the Eagle for ye all :D
    BNOGbTou.jpg



    (*cough, clearly not from Connacht if you accept the West Brit spelling :p And I was determined not to get political :pac:)


  • #34
    ScoobyDosent
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    To "hell with it", I'll go
    Connacht
    😜


  • #35
    quickbeam
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 16,287 Mod ✭✭✭✭quickbeam


    I honestly never knew there were two spellings!!


  • #36
    Trigger
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    Connacht is utterly bizarre but the the Yorkshire one is on Leeds crest so have to go with Connacht


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  • #37
    ari101
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    quickbeam wrote: »
    I honestly never knew there were two spellings!!

    I think unless you are a local or into that kinda history you wouldn't.
    Modern Irish 'Connacht' is spelled that way, some things still dating from British Rule still retain the anglicised spelling :)


  • #38
    Trigger
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    ari101 wrote: »
    I think unless you are a local or into that kinda history you wouldn't.
    Modern Irish 'Connacht' is spelled that way, some things still dating from British Rule still retain the anglicised spelling :)

    Doesn't really matter, they both sound awful :p


  • #39
    SineadSpears
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    Connaght - the bird and the arm don't exactly work well together but the flower isn't very exciting either. so I'll go with the odd mashup


  • #40
    Electric Nitwit
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    Yorkshire, prefer the simplicity, even if there's no unicorns


  • #41
    Omackeral
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    A great opener but it's the luck of the Irish prevailing.

    Connaught advances to Round 2


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  • #42
    ohnonotgmail
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    Connacht. Who doesn't love ravens and swords.


  • #43
    Omackeral
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    Cheshire

    ENGLAND

    500px-Flag_of_Cheshire.svg.png

    VS

    Cumberland

    ENGLAND

    500px-Cumberland_flag.svg.png


  • #44
    quickbeam
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    Cheshire! Castles and swords and nice colour combo. Cumberliand's green is too snotty.


  • #45
    Purgative
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    Cheshire by an edge.


  • #46
    Trigger
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    Cumberland looks like something from the start of Moana and the little fella loves that so I'll choose that one.. :D


  • #47
    Trigger
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    quickbeam wrote: »
    Cheshire! Castles and swords and nice colour combo. Cumberliand's green is too snotty.

    Thought it was straw/hay not castles?


  • #48
    SineadSpears
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    Chesire - the other is a bit too pretty and the colours are kinda bland


  • #49
    ari101
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    Cumberland because I prefer the colour scheme, not really sure about either


  • #50
    SineadSpears
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    quickbeam wrote: »
    Cheshire! Castles and swords and nice colour combo. Cumberliand's green is too snotty.

    I thought they were wheat??


  • #51
    ohnonotgmail
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    Trigger wrote: »
    That it was straw/hay not castles?

    wheat but close enough.

    Cheshire for me. Good colours and it has a sword. You may find the presence of a sword has a strong bearing on my choices.


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