Funny...I thought the Union Flag was a mix of the St Georges Cross (England), the St Andrews Cross (Scotland) and The St Davids Cross (Yes, thats WELSH)...
If anyones going to moan, how about Norther Ireland or the Isle of Man, or Yorkshire?
(If anyones going to moan, how about Norther Ireland or the Isle of Man, or Yorkshire?
Dobbin The Great,
Thu 12 Jun 2003, 11:24,
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If all the Welsh b3tans are complaining that they're not includedyou should suspect that you're wrong really.
The Union Jack was redrawn 200 years ago to include the following:
St. George's cross - a red cross on white to show England
St. Andrew's cross - a white cross on blue background to show Scotland
/EDIT: St. Patrick's cross - a diagonal red on white background to show the then subjugated Ireland, so now by inference the six counties.
St David is not included, as his flag is a YELLOW cross on blue - not black as I'd previously typed.
Yup, I fecked it up first go! :)
That mrflag.com is no help though. >
(The Union Jack was redrawn 200 years ago to include the following:
St. George's cross - a red cross on white to show England
St. Andrew's cross - a white cross on blue background to show Scotland
/EDIT: St. Patrick's cross - a diagonal red on white background to show the then subjugated Ireland, so now by inference the six counties.
St David is not included, as his flag is a YELLOW cross on blue - not black as I'd previously typed.
Yup, I fecked it up first go! :)
That mrflag.com is no help though. >
WhoElse I'm what Willis was talking about,
Thu 12 Jun 2003, 12:28,
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Maybe....maybe, the addition of the black to the union flag, is not just to represent the multi-cultures in the UK, but also to keep the welsh happy as the black is on The St Davids Cross.
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Thu 12 Jun 2003, 14:09,
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according to mrflagSt David's cross is a yellow cross on blue background tho - so unless yellow gets put in they're still getting shafted.
And for the record, I think the welsh dragon is very cool - and a nice counterpoint to St George! :)
(And for the record, I think the welsh dragon is very cool - and a nice counterpoint to St George! :)
WhoElse I'm what Willis was talking about,
Thu 12 Jun 2003, 15:15,
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i beg you pudding?A yellow cross (diagonal) on navy blue background is the cross of St Alban. And I should know.
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Thu 12 Jun 2003, 19:42,
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