Thanks for your indoubtable internet research.
Mine, from www.know-britain.com/general/union_jack.html says:

However, the flag was usually restricted to use at sea until the two kingdoms of Scotland and England were united in 1707. It was most probably from this use at sea that it got the name "Jack" ("Union Jack"). It was usually flown at the bow end of the ship, from the jack staff.

This is tedious as fuck now, can't you tell us about gardening or Yngwie Malmsteen or something equally tedious?
(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 15:39, 3 replies, latest was 13 years ago)

It's okay to be wrong you know
everyone makes a mistake every now and then, especially when they're sweating on the internet like an overipe tomato.
(Bazongaloid, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 15:41, Reply)

Sweating on the internet? You were doing the same thing bbz, due to you being a corpulent fucko and your initial flag research.
Thanks for caring enough about me to go that far though.

*pinches cheek and ruffles hair*
(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 15:47, Reply)

Awwwwww, condescending replies saying "I'M NOT UPSET! I DEFINITELY DIDN'T GET UPSET ABOUT BEING WRONG!"
Are my favourite response to be called out.
(Bazongaloid, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 15:50, Reply)

Al, you really do have a lot of anger festering in there.
Maybe you should go and dig a hole or something.
(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 15:52, Reply)

Also, I'm not sure whether to trust a website which advertises holiday homes in italy
over that of an international institute.
(Bazongaloid, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 15:42, Reply)

It does have a very good graphic of a flag flying in the wind though.

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 15:47, Reply)

Makes you think it's really professional.

(Bazongaloid, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 15:51, Reply)

the use of 'was' in your own source proves you were wrong

(Quintno EXPERIMENT RUINED CANCELLED, LEFT 4EVER, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 15:53, Reply)