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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Hope on September 01, 2015, 05:27:22 PM

Title: New Kiwi Flag competition finalists
Post by: Hope on September 01, 2015, 05:27:22 PM
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-34111928

Any thoughts from the mother nations?
Title: Re: New Kiwi Flag competition finalists
Post by: Owlswing on September 01, 2015, 06:56:21 PM
Mother nations? How archaic and patronising!

It is nobody's business but the New Zealanders, and those who have commented do not seem impressed. Not that the politicians are likely to take any notice of that!
Title: Re: New Kiwi Flag competition finalists
Post by: Free Willy on September 01, 2015, 07:13:00 PM
Mother nations? How archaic and patronising!

It is nobody's business but the New Zealanders, and those who have commented do not seem impressed. Not that the politicians are likely to take any notice of that!
Don't New Zealand have a national wizard? someone wise and whacky.........I nominate Nearly sane.
Title: Re: New Kiwi Flag competition finalists
Post by: Owlswing on September 01, 2015, 07:24:01 PM
Mother nations? How archaic and patronising!

It is nobody's business but the New Zealanders, and those who have commented do not seem impressed. Not that the politicians are likely to take any notice of that!
Don't New Zealand have a national wizard? someone wise and whacky.........I nominate Nearly sane.

Please, at least get your terminology right.

Wizards are denizens of fiction!

If the inclusion of the word (wizard) is a shot/pun/joke at my being a witch - all witches are witches male or female.

Oh and don't call a male witch a warlock - it means traitor or oathbreaker.

If it was not please ignore the preceeding.
Title: Re: New Kiwi Flag competition finalists
Post by: Nearly Sane on September 01, 2015, 07:24:57 PM
Due to the marvels of the web, I could still kick your discursive arse from there, Vlad. Besides Gonzo wants me to be a Glasgow wizard for the reclaiming of our city from the numpty and the ned.
Title: Re: New Kiwi Flag competition finalists
Post by: Free Willy on September 01, 2015, 07:37:42 PM
Due to the marvels of the web, I could still kick your discursive arse from there, Vlad. Besides Gonzo wants me to be a Glasgow wizard for the reclaiming of our city from the numpty and the ned.
It must be great to be in demand.
Title: Re: New Kiwi Flag competition finalists
Post by: Gordon on September 01, 2015, 07:39:20 PM
Due to the marvels of the web, I could still kick your discursive arse from there, Vlad. Besides Gonzo wants me to be a Glasgow wizard for the reclaiming of our city from the numpty and the ned.

There is a magic word for said arse-kicking NS: Vladracadabra!
Title: Re: New Kiwi Flag competition finalists
Post by: Nearly Sane on September 01, 2015, 08:05:05 PM
Due to the marvels of the web, I could still kick your discursive arse from there, Vlad. Besides Gonzo wants me to be a Glasgow wizard for the reclaiming of our city from the numpty and the ned.
It must be great to be in demand.
I believe you are too as a warm up act for various comedians across the country. You only do one joke, you tell it about them but in a meta angle someone tells the same joke about you befor you go on, except you told it about them .... infinite regress in a Vlad joke.
Title: Re: New Kiwi Flag competition finalists
Post by: Gonnagle on September 02, 2015, 10:17:06 AM
Dear Vlad,

Wise and whacky, a perfect description of our Sane. :P

Gonnagle.
Title: Re: New Kiwi Flag competition finalists
Post by: Alien on September 02, 2015, 02:55:51 PM
Mother nations? How archaic and patronising!

It is nobody's business but the New Zealanders, and those who have commented do not seem impressed. Not that the politicians are likely to take any notice of that!
I have a daughter living in New Zealand, so claim that as some sort of reason for chipping in. I would hate her to live in a country whose flag looked like a badly drawn ear.
Title: Re: New Kiwi Flag competition finalists
Post by: Anchorman on September 06, 2015, 07:22:22 PM
Great to see a country considering ditching the butchers apron.
Mind you, after what the wielders of that butchers apron did to the native population, it's taken them a long time to ditch it.
Title: Re: New Kiwi Flag competition finalists
Post by: jakswan on September 07, 2015, 06:17:00 AM
Great to see a country considering ditching the butchers apron.
Mind you, after what the wielders of that butchers apron did to the native population, it's taken them a long time to ditch it.

Former butchers and rabid nationalism is a mix that makes me uneasy.
Title: Re: New Kiwi Flag competition finalists
Post by: Anchorman on September 07, 2015, 09:08:13 AM
Great to see a country considering ditching the butchers apron.
Mind you, after what the wielders of that butchers apron did to the native population, it's taken them a long time to ditch it.

Former butchers and rabid nationalism is a mix that makes me uneasy.

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The term 'butchers' apron' was first used colloquially in the British Navy in the Napoleonic Wars.
Title: Re: New Kiwi Flag competition finalists
Post by: jakswan on September 07, 2015, 09:29:47 AM
Great to see a country considering ditching the butchers apron.
Mind you, after what the wielders of that butchers apron did to the native population, it's taken them a long time to ditch it.

Former butchers and rabid nationalism is a mix that makes me uneasy.

The term 'butchers' apron' was first used colloquially in the British Navy in the Napoleonic Wars.

Yes used by Irish Nationalists referring to atrocities committed in Ireland and other countries under British colonial rule, as we both remain British subjects we acknowledge our country has a sometimes shady past.
Title: Re: New Kiwi Flag competition finalists
Post by: Anchorman on September 07, 2015, 09:33:30 AM
Well, the 'United Irishmen' - a 'Protestant' led insurrection against British use - did use the term, Jakswan - but the common British seaman in the Royal Navy also used the term.
I don't recall them being particularly anti 'british'.
Title: Re: New Kiwi Flag competition finalists
Post by: jeremyp on September 07, 2015, 12:56:11 PM
Great to see a country considering ditching the butchers apron.
Yawn

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Mind you, after what the wielders of that butchers apron did to the native population, it's taken them a long time to ditch it.
Not really: the "wielders of that butchers apron" still have all the power.