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The World's 16 Least Inspiring Flags
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- supernova17, on 02/18/2008, -6/+174"These mofos have SIX ARMS"
- JLecker, on 02/18/2008, -1/+18Hugs lasting for days... Oh, the humanity!
- trizzlelv, on 02/18/2008, -6/+3yeah, especially with that super-human retard strength, the GI Joe kung-fu grip's got nothing on these artards!
- jrhelgeson, on 02/18/2008, -4/+27I've always wanted to know... how the heck do they handle parking at the Special Olympics?
- soccernamlak, on 02/19/2008, -1/+15They have special non-handicapped parking spots in the back of the lots
- Cunninlynguist, on 02/18/2008, -2/+2"They can box you in both kidneys and three spleens."
- CaviMike, on 02/19/2008, -1/+2My sister can serve dinner with 4 arms tied behind her back.
- cookingboy, on 02/19/2008, -1/+9"Message: you can't fly with Down Syndrome."
That statement is so insanely cruel, mean, and hilirious at the same time....- ch4os1337, on 02/19/2008, -0/+1hahhahah I feel so bad for laughing this much... hahah
- Lunarbunny, on 02/19/2008, -0/+3Am I the only person who thought "Strogg?"
- AvidPreatorian, on 02/19/2008, -1/+3being born in Poland I have to say that our flag might not be the most creative but it is definitely "inspiring" to us. The white stands for tears, the red stands for blood. "With blood and tears, we will persevere." - as my grandpa, WW2 veteran used to say.
- Ellipsys, on 02/19/2008, -0/+2Isn't there in some cases supposed to be an eagle on it, in some cases? Maybe that's the one they should have used.
- Justice101, on 02/19/2008, -0/+1A lot of Polish people use that one, because we generally agree it looks better/badass.
- myak, on 02/19/2008, -0/+1Both are valid flags, without (simple red & white) and with coat of arms (the eagle you are talking about). Of course, for the sole purpose of article, the author could not take the one with it because then, there would be nothing to laugh at.
- myak, on 02/19/2008, -0/+1[damn it, wrong reply level]
- Ellipsys, on 02/19/2008, -0/+2Isn't there in some cases supposed to be an eagle on it, in some cases? Maybe that's the one they should have used.
- Shrubber, on 02/19/2008, -0/+1The flag's made to support special people, alright. Special People from Charles Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters.
- ostracize, on 02/19/2008, -0/+1Looked to me like two people with their backs to each other taking a large step in opposite directions.
- iNunchuk, on 02/19/2008, -0/+1For a bustling metropolis like Dubai, it sure has a ***** flag.
- JLecker, on 02/18/2008, -1/+18Hugs lasting for days... Oh, the humanity!
- ani625, on 02/18/2008, -14/+1All that can be written is already there!
- kcirtap6075, on 02/19/2008, -2/+1All your comment are stupid.
- digsuxx, on 02/19/2008, -0/+0i'm inspired http://tinyurl.com/2k2ck3
- tuce63, on 02/18/2008, -5/+12I think small towns in the US should all have their own flags like Drnis
- lenninct, on 02/18/2008, -1/+3if so for my town named "CUMMING, 30040" would havea pretty cool flag...
- retawd, on 02/19/2008, -1/+3Especially if the SIEMENS water tower is somehow included!
- Wartz, on 02/19/2008, -1/+1and DICKVILLE was the neighboring town.
- retawd, on 02/19/2008, -1/+3Especially if the SIEMENS water tower is somehow included!
- CaviMike, on 02/19/2008, -1/+2I don't know what town you live in but my town has it's own flag. (please don't think I'm bragging about it, it belongs on this list)
- Syric, on 02/19/2008, -1/+2Mine has one too (30,000 people).
- bxblox, on 02/19/2008, -1/+2Most towns do.
- lenninct, on 02/18/2008, -1/+3if so for my town named "CUMMING, 30040" would havea pretty cool flag...
- bobthebruce123, on 02/18/2008, -51/+80#15. Jainism.
Whoever wrote this seems ignorant of the true history and use of the swastika symbol. It was used by indigenous peoples on this continent, in Nepal, India...elsewhere. The swastika as used by Hitler was rotated...- crazydiode, on 02/18/2008, -5/+53I think the article was just a fun list without trying to be judgmental. Nazis used, as you said, a rotated Swastika.
- Zarokima, on 02/18/2008, -10/+41The thing about it, though, is that the majority of people just see ANY swastika and think "OMG NAZIS!" so, ignorant or informed of its historical use, the author is right.
- swiftheart, on 02/19/2008, -0/+5That's only a problem for Westerners. The swastika has no negative connotations in Asia--where the majority of Jains live.
An Indian friend of mine gave me a box of high quality gold-foil wrapped candy. The box has a huge swastika on it. Strange to my western eyes, but nothing of note for an Indian. - JusticeFriend, on 02/19/2008, -0/+1swiftheart... IT'S A TRAP!!
- swiftheart, on 02/19/2008, -0/+5That's only a problem for Westerners. The swastika has no negative connotations in Asia--where the majority of Jains live.
- Zarokima, on 02/18/2008, -10/+41The thing about it, though, is that the majority of people just see ANY swastika and think "OMG NAZIS!" so, ignorant or informed of its historical use, the author is right.
- TheHighPrivate, on 02/18/2008, -8/+141You didn't catch the part about "a couple decades of putzes with armbands and your 1,000-year legacy is tainted forever."
- satanswetnipple, on 02/19/2008, -22/+7Yet no one in USA and England seems to relate the cross to the past thousand years or so where people wore crosses on their chests, held shields and banners with crosses while carving up people with swords. Or the less overt crosses around their necks as they dropped tons of napalm on little children trying to find food for their families.
Centuries of death under the cross and it is fine, while the swastika gets two or three decades of use by some ultra nationalist right wingers and it is scarred for eternity?- Syric, on 02/19/2008, -0/+12Well that was kind of the "real" cross. They were doing it for Christianity. Hitler's use of the swastika is arguably more of a bastardization of the "real" swastika.
- satanswetnipple, on 02/19/2008, -0/+8There have been many swastikas throughout history, and from many regions including parts of Europe. There have been clockwise, anticlockwise, square, diamond and circular.
- koopertrooper, on 02/19/2008, -2/+1it's because the aforementioned countries have convinced the public that the cross is good (most people in those countries are also Christian)
- satanswetnipple, on 02/19/2008, -2/+1Which is why I used it as an example. The two terms we use here are "Propaganda" and "Hypocrisy".
The propaganda works both directions with this comparison. The cross is promoted as a good symbol, while the swastika is vilified. It does not matter that the swastika has other, sometimes religious meanings, it is just a good target to aim the hate propaganda at. Unfortunately, simpletons in every culture and every country eat up propaganda as if it were candy coated chocolate.
- satanswetnipple, on 02/19/2008, -2/+1Which is why I used it as an example. The two terms we use here are "Propaganda" and "Hypocrisy".
- tech42er, on 02/19/2008, -0/+1I was with you until you got to the "less overt" uses. The Crusades were a war where people fought for the cross. That's a very good point. But the Vietnam and/or Korean wars weren't fought for the cross. You just generalized all Americans as Christian. What the ***** is your problem?
- akamurph, on 02/19/2008, -1/+0I fear you have some hate issues.
- satanswetnipple, on 02/19/2008, -22/+7Yet no one in USA and England seems to relate the cross to the past thousand years or so where people wore crosses on their chests, held shields and banners with crosses while carving up people with swords. Or the less overt crosses around their necks as they dropped tons of napalm on little children trying to find food for their families.
- chrispeters, on 02/18/2008, -13/+10Not rotated, reflected. The Swastika has rotational symmetry.
- stormgren, on 02/18/2008, -1/+14Nope, rotated. The nazi one is on its corner, at a 45-degree angle from the classic one.
- wrathchilde, on 02/19/2008, -0/+4Oh, THAT rotated.
- stormgren, on 02/18/2008, -1/+14Nope, rotated. The nazi one is on its corner, at a 45-degree angle from the classic one.
- Daiken, on 02/18/2008, -1/+13The Nazi Swastika was rotated 45 degrees so that that a corner sticks out toward the bottom.
- koopertrooper, on 02/19/2008, -8/+5it really doesn't matter what origin it was, most people (me included) automatically associate it with Nazis, it doesn't matter if its rotated, it still looks like it
- Misaiato, on 02/19/2008, -1/+7If swastikas offend you, don't go on a road trip in Japan if the car has a Navi. You'll see one for every temple and shrine nearby. There are a *significant* number of shrines and temples wherever you go in Japan...
- jozb, on 02/19/2008, -0/+1So if i go outside in the US/Europe with a giant Swastika on my t-shirt, will i get killed? I'm not joking, just want to know.
- ronaldinho, on 02/19/2008, -0/+1Not all Cracked writers are scholars, only some actually know their stuff
- crazydiode, on 02/18/2008, -5/+53I think the article was just a fun list without trying to be judgmental. Nazis used, as you said, a rotated Swastika.
- EmitStop, on 02/18/2008, -3/+50Hot damn! Wales has a badass flag!
- colthered, on 02/18/2008, -6/+0.............and is no way 'regional'!!!
- WalesAlex, on 02/18/2008, -2/+21Thanks!
And Wales is important, we're err... hosting the Ryder Cup in 2010! :p- generalhooha, on 02/19/2008, -1/+3+ you have John Cale
- DogBotherer, on 02/19/2008, -0/+1And Twin Town which was right up there with Trainspotting!
- ep53, on 02/19/2008, -0/+1O RLY?
- FrankieAngels, on 02/19/2008, -0/+1And Richard Burton, Sir Anthony Hopkins, Catherine Zeta Jones and Christian Bale to name just a few
- FrankieAngels, on 02/19/2008, -0/+1Oh and.......
Saint Patrick - After six years of slavery he escaped to Gaul (France), became a Christian and went back to Ireland to convert them to Christianity. (St. Patrick (real name Maewyn) was Born in Wales and taken into slavery in Ireland by a marauding a tribe.)
Aneurin Bevan - The man responsible for the formation of the British National Health Service.
Francis Lewis - Signatory of the US 'Declaration of Independence' as one of the representatives from New York.
Morgan Jones - Was the main power in the building of the railway system in Texas. Without him Fort Worth would be a minor town and Denver, Colorado would not be linked to the Gulf of Mexico.
Not too shabby for a country with a population of less than 3 million people!
- FrankieAngels, on 02/19/2008, -0/+1Oh and.......
- generalhooha, on 02/19/2008, -1/+3+ you have John Cale
- Manuelmty, on 02/18/2008, -1/+16In Volga German Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, the flag salutes you!
- mrtdot, on 02/19/2008, -0/+2I live in the US but my town stole your flag; we were settled by the Welsh prior the revolution. The name of the town is Bala Cynwyd, the name of the two towns in Whales the settlers came from.
- FrankieAngels, on 02/19/2008, -1/+1Interesting to hear about your town's heritage - just a shame you live there and are still unable to correctly spell the country!
Whales are very large Cetaceans and WALES is a country.
- FrankieAngels, on 02/19/2008, -1/+1Interesting to hear about your town's heritage - just a shame you live there and are still unable to correctly spell the country!
- Hindu_Wardrobe, on 02/19/2008, -0/+4I've always loved Wales's flag. Totally awesome.
Also, aren't Dr. Who and Torchwood filmed there? If so, that's important.- FrankieAngels, on 02/19/2008, -0/+2They're both filmed in Cardiff - the capital city.
- DarkSamus, on 02/18/2008, -10/+3i see a call for people of the middle east to boycott cracked and a fine of 200 grand
- prophetpimp, on 02/19/2008, -0/+1You should become a Jizzhadin
- vatd112, on 02/18/2008, -8/+109I am Jain and I am glad that the author knows that Jainism did not steal the flag from Hitler and that in fact it was the other way around. Jains were there thousands and thousands of years before Hitler.
- jc7012, on 02/19/2008, -8/+35I'm Justin.
- roomforpanic, on 02/19/2008, -6/+29Me Tarzan.
- GeneralKickass, on 02/19/2008, -10/+3Go cheetah get banana, hey monkey get funky.
- tech42er, on 02/19/2008, -5/+4Seriously, who is so dense to think the Jains stole the flag from Hitler? That's incredibly retarded,
- Pritchard, on 02/19/2008, -4/+1How hard has your culture worked for you?
Jain: Thousands of Years of Culture.
Nazis: A few years of Genocide.
I think the Nazis did a better job here...
- Crazysticks, on 02/18/2008, -8/+153Dugg for:
Indonesia: "Hey Monaco, what the *****?"
Monaco: "Hey Indonesia, what the *****?"- sportbikepilot, on 02/18/2008, -2/+37guess which one is Poland
- daEvan, on 02/19/2008, -1/+10I forgot Poland.
- sportbikepilot, on 02/18/2008, -2/+37guess which one is Poland
- HanukahGuy, on 02/18/2008, -13/+2Where's the flag of the great city of Los Angeles? It combines the inspiration of Rastafarians with...well actually that's it. Now if only LA could get some Rastafarians.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Flag_of_Los_Ang ...- Niubai, on 02/18/2008, -1/+7Probably you're being dugged down because of the wrong link. Los Angeles flag is ugly as hell with sure:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Los_Angeles,_ ...
EWW - fiskintl, on 02/19/2008, -1/+1at least he tried.....
- AShriveledSack, on 02/19/2008, -0/+1i don't know, i kind of like it
- Niubai, on 02/18/2008, -1/+7Probably you're being dugged down because of the wrong link. Los Angeles flag is ugly as hell with sure:
- devinjohnson2, on 02/18/2008, -8/+102Only Cracked could make something as boring as flag designs and make it hilarious.
- adrianmonk, on 02/19/2008, -0/+0Sort of along the same lines (and also making something funny out of something which normally is not) is this list of terrorist logos, from the point of view of a photographer:
http://www.ironicsans.com/2007/07/terrorist_organi ... - DephexTwin, on 02/19/2008, -1/+4Flag designs are boring?
- moush, on 02/19/2008, -2/+2This was funny?
- adrianmonk, on 02/19/2008, -0/+0Sort of along the same lines (and also making something funny out of something which normally is not) is this list of terrorist logos, from the point of view of a photographer:
- teamr, on 02/18/2008, -25/+8Uhh....i'm from Bermuda (the flag on the pic up there). Yeah our flag might not be great because we're still part of the British Empire so we must have the Union Jack, but when I wake up i'm within walking distance of three of the most beautiful beaches on the planet. So you can make fun of our flag all you want. I hope your cool flags keep you warm in your snow covered countries. I'm going outside to enjoy a cool drink in my yard. Might even do it without any pants.
- tmjoen, on 02/18/2008, -1/+35Be nice or I'll activate the triangle again.
- arzim, on 02/18/2008, -2/+10"I hope your cool flags keep you warm in your snow covered countries."
Hah. Is this satire? - Syric, on 02/19/2008, -1/+5I'll take snow over beaches any day.
Wait, did you seriously get offended or something? I laugh.
- jdh24, on 02/18/2008, -27/+4is anyone else sick of cracked articles?
- evilesttoast, on 02/18/2008, -2/+1What about our relationship?
- linuxrocks2007, on 02/18/2008, -1/+3That's a blumpkin, yo.
- koopertrooper, on 02/19/2008, -0/+1apparently you are
- Swanny614, on 02/19/2008, -0/+1You could probably stop reading them.
- macweirdo42, on 02/18/2008, -1/+64Personally, I found Wallonia's flag to be awe-inspiring. I mean, they go out and they adorn their flag with nothing more than a massive *****. I tell ya, that's one helluva message right there.
- ryan83189, on 02/18/2008, -2/+81The Libyan flag is easy to make in mspaint.
- Daniel591992, on 02/18/2008, -2/+6I bet you the guy that came up with it is a millionaire too!
- Linake, on 02/19/2008, -0/+3He probably gets the money from the royalties alone! Michael's Crafts would owe him for construction paper, bristol board. . .but only if they use 'Libyan Forest' as their green.
- gbro, on 02/19/2008, -0/+1It didn't show up for me, all I saw was the green background.
- Pritchard, on 02/19/2008, -0/+1Hard to make in Paint.NET - I must say, MS-Paint has one of the best color pickers there are, in my opinion. I'm sure Photoshop has tons of better ones, but just being able to scroll through hue and saturation makes things so easy.
- Daniel591992, on 02/18/2008, -2/+6I bet you the guy that came up with it is a millionaire too!
- Typhoon2009, on 02/18/2008, -9/+3I've always told myself that one day I will lead the military into Antarctica and take it over, thus creating a central base of operations from which we could attack any nation...
...maybe I should've stayed on the pills... - Dayz, on 02/18/2008, -13/+6umm polish flag is actully wrong, theres a eagle in the white part
- michalp, on 02/18/2008, -5/+6You are wrong, this flag is correct. Eagle is on Polish Navy flag.
- p014k, on 02/19/2008, -0/+2Incorrect. It is the Polish coat of arms which has traditionally been on its flag for centuries but in recent decades removed. Check wikipedia.
- nigh7dagger, on 02/19/2008, -0/+0Incorrect. Because the Polish fla...Wait, this is a stupid ***** argument because nobody cares about a minor technicality.
- p014k, on 02/19/2008, -0/+2Incorrect. It is the Polish coat of arms which has traditionally been on its flag for centuries but in recent decades removed. Check wikipedia.
- Jarasmen, on 02/18/2008, -0/+12Actually it's kind of complicated... just check it out on wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_flag
- wrathchilde, on 02/19/2008, -5/+2Nope, there is a Pol-ar bear though.
- michalp, on 02/18/2008, -5/+6You are wrong, this flag is correct. Eagle is on Polish Navy flag.
- yohnstoppable, on 02/18/2008, -4/+7The thought of Goro-tards is pretty frightening. Retard strength + six arms? ***** could tear you limb from limb
- whathappened, on 02/18/2008, -9/+5The hand holding the gun in hezbollahs flag doesnt say "Allah". It is just one letter - Alif. It is part of the real word being spelt out - Hezbollah. sensationalise much?
- crazihouse, on 02/18/2008, -3/+0Whoops
- tech42er, on 02/19/2008, -0/+2I think they meant the whole flag spells "Allah", but I guess it spells "Hezbollah".
- Akram, on 02/18/2008, -4/+61a green flag. seriously. a green flag. i didn't believe it, so i googled it, i researched it.....i..i...WHAT THE HELL!
- Vindexus, on 02/18/2008, -10/+13I don't see the penis in the Hezbollah flag.
- girlpirate, on 02/18/2008, -3/+32probably because a normal penis keeps its urethra on the inside
- adrianmonk, on 02/19/2008, -1/+2It's a.... ouch... it hurts to say this, but... it's a cross-section of a penis.
- macweirdo42, on 02/19/2008, -0/+2I finally understand why they're so ***** off. I mean, they've got the penis on the flag, but they've got the massive AK-47 over it. Clearly they're compensating for something there.
- girlpirate, on 02/18/2008, -3/+32probably because a normal penis keeps its urethra on the inside
- D3koy, on 02/18/2008, -7/+2"Simply put, this is not a flag. This is, at best, a letterhead." Russia had such a bad ass-flag before...
- mooseofshadows, on 02/18/2008, -2/+93holy smokes. did that all just happen on one page? I thought that was against the rules at cracked.
- Accolade1, on 02/18/2008, -5/+1#7.Balochistan Province, Pakistan is the best flag from that list. Not that it says much.
- Tssst, on 02/19/2008, -2/+1Dugg for "Pakistan's most prized commodity: the Baloch flying camel"
- Meowbiusfox, on 02/18/2008, -7/+13Dugg for "Jizzbollah"
- jc7012, on 02/19/2008, -1/+2Dugg for "nut-achingly complicated."
- mahela, on 02/18/2008, -8/+3
Hot damn! Wales has a badass flag! - borez, on 02/18/2008, -13/+21The British flag within the Bermuda flag is called the Union Flag. It is not the Union Jack.
It's only called the Union Jack when it's flying ( as a jack ) from a ship..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_flag- girlpirate, on 02/18/2008, -5/+19perhaps you should have read the wiki you linked to.
"The issue of whether to use the term "Union Flag" or "Union Jack" is a matter of some debate. One view is that "Union Jack" should only be used for the flag when it is flown as a jack (a small flag flown at the bow of a ship),[1] but it is not universally accepted that the "Jack" of "Union Jack" is a reference to such a jack flag and is only an educated guess.[2] Since "Union Jack" is a proper noun, the term is equally correct when the flag is flown on land."- borez, on 02/18/2008, -9/+2Universally accepted...not be me it's not, and not by a lot of other British people.
- wrathchilde, on 02/19/2008, -2/+5The-rest-of-the-universally accepted. OK?
- borez, on 02/19/2008, -1/+1OK... If I called your flag the Union first naval combination jack ( which technically I could ) How you would feel about that then mate?
- DephexTwin, on 02/19/2008, -0/+3Bored.
- borez, on 02/19/2008, -1/+1OK... If I called your flag the Union first naval combination jack ( which technically I could ) How you would feel about that then mate?
- girlpirate, on 02/18/2008, -5/+19perhaps you should have read the wiki you linked to.
- chrisinsocalif, on 02/18/2008, -2/+2Libya could have put some SS stripes down the middle or something.
- ottolenz, on 02/18/2008, -3/+4Well they forgot the new Flag of Kosovo, it's boring as hell
- ComradeGoby, on 02/19/2008, -0/+2I agree. It is basically Antarctica's flag with a few stars thrown in and Kosovo instead on Antarctica.
- tech42er, on 02/19/2008, -0/+1Check out Cyrpus. It also has a picture of the country on the flag.
- ComradeGoby, on 02/19/2008, -0/+2I agree. It is basically Antarctica's flag with a few stars thrown in and Kosovo instead on Antarctica.
- jiludi, on 02/18/2008, -34/+3the swastika is a religious symbol but evidently someone didn't read history to know why Hitler actually used it, naturally since it's written by a dumb american probably
- girlpirate, on 02/18/2008, -2/+27uhm. obviously you didnt read the damn article. he knew.
" Let's face it, you could have the greatest flag ever, but a couple decades of putzes with armbands and your 1,000-year legacy is tainted forever."
is the comedy site supposed to give us in depth history lessons on the Nazis? - Syric, on 02/19/2008, -0/+13If by "didn't read history" you mean "mentioned it explicitly in the article"...
- tech42er, on 02/19/2008, -0/+3"You stupid Ameircan pigs! You actually read the article. We arrogant foreigners* simply condemn you for no real reason!"
*I'm only mocking jiludi, an arrogant bastard, not all foreigners
- girlpirate, on 02/18/2008, -2/+27uhm. obviously you didnt read the damn article. he knew.
- aajjcckk, on 02/18/2008, -20/+8MOST INSPIRING: The Great British flag - cos we ruled the waves, and had the greatest empire in recorded history. Rule Britannia!!!
- darklights, on 02/18/2008, -2/+12Inspiring to: 10% of all Englishmen who still think they are great because their country owned the 1/2 the world > 100 years ago (you are an embarraasment to the rest of us)
Not inspiring to: 1/2 the world who's countries were owned by the English. And the rest of the world, who couldnt give a *****. - BadassCheese, on 02/18/2008, -2/+8Rome>British Empire
- Syric, on 02/19/2008, -1/+2Not in terms of size... the Roman Empire's not even one of the 20 biggest empires of all time.
- FDDIcent, on 02/19/2008, -0/+4Ya you had the biggest, but rome had the strongest.
- DogBotherer, on 02/19/2008, -0/+1But both the British and the Roman empires came to grief, and the American one seems to be on the rocks/ropes. There's a lesson here... Sadly the next empire is likely to be even less benign/more malevolent than all three of these.
- howea, on 02/19/2008, -1/+0Only to end up in mediocrity
- darklights, on 02/18/2008, -2/+12Inspiring to: 10% of all Englishmen who still think they are great because their country owned the 1/2 the world > 100 years ago (you are an embarraasment to the rest of us)
- MutatedNantuko, on 02/18/2008, -7/+5Ehh, I didn't think that was too funny.
- RedNeckerson, on 02/19/2008, -0/+5Polish, huh?
- Adsmi, on 02/18/2008, -14/+4There is two flags that really belong in that list and were missed. Flag of EU and flag of USA. As pure look goes I find both extremely bad looking and uninspiring.
- shedtroll, on 02/18/2008, -2/+4look at the Sicilian flag, the Manx will be *****...
- ronaldinho, on 02/19/2008, -0/+1the first time I looked at it, I was like WTF
- CrudeDarkness, on 02/18/2008, -9/+4what about the USA naval "don't tread on me" flag?
http://www.flags.net/UNST.htm- Tssst, on 02/19/2008, -5/+1That snake looks like someone already tread on it. Must be the Japs!
- Picaroon, on 02/19/2008, -2/+5It ***** kicks ass. I don't know what you're talking about--the Naval Jack is sweet.
- fantasticFlan, on 02/19/2008, -1/+4The snake loses something without historical context, but the slogan is still pretty poignant.
- Typhoon2009, on 02/18/2008, -1/+3Okay this was just hilarious, "The perfect flag to wrap yourself in while sitting in a damp hovel, smoking rat-poison-infused tobacco under a 20-watt bulb, hoping some party hack shoots you because you can't afford a noose."
- EarlOfLade, on 02/18/2008, -8/+3Are there any flags that inspire at all, I mean they are just a piece of cloth with some symbolism attached, why get worked up at all?
- pinguwin, on 02/18/2008, -2/+4Many are inspired by a flag. You've answered your question by adding 'with some symbolism attached'. That's why they do inspire. Why should anyone be moved by a book...it's just a bunch of words after all. Words and images have power to inspire.
- EarlOfLade, on 02/19/2008, -2/+2Then how does anyone know that the flags presented in the article was not inspiring to people just because the author was not inspired?
- frogodilosauras, on 02/19/2008, -0/+0Exactly.
- adrianmonk, on 02/19/2008, -0/+0Maybe "inspiring" is subjective, so that the author's opinion that a particular flag is not inspiring is valid just as is someone else's opinion that it is.
- Swanny614, on 02/19/2008, -0/+4Maybe it's just a ***** comedy article so who gives a *****.
- EarlOfLade, on 02/19/2008, -2/+2Then how does anyone know that the flags presented in the article was not inspiring to people just because the author was not inspired?
- bdbr, on 02/19/2008, -1/+3Oh, c'mon, you didn't think that Wales flag was pretty badass?
- pinguwin, on 02/18/2008, -2/+4Many are inspired by a flag. You've answered your question by adding 'with some symbolism attached'. That's why they do inspire. Why should anyone be moved by a book...it's just a bunch of words after all. Words and images have power to inspire.
- j2002, on 02/18/2008, -8/+2The polish flag has an eagle on it
- DonJohnTom, on 02/18/2008, -9/+4i always wondered what was up with my countries flag (Canada) i mean a maple leaf wtf?!
- pinguwin, on 02/18/2008, -2/+10As one from the U.S. I hate to say this :-), but I think the Canadian flag is the best looking flag I've seen.
- satanswetnipple, on 02/19/2008, -3/+7The Canadian flag is envied by many around the world because it is simple and is attractive. Try having the Australian flag. The Australian government at the time wanted to copy New Zealand because New Zealand had a new flag. They had a competition, and chose an entry that was/were individually created by two Australians and one New Zealander. I bet you can't guess what the flag was. It was the New Zealand flag. Oh, they added a few points to the stars, and added a couple of extra stars where they could... and they dropped the colour in the stars, but it is the same bloody flag!
For decades now New Zealand has been debating changing their flag because they are sick of the mix ups this causes. - lovekudu, on 02/19/2008, -0/+1'The Australian government at the time wanted to copy New Zealand because New Zealand had a new flag.'
satanswetnipple: Do you have a reference for that?
Didn't think so.- nynety, on 02/19/2008, -0/+2You didn't give him time to answer.
- FeelThePain, on 02/18/2008, -11/+0FIREFOX GO WHOOP SHA WHOOP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- Buddhist, on 02/19/2008, -2/+3You're doing it wrong.
- Niubai, on 02/18/2008, -2/+6I'm brazilian but ... Brazilian flag is terrible, could be in that list too. The idea is original, but it has a terrible combination of colors. At least we have mulatas, beaches and caipirinhas, so we don't have to look to our flag all the time.
- DogBotherer, on 02/19/2008, -0/+3And some of the world's most beautiful women, some of the world's most beautiful animals, some of the world's most beautiful scenery and the world's most beautiful martial art:
http://www.capoeirascience.com/clips.html - Linake, on 02/19/2008, -0/+1I did a project about Brazil in grade 5, and I have to say that I have loved the flag ever since. Maybe it just brings back good memories of pencil crayons and safety scissors.
- Daniel591992, on 02/19/2008, -0/+1I agree, I like the flag as well
- DogBotherer, on 02/19/2008, -0/+3And some of the world's most beautiful women, some of the world's most beautiful animals, some of the world's most beautiful scenery and the world's most beautiful martial art:
- appleseed1234, on 02/18/2008, -2/+33We might as well have a script that auto-submits every Cracked article as soon as it's posted.
- Hyperion1144, on 02/19/2008, -0/+17You mean we don't?
- bpacana, on 02/18/2008, -3/+4This had me cracking up about the Sicilian flag: "If you ain't had bread from a Gorgon's asshole, then you ain't had bread." that is comedy.
- banido, on 02/18/2008, -4/+45In Volga German Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, Flag disgraces you.
- MiamiRox, on 02/18/2008, -1/+14Dugg for Wallonia'a big red *****.
That's right, I went there. - tweetsa, on 02/18/2008, -7/+1I think the canadian flag is terrible. I say this as a canadian too.
- CaviMike, on 02/19/2008, -1/+3Without maple syrup, there would be no IHOP. But then again, I think your flag is missing a couple leaves.
- RedNeckerson, on 02/19/2008, -0/+4The Canadian flag is unique and immediately recognizable. I think it's a good looking flag.
- adooga, on 02/18/2008, -20/+2Pics or they don't exist.
Seriously though, this article is kind of meaningless without pictures unless you already know all the flags in question.
Also, my 2 cents: NZ, Australia and any other flags with Union Jack in the corner are gay as hell. U.S. flag aint that ***** hot visually either.- Swanny614, on 02/19/2008, -0/+7Well, it, had pictures didn't it? So the point is kind of moot.
- adooga, on 02/19/2008, -2/+1I didn't see them.
- Pritchard, on 02/19/2008, -0/+2You're blind? Or stupid and blocked all images from Cracked.
- adooga, on 02/19/2008, -2/+1I didn't see them.
- Swanny614, on 02/19/2008, -0/+7Well, it, had pictures didn't it? So the point is kind of moot.
- Medisha, on 02/19/2008, -7/+2
what about the USA naval "don't tread on me" flag?http://www.flags.net/UNST.htm- drastik21, on 02/19/2008, -0/+1i think you mean this one http://www.codeodor.com/images/dont_tread_on_me.gi ...
- elbergel, on 02/19/2008, -1/+3Yay Vexillography!
- Jalh, on 02/19/2008, -7/+4where is Japanese ?
- doktorzee, on 02/22/2008, -0/+1I'd expect at least a used maxi pad joke or something.
- Fiestardi, on 02/19/2008, -1/+21What about Bangladesh? : http://www.newspapercountry.com/Bangladesh.png
- frieddonuts, on 02/19/2008, -0/+22Is it me or is that red circle off-center?
- Linake, on 02/19/2008, -0/+8I was thinking the same thing! There had better be significance behind that, or else I'll have to assume they're trying to assassinate my eyeballs.
- Pritchard, on 02/19/2008, -1/+1Yup. Sniper Rifle targeting me's the first thing that came to mind. Circle sticks out like all holy hell.
- acitcratnA, on 02/19/2008, -0/+4"A red disc is on top of the green field, offset slightly toward the hoist so that it appears centered when the flag is flying." —Wikipedia
- Linake, on 02/19/2008, -0/+8I was thinking the same thing! There had better be significance behind that, or else I'll have to assume they're trying to assassinate my eyeballs.
- sasathi, on 02/19/2008, -1/+8While we are at it...Why not Japan? : http://www.timwerx.net/culture/japan/flag.gif
- frieddonuts, on 02/19/2008, -0/+22Is it me or is that red circle off-center?
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