A New Flag (1 Viewer)

[breaking]

this one looks alright

http://img270.imageshack.us/img270/8084/092a0zx.gif

 

[withoutaface]

Hahahahhahahahhahaha

 

[Iron]

Just something plain incorporating the Federation star and the southern cross would work best imo.

Im not sure about this.
Do we really need an expression of Federation? That's old news. The Union Jack and stars'n'stripes have state sentiments, but i'm not sure how crucial this is in the 21st century.
The Southern Cross is better, but it says nothing about the flora/fauna/country, apart from the Eureka Stockade.
Im not too keen on the social/political bits. They change. Flaura and Fauna is the common theme.
The Aboriginal flag is imposing and speaks of the land. I think it deserves at least a tip of the hat. Parliament house follows this theme too - rather than point to the obvious - social/political etc, it uses the land as the theme that everyone can agree on.

 

[breaking]

yes. A Y stick, used in divining. A great Australian tradition and past time.

yup i dont know what withoutacock found so funny about it

 

[jm1234567890]

yup i dont know what withoutacock found so funny about it

I thought Eiffel Tower when I saw that.

I never quite understood what a Y stick did.

 

[breaking]

I thought Eiffel Tower when I saw that.

I never quite understood what a Y stick did.

it's supposed to detect nearby water sources i believe?

 

[jm1234567890]

it's supposed to detect nearby water sources i believe?

yeah, but how does a stick do that :/


EDIT: ahh it is all fiction.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dowsing

lol, dick smith sponsored a competition to prove it.

 

[breaking]

yeah, but how does a stick do that :/


EDIT: ahh it is all fiction.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dowsing

lol, dick smith sponsored a competition to prove it.

lol yeah thats why i said supposed to

i remember in hey hey its saturday once they did like a take off of that, russel was in like this huge field using a coathanger to try and find water, he digs the coathanger into the ground and pulls out a coat, lol

 

[wanton-wonton]

Voted no, although I wouldn't mind this one: http://www.ausflag.com.au/new/pfdc/images/076a.gif

Wouldn't that be promoting Qantas?

 

[wanton-wonton]

yup i dont know what withoutacock found so funny about it

withoutacock...that's very subtle of you.

 

[braindrainedAsh]

Unusually on the flag issue I personally think we should just stick with what we have. It is part of our national identity and to change it would simply be a massive government waste of money, they should spend that money on the hospitals or the universities instead.

There is nothing really wrong with what we have. A flag is what you make it, it doesn't really matter what it looks like, it is more important what the nation makes the flag mean.

 

[Cyan_phoeniX]

as long as the flag has lots of blue in it, its fine with me.

 

[leetom]

this one looks alright

http://img270.imageshack.us/img270/8084/092a0zx.gif

Birth of a Republic through phallicism. Brilliant.

 

[Meldrum]

The important thing to remember with a flag is that it has to represent our country. Therefore, by breaking ties with current, imperialist flag we can forge a new country built on what I want.

'Cause, this is my flag:

http://members.fortunecity.com/robscoasters/beer/vb2.gif

And this is my Australia:

http://www.contractorpeon.com/pm/images/uploads/vb_tammy_13_le.jpg​

 

[Iron]

Unusually on the flag issue I personally think we should just stick with what we have. It is part of our national identity and to change it would simply be a massive government waste of money, they should spend that money on the hospitals or the universities instead.

There is nothing really wrong with what we have. A flag is what you make it, it doesn't really matter what it looks like, it is more important what the nation makes the flag mean.

The way I read it, the pressing issue is to remove the union jack. You cant have a national flag comprising of the flags of other countries.
The current flag tells us that we're not strong enough to interpret things though our own eyes - It tells the world that we're just another colonial backwater.

 

[White Rabbit]

Meh, I like our current flag

 

[White Rabbit]

Wouldn't that be promoting Qantas?

It does, but ignore the Qantas influence and it's actually a really nice flag, very australian

 

[iamsickofyear12]

I'd rather stick with the flag we have because if we changed it there is a chance it might have something aboriginal on it which I would not like at all.