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  • jeggaJ Offline
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    jegga
    wrote on last edited by
    #837

    Every time I read done wankery about red peak I grow more attached to the flag we have now. The feeling doubles when it's a leftard doing the wankery. Make the Aussies change theirs.

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  • jeggaJ Offline
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    #838

    <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Winger" data-cid="523474" data-time="1443908029">
    <div>
    <p>Evidence the All Blacks support Red Peak</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>[spoiler]</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p><img src="https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xal1/v/t1.0-9/12072716_1039310446101647_8624941574696284515_n.png?oh=7d08d34604a26c1f994d9196b02afa24&oe=5697E9DF" alt="12072716_1039310446101647_86249415746962"></p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>[/spoiler]</p>
    </div>
    </blockquote>
    <p> </p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>Winger I clicked on like by mistake instead of quote. I don't know how to unlike it but don't take that as any sort of endorsement of the idiocy of the red peak loons.</p>

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  • WingerW Offline
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    Winger
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    #839

    <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="jegga" data-cid="523669" data-time="1443943440">
    <div>
    <p>Every time I read done piston wristed gibbony about red peak I grow more attached to the flag we have now. The feeling doubles when it's a leftard doing the piston wristed gibbony. Make the Aussies change theirs.</p>
    </div>
    </blockquote>
    <p> </p>
    <p>I sure you are deep down slowly being won over jeega. At you know a subconscious level</p>
    <p> </p>
    <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote">
    <p> </p>
    <div>
    <p>Winger I clicked on like by mistake instead of quote. I don't know how to unlike it but don't take that as any sort of endorsement of the idiocy of the red peak loons.</p>
    </div>
    <p> </p>
    </blockquote>
    <div>
    <p> </p>
    </div>
    <p> </p>
    <p>And here's the evidence :yes:</p>

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  • jeggaJ Offline
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    #840

    Someone please send for a doctor, it's my sides . I appear to have split them laughing at Wingers witticisms .

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  • WingerW Offline
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    Winger
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    #841

    <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Virgil" data-cid="523598" data-time="1443924278">
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    <p>We just want something that wont look naff when it flies from our flag poles. I dont give a fuck about 'creating stories'.</p>
    <p>Also i dont want New Zealand to be confused with <span style="color:#ff0000;">an engineering firm from Seattle.</span></p>
    </div>
    </blockquote>
    <p> </p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>See how it works Virgil. You are already 'creating a story' about Red Peak.</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>Not a story that I would create but everyone's different. And that's choice</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>Whereas it impossible to do this with the other flags</p>
    <p> </p>
    <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote">We’re (Virgil is) beginning to find our (his) voice and discover our (his) story. Let this visual designer nudge you in the right direction. Give it a chance and you’re bound to find your story in Red Peak too.
    <p> </p>
    </blockquote>
    <p> </p>
    <p>I sure you will be 'over the moon' with section 4 too</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p> </p>
    <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote"> 4 Does it use pure design?
    <p>There’s only one flag in our selection that uses the principles of design to achieve balance and harmony. The others use visual language more at home on a logo — Potentially, a logo for cheaply made ‘New Zealand’ goods. As a design professional, they appear crass and poorly thought out. It’s a children’s picture book approach, (oh look a fern!), when we should have moved on to <span style="color:#ff0000;">adult fiction and metaphors.</span></p>
    <p> </p>
    </blockquote>

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  • WingerW Offline
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    Winger
    wrote on last edited by
    #842

    <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="jegga" data-cid="523681" data-time="1443946119">
    <p>Someone please send for a doctor, it's my sides . I appear to have split them laughing at Wingers witticisms .</p>
    </blockquote>
    <p> <br> :hi:  I don't know why some seem to get so serious about this though (not on here). It's just a flag. Although I want one I like as I think the current flag is shit<br>
     <br>
    But the other 4 are even worse<br>
     <br>
    There is some good stuff coming out of this debate though</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>[spoiler]</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p><img src="https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xap1/t31.0-8/12015096_10153508533896826_5104106135238901016_o.jpg" alt="12015096_10153508533896826_5104106135238"></p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>[/spoiler]</p>

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  • boobooB Offline
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    #843

    A triangle doesnt tell a story.<br><br>
    My preferred flag tells a story about an emblem that is inherently New Zealand. It says to me New Zealand is proud of our environment as represented by that emblem. And that we live in a part of the world where we can view the Southern Cross.<br><br>
    I like it. It is not bland. It is not boring.<br><br>
    The teiangle does not tell anyone anything about New Zeaand. It says "triangle".<br><br>
    And yes Quo Vardis I know nothing about vexillology. But i know triangle is the least expressive option and moves me not one tiny bit.

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  • WillieTheWaiterW Offline
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    WillieTheWaiter
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    #844

    <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="taniwharugby" data-cid="521907" data-time="1443667292">
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    <p>what if NZ change to one of the other options, will Aussie retain their current flag for a long time after?</p>
    </div>
    </blockquote>
    <p> </p>
    <p>nah they can have red peak.</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>represents Ayers Rock nicely I reckon.</p>

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  • WingerW Offline
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    Winger
    wrote on last edited by
    #845

    <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="booboo" data-cid="523961" data-time="1444010842">
    <div>
    <p>A triangle doesnt tell a story.<br><br>
    My preferred flag tells a story about an emblem that is inherently New Zealand. It says to me New Zealand is proud of our environment as represented by that emblem. And that we live in a part of the world where we can view the Southern Cross.<br><br>
    I like it. It is not bland. It is not boring.<br><br>
    The teiangle does not tell anyone anything about New Zeaand. It says "triangle".<br><br>
    And yes Quo Vardis I know nothing about vexillology. But i know triangle is the least expressive option and moves me not one tiny bit.</p>
    </div>
    </blockquote>
    <p> </p>
    <p>The blue and black fern?</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>We already have a fern flag. And it will be still used at sporting events etc</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>[spoiler]</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p><img src="https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpf1/t31.0-8/12027104_1039308692768489_1898255457317652223_o.png" alt="12027104_1039308692768489_18982554573176"></p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>[/spoiler]</p>

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  • WingerW Offline
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    Winger
    wrote on last edited by
    #846

    <p>And for the manly man</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>[spoiler]</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p><img src="https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/12036798_1037675466265145_8958069093833991487_n.jpg?oh=34dceafacc22e69b75c417ff2c04c5ed&oe=5691CA70" alt="12036798_1037675466265145_89580690938339"></p>
    <p>[/spoiler]</p>

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  • KirwanK Offline
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    Kirwan
    wrote on last edited by
    #847

    Look, I like the design but the utter wankery online about the stories and meaning of Red Peak are puke inducing.

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  • boobooB Offline
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    wrote on last edited by
    #848

    <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Winger" data-cid="524317" data-time="1444115927"><p>
    The blue and black fern?<br><br>
    We already have a fern flag. And it will be still used at sporting events etc<br><br>
    [spoiler]<br><br><img src="https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpf1/t31.0-8/12027104_1039308692768489_1898255457317652223_o.png" alt="12027104_1039308692768489_18982554573176"><br><br>[/spoiler]</p></blockquote>
    <br>
    So?<br><br>
    I like that flag. <br><br>
    Your fern flag doesn't have the Southern cross.

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  • jeggaJ Offline
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    jegga
    wrote on last edited by
    #849

    <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Winger" data-cid="524318" data-time="1444116115">
    <div>
    <p>And for the manly man</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>[spoiler]</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p><img src="https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/12036798_1037675466265145_8958069093833991487_n.jpg?oh=34dceafacc22e69b75c417ff2c04c5ed&oe=5691CA70" alt="12036798_1037675466265145_89580690938339"></p>
    <p>[/spoiler]</p>
    </div>
    </blockquote>
    <p> </p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>Yeah, nah.</p>

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  • DonsteppaD Offline
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    Donsteppa
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    #850

    <p>If Air NZ ever adopts that livery, this plane geek will be highly unimpressed...</p>

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  • jeggaJ Offline
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    jegga
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    #851

    <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Donsteppa" data-cid="524343" data-time="1444120726">
    <div>
    <p>If Air NZ ever adopts that livery, this plane geek will be highly unimpressed...</p>
    </div>
    </blockquote>
    <p> </p>
    <p>As a plane geek have you ever seen these on a RNZAF plane? They were briefly there postwar, </p>
    <p> </p>
    <p><img src="http://www.kiwiaircraftimages.com/images/main/misc/FERN.JPG" alt="FERN.JPG"></p>

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  • HoorooH Offline
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    Hooroo
    wrote on last edited by
    #852

    <p>As an ex RNZAFer, I don't recall that Roundel. I shall check Ex RNZAF facebook to confirm</p>

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  • HoorooH Offline
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    Hooroo
    wrote on last edited by
    #853

    <p>Confirmed!</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>It used to have a fern in the Roundel but it was constantly confused with a feather so they changed it to a Kiwi</p>

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  • dogmeatD Offline
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    dogmeat
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    #854

    My Uncle was a Wing Commander - I remember visiting him at both Hobbie and Te Rapa (where he was CO0 in the 60's and they had the silver fern roundel. I think it was discontinued because it looked like a white feather. It was decided that a flightless bird would be more appropriate for the NZ Air Force 😉

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    Hooroo
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    #855

    <img src="http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/10/06/527376beb64f9afb70221a02f9d2130f.jpg" alt="527376beb64f9afb70221a02f9d2130f.jpg">

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  • jeggaJ Offline
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    jegga
    wrote on last edited by
    #856

    What is that? An avenger?

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