Flags in Forums?! Eh? And Why?!

Shellshocker wrote:

Bere wrote:

Shellshocker wrote:

Bere wrote: Hmmm... That strangely reminds me of our little village's emblem...

What kind of tree is that? Looks like a Charlie Brown tree.

I've notice a lot of Central Eurpopean flags have the red and white checkered thing going on. Is there some sort of significance to that?

It's an oak... The so called "Hilgenbaum" where the old Germanic dudes did their court and law stuff...

So it's actually a little similar to the New York state flag, which has Justice on the right side, embodied as a chick rather than a tree. Hilgen means oak then?

No Eiche is oak... Hilgen is an older word for something I have to look up first...

Bere wrote:

Shellshocker wrote:

Bere wrote:

Shellshocker wrote:

Bere wrote: Hmmm... That strangely reminds me of our little village's emblem...

What kind of tree is that? Looks like a Charlie Brown tree.

I've notice a lot of Central Eurpopean flags have the red and white checkered thing going on. Is there some sort of significance to that?

It's an oak... The so called "Hilgenbaum" where the old Germanic dudes did their court and law stuff...

So it's actually a little similar to the New York state flag, which has Justice on the right side, embodied as a chick rather than a tree. Hilgen means oak then?

No Eiche is oak... Hilgen is an older word for something I have to look up first...

Well err I found two possibilities of interptretation: 1.) the messages the people put on the tree were callen "Hilgen" or 2.) the tree was originally called heiliger (holy) tree, which was transformed to "hilgen" later

Bere wrote:

Bere wrote:

No Eiche is oak... Hilgen is an older word for something I have to look up first...

Well err I found two possibilities of interptretation: 1.) the messages the people put on the tree were callen "Hilgen" or 2.) the tree was originally called heiliger (holy) tree, which was transformed to "hilgen" later

Thanks for the research, Bere.

Shellshocker wrote:

Bere wrote:

Bere wrote:

No Eiche is oak... Hilgen is an older word for something I have to look up first...

Well err I found two possibilities of interptretation: 1.) the messages the people put on the tree were callen "Hilgen" or 2.) the tree was originally called heiliger (holy) tree, which was transformed to "hilgen" later

Thanks for the research, Bere.

Hey it's about my hometown... Thanx for pretending to be interested

Bere wrote:

Shellshocker wrote:

Bere wrote:

Bere wrote:

No Eiche is oak... Hilgen is an older word for something I have to look up first...

Well err I found two possibilities of interptretation: 1.) the messages the people put on the tree were callen "Hilgen" or 2.) the tree was originally called heiliger (holy) tree, which was transformed to "hilgen" later

Thanks for the research, Bere.

Hey it's about my hometown... Thanx for pretending to be interested

You're welcome. And if I'm ever in Bochum, or wherever it is you're from, I will astound them with my knowledge of their flag. Assuming they speak English, that it.

I'm fine with the flag that I have right now. Nice change, btw Spotnick.

Nic, I would like to represent my state proudly, if you can arrange it

El Jarvo wrote:

404 error wrote: I want a 'London' flag! Not a huge fan of the union flag.

not sure what it would be...perhaps a map of the underground?

This is the official flag of the City of London, apparently.

Hmmm, the City of London of course isn't really the same as 'London' I think (is there a flag for the City of Westminister?). But it'll do.

Still, not sure about being lumped in with all those North Londoners. The land north of the Westway is an strange alien country of which I know little. I need a South London flag.

If we're all specifying piccies, here's mine... Think Jarvo and Mr Legge will appreciate this one...

Snorri xxx

El Jarvo wrote:

Snorrimon wrote: If we're all specifying piccies, here's mine... Think Jarvo and Mr Legge will appreciate this one...

Nice use of orange on your one... Whilst ours makes use of yellow and red!

Kind of makes it seem like some Caribbean island, doesn't it?

Herts doesn't seem to have a flag...

Snorri xxx