OT - Which state flag do you like / hate the most?
Slow Friday afternoon... might as well start something discussion-worthy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flags_of_the_U.S._states
Which state flag do you love or hate the most? For me, the favorite is Alaska's: Simple, meaningful and easily stand out. The worst is Maryland's... The pattern, the Confederate-related cross and it just looks bad anywhere (not only on uniforms). Bonus: Most schizophrenic - Oregons's. A yellow beaver on the reverse side?! Really?!
So what's yours?
It looks kind of like a fishhead.
I see a resemblance.
Didn't need to even open this thread to know the 1st & most common (only?) response... I mean, Duh, ohio.
mmmmm, yeah, Ohio... did you get the memo? It's just that we decided we're using rectangular flags. So if you could just go ahead and make your flag rectangular, that would be great. And I'll see that you get another copy of that memo.
EDIT: Also not fond of pretty much any of the flags from the former confederate states.
I like Michigan and all but to be honest, the whole "State coat of arms on a blue background" thing is overdone.
I'm a fan of California's. A big bear is tough to beat.
Wyoming has a cow that swallowed a huge coin. THAT is tough to beat.
It's a bison, actually, which is even better.
is tattooed on my chest . . . well, the coat of arms anyways.
And you are correct.
See but I've improved on that flag.
The correct answer to this question is
Incidentally we also have the best state motto: Manly Deeds, Womanly Words.
Can only be spoken by Tim Allen in his home improvement voice
...the team that tries to turn that mess into a football uniform
What a great flag. A moose fighting an elk, an eagle, Jebediah Springfield...Tuebor bitches!
THE CIRCUMSPICE!
Favorite....South Carolina's Palmetto Tree.
Worst...only correct answer is Ohio.
Also, just for my wife, the Lone Star has to be mentioned.
The palmetto is good. Maryland is best.
I dig Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico for the geometric simplicity and bold colors. They do it right out west.
Cosign 100%
Favorite - Rhode Island (Colorado and Cal a close second)
Worst - Alabama...if Florida can outclass your flag, you're doing it wrong.
It took FIVE posts to bring up that shitty state down south? WTF?
Actually, the very first reply did.
Maryland is clearly the winner for best state flag. I am ot sure about the gratuitous use of it across sports paraphanalia but as a straight up flag it wins in my book. I also like Colorado quite a bit.
Agreed on both. I live in Louisville and there are a couple folks who wave the Maryland flag and it's awesome.
Colorado is ok. Always makes me think of the Cubs.
The design of the flag comes from the coats of arms of George Calvert's father and mother. While the flag was established in 1888, the pattern itself came from the state seal established in 1648.
It's not my favorite - but the history is interesting (and original) - making it better than many.
It has nothing to do with the stars and bars. Look just beneath it at Mississippi or further down at the not so distant past Georgia state flag for real stars and bars hate.
I think judging a flag on its origin and design are different things.
I live in Maryland. Luckily, I don't see the flag all that often. I think it is because most residents acknowledge it is truly hideous. Jesus...
Excelsior! ... The best
Ohio worst obvs
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South Carolina!
I didn't recognize any state flags.
I gotta say, this looks more like the flag of some Middle Eastern country than a Southern US State, but I like it.
I'm no expert, but I believe every country that is primarily islamic has to depict the crecent moon on the falg.
That said (no polo/ no religo) the South Carolina flag looks sharp.
That is not correct re: crescent moon. Most Middle Eastern nations have these 3-4 colors: Red, Green, White, and Black. "Pan Arab" colors. Some have crescents, but I believe stars are more common.
I'm no expert, but I believe every country that is primarily islamic has to depict the crecent moon on the flag.
Dude, all you had to do was google "Saudi Arabia flag" to know this isn't true:
If the country of Mecca and Medina doesn't have a crescent on its flag...
Crescent moon wasn't an Islamic thing until the later Ottoman empire. Many copied it, but certainly not all predominantly Muslim countries use it. Funnily enough I think the crescent on the SC is supposed to be a men's collar thing rather than a moon.
Just visited SC a couple of weeks ago, and the crescent is indeed meant to be a moon, as it symbolizes a patch that SC soldiers wore during the Civil War.
Revolutionary War...see Fort Moultrie on Sullivan's Island (was Long Island then)
The word I was looking for is gorget, a knight's piece. Apparently, the source of the crescent is disputed, but I couldn't tell you more than that.
http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/us-sc_cr.html
Nope. It's a gorget.
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I have a SC flag sticker on the back window of the car (my wife is from SC). We live in Mass, and when I took the car in to get inspected the guy asked me if it was a flag from the "Islamic Republic". He was shocked when I told him that it was from South Carolina.
South Carolina is my absolute favorite. Even though I no longer live in Charleston, I still rock the palmetto sticker on my Jeep. I do get some dirty looks from other Floridians now and again, but it's all good.
Charleston has my vote for best city in America. Cool downtown, great history, beautiful beaches, you got the market there, lots of cool shops and nice restaurants. Tough to beat.
Maryland.
Many of the other flags are just boring seals on a blue background.
Shouts to Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Rhode Island though
How many boring blue flags can this union support?
Michigan's is great. Ohio's is the absolute worst.
best: Michigan worst: Ohio
A coat of arms for Lord Baltimore. The Calvert and Crossland families.
It looks like a finish line flag for a bumble bee race crossed with a jigsaw puzzle. No thanks.