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UK Conundrum Theory

on January 28, 2011 in Wannabe Flags & Politics

By Atlas Al If I hook up with an English chick – which I have – I want to know which flag I’m claiming, English or British? Since I’m writing this from the capital of the flagging world, there’s no better time or place to tackle the Britishness debate. The English/British flag debate is one [...]

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Expired Flags, List of

on December 2, 2009 in Flagging Vocabulary

By Atlas Al Why only list Expired Flags from 1945 onwards? 1) There’s no point in listing all Expired Flags if no one is alive to claim them. In other words, the people who could claim those flags are dead (e.g., the Prussian flag expired in 1871 with the creation of the German Empire), and 2) [...]

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Expired Flag Theory

on November 30, 2009 in Flagging Vocabulary

By Atlas Al Expired Flags Once upon a time, I believed a person’s flag should change if their country’s borders and/or name changed. As stated in the Constitution of Flagging, “Flags change with the tides of international politics.” Now, I couldn’t disagree more with myself. Recently, I conducted an informal survey about claiming Expired Flags and [...]

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Fall of a Wall = Death of a Flag

on November 14, 2009 in Wannabe Flags & Politics

By Atlas Al East German Flag If you haven’t already heard about the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, Flagging Headquarters brings the story to you. According to the timesonline.co.uk (London Times) November 10, 2009 article, Angela Merkel marks day the Wall fell and she took tea in the West, German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, [...]

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Age-to-Flag Determination Theory, Proved

on November 10, 2009 in Flagging Vocabulary

By Atlas Al If you haven’t already heard about the tragedy of 20-year-old, Noor Faleh Almaleki of Arizona, Flagging Headquarters brings the story to you. According to the November 6, 2009 article on nytimes.com, AZ ‘Honor Killing’ Victim Just Wanted To Be Normal, she chose not to follow the customs and traditions of her family’s native Iraq. On [...]

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