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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" align="center"><b>L O W L A N D S - L - 13 July 2010 - Volume 03</b><br>
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<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal">From: <span class="gd"><span style="color: rgb(121, 6, 25);">Sandy Fleming</span></span><span class="gi"> </span><span class="go"><<a href="mailto:sandy@fleimin.demon.co.uk">sandy@fleimin.demon.co.uk</a>></span></p>
<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal">Subject: <span class="gi">LL-L
"History" 2010.07.12 (06) [EN-NL]</span></p>
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<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal">> From: R. F. Hahn <<a href="mailto:sassisch@yahoo.com">sassisch@yahoo.com</a>><br>
> Subject: LL-L "History"<br>
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<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal">> “Something behind the
horse”? Are you thinking what I am thinking?<br>
> That sure would make it different. Papa like!</p>
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<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal">Welcome to the new art of
observational vexillology :)<br>
<br>
Dorset, our neighbouring county, got a flag last year, which I've seen<br>
flying in a couple of places: <a href="http://dorsetflag.webs.com/" target="_blank">http://dorsetflag.webs.com/</a><br>
<br>
I think this is good in the sense that it's simple, it's not hard to see<br>
where the design comes from, and the colour scheme gives a pleasing<br>
effect. It may be that the suggested "Low Saxon" flag breaks some of<br>
these guidelines, especially with the clashing colours.<br>
<br>
On the other hand the unofficial Somerset
flag (which I've never seen<br>
flying anywhere even though I live here) shows you what NOT to do:<br>
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Somerset" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Somerset</a>
:)<br>
<br>
Another good example of simplicity and effectiveness is the Edinburgh<br>
flag, which is just the Scottish flag (the Saltire) with the colours<br>
reversed: nice and unpretentious. The sheer lack of originality can be<br>
good because even if you've just spotted it for the first time you get a<br>
feeling that it might be Scottish in some way, just as with the Dorset<br>
flag you can see that it's possibly English.</p>
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<span id="q_129cdaa2c084301c_3">Sandy Fleming<br>
<a href="http://scotstext.org/" target="_blank">http://scotstext.org/</a></span></p>
<pre style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></pre><pre style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">----------</span></pre>
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<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal">From: R. F. Hahn <<a href="mailto:sassisch@yahoo.com"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;">sassisch@yahoo.com</span></a>><br>
Subject: Vexillology</p>
<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal">Sandy:</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);">Welcome to the new art of observational vexillology :)<br style="">
<br style="">
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">I shall feel indebted for the rest
of my days.</span></p>
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Yes, careful with too much stuff flying around on flags, I say. <br>
<br>
If you use a symbol other than the usual stripes, I really think it has to be simple.
The flag of Hamburg
isn’t too bad of an example:</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://tinyurl.com/3yuphj3">http://tinyurl.com/3yuphj3</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">At least you know what you’re
looking at.<br>
<br>
But even flags that violate “my rule” can be charming if they are entertaining enough.
Take the flag of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and notice the character on the left.
It cracks me up pretty much every time I see it: <a href="http://tinyurl.com/2v33axh">http://tinyurl.com/2v33axh</a><br>
<br>
Another funny one, of the Isle of Man: <a href="http://tinyurl.com/34suvyy">http://tinyurl.com/34suvyy</a><br>
<br>
Topped only by that of Sicily:
<a href="http://tinyurl.com/35kdrff">http://tinyurl.com/35kdrff</a><br>
(whatever is going on there ...)<br>
<br>
And even more bizarre from the Benin Empire: <a href="http://tinyurl.com/lx78rw">http://tinyurl.com/lx78rw</a><br>(Ain't this a lovely symbol?)<br>
<br>
So flags <i>can</i> be entertaining, can’t they?<br>
<br>
Regards,<br>
Reinhard/Ron<br>
Seattle, USA</span></p>
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