New Kiwi Flag competition finalists

[Hope]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-34111928

Any thoughts from the mother nations?

[Owlswing]

Mother nations? How archaic and patronising!

It is nobody's business but the New Zealanders, and those who have commented do not seem impressed. Not that the politicians are likely to take any notice of that!

[Walt Zingmatilder]

Mother nations? How archaic and patronising!

It is nobody's business but the New Zealanders, and those who have commented do not seem impressed. Not that the politicians are likely to take any notice of that!

Don't New Zealand have a national wizard? someone wise and whacky.........I nominate Nearly sane.

[Owlswing]

Mother nations? How archaic and patronising!

It is nobody's business but the New Zealanders, and those who have commented do not seem impressed. Not that the politicians are likely to take any notice of that!

Don't New Zealand have a national wizard? someone wise and whacky.........I nominate Nearly sane.

Please, at least get your terminology right.

Wizards are denizens of fiction!

If the inclusion of the word (wizard) is a shot/pun/joke at my being a witch - all witches are witches male or female.

Oh and don't call a male witch a warlock - it means traitor or oathbreaker.

If it was not please ignore the preceeding.

[Nearly Sane]

Due to the marvels of the web, I could still kick your discursive arse from there, Vlad. Besides Gonzo wants me to be a Glasgow wizard for the reclaiming of our city from the numpty and the ned.

[Walt Zingmatilder]

Due to the marvels of the web, I could still kick your discursive arse from there, Vlad. Besides Gonzo wants me to be a Glasgow wizard for the reclaiming of our city from the numpty and the ned.

It must be great to be in demand.

[Gordon]

Due to the marvels of the web, I could still kick your discursive arse from there, Vlad. Besides Gonzo wants me to be a Glasgow wizard for the reclaiming of our city from the numpty and the ned.

There is a magic word for said arse-kicking NS: Vladracadabra!

[Nearly Sane]

Due to the marvels of the web, I could still kick your discursive arse from there, Vlad. Besides Gonzo wants me to be a Glasgow wizard for the reclaiming of our city from the numpty and the ned.

It must be great to be in demand.

I believe you are too as a warm up act for various comedians across the country. You only do one joke, you tell it about them but in a meta angle someone tells the same joke about you befor you go on, except you told it about them .... infinite regress in a Vlad joke.

[Gonnagle]

Dear Vlad,

Wise and whacky, a perfect description of our Sane.

Gonnagle.

[Alien]

Mother nations? How archaic and patronising!

It is nobody's business but the New Zealanders, and those who have commented do not seem impressed. Not that the politicians are likely to take any notice of that!

I have a daughter living in New Zealand, so claim that as some sort of reason for chipping in. I would hate her to live in a country whose flag looked like a badly drawn ear.

[Anchorman]

Great to see a country considering ditching the butchers apron.
Mind you, after what the wielders of that butchers apron did to the native population, it's taken them a long time to ditch it.

[jakswan]

Great to see a country considering ditching the butchers apron.
Mind you, after what the wielders of that butchers apron did to the native population, it's taken them a long time to ditch it.

Former butchers and rabid nationalism is a mix that makes me uneasy.

[Anchorman]

Great to see a country considering ditching the butchers apron.
Mind you, after what the wielders of that butchers apron did to the native population, it's taken them a long time to ditch it.

Former butchers and rabid nationalism is a mix that makes me uneasy.

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The term 'butchers' apron' was first used colloquially in the British Navy in the Napoleonic Wars.

[jakswan]

Great to see a country considering ditching the butchers apron.
Mind you, after what the wielders of that butchers apron did to the native population, it's taken them a long time to ditch it.

Former butchers and rabid nationalism is a mix that makes me uneasy.

The term 'butchers' apron' was first used colloquially in the British Navy in the Napoleonic Wars.

Yes used by Irish Nationalists referring to atrocities committed in Ireland and other countries under British colonial rule, as we both remain British subjects we acknowledge our country has a sometimes shady past.

[Anchorman]

Well, the 'United Irishmen' - a 'Protestant' led insurrection against British use - did use the term, Jakswan - but the common British seaman in the Royal Navy also used the term.
I don't recall them being particularly anti 'british'.

[jeremyp]

Great to see a country considering ditching the butchers apron.

Yawn

Mind you, after what the wielders of that butchers apron did to the native population, it's taken them a long time to ditch it.

Not really: the "wielders of that butchers apron" still have all the power.