The Union Jack

[bobmac]

Do you have one fluttering about your house/shed/garage/kitchen drawer?
Do you even own one?
I don't mean the little ones that attach to you car window I mean the biggies



P.S.
This has nothing to do with Brexit

 

[Kellfire]

Nope. I don't understand why anyone would to be honest.

 

[Tashyboy]

I do have one, at the moment the George cross is flying.

my pride and joy is a "Clifford" coat of arms flag that flew above skipton castle. Once they are battle weathered they flog um onto Joe Public.

PS, had a neighbour who lives five doors away say my flag pole rattles in the wind and is noisy. All the time we are talking his dog is barking its head off like it does most days.

 

[Kellfire]

Any time I see a house flying one, my immediate thought is "chav". But then I've said it many times that the concept of national pride is a baffling one to me.

 

[Deleted member 16999]

Do you have one fluttering about your house/shed/garage/kitchen drawer?
Do you even own one?
I don't mean the little ones that attach to you car window I mean the biggies

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P.S.
This has nothing to do with Brexit

That one is upside down, top left the wide white diagonal should be above the red stripe.

Own a couple.

 

[Sweep]

Yes I have one. I used to live in a house with a flag pole in the garden, but the flags were always getting nicked. One time they even took the pole down and then cut the lanyard to take the flag. Of course, if they cut the lanyard first they could have saved themselves the trouble of taking down the pole, but I don't suppose you can expect intelligence from thieves.
I don't fly it now but last time I played a gig I tied it to the mic stand 😀

 

[MegaSteve]

Yes... Along with several other nations...

On my to do list when I retire is to get myself a proper flagpole...

A near[ish] neighbour flies a different flag nearly every day relating to an event/national day... Often have to go and google the flag flying to find out which flag it is and/or the reason why it might be flying...

 

[Doon frae Troon]

Any time I see a house flying one, my immediate thought is "chav". But then I've said it many times that the concept of national pride is a baffling one to me.

And mine when visiting England. [with the exceptions of folk in castles]
In NI and Scotland it is a whole new ball game.

I always have a wee giggle to myself when I spot owners who don't know the right way to hoist their precious flag.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Do you have one fluttering about your house/shed/garage/kitchen drawer?
Do you even own one?
I don't mean the little ones that attach to you car window I mean the biggies

View attachment 23058

P.S.
This has nothing to do with Brexit

Nope and don't understand the need to have one flying tbh

 

[MegaSteve]

And mine when visiting England. [with the exceptions of folk in castles]

An Englisman's home is his castle...
Thought that was a well known fact...

A road, not far from me, nearly every other house has a tricolour flying from it and no one bats an eyelid...

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Go to America and it is "spot the house without one".

 

[bobmac]

Go to America and it is "spot the house without one".

So should we do the same?

 

[Deleted member 16999]

So should we do the same?

Each to their own for me, if someone wants to show their national pride by flying a flag, crack on.

 

[Beezerk]

Pedant alert. Is it not the Union Flag? It's only called a Jack when it's on a ship iirc.

 

[PhilTheFragger]

I have 2 Union Flags
The small one we use at indoor Scout meetings
And the chuffing mahoosive one we take to camp and put it up the chuffing mahoosive flag pole

Dyb dyb dyb, dob, dob, dob 😎

 

[bobmac]

Pedant alert. Is it not the Union Flag? It's only called a Jack when it's on a ship iirc.

''It is often stated that the Union Flag should only be described as the Union Jack when flown in the bows of a warship, but this is a relatively recent idea. From early in its life the Admiralty itself frequently referred to the flag as the Union Jack, whatever its use, and in 1902 an Admiralty Circular announced that Their Lordships had decided that either name could be used officially.''
Cdr Bruce Nicolls OBE RN (Retd)

 

[Imurg]

Pedant alert. Is it not the Union Flag? It's only called a Jack when it's on a ship iirc.

Apparently there is now some doubt as to the authenticity of that.....

 

[PhilTheFragger]

''It is often stated that the Union Flag should only be described as the Union Jack when flown in the bows of a warship, but this is a relatively recent idea. From early in its life the Admiralty itself frequently referred to the flag as the Union Jack, whatever its use, and in 1902 an Admiralty Circular announced that Their Lordships had decided that either name could be used officially.''
Cdr Bruce Nicolls OBE RN (Retd)

Were you around then Uncle Bob ? 😂😂😎

 

[bobmac]

Were you around then Uncle Bob ? 

I'll have you know I'm only 57 and 1/2

 

[Doon frae Troon]

Go to America and it is "spot the house without one".

Probably including a gun toting resident as well.