"For Sweden" (rallybeetle) 06/28/2020 at 19:40 • Filed to: Whimsy, Whimsyposting, Dutch, Holland, Netherlands, The Netherlands, Mississippi, Flags, Fun with flags

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Remove canton from flag of Mississippi

Flip flag upside down

Mississippi joins the Kingdom of the Netherlands

Grote Prijs van Nederland moves to an oceanfront street course in Biloxi

dogisbadob > For Sweden 06/28/2020 at 19:49

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The non-upside down version is what Yug oslavia used, so there’s that :p

DasWauto > For Sweden 06/28/2020 at 19:49

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For Sweden > DasWauto 06/28/2020 at 19:54

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F1 loves oceanfront casinos it’s perfect

For Sweden > dogisbadob 06/28/2020 at 19:55

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If you don’t flip the flag, it becomes the Pan-Slavic flag.

Biloxi would be a far better F1 host city than Sochi...

ttyymmnn > For Sweden 06/28/2020 at 19:59

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It’ll be this soon enough if things continue as they are.

facw > For Sweden 06/28/2020 at 20:02

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Don’t fall for it Dutch friends ! You do not   want Mississippi!

For Sweden > ttyymmnn 06/28/2020 at 20:03

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You say that like that’s a bad thing, but with 350,000,000 votes, the former Americans can vote out United Russia. Then it’s cheap vodka and p irozhkis for everyone.

ttyymmnn > For Sweden 06/28/2020 at 20:03

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And a Lada in every pot.

For Sweden > facw 06/28/2020 at 20:03

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You say this like the Dutch won’t colonize lands in the Caribbean .

facw > For Sweden 06/28/2020 at 20:05

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Those other colonies aren’t so full of... Mississippi...

For Sweden > facw 06/28/2020 at 20:09

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They’re already used to being neighbors with the French though.

not for canada - australian in disguise > For Sweden 06/28/2020 at 20:17

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G E K O L I N I S E E R D

WilliamsSW > For Sweden 06/28/2020 at 20:19

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Like that’s how elections work in Russia?

ranwhenparked > For Sweden 06/28/2020 at 21:07

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I’m all for getting rid of the Confederate battle flag, but you know they’re not going to just leave it as a tasteful tricolor.

There’s going to be some bland, designed by committee replacement with modernist graphics that will look dated in 10 years. Basically, look at the logos of any local convention and visitors bureau or an Olympics from the past 30 years or so  for how these things go.

For Sweden > ranwhenparked 06/28/2020 at 21:27

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They will if they don’t want to incur the wrath of King Willem-Alexander  

ranwhenparked > For Sweden 06/28/2020 at 21:37

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Y ou’d need a lot more monarchists in the US besides just me to make that happen, anyway. 

For Sweden > ranwhenparked 06/28/2020 at 22:31

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That’s what the wrath is for

ClassicDatsunDebate > For Sweden 06/28/2020 at 23:15

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I’m not sure what the fuck is happening in this thread but I would like to be on record in so far as to state that  I love Gold.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > For Sweden 06/29/2020 at 00:20

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do we want missisipi?

do they have good food?

i mean...i could be sold on the idea i guess

For Sweden > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 06/29/2020 at 00:38

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Shell’s largest oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico is south of Mississippi: https://www.shell.us/energy-and-innovation/energy-from-deepwater/shell-deep-water-portfolio-in-the-gulf-of-mexico.html

Also there is probably spices or something

duurtlang > For Sweden 06/29/2020 at 03:59

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Our population would grow from 17 to 20 million. I guess we could handle this Anschluss . We should learn from Germany though, on how you integrate a ‘developing’ province into your country. As the Germans certainly did make some mistakes in the 90s.

Otto-the-Croatian-'Whoops my Volvo is a sedan' > dogisbadob 06/29/2020 at 06:37

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This was the Yugoslav flag, so I think you still need to flip it and then add the star.

Or, just slap this ugly crest on the existing one and boom, Mississippi is now Croatian. Same shit tho.

facw > ranwhenparked 06/29/2020 at 07:41

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One alternative that has been suggested is this one, which isn’t bad:

It’s been hurt be the fact it was designed by ardent racist John Stennis’ grand daughter (who is not a horrible racist as far as I can tell).

Unfortunately, the new law requires “In God We Trust” to appear on the flag, so you know whatever they end up with is going to be both crappy (don’ t put text on flags people!) and exclusionary.

duurtlang > For Sweden 06/29/2020 at 08:12

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I learned something new today. French Guiana is still a part of France. So, until the independence of Suriname in 1975 the Netherlands actually was a neighbor of France.

ranwhenparked > facw 06/29/2020 at 09:00

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Actually, yeah, that is really good. I don’t have a problem with the motto in general, but I just don’t like words on flags as a rule -you can’t read the thing when it’s whay the hell up on a pole anyway, why do that?

I mean, unless there's words on like your seal or coat of arms that also gets stuck on the flag, but that's kinda lazy, too. Most state flags are old regimental militia flags that were adopted without any changes, and are just a coat of arms on a blue background. 

UserNotFound > For Sweden 06/29/2020 at 09:25

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As a closet vexillologist, this is an exciting moment in history for me.

For Sweden > UserNotFound 06/29/2020 at 09:57

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In the closet? Why not let your flag freak flag fly?

For Sweden > duurtlang 06/29/2020 at 09:59

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Also the border with France via Sint Maarten

UserNotFound > For Sweden 06/29/2020 at 10:10

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I’m from Maryland, that’s usually more than enough flag freak for most people.

Snuze: Needs another Swede > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 06/29/2020 at 13:13

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They have excellent BBQ.