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  • No QuarterN Online
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    No Quarter
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    #1390

    <p>If you think it looks like a beach towel then you are pretty much saying it is a good design, as there is no doubt beach towel makers will produce one. The Canadian flag looks fantastic as a beach towel.</p>

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  • MokeyM Offline
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    Mokey
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    #1391

    <p>It's weird that some people think the 'beach/tea towel' thing is such a grievous insult when flags around the world have appeared as undies, togs, jackets, onesies, minidresses etc.</p>

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  • jeggaJ Offline
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    #1392

    <p>If someone says its a beach towel they might as well have said "I'm a sneering dork without a real reason to dislike this flag other than it has something to do with John Key" .</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>A german guy at work was talking about it today, he obviously loathed Key buy can't believe we have what he called "a relic" on our flag so he's voting for change. </p>

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  • boobooB Online
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    booboo
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    #1393

    <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="jegga" data-cid="563131" data-time="1457335909"><p>
    If someone says its a beach towel they might as well have said "I'm a sneering dork without a real reason to dislike this flag other than it has something to do with John Key" .<br><br>
    A <strong>german guy </strong>at work was talking about it today, he obviously <strong>loathed Key </strong>buy can't believe we have what he called "a relic" on our flag so he's voting for change.</p></blockquote>
    <br>
    Fat? Rich? Hot girlfriend? Face like Jabba the Hut?

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  • jeggaJ Offline
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    jegga
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    #1394

    <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="booboo" data-cid="563136" data-time="1457337772">
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    <p>Fat? Rich? Hot girlfriend? Face like Jabba the Hut?</p>
    </div>
    </blockquote>
    <p> </p>
    <p>Short, bearded, annoying.</p>

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  • NepiaN Online
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    Nepia
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    #1395

    <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="jegga" data-cid="563140" data-time="1457338106">
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    <p>Short, bearded, annoying.</p>
    </div>
    </blockquote>
    <p>You seem to be describing me .... aside from the German part.</p>

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  • jeggaJ Offline
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    jegga
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    #1396

    <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Nepia" data-cid="563146" data-time="1457340916">
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    <p>You seem to be describing me .... aside from the German part.</p>
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    </blockquote>
    <p> </p>
    <p><img src="http://www.h2g2.com/h2g2/skins/Alabaster/images/Smilies/f_facepalm.gif" alt="f_facepalm.gif"></p>

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  • NepiaN Online
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    Nepia
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    #1397

    <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="jegga" data-cid="563151" data-time="1457343688">
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    <p><img src="http://www.h2g2.com/h2g2/skins/Alabaster/images/Smilies/f_facepalm.gif" alt="f_facepalm.gif"></p>
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    </blockquote>
    <p>Two of them are factual, and I thought the 3rd would appeal to you ;).</p>

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  • boobooB Online
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    booboo
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    #1398

    <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Nepia" data-cid="563157" data-time="1457346780"><p>
    Two of them are factual, and I thought the 3rd would appeal to you ;).</p></blockquote>
    <br>
    Beard?

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  • jeggaJ Offline
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    jegga
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    #1399

    <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Nepia" data-cid="563157" data-time="1457346780"><p>
    Two of them are factual, and I thought the 3rd would appeal to you ;).</p></blockquote>
    <br>
    I saw you give Don a serve on pr yesterday , I don't know if you remember but he joined the fern a few years back and got laughed/hounded off when he tried to claim that because he earns fuck all as a photographer he's entitled to a state subsidised house because home ownership is a basic human right. Reading that thread was like watching a truck load of petrol slowly crash into a fireworks factory as he got more insistent that he was right.<br><br>
    I swear social media is the worst thing to ever happen to the left, in another time a loser like him would be reduced to letters to the editor .

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  • taniwharugbyT Offline
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    taniwharugby
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    #1400

    <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="jegga" data-cid="563208" data-time="1457386727">
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    <p>I saw you give Don a serve on pr yesterday , I don't know if you remember but he joined the fern a few years back and got laughed/hounded off when he tried to claim that because he earns fuck all as a photographer he's entitled to a state subsidised house because home ownership is a basic human right. Reading that thread was like watching a truck load of petrol slowly crash into a fireworks factory as he got more insistent that he was right.<br><br><strong>I swear social media is the worst thing to ever happen to the left, in another time a loser like him would be reduced to letters to the editor .</strong></p>
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    <p> </p>
    <p>that are usually abridged versions or simply not printed.</p>

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  • jeggaJ Offline
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    jegga
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    #1401

    <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="taniwharugby" data-cid="563209" data-time="1457386983"><br>
    that are usually abridged versions or simply not printed.</blockquote>
    <br><p>Or worse that part where they print a whole bunch of names and say your points are noted and have been covered by other correspondents . I think that's code for we have forwarded your letter to the mental health authorities.</p>

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  • NepiaN Online
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    Nepia
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    #1402

    <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="jegga" data-cid="563208" data-time="1457386727">
    <div>
    <p>I saw you give Don a serve on pr yesterday , I don't know if you remember but he joined the fern a few years back and got laughed/hounded off when he tried to claim that because he earns fuck all as a photographer he's entitled to a state subsidised house because home ownership is a basic human right. Reading that thread was like watching a truck load of petrol slowly crash into a fireworks factory as he got more insistent that he was right.<br><br>
    I swear social media is the worst thing to ever happen to the left, in another time a loser like him would be reduced to letters to the editor .</p>
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    </blockquote>
    <p>For ages I just thought that Don was Winger but apparently more than two people can flip flop on flags in precisely the same way (I actually assumed a bunch of posters, any anti vaccers, were just Winger's PR login multis). </p>

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  • jeggaJ Offline
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    jegga
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    #1403

    <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Nepia" data-cid="563264" data-time="1457416205">
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    <p>For ages I just thought that Don was Winger but apparently more than two people can flip flop on flags in precisely the same way (I actually assumed a bunch of posters, any anti vaccers, were just Winger's PR login multis). </p>
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    </blockquote>
    <p> </p>
    <p>He posts as muttonbird on the standard too,  he's actually even more feral there. He seems like quite an awful little man .</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>Grouch has a blog now too, I lost the link unfortunately but it was pretty funny reading him rant about how neo libs were slowly dragging NZ into a fascist state and the press are  on Keys ....sorry brand Keys payroll.</p>

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  • TeWaioT Offline
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    TeWaio
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    #1404

    <p>Just received my voting paper in London and uploaded a Lockwood tick to the website.</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>4 work colleagues this week (2 Brits, 1 French, 1 Italian) have all come up to saying variations of "What do you think of New Zealand's new flag? I thing it's fantastic", not knowing that it isn't a done deal.</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>I will be so gutted if it gets voted down :knuppel:  </p>

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  • Billy TellB Offline
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    Billy Tell
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    #1405

    Will be the same for me here in der Schweiz. I don't think kiwis at home realise how appealing the Lockwood flag is to foreigners.<br><br>
    19/20 voted for the other Lockwood in my work poll before referendum 1.

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  • Billy TellB Offline
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    Billy Tell
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    #1406

    <p><img src="https://scontent-amt2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xat1/v/t1.0-9/10501891_10153998070537002_9065063985018551010_n.jpg?oh=78e5fa2cd821fc1c90bd473e1b1cc0b2&oe=575BD7F9" alt="10501891_10153998070537002_9065063985018"></p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>The flag change website has a point...</p>

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  • taniwharugbyT Offline
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    taniwharugby
    wrote on last edited by
    #1407

    <p>I think that looks mint! As I said in this thread, this flag looks much better 'flying' or in action than as a graphic!</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p><img src="https://scontent-lax3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xtf1/v/t1.0-9/12814363_10208397629959649_1941268264576227625_n.jpg?oh=6a9366eac57e131f8b3304b17bc1c524&oe=5790EEF4" alt="12814363_10208397629959649_1941268264576"></p>

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  • dogmeatD Offline
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    #1408

    <p>I don't think its even going to be close.</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>Young voters (a lot of) seem to be against it, mainly because of the Key thing. Unfortunately anecdotally they have abandoned their inherent <strike>lazyness </strike> apathy and appear to actually be voting.</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>Reasons I have been given by yoof for voting against change</p>
    <p> </p>
    <ul><li>People have died for the flag</li>
    <li>Every country that has changed its flag has gone down the tubes</li>
    <li>We will lose our history</li>
    <li>Its all John Key</li>
    <li>Its because we signed TPPA</li>
    <li>It's too Maori</li>
    </ul><p>I despair, I really despair.</p>

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  • taniwharugbyT Offline
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    taniwharugby
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    #1409

    <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="dogmeat" data-cid="563396" data-time="1457482617">
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    <p> </p>
    <ul><li>Every country that has changed its flag has gone down the tubes</li>
    <li>Its all John Key</li>
    </ul><p> </p>
    </div>
    </blockquote>
    <p> </p>
    <p>Funny thing is, most of those probably already think the former, because of thelatter....</p>

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