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« on: June 28, 2005, 10:58:28 pm »
Anyone else notice that the Union Flag on top of the pit-stands was, at least on Saturday, upside down?  It was the same last year.

Perhaps the ACO were asking for help.  :( :( :( :( :(

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Re:Union Flag
« Reply #1 on: June 28, 2005, 11:37:52 pm »
probably not as obvious as the Dutch flag hanging upside-down (as seen at a support race to the 1000km Spa last year) ;D
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Re:Union Flag
« Reply #2 on: June 28, 2005, 11:44:34 pm »
Yes I noticed that too.  Mind you there were several Union Flags being flown upside down in the Campsites.  But I supose they may well have been in distress.  :-)

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Re:Union Flag
« Reply #3 on: June 28, 2005, 11:49:12 pm »
did we have it upside down? (Union Jack provided by JPChenet)

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Re:Union Flag
« Reply #4 on: June 28, 2005, 11:50:01 pm »
(if so shoot me, I hung the flags :-[)
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Re:Union Flag
« Reply #5 on: June 28, 2005, 11:51:14 pm »
Quote from: Paddy_NL on June 28, 2005, 11:49:12 pm
did we have it upside down? (Union Jack provided by JPChenet)

Thats the correct way.    The broad white Diagonal should be upermost next to the Pole.

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Re:Union Flag
« Reply #6 on: June 28, 2005, 11:55:43 pm »
Quote from: Lawnmower Man on June 28, 2005, 11:51:14 pm

Thats the correct way.    The broad white Diagonal should be upermost next to the Pole.

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As here -
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/geography/unionjack7.html
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Re:Union Flag
« Reply #7 on: June 28, 2005, 11:57:04 pm »
well, it was a chance of one in two... :D
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Re:Union Flag
« Reply #8 on: June 29, 2005, 12:06:20 am »
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The cross of St Andrew is above that of St Patrick at the hoist because the cross was added to the flag before St Patrick's cross, therefore the cross of St Andrew is entitled to the higher position

Sounds logic to me ::)


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Re:Union Flag
« Reply #9 on: June 29, 2005, 12:15:22 am »
Quote from: fran on June 29, 2005, 12:03:42 am
Its a worrying thought that Steve Brown is trawling through junior school websites......  :-\



I was looking for details of your convent school Fran  ::)
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Re:Union Flag
« Reply #10 on: June 29, 2005, 12:17:02 am »
Then you weren't paying attention to an earlier thread (6 weeks ago?) where I correctly identified it  :)
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Re:Union Flag
« Reply #11 on: June 29, 2005, 12:18:59 am »
I could have made a funny remark here about archeoligy, but I think I better leave that for now, don't think I could take the punishment from Fran at Silverstone for a remark like that ;D ;D

(referring to Steve's remark)
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Re:Union Flag
« Reply #12 on: June 29, 2005, 12:20:25 am »
Phew Paddy, that was a close one, I thought you were going to get in trouble then.

Oops, I think you just did...  :-\ ;D
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Re:Union Flag
« Reply #13 on: June 29, 2005, 12:24:08 am »
The Union Flag has been upside down above the pits since atleast 1998 when I first spotted it.

Thanks DelBoy for saying flag and not Jack as it is only a union Jack when flown on a Navy ship or queens appointed residence/office or government building
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Re:Union Flag
« Reply #14 on: June 29, 2005, 12:26:47 am »
I bet you wer'e in the Boy Scouts Rick, they used to drum all that stuff into me when I was in them
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