English, soccer, flags Question ?

[DiaryOfAMadman]

I've watches soccer since the world cup took place here in NJ I think I was in 4th grade (Giant Stadium is in NJ not NY). Anyway for all those years up to even the last world cup when i just got out of HighSchool and started working, I only watched games played by either The United States or Italy. This was the first year that I've actually been watching a majoirty of the games. Here's my question to all of you out there.

I watched the England vs Sweeden game today and noticed that the English flag was White with a Red Cross in the middle. I always thought their flag was the Union Jack which was red, white, and blue. Why am I so confsed here, can someone explain this to me?

 

[Nonimus]

Union Jack represents Britain as a whole - except for the Welsh - St Georges Cross, Red Cross on white Background represents English Bastar...sorry Represents the fucki....

Third time lucky - The Red Cross on the White background Represents England.

The cunts.

 

[D-Base]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Great_Britain

 

[gaypiper]

And with any luck, one day, that will be the ONLY cross left on the Union Jack!

 

[hiltonjay2939]

not nit picking but i have it on good authority that its called the Union Flag, its only called the union jack at sea (i.e on a royal navy vessel)

i never knew that...now i do....lol

(it's amazing what ya learn from watching Doctor Who!)

 

[Zeddicus]

... or, as the Irish fondly nicknamed it, the "Butcher's Apron".

 

[DiaryOfAMadman]

WoW thanks for all the info and for clairiying the whole flag thing. I am suprised to hear (from a North American point of view) how much the parts of the United Kingdom dislike eachother to this day.

 

[Ginge]

Why the Welsh are not represented on the union flag is that Wales didn't have its own offical national flag until about 1905.

 

[Ginge]

. I am suprised to hear (from a North American point of view) how much the parts of the United Kingdom dislike eachother to this day.

We don't dislike each other, the Irish, Scots and Welsh dislike equally the English. I think it is something to do with that England have ruled these nations for centuries.

But i'm sure it no worse than Canada and the USA

 

[treanir]

This thread's been cracking me up!


'Union' flag, my arse.

 

[blackbeltninja]

Union Jack represents Britain as a whole - except for the Welsh - St Georges Cross, Red Cross on white Background represents English Bastar...sorry Represents the fucki....

Third time lucky - The Red Cross on the White background Represents England.

The cunts.

Well, it's not all bad - you guys get Prince Charles, you lucky things! At least, I assume so since he is the Prince of Wales.

Surprisingly, no vitriol in this thread from the Scots - do we not have any Jubbers from up north?

-d-

 

[PixelHerder]

Well, it's not all bad - you guys get Prince Charles, you lucky things! At least, I assume so since he is the Prince of Wales.

Surprisingly, no vitriol in this thread from the Scots - do we not have any Jubbers from up north?

-d-

Och, that's just 'cos after they embarrassed themselves to fuck at the football, the whole of Scotland has only just managed to stop laughing and sit up straight

We love our soft, southern neighbours really. No - really!

After all, they did vote for a Scottish Prime Minister (TB was born in Edinburgh)... a Scottish Chancellor... a Scottish Home Secretary.... a Scottish Minister of Defence... a Scottish Transport Minister... a Scottish Trade and Industry Minister... a Scottish Speaker of the House...

Mwah-ha-ha-ha... and they never saw it coming

 

[marcde]

Och, that's just 'cos after they embarrassed themselves to fuck at the football, the whole of Scotland has only just managed to stop laughing and sit up straight

We love our soft, southern neighbours really. No - really!

After all, they did vote for a Scottish Prime Minister (TB was born in Edinburgh)... a Scottish Chancellor... a Scottish Home Secretary.... a Scottish Minister of Defence... a Scottish Transport Minister... a Scottish Trade and Industry Minister... a Scottish Speaker of the House...

Mwah-ha-ha-ha... and they never saw it coming

Pixel - don't want to bring you down with too much of a bump but you also gave us "The Krankies", Isla St Clair and Lena Zavaroni - we wish we had seen them coming

 

[PixelHerder]

Pixel - don't want to bring you down with too much of a bump but you also gave us "The Krankies", Isla St Clair and Lena Zavaroni - we wish we had seen them coming

All part of the master plan marcde - a cunning ploy to make an entire nation close their eyes tight while we snuck in the side door!

Brilliant, huh?

So... that's enough lip from you laddie, or... we'll... um




We'll put your taxes up!

 

[marcde]

All part of the master plan marcde - a cunning ploy to make an entire nation close their eyes tight while we snuck in the side door!

Brilliant, huh?

So... that's enough lip from you laddie, or... we'll... um




We'll put your taxes up!

UP YER KILT







.....can I see up it

 

[PixelHerder]

UP YER KILT







.....can I see up it

No need to strain your neck dear boy - what you're interested in seeing is currently tucked into my left sock

Well.... it's either that or walk about backwards dragging it everywhere

 

[marcde]

No need to strain your neck dear boy - what you're interested in seeing is currently tucked into my left sock

Well.... it's either that or walk about backwards dragging it everywhere

Well you could at least trim those pubes

 

[PixelHerder]

Fair comment - I'll wear them 'up' shall I?