Original Usenet thread from alt.ascii-art, started 27 May 1994.
LINE - Flag:Basque-Country
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· 3 messages · 27 May 1994 - 28 May 1994
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IKURRINA
GORA EUZKADI!
In article <1994May27.110723.3282@ludens> bar...@ludens.elte.hu writes: > >@@@111111###111111@@@ >11@@@1111###1111@@@11 >1111@@@11###11@@@1111 >111111@@@###@@@111111 >##################### >111111@@@###@@@111111 >1111@@@11###11@@@1111 >11@@@1111###1111@@@11 >@@@111111###111111@@@ > > IKURRINA > >GORA EUZKADI! I was gonna do the basque flag. It's the only flag that was modelled after the UK's Union flag (thanks fellas, but why??). I had a union flag, but I lost it after posting it (if anyone wants it, I hope they kept it somewhere). Here's a quick version of mine of the Irrukina... White | Green | Red | | | V V V >?000i:::::BBBB:::::i000? >::?000i:::BBBB:::i000?:: >::::?000i:BBBB:i000?:::: >::::::?000BBBB000?:::::: >BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB >BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB >::::::i000BBBB000i:::::: >::::i000?:BBBB:?000i:::: >::i000?:::BBBB:::?000i:: >i000?:::::BBBB:::::?000? Or for those red-green colour-blindness... White | Green | Red | | | V V V >::::::::::BBBB:::::::::: >::::::::::BBBB:::::::::: >::::::::::BBBB:::::::::: >::::::::::BBBB:::::::::: >BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB >BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB >::::::::::BBBB:::::::::: >::::::::::BBBB:::::::::: >::::::::::BBBB:::::::::: >::::::::::BBBB:::::::::: The nice thing about the union flag, is that there is no standard to it's aspect ratio. You can make the lines as thick as you like or as thin as you like provided that they are there. Most other countries have at least a standard aspect ratio. The French ensign, for example should be... 30:33:37 3 / ..........WWWWWWWWWWW:::::::::::: 2 ..........WWWWWWWWWWW:::::::::::: ..........WWWWWWWWWWW:::::::::::: ..........WWWWWWWWWWW:::::::::::: ..........WWWWWWWWWWW:::::::::::: ..........WWWWWWWWWWW:::::::::::: ..........WWWWWWWWWWW:::::::::::: ..........WWWWWWWWWWW:::::::::::: ..........WWWWWWWWWWW:::::::::::: I guess at sea the end bit (fly) flaps, so it's effective thickness is less than the bit next the pole (hoist). Here for good measure is the World's most boring flag... > >WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW >WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW >WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW >WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW >WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW >WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW >WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW >WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW >WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW > It's white and it's about square. It's the flag used by the Bourbons up to 1789, and perhaps between 1815 and 1830. The royal standard had all sorts of gold thread, fleurs-de-lys, holograms, and stuff, but the ordinary one was like this. The award for the best runner up must go to Libya... > >GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG >GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG >GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG >GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG >GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG >GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG >GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG >GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG >GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG >GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG > Green. 2:1. Wow. -- .adBBba. Ba. A "W"""""b ,B B. B Richard Kirk "'B ,B" _`S"b B.Bb .dBb .B dBBb. B .A" _"B. JB.aPb ra...@crosfield.co.uk BaP" .B B .JB? B B. B.BBV B B BK. B BP'BCdP' .B `~VaP' VBP B B? VB?' B `bd' B "~aaBP B B "Vbaa 0442-343361
In article <199...@crosfield.co.uk>, ra...@crosfield.co.uk (Richard Kirk) wrote: > The nice thing about the union flag, is that there is no standard to it's > aspect ratio. You can make the lines as thick as you like or as thin as > you like provided that they are there. Most other countries have at least > a standard aspect ratio. According to a book I found, the UK flag does in fact have an official aspect ratio, and also official ratios of stripe widths, namely: _ (technically the white part is flush with the left hand side) | | (likewise, on the right | side the red stripe is | flush with the right edge) V | 6 | 17 | 2| 6 | 2| 17 | 1| 5| __ :~8a.`~888a:::::::::::::::88......88:::::::::::::::;a8~".a888~ 3 (the white ::::~8a.`~888a::::::::::::88......88::::::::::::;a8~".a888~:::~~ bit) :::::::~8a.`~888a:::::::::88......88:::::::::;a8~".a888~:::::: ::::::::::~8a.`~888a::::::88......88::::::;a8~".a888~::::::::: 6 :::::::::::::~8a.`~888a:::88......88:::;a8~".a888~:::::::::::: :::::::::::: :~8a.`~888a:88 .....88;a8~".a888~::::::::::::::: :::::::::::::::::::~8a.`~888......88~".a888~::::::::::::::::::__ 8888888888888888888888888888......8888888888888888888888888888 2 ..............................................................~~ .............................................................. 6 8888888888888888888888888888......8888888888888888888888888888~~ ::::::::::::::::::a888~".a88......888a."~8;::::::::::::::::::: 2 (the lower :::::::::::::::a888~".a8~:88......88~888a."~8;::::::::::::::::~~ white part) ::::::::::::a888~".a8~::::88......88:::~888a."~8;::::::::::::: 6 :::::::::a888~".a8~:::::::88......88::::::~888a."~8;::::::::::__ ::::::a888~".a8~::::::::::88......88:::::::::~888a."~8;::::::: 1 (white bit) :::a888~".a8~:::::::::::::88......88::::::::::::~888a."~8;::::-- a888~".a8~::::::::::::::::88......88:::::::::::::::~888a."~8;: 2 (red bit) ^ | (and on the bottom right hand,___/ the white and red stripes are on the 'fly' edge, and the thick white stripe is on the bottom) The overall ratio is 56:28, which boils down to 2:1. -EMC
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