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05 Jul 2015, 3:21 am

I wonder why the flags of Italy and Hungary are so similar. They can be easily confused.
https://www.google.ro/search?q=pizza+re ... ABTtFzM%3A
https://www.google.ro/search?q=pizza+re ... 83I3jvM%3A


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05 Jul 2015, 4:03 am

Cockroach96 wrote:
I wonder why the flags of Italy and Hungary are so similar. They can be easily confused.

You're right, they are very similar. I've just thought of a way to remember which one is which:

On Hungary's flag, the stripes are horizontal. The word "horizontal" begins with H.
On Italy's flag, the stripes are vertical, shaped like the letter I.



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05 Jul 2015, 4:26 am

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Does anyone have any cat smilies? I only have this one so far Image


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These are attached to your posts like images, not copying the code as is customary at freesmileys.org.


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05 Jul 2015, 4:31 am

Catlover5 wrote:
Cockroach96 wrote:
I wonder why the flags of Italy and Hungary are so similar. They can be easily confused.

You're right, they are very similar. I've just thought of a way to remember which one is which:

On Hungary's flag, the stripes are horizontal. The word "horizontal" begins with H.
On Italy's flag, the stripes are vertical, shaped like the letter I.


How ingenious - what a clever bunny you are! :D

Also, the cross bar on the capital letter H is horizontal, which is another aide memoire.



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05 Jul 2015, 4:37 am

Flags of Luxembourg (light blue) and Holland side by side, at the monument of Wilhelm II.

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05 Jul 2015, 4:39 am

Krabo wrote:
http://www.picgifs.com/smileys/cats/

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These are attached to your posts like images, not copying the code as is customary at freesmileys.org.

Thank you!! ! :D



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05 Jul 2015, 4:42 am

Krabo wrote:
Flags of Luxembourg (light blue) and Holland side by side, at the monument of Wilhelm II.

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Wow, they are almost identical 8O

Luxembourg's flag's colours are lighter than Holland's. The word "lighter" begins with L :D



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05 Jul 2015, 4:43 am

^ Right. I knew you would find a mnemonic rule.


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05 Jul 2015, 4:51 am

Hyperborean wrote:
How ingenious - what a clever bunny you are! :D

Also, the cross bar on the capital letter H is horizontal, which is another aide memoire.

:D



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05 Jul 2015, 5:11 am

Cockroach96 wrote:
I wonder why the flags of Italy and Hungary are so similar. They can be easily confused.
https://www.google.ro/search?q=pizza+re ... ABTtFzM%3A
https://www.google.ro/search?q=pizza+re ... 83I3jvM%3A


A lot of national flags are similar and easily confused. For instance, the colours blue, white and red are very common, often in a tricolour format. It would be interesting to know how many flags are made up of these three colours ... any data-heads out there willing to take this on? :lol:

Are you interested in flags? I have a handkerchief that shows all the British naval signal flags and what they mean. :roll:



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05 Jul 2015, 5:14 am

Hyperborean wrote:
A lot of national flags are similar and easily confused. For instance, the colours blue, white and red are very common, often in a tricolour format. It would be interesting to know how many flags are made up of these three colours ... any data-heads out there willing to take this on? :lol:

Are you interested in flags? I have a handkerchief that shows all the British naval signal flags and what they mean. :roll:

Yes!! !! !



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05 Jul 2015, 5:17 am

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A lot of national flags are similar and easily confused. For instance, the colours blue, white and red are very common, often in a tricolour format. It would be interesting to know how many flags are made up of these three colours ... any data-heads out there willing to take this on? :lol:


It's been done.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_f ... ombination


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05 Jul 2015, 5:29 am

Krabo wrote:
Hyperborean wrote:
A lot of national flags are similar and easily confused. For instance, the colours blue, white and red are very common, often in a tricolour format. It would be interesting to know how many flags are made up of these three colours ... any data-heads out there willing to take this on? :lol:


It's been done.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_f ... ombination



Thanks Krabo! I had a feeling that some flag nut would have done this already. :lol:



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05 Jul 2015, 5:30 am

Posting all the blue-red-white-tricolour national flags here:

Croatia
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France
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Luxembourg
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The Netherlands
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Paraguay
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Russia
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Serbia
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Slovakia
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Slovenia
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05 Jul 2015, 5:33 am

Catlover5 wrote:
Hyperborean wrote:
A lot of national flags are similar and easily confused. For instance, the colours blue, white and red are very common, often in a tricolour format. It would be interesting to know how many flags are made up of these three colours ... any data-heads out there willing to take this on? :lol:

Are you interested in flags? I have a handkerchief that shows all the British naval signal flags and what they mean. :roll:

Yes!! ! ! !


Me too! If you're interested I'll try and scan my handkerchief (don't worry, it's perfectly clean! :lol: ) and show it to you. Although I expect there are charts of British Navy flags published already, probably somewhere like Wikipedia.