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Author Topic: So... Welcome, America, to your 51st? (Puerto Rico Thread)  (Read 15867 times)

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Re: So... Welcome, America, to your 51st? (Puerto Rico Thread)
« Reply #45 on: November 07, 2012, 12:17:43 pm »

I disagree, the circle is incredibly symmetric while the rectangle... is not. Well I mean it has rotational symmetry but it just looks kinda... zig-zaggy.
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Re: So... Welcome, America, to your 51st? (Puerto Rico Thread)
« Reply #46 on: November 07, 2012, 12:18:55 pm »

Making Puerto Rico a state sounds good to me.

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Re: So... Welcome, America, to your 51st? (Puerto Rico Thread)
« Reply #47 on: November 07, 2012, 12:19:31 pm »

I think the circle is far and beyond the coolest arraignment of the stars. Plus it is reminiscent of Earth's shape, which is a good thing to symbolize in the modern, interconnected world.

We've used rectangle for a while now, but it's kind of boring.
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Re: So... Welcome, America, to your 51st? (Puerto Rico Thread)
« Reply #48 on: November 07, 2012, 12:20:56 pm »

What if we arranged the stars to make a bigger star?
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Re: So... Welcome, America, to your 51st? (Puerto Rico Thread)
« Reply #49 on: November 07, 2012, 12:21:10 pm »

The circular arrangements remind me a little too much of the Earth flag from Futurama. Those of us not in the states might not be so keen on the implied link between the USA and the whole Earth.

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Re: So... Welcome, America, to your 51st? (Puerto Rico Thread)
« Reply #50 on: November 07, 2012, 12:21:53 pm »

I think we should go balls to the wall and turn that part of the flag into one of those eye puzzles.

"How... how many stars are there?"

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Re: So... Welcome, America, to your 51st? (Puerto Rico Thread)
« Reply #51 on: November 07, 2012, 12:23:49 pm »

We could use a photograph of an actual patch of the night sky that happens to have 51 visible stars in it.
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Re: So... Welcome, America, to your 51st? (Puerto Rico Thread)
« Reply #52 on: November 07, 2012, 12:24:31 pm »

That would actually encourage people to get the space program back up!

...maybe.
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Re: So... Welcome, America, to your 51st? (Puerto Rico Thread)
« Reply #53 on: November 07, 2012, 12:26:10 pm »

I like the large star visible in the circle one.  i guess you could say it implies some "central" star or state is most important though.
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Re: So... Welcome, America, to your 51st? (Puerto Rico Thread)
« Reply #54 on: November 07, 2012, 12:27:31 pm »

What if we arranged the stars to make a bigger star?
The circular arrangements remind me a little too much of the Earth flag from Futurama. Those of us not in the states might not be so keen on the implied link between the USA and the whole Earth.
Bah, Furturama and symbolism all be damned, it is still the coolest looking flag, I say!
We could use a photograph of an actual patch of the night sky that happens to have 51 visible stars in it.
I like this idea too. It would even still fit the blue/white scheme if taken properly. Though Brazil might call us a copycat.
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Re: So... Welcome, America, to your 51st? (Puerto Rico Thread)
« Reply #55 on: November 07, 2012, 12:28:54 pm »

Actually just change the pattern every year to stimulate the flag printing industry.  Make the old ones into clothes for the poor.

The yearly contest would be decided on a web vote, and would thus also stimulate the online trolling industry.
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Re: So... Welcome, America, to your 51st? (Puerto Rico Thread)
« Reply #56 on: November 07, 2012, 12:29:39 pm »

What if we arranged the stars to make a bigger star?

I like the second one the most because symbolism.
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Re: So... Welcome, America, to your 51st? (Puerto Rico Thread)
« Reply #57 on: November 07, 2012, 12:31:22 pm »

The yearly contest would be decided on a web vote, and would thus also stimulate the online trolling industry.
Instead of 51 stars, 51 pictures of moot's face.
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Re: So... Welcome, America, to your 51st? (Puerto Rico Thread)
« Reply #58 on: November 07, 2012, 12:31:59 pm »

Maybe the circle will grow on me, but for the more traditionally minded, there's this

(I'm actually surprised noone brought this one up yet)
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Re: So... Welcome, America, to your 51st? (Puerto Rico Thread)
« Reply #59 on: November 07, 2012, 12:36:46 pm »

...californias still a state and all its got going for it is oil and dumb actors...

Oh, and also we're the 9th largest economy in the world and our taxes pay for your government.

I think we should go with the different rectangle. Similar but different, that's all it needs to be.
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