IvanKaramazov
Footballguy
Minnesota is still charming, just not so much the Cities.
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What should be the new Minnesota State flag? (1 Viewer)
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Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
Uffda should be the state motto.And the winner is?
The Caribbean Dictator Flag.
"The commission settled on a flag design, choosing the submission with the white, green and blue stripes and an eight point star on the left. The commission will be making some changes to the flag to try to make it more "Minnesota" looking. "
Uh-huh.
Mmm, not much representation of MN.
Native Americans legacy, Vikings (not the football team), 10k lakes, Paul Bunyan, farming, iron range, boundary waters, farming, flour milling, pine trees, hunting, fishing, mosquitos, boating,mall of america,hockey, green bean casserole, "pop", "uffda"!
ETA: I guess the green bean casserole is represented by the green stripe.
Corporation
Angry Bovine
Well I just voted for the USFL, and the FBG community is no help as all 3 options are now tied at 11 
ETA: Boo, just saw that the decision has already been made. Any were better than the current one.
ETA: Boo, just saw that the decision has already been made. Any were better than the current one.
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
Choice 3 is heinous.Well I just voted for the USFL, and the FBG community is no help as all 3 options are now tied at 11
ETA: Boo, just saw that the decision has already been made. Any were better than the current one.
Tom Servo
Nittany Beavers
Please explain this to someone who’s never seen the flag.
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
The picture ink is in the first post. Might have something to do with the Redskin in the background. Not a good look.
IvanKaramazov
Footballguy
There used to be Indians in Minnesota. (There still are.)
Edit: The longer explanation is that the flag depicts the two groups of people most closely associated with the history of the region. The first are the plains Indians, who were mostly horsemen, which is they they're depicted on horseback. The second are settlers who came out here to farm, which is why they're depicted as sod-busters. Those are two groups of people who actually existed side-by-side more or less as shown.
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Tom Servo
Nittany Beavers
I tried to view it and got like 20% which didn’t show me anything.
Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
I guess after the tweaks I actually like the final design.
www.mprnews.org
Let it fly: Minnesota officially has a new flag
The State Emblems Redesign Commission made its final edits to the new state flag. The banner will go up in May unless lawmakers intervene.
www.mprnews.org
belljr
Footballguy
is that the final on in the picture?I guess after the tweaks I actually like the final design.
Let it fly: Minnesota officially has a new flag
The State Emblems Redesign Commission made its final edits to the new state flag. The banner will go up in May unless lawmakers intervene.
If so I like it
Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
Yes, it appears they traded in the multi-color mess for a very pleasing and Minnesota-esque blue.is that the final on in the picture?I guess after the tweaks I actually like the final design.
Let it fly: Minnesota officially has a new flag
The State Emblems Redesign Commission made its final edits to the new state flag. The banner will go up in May unless lawmakers intervene.
If so I like it
IvanKaramazov
Footballguy
That's much better. But it's kind of funny that they took one look at the winning design and were like "No, we're not doing that dontchaknow."I guess after the tweaks I actually like the final design.
Let it fly: Minnesota officially has a new flag
The State Emblems Redesign Commission made its final edits to the new state flag. The banner will go up in May unless lawmakers intervene.
So I just want to get this straight. They did a contest and boiled it down to three designs (all pretty bad). They then put those three designs up for vote. Then the design that won will be changed for the official flag.And the winner is?
The Caribbean Dictator Flag.
"The commission settled on a flag design, choosing the submission with the white, green and blue stripes and an eight point star on the left. The commission will be making some changes to the flag to try to make it more "Minnesota" looking. "
Uh-huh.
WTF? Why even go through those motions?
IvanKaramazov
Footballguy
My town opened a new children's museum like 15 years ago. They held a community contest to come up with a name for the mascot. I'm sure there were some bad and/or hoax suggestions tossed away in there of the Boaty-McBoatface variety, but the finalists were all pretty darn good ideas that assorted kids came up with.
They ditched all of those and went with a name that was obviously selected by a committee of marketing professionals.
Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
Minnesota is pretty banana republic in operation.So I just want to get this straight. They did a contest and boiled it down to three designs (all pretty bad). They then put those three designs up for vote. Then the design that won will be changed for the official flag.And the winner is?
The Caribbean Dictator Flag.
"The commission settled on a flag design, choosing the submission with the white, green and blue stripes and an eight point star on the left. The commission will be making some changes to the flag to try to make it more "Minnesota" looking. "
Uh-huh.
WTF? Why even go through those motions?
JAA
Footballguy
Love itI guess after the tweaks I actually like the final design.
Let it fly: Minnesota officially has a new flag
The State Emblems Redesign Commission made its final edits to the new state flag. The banner will go up in May unless lawmakers intervene.
encaitar
Footballguy
It's a little weird that they'd have this contest and then just do their own thing anyway, but I do think they chose the best of the 3 finalist and I also think they improved on the design.
The best thing about the design was the geometric Minnesota shape and they kept that. The two tone blue is MUCH better than the 4 color amalgamation of the original. I do think the original star was cooler, but the more geometric, even star is easier to reproduce on a flag so...
The best thing about the design was the geometric Minnesota shape and they kept that. The two tone blue is MUCH better than the 4 color amalgamation of the original. I do think the original star was cooler, but the more geometric, even star is easier to reproduce on a flag so...
