A salute to the flag
Published Tuesday, June 20, 2006 by Sir Stewart Wallace | E-mail this post 
I've started developing a minor obsession with Angola's flag.
Honestly, it looks like the kind of flag a bloodthirsty 8 year old boy would come up with, but yet, there it is in all it's brutal glory. Half red, half black, with a machete. Fluttering away merrily like the banner of the hosts of Mordor amongst the flags of all other nations, with their pretty reds, whites, blues and quaint national symbols.
Allegedly, it's symbolism goes something like:
- Black for Africa
- Red for the blood shed by the rebels
- The cog signifies industry
- The star is for Communism
- The machete represents peasants
Hmmm. Sounds like just so much bollocks to me, but I suppose that sounds better than blood, death, chaos, brutal murder and, well, machetes.
With that in mind, I think it would make a great flag for my home town, Clydebank.
A perfect representation of the realities of the town today: The town has a long Socialist tradition, the wreckage of a once proud shipbuilding industry, not to mention plenty of blood, fear, deprivation and cunts running about the place with machetes.
In kind of a tribute and because I was bored, I've changed my banner picture at the top. Let me know if you think it's pish or not.
Its bob on that mate
It's a big thumbs up from me.
better than the previous one matey. colourful!
Iz it coz you iz black? Looks good, tho.
It's an excellent emblem for knife crime in general
and speaks volumes for a once proud industry.
mabe a little plaid in there
The american flag i prefer is the one with the coiled snake and don't tread on me ..( was that really a flag?)
But i like it cause it's fiesty but not particularly military,,..
Nice one Che. Looks good.
I think it is absolutely fucking scandalous that you don't have the St.Georges Cross up there. You racist jock git. Why can't you lot forget fucking culloden and give your support to the mighty engerland.
I'm gonna tell president bliar about your facist blog - he'll sort you out.
Anon - for all you know, I could be celebrating the memory little known Angolan regiment that served on the government side at Culloden.
I'm not, but thats the sort of fucking stupid reply you deserve, ya fud.
Anon- I'm surprised you didnt mention 1966 in that little tirade- and its this typical arrogant shite that stop the other British nations from backing England. Personally I hope Germany win- so stick it up you.
Your all racist cunts !
It's no wonder your losing tourist business.
ponder this:
Sitting together on a train, traveling through the Swiss Alps, were an English guy, a Scottish bloke, a little old Greek lady, and a young blonde Swiss girl with large breasts.
The Train goes into a dark tunnel and a few seconds later there is the sound of a loud slap.
When the train emerges from the tunnel, the English guy has a bright red, hand print on his cheek. No one speaks.
The old lady thinks:
The English guy must have groped the blonde in the dark, and she slapped his cheek.
The blonde Swiss girl thinks:
That English guy must have tried to grope me in the dark, but missed and fondled the old lady and she slapped his cheek.
The English guy thinks:
That Scottish bloke must have groped the blonde in the dark - she tried to slap him but missed and got me instead.
And the Scottish guy thinks:
I can't wait for another tunnel, just so I can smack that English cu*t again.....
Yay for machetes !
Chill out Anon. Most of us want Scotland and Wales to win when they're not playing England. They don't want England to win mostly. And? Do I look bovvered? If yer goin' t' have a go real or tongue in cheek have the balls to announce yerself mate.
Anon is clearly a cheeky wind-up scampster.
The Angolan banner's alright.