pete 2,499 Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 Seemingly 50.000 union flags will be given out at the game against Hapoel on feb 22, to celibrate the anniversary of the Union 1707-2007. I believe i heard on reporting Scotland Rangers will pay half of the bill, with the supporters paying the other half. That will be immense imo. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gribz 850 Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 Funny you mention this. I was going to start a thread asking where "Jack" comes from again in the "Union Jack". I know it is Union Flag but gets called Jack. I knew this before but ive forgot 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon 0 Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 Terminology: "Union Flag" or "Union Jack"? The issue of whether it is acceptable to use the term "Union Jack" is one that causes considerable controversy. Although it is often asserted that "Union Jack" should only be used for the flag when it is flown as a jack (a small flag flown at the bow of a ship), it is not universally accepted that the "Jack" of "Union Jack" is a reference to such a jack flag; other explanations have been put forward [1]. The term possibly dates from the early 1700s, but its origin is uncertain. The word Jack may have come from the name of James VI, King of Scots who inherited the English crown, causing the flag to be designed, that is Jac from Jacobus, Latin for James. The size and power of the Royal Navy internationally at the time could also explain why the flag was nicknamed the "Union Jack"; considering the navy was so widely utilised and renowned by the United Kingdom and Commonwealth countries, it is possible that the term "Jack" did occur due to its regular usage on all British ships using the "Jack Staff" (a flag pole attached to the bow of a ship), indeed the term 'Jack' is used for sailors, hence the phrase 'Jack of all trades'. Even if the term "Union Jack" does derive from the jack flag (as perhaps seems most likely), after three centuries, it is now sanctioned by usage, has appeared in official usage, and remains the popular term. The BBC website disregards the term "union flag" because of its "great potential for confusion", preferring union jack (in lower case)[2] The term "Union Flag", on the other hand, is the term preferred in official documents by vexillologists. The Merchant Shipping Act 1995[3] refers to the national colours of the United Kingdom as "the Union flag (commonly known as the Union Jack) …". This issue was also mentioned in the Doctor Who episode 'The Idiot's Lantern'. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gribz 850 Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 Thats right the Jack on a ship!! Remember now!! 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super_Ally 0 Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 Seemingly 50.000 union flags will be given out at the game against Hapoel on feb 22, to celibrate the anniversary of the Union 1707-2007. I believe i heard on reporting Scotland Rangers will pay half of the bill, with the supporters paying the other half. That will be immense imo. I originally heard the club agreed to a 50:50 split of UJ's and saltires? Either way it should look good, just wondering if the club had changed their mind? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gisabeer 409 Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 I originally heard the club agreed to a 50:50 split of UJ's and saltires? Either way it should look good, just wondering if the club had changed their mind? that is actually a better idea than all ujs. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraser54 0 Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 yes it was on the official site last week that it is going to happen, the blue order are funding it 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falkirk Jim 0 Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 I'll take my saltire thank you very much ..... i'd much rather see a display full of saltires, but that's my personal opinion ... and to be honest, it's a bit of a political statement from the club, and i could do without that!! 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie 8,552 Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 There will be 25,000 Union flags and 25,000 Saltires... 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super_Ally 0 Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 There will be 25,000 Union flags and 25,000 Saltires... Aye thought I heard that. Think it is the best way to do it. Should keep nearly all the support happy. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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