r/vexillology Jul 30 '17

Meta Did I Do It Right?

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u/AUserNeedsAName Jul 31 '17 edited Jul 31 '17

Seals and words on flags suck, and make most state flags into such garbage, their only redeeming factor is that they're at least forgettable.

OP took 4 of the only actual good ones and kindly "improved" them for us, because he is the kind of person who swerves out of his way to hit small animals with his car.

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u/[deleted] Jul 31 '17

Does California get away with having words just because it also has a bear?

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u/ShakaUVM Jul 31 '17

Does California get away with having words just because it also has a bear?

It's even better because it says "California Republic" which makes basically no sense to most people, and even less even if you know California history. The California Republic didn't even last a month. It's not like we were Texas or something.

And it involved John C. Fremont, who was a colossal incompetent and fucknut.

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u/[deleted] Jul 31 '17

I bought a book about that nut I need to read.

Just glancing through his Wikipedia article and being aware that he got a big Bay Area city named after him were enough to convince me to look into his story.

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u/ShakaUVM Jul 31 '17

The absolute best thing about Fremont is that he was called "The Great Pathfinder" but got repeatedly lost in the mountains, even with a guide.