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    1. Luke Champine‏ @lukechampine 9 Sep 2018
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      I've spent the last month or so using Anki to memorize the flags of the world. Conclusions: 1) Anki is very effective! Memorizing 200 flags took just minutes a day. It was fun! 2) I have now developed Opinions about these flags, which I will share with you now. You're welcome.

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    2. Luke Champine‏ @lukechampine 9 Sep 2018
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      First, flags that I like. This one is Kazakhstan. It has a sweet eagle on it. The stripe on the left reminds me of Belarus' flag, except their stripe looks like bad pixel art.pic.twitter.com/9srPOYBBXE

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    3. Luke Champine‏ @lukechampine 9 Sep 2018
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      Sri Lanka: Very unique, very distinctive. You won't get this flag mixed up with a similar one (looking at you, Monaco/Indonesia and Chad/Romania). Plus it has a lion holding a sword. How? Doesn't matter.pic.twitter.com/JaN6HwFgKO

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    4. Luke Champine‏ @lukechampine 9 Sep 2018
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      Estonia: Among the horizontal tricolor flags, Estonia's is clearly the best. Those colors are just great. It was adopted in 1918, but was banned by the Soviet Union from 1944-1990, when it was readopted. (Look up the Soviet version, it sucked.)pic.twitter.com/QOAaDCD8tI

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    5. Luke Champine‏ @lukechampine 9 Sep 2018
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      South Korea: It's like the flag of Japan, but with more symbolism, notably the trigrams, which represent the four elements. And the taijitu is more interesting than a simple circle (you can also spot one on Mongolia's flag).pic.twitter.com/xUIB0rtssz

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    6. Luke Champine‏ @lukechampine 9 Sep 2018
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      Seychelles: How can you not love this one? The rays symbolize "a dynamic new country moving into the future." Way better than their flag under colonial rule.pic.twitter.com/NXu4FCfbwC

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    7. Luke Champine‏ @lukechampine 9 Sep 2018
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      Brunei: This is my personal favorite. I love the angled stripes, the bright yellow, and the especially the hands, which symbolize benevolence, and the inscriptions read "Always render service with God's guidance" and "Brunei, the Abode of Peace."pic.twitter.com/j1yGoHsW6s

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    8. Luke Champine‏ @lukechampine 9 Sep 2018
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      Okay, time for my least favorite flags. Apologies in advance if you live in one of these countries! First up, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The colors are fine, but it just looks like the design got cut off, like they misaligned it in the copier machine or something.pic.twitter.com/ZQSIGHfocg

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    9. Luke Champine‏ @lukechampine 9 Sep 2018
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      Maldives: Really hate the nested boxes. It looks like badly-framed abstract art. And come on, at least do something interesting with the crescent, like Brunei or Iran!pic.twitter.com/xBD8Lqq9bz

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    10. Luke Champine‏ @lukechampine 9 Sep 2018
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      Haiti: This seriously looks like it was made in Microsoft Paint. The coat of arms is so tiny it's illegible, and the red/blue stripes hurt my eyes.pic.twitter.com/LTknBy7LwE

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      Luke Champine‏ @lukechampine 9 Sep 2018
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      Turkmenistan: Turkmenistan is renowed for its carpets, which is why they put one on their flag. That's fine and all, but it makes this flag way too complex. What do Turkmeni kids do when they have to draw their flag in crayon?pic.twitter.com/YB2fcEfttL

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        1. Luke Champine‏ @lukechampine 9 Sep 2018
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          Malaysia: Looks straight out of an alternate-history novel, like The Man in the High Castle but if America was conquered by Muslims instead of Nazis.pic.twitter.com/PhgFQfIJ0o

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        2. Luke Champine‏ @lukechampine 9 Sep 2018
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          Mozambique: An AK-47. You put an AK-47 on your flag.pic.twitter.com/8gSjgokaIm

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        3. Luke Champine‏ @lukechampine 9 Sep 2018
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          Okay, that wraps it up, folks. If you enjoyed this, you may also enjoy learning more about symbolism in flags and other emblems: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blazon  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dexter_and_sinister …

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