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Post by sogoln on Jul 16, 2009 16:40:04 GMT 10
The Formori flags are still on their way, being deployed in many places to show that the Formoris are everywhere, but I have more and more difficulties to get some pictures back. Nevertheless, here are three recent ones: Next to the Kremlin, in Moscow. Another location in Moscow. With a bunch of Formoris and non-Formoris - equally tired - in Luxembourg (whose name initially meant "small castle"). More is to come... To get the exact locations, just go here.
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Post by George on Jul 16, 2009 16:57:32 GMT 10
Rather than simply holding the flag in front of monuments, have you considered organising to have it actually flown from a flagpole in the cities you visit?
Often times larger hotels and other public institutions (such as universities and art galleries) can be convinced to fly the flag of eminent/interesting visitors - so long as it's arranged in advance.
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Post by commiczar on Jul 17, 2009 0:21:09 GMT 10
Greetings !! Absolutely 110% G-R-E-A-T Pictures !!!!! My Family Tree has a few small branches that cling to Russia...... SOoooooo...... I've always wanted to visit Russia, and had a chance a couple of years ago; when a church mission invited me to go for a two week agricultural and business seminar, to be conducted at a university north-east of Moscow. ( can't remember the name of the town or university now ) I was to present a few classes on agriculture, and the commercial aspects associated with farming. However, as all things tend to sometimes appear...then disappear, my schedule changed almost at the last minute; which, of course, left me high-and-dry. ( my bags were packed )( maybe next time ) The church mission has left me with an open-invitation; if-and-when they were to ever return again, and if my schedule permits. Once Again....GREAT Picutes !!! Regards !! __________
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Post by sogoln on Jul 17, 2009 0:53:44 GMT 10
Well George, part of the fun is actually carrying the flag and displaying it anywhere we happen to be, most of the time without any preparation, just when the opportunity comes.
I think it is a good illustration of our nomadic nature. We can pop up anywhere and leave as quickly as we arrived!
For the Moscow pictures, I must confess I had to be cautious since I only had two hours between my professional appointments and I was in a place with many militians - sometimes using unmarked vehicles - who love to control your passport and fine you for any reason they can imagine. I even spotted OMONs (the intervention troops of the Interior Ministry).
We might consider flying the flag on a pole somewhere, but only if there is a big event underway.
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Post by Bokonton on Jul 17, 2009 1:34:03 GMT 10
Well George, part of the fun is actually carrying the flag and displaying it anywhere we happen to be, most of the time without any preparation, just when the opportunity comes. Your flag looks to be an interesting shape, it looks very well-designed, but not of the norm. Who supplied your flag to you? It looks rather spiffy in all the photos ;D
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Post by sogoln on Jul 17, 2009 7:54:43 GMT 10
We currently have 8 flags, they are all slightly different, and all have a nickname ("The Orcadian", "The Oriental", "The Tokyoite", "The Irish", "The Maldivian", "The Armorican", "The Indochinese" and "The Berber").. Since we favour the "do-it-yourself" approach, we chose to make them ourselves. That's also why we have only a few of them. They are pure cotton. Usually, my flag is "The Orcadian", with a printed goose-foot symbol on each face (it was supposed to be the prototype). Since I passed it to a flagless Formori friend who was going to Spain, I had to borrow my sister's flag, "The Irish" for the trip to Moscow. It has a much more professional look with a sewed symbol inserted into the fabric and visible from both sides. Its fabric is also a bit thicker than that of "The Orcadian". More flags are in the making as we plan to equip the remote Formoris who also happen to be those who travel the most often.
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Post by sogoln on Jul 31, 2009 8:04:10 GMT 10
Earlier this year, the Flag was spotted at Dun Aengus, a ring fort on Inishmore, the largest of the Aran Islands, in Ireland. Dun Aengus was named after ancient Irish god Oengus who is supposed to have stolen the Formori magic sword Orna in the aftermath of the Battle of Magh Tuired (where all the Formoris were reportedly killed by the Tuatha Dé Dannan). Actually, due to erosion, there's only half of the fort left. The other half fell into the Ocean, bits by bits, over the last two millennia.
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Post by commiczar on Jul 31, 2009 8:07:21 GMT 10
More Great Pictures !!
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Post by D. N. Vercáriâ on Jul 31, 2009 8:16:58 GMT 10
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Post by George on Jul 31, 2009 8:21:13 GMT 10
I sure wouldn't want to meet these three amigos in a dark alley!
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Post by D. N. Vercáriâ on Jul 31, 2009 8:23:03 GMT 10
Watch your words in that dark alley, amigo. ;D
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Post by commiczar on Jul 31, 2009 8:25:03 GMT 10
I sure wouldn't want to me these three amigos in a dark alley! ;D Agreed. But the pictures, and the texture of the pix, are extremely good !!
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Post by D. N. Vercáriâ on Jul 31, 2009 8:34:53 GMT 10
We are a staunch Republic, and our President does have to show this.
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Post by commiczar on Jul 31, 2009 8:43:45 GMT 10
We are a staunch Republic, and our President does have to show this. As I mentioned...I really like the texture of the pictures... the "fabric-look"; but the pictures themself.....all three leaders look as though they could be mistaken for "macro" world leaders. It's their pose for the pix...as well as the color tones and texture of the pictures' paper / fabric I think. Once again....GREAT pix !! ______________________
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Post by sogoln on Jul 31, 2009 18:31:36 GMT 10
BTW, the guy with a fine beard on the right in our latest pictures is Martan yg Mysarnoc, Vice-President of the Formori Institute and one of the swordmasters of our fencing team.
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Post by George on Aug 1, 2009 10:14:25 GMT 10
Given the ferocity of the wind, it looks like they could almost have stuck the flag to that stone wall!
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Post by Jason Mckerra on Aug 1, 2009 10:34:05 GMT 10
The Formori flag tour is a truly impressive undertaking, I love every installment!
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Post by Bokonton on Aug 1, 2009 21:30:22 GMT 10
Again, I am paying attention to off-track details, but... How was the rather snazzy ;D effect achieved on those presidential photos?It looks very professional.
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Post by sogoln on Aug 1, 2009 22:38:54 GMT 10
Photoshop filters I guess.
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Post by Bokonton on Aug 2, 2009 7:28:11 GMT 10
Not just the fabric effect... The guassian-blurr(ish) cut-out quality too. Excuse the drivel.
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Post by sogoln on Aug 2, 2009 18:04:55 GMT 10
Photoshop filter too. There are many of them!
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Post by sogoln on Aug 16, 2009 19:44:00 GMT 10
The Goose-footed flag has been spotted in various locations lately: Limassol, Cyprus Peñiscola, Spain Peñiscola again, in the arms of antipope Benedict XIII! Île d'Aix, France Fort Boyard, France Valetta, Malta Two more flags will be added soon, for more sightings.
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Post by sogoln on Oct 30, 2009 5:19:22 GMT 10
Another picture taken in Italy, in Sermoneta, a medieval village in the southern part of Latium.
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Post by George on Oct 30, 2009 6:35:08 GMT 10
Do they drive Fiats down those stairs? :-)
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Post by sogoln on Oct 30, 2009 18:05:52 GMT 10
Well, it's a medieval village so...
However, they're very good at juggling with flags and throwing them a dozen metres into the air. That's quite impressive.
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Post by sogoln on Apr 8, 2010 5:01:50 GMT 10
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Post by George on Apr 8, 2010 5:45:37 GMT 10
That middle picture is wonderful example of just how vast the cultural gulf between Europe and the US has become.
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Post by sogoln on Apr 8, 2010 16:39:56 GMT 10
It seems that the bowl under the peeing statues is shaped like the Czech Republic (as seen from the North in this picture).
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Post by George on Apr 8, 2010 16:45:47 GMT 10
Indeed. It gives new meaning to the boast "I'll piss all over you".
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Post by Peter on Apr 10, 2010 10:41:39 GMT 10
The sculpture "Pissing men" is the artwork of David Černý. You might have heard of him in connection with his controversial artwork Entropa. Mr. Černý does enjoy provocation. The shape of the pool is indeed identical with the shape of the country (Decoding the message is up to you). Formerly, there was a GSM gate inside the mechanism and the men were able to 'write' the texts of messages from the visitors. The pictures are great. Only few weeks ago did the winter end so they are in fact not so late.
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