# Flag, Flag, Whose Got The Flag

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flag-flag-whose-got-the-flag/240276>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [April 16, 2004, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flag-flag-whose-got-the-flag/240276 "2004-04-16T01:06:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2004, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flag-flag-whose-got-the-flag/240276/1 "2004-04-16T01:06:34Z")

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Bodacious Flag Flap!

Both Romania and Chad have the exact same flag.

[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3626821.stm](http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3626821.stm)

How the f^^^ did these guys screw something this simple up?

When they unpacked the Nations from the boxes they were shipped in, didn’t they follow the directions? Did they mix the parts from the two different kits? Is _this_ why neither nation works very well?

And for Heaven’s sake, didn’t anybody save the receipts?!?

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**Author:** ![Mr.Moto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de0a6/32.png) [@Mr.Moto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Moto)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2004, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flag-flag-whose-got-the-flag/240276/2 "2004-04-16T01:34:22Z")

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I believe Romania’s flag dates to the 1870’s, and the Communist symbol was tacked on after WWII and then removed in the 90’s.

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**Author:** ![Stuffy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f17d59/32.png) [@Stuffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stuffy)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2004, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flag-flag-whose-got-the-flag/240276/3 "2004-04-16T01:49:15Z")

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Easy fix, put pictures or some other decorations on it. I mean come on, make it interesting.

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**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2004, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flag-flag-whose-got-the-flag/240276/4 "2004-04-16T01:54:48Z")

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Somebody uses the three primary colors on a flag and is _surprised_ that someone else had the same idea?