Upside down union jacks

[funnygirl]

In my local market today, a bloke was selling flags for 50 pence with the warning the union jack was upside down!!!!

How can you tell??? They were going like hot cakes though!!

[Stephen_G]

http://www.woodlands-...raphy/unionjack7.html

[gness]

Thick stripe at top left. Upside down is a sign of distress. We often flew ours upside down at school,especially when OFSTED was in.

[DTCwordfan]

The Brazilian Navy were flying the UJ upside down here not so long ago....

I quote from wilki

o fly the flag the correct way up, the broad portion of the white cross of St Andrew should be above the red band of St Patrick (and the thin white portion below) in the upper hoist canton (the corner at the top nearest to the flag-pole), giving the Scottish symbol precedence over the Irish symbol. This is expressed by the phrases wide white top and broad side up. Traditionally, flying a flag upside down is understood as a distress signal. In the case of the Union Flag, the difference is so subtle as to be easily missed by many. Indeed, some people have displayed it upside down inadvertently


http://blog.cgpgrey.c...ry-of-the-union-jack/

[sunny-dave]

How does it work on Boxer Shorts then .. ?

[DTCwordfan]

we flew our flag upside down, gness, when we had girls visiting as they were likely to be in distress.......

[DTCwordfan]

depends on how you tie it to the mast pole, dave......

[paddywak]

It's surprising how many people don't know you can actually have the Union Flag upside down. I last night I noticed in my local that the flag they had mounted behind the stage was upside down, most of the people laughed at me and told me not to be daft when I complained. I got the last laugh though when an old boy who when he was fitter was the standard bearer for the local BL came in. He not only spotted it straight away but insisted that it be taken down and rehung properly.

[tenrec]

Morecambe Winter Gardens have 4 flags flying upside down!!

[DTCwordfan]

Why does that not surprise me, tenrec, Her Majesty's Republic of Morecambe....

[tenrec]

Apparently it had been pointed out to a council worker, who just shrugged his shoulders!

[funnygirl]

I've just looked at my bunting and Nutmeg's website. I am sure my buntings are upside down too!!

[DTCwordfan]

Do you need the AB mountain rescue service, funnygirl; seadogg, myself and a few others.....

[jno]

the Aussies do it all the time

[tenrec]

I had upside down bunting once. The doctor gave me some cream for them.