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Old 02-05-2015, 12:25 PM   #21
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Well you're no fun, especially after that glorious bridge we all designed.
Oh, I have no problem with those sorts of designs.

Didn't the bridge have a cowboy boot that shoots flames out of it? I'd put that on a flag.
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Old 02-05-2015, 12:31 PM   #22
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I've always thought Calgary needs an anthem as well as a flag.
We already have one...


This. This is the time.
Here. Here is the place to be.


Those are some great lyrics right there.
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Old 02-05-2015, 12:37 PM   #24
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O Calgary!
Our home and native land!
True patriot love in all thy sons command.
With glowing hearts we see thee rise,
The True North strong and free!
From far and wide,
O Calgary, we stand on guard for thee.
God keep our land glorious and free!
O Calgary, we stand on guard for thee.
O Calgary, we stand on guard for thee.


...could be catchy?!?!?
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We already have one...


This. This is the time.
Here. Here is the place to be.


Those are some great lyrics right there.

I was thinking more like riffing on the "C is for Cookie" song from Sesame Street:

C is for Calgary, that's good enough for me
C is for Calgary, that's good enough for me
C is for Calgary, that's good enough for me
Calgary, Calgary, Calgary starts with C
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Old 02-05-2015, 12:40 PM   #25
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I like the flag.

Wow. Some people on here hate tradition.
Some people seem to think they are too important to be associated with a western tradition.

That said, our flag is rather plain and dull. I would favour a new design, just not for reasons of "waaah, it has a cowboy hat".
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Old 02-05-2015, 12:43 PM   #26
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Why don't we get a stock photo of some Montana mountains and put block letters of 'Calgary' over top of them? And then we can come up with three even worse designs, and hold a 'vote' to see which one we actually use.
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Why don't we get a stock photo of some Montana mountains and put block letters of 'Calgary' over top of them? And then we can come up with three even worse designs, and hold a 'vote' to see which one we actually use.
Only if 3M picks the 'three worse designs' for us and we don't pay for a professional firm to do it.
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Some people seem to think they are too important to be associated with a western tradition.

That said, our flag is rather plain and dull. I would favour a new design, just not for reasons of "waaah, it has a cowboy hat".
This is basically it. I believe in something classic that represents the City but that flag is ancient and boring.
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That said, our flag is rather plain and dull.
But, it's a flag. Flags are generally plain and dull. How many flags are nothing more than two or three stripes of different colours?
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Calgary's anthems:

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But, it's a flag. Flags are generally plain and dull.
So we have to just file in line? The city's flag lacks the ambition and initiative of the city's citizens.

I'm not a fan of Stampitecture but I think we could do a pretty good job of incorporating our history in a contemporary design.
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This is basically it. I believe in something classic that represents the City but that flag is ancient and boring.
A drunk Rob Anders with an oil money cheque in one hand and his other arm around a couple skeezy Cowboy's waitresses?
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A drunk Rob Anders with an oil money cheque in one hand and his other arm around a couple skeezy Cowboy's waitresses?
Yes. This. Make this happen.
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Well an anthem that was shared with over 100 other cities...

http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radi...lace-like-home
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O Calgary!
Our home and native land!
True patriot love in all thy sons command.
With glowing hearts we see thee rise,
The True North strong and free!
From far and wide,
O Calgary, we stand on guard for thee.
God keep our land glorious and free!
O Calgary, we stand on guard for thee.
O Calgary, we stand on guard for thee.


...could be catchy?!?!?
We could shorten this by a bunch.

"O Calgary!
We aren't like Edmonton!"
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What? 7 posts in and we've not had someone go on about how these "free design" things hurt artists and we should be ashamed of even thinking about promoting it?
Spec work, mortgage to pay, car doesn't run on exposure... blah blah blah etc.
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