The Rules: For each of the pairs of flags pitted against each other, indicate your favorite. Explication, derision, and/or analysis will not affect the scoring, but is nevertheless encouraged. Each winner will advance to the Sweet Sixteen.
South and East Semifinals Voting Deadline: 9 p.m. PDT, Saturday, March 19.
East
Maryland vs. Massachusetts
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| Maryland |
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| Massachusetts |
District of Columbia vs. Rhode Island
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| District of Columbia |
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| Rhode Island |
South
South Carolina vs. Tennessee
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| South Carolina |
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| Tennessee |
Texas vs. Puerto Rico
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| Texas |
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| Puerto Rico |
Make your votes in the comments.
1. MD
ReplyDelete2. DC
3. SC
4. PR
1) Maryland
ReplyDelete2) Washington, D.C.
3) Tennessee
4) Tough choice, but Puerto Rico.
Maryland
ReplyDeleteDistrict of Columbia
Tennesee
Puerto Rico
Maryland
ReplyDeleteDC
South Carolina
Puerto Rico
I prefer MASSACHUSETTS, but honestly it's quite close and I wouldn't be disappointed either way.
ReplyDeleteAnother close one. I have to go with RHODE ISLAND, but I couldn't tell you why.
SOUTH CAROLINA has a far superior flag. Recognizable and more aesthetically pleasing than its competitor.
Two flags that I wouldn't have chosen to get to this level. PUERTO RICO is the better flag.
Oh, no contest here - Maryland takes its eye-watering flag and beats the boring Massachusetts Native-American-with-severed-arm over the head.
ReplyDeleteDifficult in terms of atttractiveness, but again I'll go with DC over RI, to eliminate the potential rival to Indiana. On the other hand, DC might beat Indiana, so perhaps I should vote for RI? No, I'll go with the District of Columbia here.
I like them both, but I like South Carolina better.
After flipping back and forth between the two flag views (weird browser) I'll go with Puerto Rico as having just that extra bit of necessary style and panache.
MA - Indian beats the little square, and the little square beats hideous MD.
ReplyDeleteDC - better, cleaner arrangement of stars
TN - The googly-eye solar eclipse thing is lame.
PR - red framing striped and triangle : Considering my own flag does it, it's odd how much I dislike white at the edge of a flag.
Terse, cause I'm on an iPod
MD...the severed arm is finally starting to bother me
ReplyDeleteDC...just better!
SC...prettier!
PR...close, but PR has the edge with use of diagonal element.
MD* so flowery
ReplyDeleteDC is just different
SC it's got a palmetto
PR has a triangle
1. massachusett's disembodied arm! Let's see how far this thing will go!
ReplyDelete2. two very corporatey flags.... gah, Rhode Island
3. South Carolina hands down. It's just so pretty. Although it does evoke more of a middle east feel.
4.Boring vs. Boring.... Puerto Rico.
MA
ReplyDeleteRI
SC
PR
Well, Maryland. This one isn't really a contest.
ReplyDeleteThis one IS a contest. DC unobjectionably flaggy--bold, yet somehow verging on bland at the same time. What does it mean? RI hanging its hope on its sleeve--it's a bit cartoonish, but it's grown on me, and I like that the slightly fattened stars round out the circle so nicely. It's square, so I suppose RI would be a little smaller than other state flags in they were all hung together, which I think is funny. Oh crimey, I'm voting for RI, which I suspect is the underdog here.
Well, I like the ghosty moonlit palm, but I don't love it. I'm giving Tennessee a slight edge in this one.
So this is a little like two women showing up to the Academy Awards in more or less the same dress. I want to prefer Puerto Rico, but I think the utter simplicity of Texas works just a little better.
MD
ReplyDeleteDC
abstain (it's too late anyway, right? I just can't decide)
Puerto Rico