Praise be to the internet.
Online polls have tried to name a British research vessel Boaty McBoatface, put a laser-equipped kiwi bird on New Zealand’s national flag, and even ship Justin Bieber off to North Korea. None of those efforts panned out. This one did.
The Estonian town of Kanepi announced this week it will adopt the cannabis leaf as its new symbol following a landslide outcome in an online poll. In a district of less than 5,000 residents, the leaf mustered nearly 12,000 votes out of roughly 15,000 cast. The town council has since approved the image (albeit narrowly, 9–8), meaning it will soon appear on signage, government stationary, and even the municipal flag.
Not everyone is impressed.
“I must say that I am not for the fact that we will be marching under this kind of a flag,” Council Member Arno Kakk told Reuters, which reported the news on Wednesday.
Council Chairman Kaido Koiv, on the other hand, said the process was “very democratic.”
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SU will be putting a new one up in the Hall of Flags in the Commons to replace Estonia's previous flag. They should order lots of them, 'cause they're sure to be stolen for dorm rooms and student rentals on a regular basis,
ReplyDeleteThat's going to look funny on the sleeve of their military uniforms.
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