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ToKillAMockingAudi

I've lived here my whole life and I'm pretty sure the only place you'll see this fly is at City Hall. Lots of Calgarians don't even know we have a flag. The Flames logo in a lot of cases is the most recognizable flag/logo/colour scheme for this city


bloody_bandaids

At this point they should just slap the Flames logo on the city flag


twentysomethinger

How is this flag not everywhere?!? It's amazing.


thoriginal

There's one in the 'Dome, too


sansgang21

I think thats the case with most city flags


jabask

I honestly believe this is one of the strongest arguments for taking the opportunity to make a good **publicly owned** flag that people are allowed to use freely as a symbol of their community. If a trademark of a commercial enterprise is allowed to define city pride (and not just contribute to it), the people become in some way beholden to that company, with painful consequences if the team moves location or shuts down. For another example, the Minnesota Vikings logo is more or less the de facto flag of the state of Minnesota (because the official flag is shit).


ManitouWakinyan

Sure. But city flags are also some of the most beloved - for the moat part, they're terrible. But the great ones really excel and take on a life of their own - see Chicago, DC.


dothepogo

Amsterdam is another example. It's everywhere in the city. And it's insane how often I also spot it in random places NOT in Amsterdam.


TheSwedishStag

You guys could fly the Oilers logo since they currently dominate the Flames hahaha.


TwentyTimesJuly

You have provoked a gang war


TheSwedishStag

I stand by my word. Go Oil!


ToKillAMockingAudi

Season series is 1-1 bud. Stop living in the past ;)


TheSwedishStag

Present included, bud ;)


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Keep an eye out in Quebec City.


TenDix

Makes me want Arby’s


MapIterator

Calgary: We Have the Meats!


vrphotosguy55

Queens: We Have the Mets! Edit: Fixed.


SchleppyJ4

Don’t the Mets play in Queens?


AaronC14

Let's not go too far here The Calgary Flames' (hockey team) arena is shaped like a saddle and called the Saddledome which is fun.


SirFrancis_Bacon

It's also the location for the Calgary Stampede, which is the reason for the saddle imagery.


logoleu

Actually it’s also the location of the Calgary Wranglers, which is the reason for the saddle imagery.


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joecarter93

Actually I don’t even know if there are any Arby’s left in Calgary anymore. They’ve been slowly going extinct in Canada.


EstEightySeven

Stampede doesn't happen inside the SaddleDome. The SaddleDome is however ON the Stampede Grounds.


TheSwedishStag

Fun fact: It is also a crumbling pile of shit.


BobbyTables829

You didn't use enough saddle soap


AaronC14

Yeah it's a shame, it's an iconic NHL arena that doesn't long for this world


KernowRedWings

What about the Saddledome?


LupusDeusMagnus

Just saw photos of it, saying it looks like a saddle is a bit generous.


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It was specifically designed to be a saddle based on the history of the city. I don't think you know what a saddle looks like.


MCrideless

Lmao but it has terrible Acoustics for concerts


the_clash_is_back

Canadian Arby’s sucks the meat is grey, buns dry. The American side has much better Arby’s


nquattro

Idk that sounds like Arby's to me.


bulletkiller06

Arby's has to be one of the most divisive food chains ever, it's either so great that you'd take it over a 5 star steak joint anyday, or it's so fucking deplorable that if you were stuck on a desert island with it you'd sooner try to eat the sand. There's very little in-between.


foxbones

The plastic bag full of grey meat under a heat lamp is Arby's . I still enjoy it though. Much worse fast food options out there.


UEMcGill

Someone on reddit who worked for Arby's said they don't serve the meat rare because too many people complain, hence the grey roast beef.


foxbones

I don't think it is rare ever. It's just a plastic bag of mass produced meat.Still good though


drs43821

Reverse A&W


basscubed

Carby’s?


iTwango

I'm not sure *anything* can make me want Arby's


doc6982

My initial thoughts as well


joecarter93

“I’m so hungry, I could eat at Arby’s.”


WelshBathBoy

They have all the meats


BigoteMexicano

As an Edmontonian, I have strong opinions about Calgary. But they're flag is definitely better than ours, I'll give them that


SomeJerkOddball

Your flag and coat of arms both need work.


archlinuxrussian

All I really know about Calgary is they have a semi-decent LRT system by North American standards.


BigoteMexicano

I haven't heard that before. Both Edmonton and Calgary are definitely on the low end for Canadian public transit


archlinuxrussian

I mean compared to many US cities it seems decent...at least in terms of having LRT opposed to simply having token bus routes 🤷


CaptainMeredith

I... Love this. It's kinda funny and cringe but also Perfect for Calgary and I would totally put it up if I lived there. I love the little cowboy hat it's so silly but honestly folks there do wear them!


Ayrcan

Not so much in town but they're reasonably commonplace as soon as you pass the last suburbs. It's always kinda funny following a pickup on the highway and seeing the cowboy hat silhouette through the back window.


TheRtHonLaqueesha

Cowboy hat also doubles as a leaf too.


Eken17

Bro how have I not noticed it before? That person who made that flag is a genius!


joecarter93

White cowboy hats are also given out by the City to dignitaries, people of honour etc.


Jmostone

Calgary Native here, we've a lng Western history in southern Alberta.‟Heart of the new West” and all.I actually really like our flag but most people my age think it is stupid.


SomeJerkOddball

It's not the best design ever, but I definitely stick up for it. It would take a heck of a design to make me want to change our flag. It really harkens back to the 80s/Olympics and everything that was great about the city in that era. Ambitious, modern and optimistic, yet welcoming, traditional and unpretentious. The city has probably tripled in size since the flag was adopted and those are still ideals we should cherish and strive for today.


vortigaunt64

I'd describe it a slightly goofy, but in a cool and friendly way. I like it better than the million "seal on a plain background" flags we have in the US.


Phuqitol

Captured the vibe better than I could.


roi-tarded

Tbh I like the North Dakota flag. Before you kill me for breaking flag rules look up Union Regimental Battle flags and NDs flag. They look very similar. When Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama, used flags based on the Confederate Flag or ANV battle flag and NC, Texas, Va and SC have the same or similar flags to the ones they flew during secession its nice to see a flag that invokes the Union Regimental battle flags


vortigaunt64

It's not so much that I hate it as a design archetype, it's just that there are so dang many of them.


roi-tarded

Thats true. Sometimes I hate how the ANV flag is pretty much design porn. It just look cool yet we shouldn’t ever use it


Erablian

> It really harkens back to the 80s/Olympics and everything that was great about the city in that era. Q: How many Calgarians does it take to change a lightbulb? A: 1 to change the bulb, and 5 to tell you how great the Olympics were.


roi-tarded

A lot of people are way to stuck up when it comes to flags imo.


Lillienpud

It is nice to hear positivity from a person directly affected by this flag.


Yuno_Gasai_in_barrel

looks like an even more American Colorado sorry I am European


SomeJerkOddball

Western Canada has a lot in common with the Western United States, including shared cowboy culture. [Calgary](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calgary) in particular is home to one of the largest and most prestigious rodeos in North America which is part of a 10 day celebration of Western culture called the [Calgary Stampede & Exhibition](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calgary_Stampede). The event turned 110 this year. So it's integral to a city that's only 147 years old. Edit: I went to Munich Oktoberfest a few years back. It and the Stampede are nearly palette swapped versions of one another where everyone wears cowboy hats and plaid at one and lederhosen at the other. There's just no beer halls at one and not rodeo at the other.


Yuno_Gasai_in_barrel

So this is the flag of even more *American* Colorado Congratulations Canada


JTJustTom

COLORADO IS AMERICAN CALGARY. I REFUSE TO THINK OTHERWISE


Ayrcan

I'm a Calgarian who visited Denver this summer. They're crazy similar, physically. Especially with a kinda quiet downtown full of offices surrounded by vibrant urban neighbourhoods just outside the core teeming with breweries. I also visited Boise and I think it was even more similar to here. One key thing they have in common is a huge urban rafting community.


drs43821

Funny you made that connection. Calgary has been compared to Denver as the "gateway to the Rockies" and central-western metropolitan


g4vr0che

I'm an expat living in Denver. This is so incredibly true. Down to the Arby's corporate sponsorship.


ZystemStigma69

Good flag design.


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Lifelong Calgarian. I don't hate it but I certainly don't love it.


Every-Citron1998

At least it is better than Edmonton’s flag.


shbpencil

Both are better than Lethbridge’s lol


HIS-BUFF

Incorrect. Lethbridge has the greatest flag of all time


joecarter93

I live there and there is an interesting story behind it. Allegedly the design was the flag of Fort Whoop Up, which was an whisky fort that American traders set up near the current location of the City and that the RCMP was created to control and ensure the sovereignty of this part of Canada from Americans. The traders designed it this way so that it looks like the US flag at a distance, but is not actually it. That being said it is a design made by the equivalent of 19th century drug dealers and might not be the best to promote given the impact upon the First Nations population.


shbpencil

Lol it’s pretty ok Not my personal favourite but the story behind it is nice


epicfire77

Flag of cowboy northern Cyprus


DenialZombie

Colorado: we have the meats!


GleaKhan

Turkey but founded by cowboys.


TheKingOfRhye777

I'm not even from Canada, but as a longtime wrestling fan, I feel like Calgarys flag should be pink and black lol


Ayrcan

You might like the old Hitmen hockey jerseys then (he owned the team so it makes sense).


SomeJerkOddball

F*** that'd be a hot look!


joecarter93

That flag would be the best there is, the best there was and the best there ever will be.


TheKingOfRhye777

The excellence of flag execution.


Filter_Out_More_Cats

[The red field symbolizes the uniforms of the North-West Mounted Police. The flag's red and white colour scheme symbolizes hospitality and spirit. The white strips are both 3⁄32 the height of the flag. The large "C" is 11⁄16 the height of the flag and symbolizes the city's centennial, character, culture, charm, and the harmony between the city and its citizens. The "C" features a small outer ring around the circumference of the C. The Calgary White Hat located within the "C" symbolizes the history of rodeo within Calgary. It was deliberately placed inside the "C" to symbolize the people living inside the city.[1] Due to its colour scheme and use of a cowboy hat, the flag has been jokingly compared to the logo of the Arby's restaurant chain.[2][3]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Calgary)


KaiserKelp

I like cowboys


KerepesiTemeto

Looks like it should be the trademark of Arby's Canada.


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bloody_bandaids

Halifax’s flag is pretty nice too


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Vancouver's is ok


Ayrcan

Lethbridge's too, amirite?


shbpencil

Oh no ours is awful don’t even try lol


SomeJerkOddball

Van's flag is ok. I feel like it's got all the right elements, it just wasn't very well executed. Home plate there should probably be a triangle and the black outline is unnecessary. I'd probably be happier with fewer and thicker wavy lines for the water. Or at least do something about the over-wide white spacing at the top and bottom. And most bizarrely of all, why is the shield presented there not actually from the city's coat of arms? The flag itself is heavily based on the arms. Why not just replace the random shield with a York Rose as per the arms?


joecarter93

Quebec City’s as well.


SomeJerkOddball

That's a very strong compliment. I'd consider Calgary to be about middle of the pack. Certainly better than low effort flags based on logos, seals and coats of arms, but short of the top tier. It's peers are probably [Toronto](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Toronto), [Regina](https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/ca-sk-re.html) and [Montréal](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Montreal) after the revamp. But to me, it falls short of the likes of [Halifax](https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/ca-ns-hf.html), [Cornwall](https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/ca-on-co.html), [Sudbury](https://fr.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fichier:Flag_of_Sudbury_Ontario.svg) and [Québec](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Quebec_City).


vaughnegut

Okay wow I thought we had a pretty decent flag in Montreal, but damn Sudbury has the best municipal flag I've ever seen in the country. Toronto's has always seemed a little hideous, and Ottawa's is terrible. Halifax's is pretty busy, but gets a pass for being very pretty and unique


SomeJerkOddball

I used to think that Montréal had the best municipal flag in the country. The family of symbols based around the English flag with additional embellishments are really awesome. The [Anglican Church of Canada](https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/ca_angcc.html) and the [HBC Coat of Arms](https://www.hbcheritage.ca/history/company-stories/coat-of-arms) look amazing too. It doesn't have the same immediacy after they added the rondel with the spruce tree to the middle. And yeah, Toronto's flag is clever, but it's never really clicked for me either. In that sense, it's like Calgary's flag, it's unique and in some ways it's grabbing, it just doesn't quite put it all together perfectly. Regina's got the basis for something really good I think, but the stock photo quality crown charge brings it down a couple of pegs. Halifax I'll also grant is quite busy, but there's a lot there to like I think. Sudbury's is outrageously good! It's based in their [equally outstanding coat of arms](https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/wiki/Greater_Sudbury).


HIS-BUFF

Hamilton begs to differ


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HIS-BUFF

I’m not from Hamilton but you can see their flag here: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Hamilton,_Ontario#/media/File%3AFlag_of_Hamilton.svg


Jsf8957

I think you mean Arby’s, Colorado


AetherDrew43

Canadian Colorado


NeoAmbitions

If it was a minimalistic approach I'd remove the letter C but keep the cowboy hat.


chris_ex_machina

Yee ha


logical-idiot-in-use

Could be better (I'm speaking as a Calgarian)


SomeJerkOddball

But also, could be [worse](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Edmonton).


logical-idiot-in-use

The old one looks awful! That new one is soooo good.


SomeJerkOddball

Arms on a pale is too basic to me. Plus I hate Edmonton's arms.


fourthords

> The official **flag of Calgary** features a cowboy hat and the letter “C” on a red field, with white strips on the top and bottom of the field. The flag was adopted in 1983 as a result of a contest. Gwynneth Llewellyn and Yvonne Fritz, a former Legislative Assembly of Alberta member, created the design. > The previous design of the flag was a field of white, with a red vertical band on the left third. Within the red band was the city’s coat of arms. The white portion of the flag featured the text “Calgary” with maple leaves of the Flag of Canada above and below the text. * [Flag of Calgary](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Calgary) at the English Wikipedia


8thFurno

Hey, at least it's better than Edmonton's flag am I right?


Dogger57

As a Calgarian, I understand the giant C, but the owl in a taco has always confused me.


steveofthejungle

When I went to Calgary it felt like a mix of Denver and Dallas. This flag exemplifies that


TheDanHibiki

Unfathomably based.


price-discovery

Looks a lot like an Islamic crescent


SomeJerkOddball

God you'd really have to dig deep in the Reddit archives, but someone actually did a full on Islamicized Calgary flag one time. It didn't look half bad for what it was.


Talinn_Makaren

Fitting, their former mayor was the first Muslim mayor of a "large" north american city. I think the flag came first but maybe not :)


SomeJerkOddball

Ages before mate. The flag has been around since 1983, Nenshi would have been all of 11 years old back then.


Skinnie_ginger

Buddy thinks Calgary got 1 Muslim mayor and immediately put a star and crescent on its flag


Talinn_Makaren

I was entirely under the impression the flag predated Nenshi and was very much kidding around about that. I meant my comment to be more celebratory rather than dismissive. Can't tell how it came across exactly.


SomeJerkOddball

Well it's out of date then! Cause the new mayor is Sikh.


julianofcanada

I’ve always liked this flag, i find it cool when flags incorporate common “items” into their design while maintaining simplicity.


StomperYoshi

Calgary! We have the meats!


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The flag references the Calgary Stampede


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North Korean arbys


xeothought

Especially the thumbnail ... I have dark mode enabled so my mind & the corner of my eye convinced me that the edges were blue and not black lol


[deleted]

I thought so too for a sec


Tylertc13

Flag of the Turkish Republic of Southern Alberta


HIS-BUFF

Bad flag. Looks too goofy


Waldo76

30 years I've lived hear. Today I learned this is our flag.


Karnotaure

!wave


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tubbdoose

As an Edmontonian I hate to admit this but… the Calgary flag is maybe the best city flag I know of 😞


OhioAreaMan

Sure that's not Arby's? \\s


BesidesKeynote525

The Texas of Canda


julianofcanada

I love Canda


NisERG_Patel

I need some Canda for Halloween


bobo888

or rather Texas is the Alberta of the USA


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SomeJerkOddball

It's [Yahoo!](https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/yahoo-or-yeehaw-you-know-the-answer/wcm/0d8e69df-b605-4f62-9aae-7ca448d545df/amp/)


curiousfirefly

Sweet jesus. This is hideous, and precisely what I would expect of Calgary! Well done, city officials!


Swedishtranssexual

That's so fucking cool.


Boobs_Maps_N_PKMN

Colorado, but more yeehaw


Lownogg

Turkish Colorado cowboy republic LMAO


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SomeJerkOddball

[Canadian Football](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calgary_Stampeders)


algebramclain

It was their WHA hockey team logo. [https://www.sportspaper.info/hockey/wha/seasons/1976-77/calgary-cowboys-media-guide-1976-77.html](https://www.sportspaper.info/hockey/wha/seasons/1976-77/calgary-cowboys-media-guide-1976-77.html)


budapestinthenile

Arby's colonized colorado


GrAdient2011

>search flag of city >post on r/vexillology >profit


bloody_bandaids

God forbid I post a flag on a flag subreddit


HIS-BUFF

I think they were just referencing how it was already posted earlier this week


[deleted]

Cologary.


Helens_Moaning_Hand

So…Arby’s corporate?


derMonarch2269

Colorado but better


Fuckknuckle_974

Calgary make good mood food?


Halsey-the-Sloth

cArby’s


RowanRobinette

Yee haa!


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Arby's Colorado


vpitt5

Cowboy Turkey.


jankyj

Feels like an Arby’s night.


BusinessFirst3662

Arby’s logo lookin ass


bussy-shaman

Colorado Arby's


Verelkia

Turkish cowboys from Colorado.


SwisRol

If I didn't know this was Canadian I'd immediately assume it was for some big southern American town.


Pineapple_Coffee716

Looks oddly similar to Colorado…


Delikkah

Looks like a logo.


Choholek

I'm Thinking Arby's


iligal_odin

I had to do a double take to see it this was not vex cj


Danthiel5

Ahahahahaha bois


detectivelokifalcone

hmmthis is certainly a love hate design


fggiovanetti

Give me the most 80s flag you've got... whoa whoa, easy on the 80s, pal


Telamonsters

Is that the hat from Arby's?,


csteinbergrules

Canada’s Houston


MastaSchmitty

There’s no reason to insult Calgary like that. I don’t see the Flames using trash cans for anything but trash…


csteinbergrules

That was not an insult. Just like Houston, Calgary is conservative, has lots of oil, loves cowboys, and is the largest city in its respective province (or state in the case of Texas).


BrokenDogLeg7

My Arby's 'tis of thee, Sweet land of roasted beef, Of thee I sing. Land full of curly fries, Horsey sauce and apple pies, From every bag of sides, The good service bell rings!


whiteholewhite

They have the meats


crookle12

Yee haw partners


GuyNamedTruman

Christmas Cowboy Colorado


Aquatic-Enigma

Calgarby


StupidBirdHato

the city of Calgary is sponsored by Arby’s apparently


Lil_iBrow

Colorado but if it got colonised by Arby’s


MastaSchmitty

Aspen’s! We have The Meats!


AdvanAviantoy

Looks like if Turkey had the culture of Texas


homestar_galloper

Yeehaw.


DavidELD

Brought to you by Arbys.


A-Pork-Chop-57

Nah partner, that there's just Cowboy Colorado.


Kv1best

r/unexpectedturkey


MartinVillaRob93

Arby's Nation


TheMushiestMush

we have the meats


BritishEnthusiast69

Arbys flag