tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post3587229795997529862..comments2024-03-28T23:22:41.774-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): The colors of the Olympic ringsMinnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-18907766067631673622012-08-03T04:01:18.960-05:002012-08-03T04:01:18.960-05:00I have a memory of being told that every flag of e...I have a memory of being told that every flag of every nation who participated contained at least one of these colours.melligatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04136435031047518095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-41754088714388680642012-07-31T19:31:43.689-05:002012-07-31T19:31:43.689-05:00To be honest, it's arguable that North and Sou...To be honest, it's arguable that North and South America have far more right to be separate continents than Europe and Asia. At least they're on different tectonic plates...Invader Xanhttp://supernovacondensate.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-19971597241461090432012-07-31T12:29:04.428-05:002012-07-31T12:29:04.428-05:00I don't know about other sports, but the World...I don't know about other sports, but the World championship jerseys for the various cycling disciplines consist of five stripes of the same colors, in the order Blue-Red-Black-Yellow-Green, on a white field.<br />I don't know if these colors are ascribed to any particular parts of the world. The Union Cycliste Internationale (cycling world governing body) web site [www.uci.ch] may say something about this, but it is blocked to me at work.<br /><br />On a mostly unrelated note, the world cyclocross championship will be held next winter right here in Louisville, Ky. This is the first time this event has ever been held outside of Europe since the event began in 1950!Rick from Kynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-58701081793265645822012-07-31T10:14:01.281-05:002012-07-31T10:14:01.281-05:00Right. Same for North and South America.
http://...Right. Same for North and South America.<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ContinentMinnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-19816956370756741702012-07-31T09:28:06.912-05:002012-07-31T09:28:06.912-05:00It's still widely done, but there's no rea...It's still widely done, but there's no reason other than cultural bias for Europe to be considered a "continent". It's a cultural region of the Asian continent..., no?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com