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   Keith F. Lynch to Lawrence D Oliveiro   
   Re: MT VOID, 12/26/25 -- Vol. 44, No. 26   
   14 Jan 26 04:56:24   
   
   From: kfl@panix.com   
      
   Lawrence D˙Oliveiro  wrote:   
   > Gary McGath wrote:   
   >> Keith F. Lynch wrote:   
   >>> Can you name any nation whose flag contains *none* of these three   
   >>> colors?  As far as I can tell, there's currently just one.   
      
   >> The best I've been able to find is the flag of Sri Lanka. The   
   >> background behind the lion is called crimson, but it looks more   
   >> like maroon to me.   
      
   I'd call that a shade of red.   
      
   > Looking at the region-flag codes as shown here   
   > ,   
   > I see Cocos-Keeling (yellow and green), ...   
      
   Good catch.  I hadn't noticed that one.  I was thinking of Jamaica.   
      
   Also, until 2011 Libya's flag was solid green, but today it also   
   contains red and white.   
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