Talk:With flying colours

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A fact from With flying colours appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 28 July 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the phrase "pass with flying colors" comes from ships sailing into port (pictured)?

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Latest comment: 13 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

The picture

with the caption Pirates may have revealed their identity upon boarding the unsuspecting ship to create an atmosphere of fear. appears to show a pirate ship battling a warship with a large portion of marines aboard. I would say the caption and picture are at odds with one another since I believe the warship is interdicting the pirate ship. There should be a more appropriate picture for the caption.Bob0the0mighty (talk) 12:33, 28 July 2010 (UTC)Reply

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