Last week we broke the news of Plaid Cymru’s plans to turn Wales into a “Plaid State.” It seems like the Dutch read PlaidWeek.com regularly, as they have started to turn Holland plaid (photo above). Henricus Cornelius Johannes Lodewijk “Harry” Borghouts, Noord-Holland’s Queen’s Commissioner, could not be reached for a comment but local citizen Lodewijk Winchel was.

“There is no way we could let the Welsh out-plaid us. When we read on Plaid Week what Wales had planed we ran out and started planting tulips in a plaid pattern right away. I am sure you are asking why. We have a saying in Holland ‘als de hemel valt, krijgen we allemaal een blauwe pet’ or ‘if the sky comes down, we’ll all be wearing a blue cap’ for you English speakers. I think this really sums up our actions. Everyone sees wooden clogs and thinks Dutch but we want to change that we want plaid to be synonymous with the Dutch. Have you ever tried to walk in those things? They are not flexible, they are rigid and leave you with splinters. Plaid just has so much more to offer. All of the Netherlands’ Queen’s Commissioners have been discussing how to make Plaid Week a national holiday.”

Plaid’s Aerona Nefis was less than thrilled “those Dutch are such band wagoners. We are truely plaid and have been so for years; not because it is popular in the States or because so many automakers are turning to plaid interiors. We are Plaid; it is in our blood, we don’t just bleed red but perpendicular stripes of red, white, blue and green.”

Looks like the race to go plaid is really heating up. We will be monitoring this situation closely and bring you updates as it develops.

Photo via Daily Mail