GONZO'S Flag from Muppet's Take Manhattan - 1984

 

The Muppets Take Manhattan was perhaps the pinnacle of classic Muppets with Jim Henson and Frank Oz. A Gonzo flag appears in one of the flashback scenes.  We never get a clear view of the flag since it flutters in the wind.  But in the image above you can see the 'O', 'N', and 'Z' of GONZO. 

A complete image of the GONZO flag, but the wording is hard to make out since the film has faded.

Here is the King of Off the Wall comments.  Apparently Gonzo was the old school of left field, snarky comments.  However, Gonzo can't help himself, his brain is always out of step for the dead pan, weirdo black comedy.

Classroom Pennant Flags in Hard Ball 2001

 

Pennants are seen hanging along the top chalkboard in the movie Hard Ball 2001, that starred Keanu Reeves.  The Pennants looks like they have been designed by the children in the classroom and have various unique designs and colors.  In this film Keanu stars as a baseball little league coach for an inner city hard luck team.  He is drafted into the position, due to his gambling debts. 

Here the teacher at the school is now making by 2020 standards an inappropriate gesture.  In 2001, the OK symbol was a positive and safe.  But things can change with just a few memes and jokes.  Who knows what is next on the chopping block for the newer generations.  Perhaps the peace sign with two fingers will go?  Maybe thumbs up or live long and prosper hand will become sinful and racist icons?  Only time will tell.  And just maybe the OK symbol will go back to just meaning OK?  

 

The flag of Wales from 1807 to 1953

The current flag of Wales is a bicolour with a red dragon.  However the older version of the red dragon on a patch of grass was flew much longer from 1807 until 1953.  The current flag of Wales was adopted in during the MOD era, so it is the Welsh MOD flag.  It will not be until the year 2105 that the MOD flag was finally have surpassed the original grandfather version of the Wales flag.  Also note all six limbs are easily distinguishable in the older version.  In the modern Wales flag it looks like only five limbs are visible. 

Also there was a daddy version from 1953-1959, that gets no love.  The Daddy Welsh flag basically contributed to the background of the modern flag, being a horizontal bicolour element, as found in the modern, Grandson version.