The Soda-Pop Can Streamer - from That '70s Show

 The soda or pop-can streamer is a home made craft vexilloid.  It is an accidental kind of vexilloid whose length is determined by the thirst of the person or persons who create it.  Like most other vexilloids it is not very useful, but is a kind of merit badge that somewhat accurately reports the beverage consumption of the persons involved. 

 Here Ashton Kutcher, Michael Kulso, adds another link in the line of soda-pop tabs.  An interesting side note is that when people throw a hissy fit over calling it "POP" or "SODA" they are not interested in coming to peaceful accord.  Rather they enjoy the mental-emotional skirmish of mentally wrestling.  If you are tired of such an inane and nearly pointless debate - it is best to call the pop-soda in question a carbonated beverage beforehand.

The gang of teenagers hanging out in the basement, notice the length of the soda can chain.  Note that beer, sparkling cider, seltzer, or carbonated water can tabs can be used in this manner. 

Area is Below Sea Level Flag

A flag to indicate that an area is below sea level.  Thus this flag can be flown by the Salton Sea, Furnace Creek, California and most of New Orleans, Louisiana.





 
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Shark: White_shark.jpg: Pterantula (Terry Goss) at en.wikipedia  Great white shark at Isla Guadalupe, Mexico, August 2006. Shot with Nikon D70s in Ikelite housing, in natural light. Animal estimated at 11-12 feet (3.3 to 3.6 m) in length, age unknown.

Dolphin: Pantropical Spotted Dolphin = Category:Stenella attenuata, NOAA 2007

A geographic flag for the lowest point

A flag for the lowest point of particular area.  In this case it can be flown at Death Valley, which is 86 meters below sea level, that like 9 telephone poles deep.  The flag has blue field and white rectangular canton.   This flag can also be flown at lowest point of particular nation, state, sub federal district, or continent. 

Thus for each continent, it can be flown at:
- Lake Assal in Africa, 153 meters below sea level
- The Dead Sea in Asia, 423 meters below sea level
- Lake Eyre in Australia, 16 meters below sea level
- The Caspian Sea in Europe, 28 meters below sea level
- Bad Water, Death Valley, 86 meters below sea level
- Laguana del Carbon of Argentina in South America, 105 meters below sea level

Taxi Meter Flag from Who Framed Roger Rabbit -1988

The taxi meter flag is classic example of a useful flag with a heavy utilitarian purpose rather than referring to some group, corporation, or political agency.  Usually these flags are made of metal and indicate that the customer is being charged at the moment.

An animated taxi meter flag appears on Benny the Taxi Cab in Who Framed Roger Rabbit 1988. Roger Rabbit was ground breaking cinema that also broke corporate barriers allowing Daffy and Donald Duck to appear in the film together.  It can be enjoyed by children on one level, kids on another, and finally it has plenty of mature humour.  The only thing left to discuss, is a sequel coming out?

Flags in Legally Blonde - 2001

Happy New Year!!!  What better way to start the new year with happy vibes - ergo Legally Blonde........

Thirteen years ago Reese Witherspoon starred in the serious comedic courtroom drama - Legally Blonde 2001.   Notice the Harvard school coat of arms on the pillow. This court room dramedy, has several serious messages delivered in a light hearted manner, in a kind of angelic manner.

The first mantra which never gets old is to have faith in yourself!  Cause, it is so easy to dobut oneself, it's like a bad habit worse than smoking, that so many people can not quit.




Secondly, helping others sets off a karmic chain reaction that only ends up helping yourself in the long run - so freaking help others when your heart makes its little tingle.  If you don't know what that feels like, then think about low brow peoples who get tingles all the time like when they are 13, so...... the same thing happens in your heart all day - freaking follow it!!  A duh!?  Unlike low brow bottom tingles, heart centered tingles will always come back to you! 

Thirdly, Harvard is not all dry stuffy, snobby jerky wads on ego trips.  Yeah we, got em' there but a good percentage are like awesome people!  Besides jerky snobby people are like from any kind of college or work space.

Oops! forgot that like a bunch of neat flags show up in the movie.  The flag of Massachusetts appears a lot, as does the USA flag.  More original and obscure flags include a Harvard Law School pennant and the Harvard Gonfalone.  FYI (For Your Information) a Gonfalone is a big flag that is  usually hung from the topside and has a jagged cut bottom.


Oops time two, another important message of this movie is that just because I have pretty blonde hair dosen't mean that I don't care, I'm stupid, or self absorbed.  Finally, don't be afraid to be happy or nurture happy vibes.  Surely sadness has its place, but in the end we can turn that frown upside down!

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Flags from Man of Steel - 2013

Flags appear in the reboot of Superman Man of Steel 2013.  The state flag of Alaska briefly appears upon the 'masthead' of the fishing vessel along side the US flag.  The flags of the US and Canada also appear in the film.  The appearance of the Canadian flag is a tip of the hat to the original creators of Superman - brought us by a Canadian and American duet: Jerry Siegel of Ohio and Joe Shuster of Toronto.



Note the appearance of Canadian and US flags alongside each other.  It was an essential plot element of the movie, but accidentally honors the co-creators of Superman.  



The most unique flag explaining the 'Superman' Icon appears in the metallic virtua-chamber in the ancient yet advanced ship from Krypton.   Man of Steel digs deep in the American psyche and confronts face first the horrors of 9/11, patriotism, paranoia, and fear.  In the end, the theme of hope is presented as a universal force within the human race, allowing Superman to become a symbol and luminous beacon, radiating hope for the people of earth to follow.