Flags for Team Protostome and Team Deuterostomes: Bungholians vs Mouthenese

The flag for Protostome organisms uses the colours blue, black, and yellow.  Since these buggers have their mouths form first, the Pacman is an appropriate icon.

The flag for Deuterostome organisms uses the colours red, purple, pink, orange, indigo, green, black and white.  In the center is what looks like a Pacman Ghost.  Critters of this nature have their bottom holes form first, and mouths come later.  The Pacman ghosts fit the bill perfectly since their mouths appear later.

Republic of Azawad - A new nation in Africa

Flag of Azawad
since April 6, 2012

Yes Virginia, Timbuktu is a real place. Albeit far far far away.

Guess What! Africa just got a new 'rogue' rebel nation. Freshly born out of Mali three days ago on April 6, 2012. South Sudan is no longer the our global baby.

Will the Azawad make it, hang out in limbo? Perhaps it can make friends with Somaliland or Transnistria?

Republic of Cascadia and the Kingdom of Araucania & Patagonia - Fraternal Twins

Flag of Cascadia

In the imaginary space of 'Great Pumpkin' almost nations we have Cascadia and the Kingdom of Araucania and Patagonia. Their flags are very similar and their history lies in the puff-n-stuff pipe dream category of nationhood.

Both banners feature the same pattern of a horizontal tri-bar of blue, white, and green. They differ in shades of blue and green. But the most striking contrast is the pine tree on Cascadia - a Douglas Fir.

Neither attempt to break free was a hardened serious contender for nationhood. But both forlorn nations have lingering footnotes that play unto the present moment. Believe it or not there is a small and vocal group that advocates for the creation of Cascadia, likewise a living heir to the Kingdom of Araucania & Patagonia is still ongoing. The royal line started in the 1860. Like the Anglo American Confederacy, the Kingdom of A&P went out of business.

Flag of Araucania & Patagonia

The Kingdom of A&P tried to get off the ground in 1860. The indigenous Mapuche of Argentina elected a 'white' king, Orelie-Antoine I, to be their king and leader due the the fact that Western Governments treated them like children or non-entities. The capital was in what is now Perquenco, Chile. Chile nor Argentine were happy with this 'illegal-indigenous' kingdom and both official countries smothered it with a military march.


Casacadia has a decidedly different course of history. Advocates for this nation hope that someday Washington State, Oregon, and British Columbia will break away from Canada and the USA to make a third hybrid nation. Imagine a nation with the best of Canada and USA? It may seem absurd but these three sub-federal districts have a common history as bi-national USA-Canadian territory. From 1818 unto 1846 all of Washington, Oregon, and British Columbia were both legally American and 'Canadian' soil. You could've call 'em Yanuks or Cnanckies.

The great coincidence is both forlorn states were to be made up of two countries. In North America Casacadia would have been born out of Canada and United States, while in South America the Kingdom of Patagonia & Araucania was to be stitched from Argentina and Chile.

Cascadia and the Kingdom of Araucania and Patagonia may seem like silly footnotes, but they offer insight of political ambition.

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Link to active an active Cascadian Movement the CIP
http://www.cascadianow.org/our-flag/

Flags from the Israeli and Iraqi - Fraternal Banners from Tel Afar to Tel Aviv

Flag of Israel
The YANG - greater well known flag

Here are two banners of brother nations at the edges of Mesopotamia. United by faith of different shades and colours. Both use enchanted objects of heaven at their honor point - the star and moon.

A twinkling star and crescent moon unite these banners of the Holy Land under the subject of flag symmetry. Chances are you never heard of the Iraqi Turkmen or seen their flag - well take a lookie' here on Wika-peeders'.

Flag of Iraqi Turkmen
The yin-lesser known quaint flag

These flags are partial counter charges of pattern. The flag of Israel is a sort of like a photo negative of the Iraqi Turkmen. Where one flag has white the other has colour. Their colours differ slightly but are still a part of the blue family. Likewise their charges are different but they both have horizontal parallel lines.

Tell or Tall Afar is an Iraqi city with over 90% Turkmen, while Tel Aviv was the first capital of modern Israel.  Of Asian peoples, many of Israel whose families traveled west looks more European or African -depending on each individual.  Likewise the majority of Turks, world wide, have a 'Mongol or Chinese-like' appearance.  Yet the Turkmen of Iraq have a more 'Semitic' appearance than that of their brethren the Kazak or Turkmen of Turkmenistan. 

Both flags represent peoples who are conjoined twins to the Arab World.  During much of the 20th century they have been perpetual thorns in the side of Arabian Asia.  Bloodshed is written into their faith and bleed, one will, when handled with little care or mistrust.  But such negativity, brings on a greater positivity. 

Beautiful banners like a bountiful blue and white rose, whose intense and romantic fragrance can pierce the heart with a passionate veracity of love or pain, for they are both powerfully positioned to illuminate the joyful call of love. 

When these ancient sisters unite in harmony, no force shall halt their love. 

















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The lesser-yin Iraqi Flag on the march in the 21st Century:
An Iraqi Turkmen protest in Amsterdam. The march (relating to Kirkuk and against article 140 of the Iraq constitution) was co-ed, but separated, so mostly women and children were at the front and the rear was all male. 2007-02-16 http://www.flickr.com/photos/celesteh/397883340/in/photostream by Celesteh















ps. hippie happy hoppity passover ya'll

Harry Potter's Parent Letter Flags - Photo Album

In one of Harry's Magical Photo Albums we see a family potrait of his mother and father - Lillian Evans and James Potter. On the left and right sides are two flags with letters, fringe along the bottom and a star.

The J Flag represents James while the L flag represents Lillian
in the center in baby Harry Potter













Hermione Jean and Ron Weasley become Harry's new family at Hogwarts

New Mexico-Utah Heritage Flag

New Mexico-Heritage Flag
"The New Mexutah Flag"

New Mexico-Arizona Heritage Flag

New Mexico-Arizona Heritage Flag
"The New Mexizona Flag"

Chesapeake Bay Flag Association Meeting - Spring 2012

Chesapeake Bay Flag Association meeting held its first meeting for 2012 in Columbia, Maryland.

CBFA Meeting
Spring 2012

The meeting followed the usual vexi-bit like presentations then lunch, what vexillologists are doing, up coming events, and an auction of vexillological treasures. The CBFA meeting was certainly the forum of freebies. Rick Wyatt of CRW flags kindly provided the group with free flags in randomized order so everyone was a winner where the lowest number got first choice on a flag.

Speakers included Dale Grimes who spoke about US Navy Flags, Chris Bedwell who showed us a collection of flags, Peter Ansoff, Nick Artimovich, and Dan. CBFA welcomed Voron Xarya who presented his simple yet intricate flag designs.

Proposed Flag for King George's County
by Voron Xarya

Voron presented a four coloured flag for King George's County. The colours match with the state flag of Maryland - red, yellow, white and black. Its unique design is a mix of the four quarters with a black dexter pile rooted at the hoist. The quartered portion captures the essence of the Maryland State flag - but with stars and solid colours. There are a total of five stars - two black, two red, and black and red checkered at the cross point.


I presented to my designs for Howland, Baker, Jarvis, and Kingman Reef. The official flag of these islands is the US national ensign but none of these islands have flags of their own. If you research these islands only fictional, alternate reality flags can be found. Furthermore these flags represent a group of islands and none are specific for a particular island. I also presented proposed flags for Australian and New Zealand islands that did not yet have the like.


Our delicious lunch consisted of white chili, Texas chili, sandwiches, salad, fruit, and the regular fan fare of crackers, chips and other yummies. Interested in flags - please join us!


Flag sheet for un-flagged islands under Aussie and Kiwi control



























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Flag of the Mediterranean Sea

This flag is for the Mediterranean Sea, or rather the flag for the 'Sea of Middle Earth.'  It is broken into three parts that represent its three continental coastlines: Asia, Africa, and Europe.


 Flag of the Mediterranean Sea
The yellow bar represents Europe's Coastline and is in the traditional position for north. The indigo 'bottom-southern' half represents Africa's Coastline. It is often a cultural bias that the western mind conceives this sea as a European Sea, but this is not the case.  Asia and Africa are key cultural elements in making up the Mediterranean Sea.

Note that most if not all writing systems in Europe originate from Africa - via the Egyptian primary alphabet.  Likewise most if not all mainstream religions of Europe originate from Asia - of the Abrahamic Traditions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. 

Finally the coast line of Asia is represented by the fly green half with a white stripe denoting a separation yet connection to Europe and Africa.  When you mix yellow and blue it makes the colour green.  This reflects the fact that although Africa and Europe are separated they join hands through Asia.  Only Asia touches Africa and Europe as the proverbial middle man.

The seahorse emblem was chosen since the Mediterranean Sea looks a bit like a sea horse already, with the outline of its head at the western end of the Mediterranean Sea.

It is the right of any nation that has a Mediterranean Sea watershed to fly this flag.  It truly is the ancient Sea of Middle Earth since Africa, Europe, and Asia all meet at this water junction.  Coincidentally the only opening to an ocean opens west - directly due west  to Kitty Hawk, North Carolina in the Americas.





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 map image credit
Mediterranean Sea - Eric Gaba (Sting - fr:Sting) All rights released Own work ;
Raster background map : screenshot from NASA World Wind (Public Domain) June 2007

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang - Out office-house UK Flag

Notice UK flag on top
You can barely notice a small British flag up top.

Dr. Whitney Smith's NAVA 43 freebie vexi-art by Beatriz Grayson

At NAVA 43 Dr. Whitney Smith spoke about the importance quilts in the Vexillological universe. He seemed to advocate the inclusion of these wonderfully hand made textiles. Quilts of all sorts have been made with flags in their design just as some flags have been made into quilts. Dr. Smith ended his lecture by handing out a card that featured the vexillological quilt art of Beatriz Grayson.

Grayson's quilt flag was essentially the modern 50 starred US flag with a rainbow pallet of colours and added designs. The 13 stripes were a rainbow patch of colours, starting from the bottom: purple, blue-green, yellow, orange, light green, red, and blue. Likewise the stars varied in colours. Additionally the quilt-flag had writing upon it. In the canton area in between the stars it is written "I wish upon the flag that we embrace diversity. I wish upon this flag that honoring uniqueness we treat each other with respect. I write upon this flag that we recognize our part in the global family." Inter spaced inbetween the coloured stripes in cursive, "life liberty and the pursuit of happiness."

The title of the quilt is Flag of Wishes - 2003






with the words written on the back - "A soft protest against the chiseling of our rights; a hopeful prayer for our immediate and global family; and a reminder that we, Americans, are not just red, white and blue, but of all the colors that exist" pieced and fused quilt 62" x 38"

Mississippi-Alabama Heritage Flag

Mississippi-Alabama Heritage Flag
"The Missibama Flag"

For 20 years the land that would become the fine state of Alabama was a part of Mississippi Territory. From 1798 unto 1817 all of what became Alabama was under the territorial government of Mississippi.

Usually older states are more east but in this case it is reversed. Mississippi is the big sister of Alabama handling lil'bama's affairs until she came of age.

The design is based on the flag of Mississippi, with the Confederate Battle Flag replaced with a square flag of modern Alabama. This flag can be flown over any part of Alabama since it was once all managed by Mississippi.

New Mexico-Colorado Heritage Flag

New Mexico Colorado Heritage Flag
"The New Mexilorado Flag"
Parts of Colorado were once a part New Mexico's claim when it was a part of Mexico and a US territory. Thus it is proper to fly this flag in those regions like Springfield and Trinidad, CO.

Flag of Ravenclaw - from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 2

Ravenclaw Banner
Harry Potter & TDHP-2

A flag for Ravenclaw makes an appearance in the last Harry Potter film - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows II - 2011. It appears during a psychic flash when Harry falls into the water after riding a dragon that guards treasures at the Goblin Bank.

The flag features the livery of house of Ravenclaw on a heraldic shield. Upon the shield is a standing raven facing sinister with wings spread pride. In the the helm is crested with a white eagle head with mantling - blue and white. Along the compartment is the name of the house - 'Ravenclaw.'

Flags from Beetlejuice - 1988

Betelgeuse or Beetlejuice
the unscrouplulous bio-exercist played by Michael Keaton

In 1988 Tim Burton created a timeless horror-comedy with a smallest of heart warming messages. You may not have caught it. Mr. Burton's message of choosing to life over suicide is almost imperceptible - introduced as a running joke. Burton covers up the moral message with magic, love, humor, art, silliness, and a bit of absurdity. In the end the emo/goth daughter Lydia chooses to live.
Although the movie title and star of the movie was officially spelled Beetlejuice - in the movie the outcast professional bio-exorcist was spelled Betelgeuse.

Is that Jack from the Nightmare before X-mas?

Is this Jack? Jack from the Nightmare Before Christmas? Five years before it was released in 1993? It seems this image has been haunting the imagination of Burton for some time. The 'Jack' finial appears as a finial on Beetlguese's merry-go-round hat.




Can possession can be fun? With good Ghosts?

Here Lydia (played by Winona Ryder) shows that possession by friendly and respectable ghosts can be fun! After she does well on her exams Lydia is allowed to levitate and be possessed by songs and dances from the those that live no more?

Notice the badge of her school features a yellow wreath with royal crown at the crest.



US flag in Beetlejuice - 1990

The US flag makes a brief cameo at the end when we see Lydia's new school - Miss Shannon's School for Girls. This became the focal point of the animated Beetlejuice cartoon series 1989-1991.

Imaginary Bulgarian Kingdom Flag from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, 1968

In the fantasy sequence of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang our cast visits the imaginary and evil Bulgarian Kingdom that does not like children. The main colours or livery or purple, black and white.




Solders with lance pennons with livery










Notice Flags along upper left wall

Grand hall with people in 'team-gang' colours - purple, black and white.

The Royal Arms

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang - Flags of Success!

Flags from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang 1968

Before Indiana Jones rescued the children in the Temple of Doom there was Chitty Chitty Bang Bang 1968. The movie is based upon the author famous for giving life to Bond, James Bond that is - Ian Fleming.

In this scene we learn that the "Rose of Success" depends blooms out of the ashes of failure.

There are two flags waved in this scene a red flag with a white 'X' and a white flag with five small navy blue crosses in dice pattern.



The flags in this movie are coincidentally used by NATO for symbolize 'zero' via the white and small blue flag, while the red flag with white saltire represents 'four.' But the time frame of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is set before WWI and before the creation of NATO. It's all just a coincidence beside the sequence is derived from imagination adventure sequence from Caractacus Potts.

Hunger Games

Flag of Algol Star System - The Eye of Medusa

Lebanon and Tahiti - Fraternal Twins, Heaven on Earth

Flag of Lebanon
aka the Holy Land

The flags of Lebanon and Tahiti are connected in the winding the mysterious way of providence. Providence is kinda' like officially recognized superstition. But there is a fine line between superstition and providence. Just think of the movie Pulp Fiction - when Jules Winnefield and Vincent Vega debate whether an assissin's bullet missed them by divine intervention (Rated R link - Adult Language and graphic violence). Vincent (John Travolta) chooses to embrace a purely objective point of view - the brush with death was simply a statistical event, since stuff like that happens all the time. While Jules (Samuel Jackson) embraces it as more than chance and is touched by a higher power. Subsequently he chooses to amend his ways. Jules felt providence while Vincent saw it as dumb luck. Although gangsters and nations seem like different entities - aren't nations simply gangs with written codes of conduct? Cross the law of a nation or gang, one too many times or in the wrong way and they will summon the angel of death with extreme prejudice.

Flag of Tahiti
aka French Polynesia

Also note in modern days, providence lost a lot gravity due to modern scientific objective thinking - subsequently the concept of providence was cast out of the modern western mind with superstition. But a few academics thought this was a bad idea. It wasn't until work of a Carl Jung PhD, that the modern rational Western mind revisited and re-recognized the power of providence under a new scientific academic terminology - synchronicity. Synchronicity is basically a modern academic word for providence, and providence was one of George Washington's favorite adjectives for the footprint of the divine. If Mr. Washington were alive to day he'd totally buy into synchronicity - yet a kind of synchronicity tempered with a healthy respect for the rational mind. If you loose the capacity to be rational and objective then all you have is primitive superstition, and Washington was not superstitious.

In the modern era both Lebanon and Tahiti were adopted by the modern French Empire. Lebanon has since then gained total independence while Tahiti remains under French control. Coincidentally they exhibit a similar pattern amongst their flags. Both are horizontal tri-bars of red, white, and red. In the middle are cultural icons with deep religious significance.

When compared they hi-light a comparison from the natural divine world - the tree - with something made with by the hand of man - a boat. The tree is a cedar which is mentioned with respect in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic traditions. The boat of Tahiti is an outrigger in front of the sun on the sea with five human shapes.

Geographically they are at opposite ends of the earth - they are nearly antipodal. If you were to dig downwards from Lebanon, you'd reach French Polynesia. They are both at cultural centers of the earth. Lebanon at the center of three continents - Africa, Asia, and Europe. Likewise French Polynesia is geographically in between the Americas, Australia, and Antarctica. Believe it or not a few of the southern islands of French Polynesia are closest to Antarctica rather than the Americas and Australia. What this means is, from one geographic rubric of rules - the eastern isles of Tahiti are a part of America, the western isles are a part of Australia, while a few southern isles are a part of Antarctica.*

















*whichever continent an island is geographically closest too, then it is a part of that continent.

Nauru and Curacao - Flag Twins

Flag of Curacao

Flags often bear some resemblance to each other. But in my estimation it is no accident. For some odd reason the flags can be paired up two by two in a certain way.

In this case the flag of Curacao is what I call the fraternal banner to Nauru. Their flags match by design and symbolism. Both feature a navy blue background with a single horizontal yellow stripe. Stars are also featured on both flags but Curacao has two five pointed stars while Nauru has one star with twelve points.

Flag of Nauru

Wondrous island nations from the Atlantic unto the Pacific.* They are connected by the mysterious flow of happenstance, but this is no accident.

Of uncanny historical harmony - these island 'nations' on opposite ends of the earth were simultaneously adopted by the German Empire in 1888. In 1888 A small part of Curacao was home to an Imperial German Shipyard - Klein Curacao to be specific. This smallest of German Colonies didn't last the year due to technical difficulties. At the same time in 1888 the Germans were able to establish a foothold at Nauru making it a colony until the end of WWI in 1919.
















Rumor has it, Germany's short adoption of Nauru resulted in the genesis of the hard to find Nauru-Pacific Lager. Nauru-Pacific Lager is the most sought out after beer in the South Pacific. It has won over 20 Polynesian-Blue Ribbons, so I was told.

St. Paddy's Day 2012

A day for luck and gratitude for all the luck to come your way! It's St. Paddy's Day 2012.

Apocalypto Mayan Temple Flags - 2006

Notice Long Flags with Mayan writing

In 2006 Mel Gibson's Apocalypto enchanted audiences across the world. The film centers on a semi-fictional Mayan culture of Central America at the dawn of Spanish Exploration of the New World.

Before the arrival of Spain human sarafice was a common spectacle deeply engrained in few of the Central American cultures. Here warriors of the city attacked the 'jungle' people to be used as slaves and religious offerings to the Gods.



A Long flag decorated with a warrior?













Several Long Flags all of similar styles





















the flag in the upper right shows Mayan writing

Spring Forward Flag