Mongolia Pac-Man Ghost "Mongoly"

A Pacman Ghost with the colours of Mongolia, missing the golden symbols of course. 

Guatemala & Nigeria Pac-Man Ghosts

Ireland and Ivory Coast Pac-Man Ghosts

The Emerald and Ivory Coast have beautiful and similar flags.  Subsequently a Pacman Ghost in their honor is in order.  Here we have Eriny for Ireland, Ivory for the Ivory Coast, and Irevory for the middle ground in between.

Pac-Man Ghost Romandory - A mix of Romania and Andorra and Moldovia

Since Romania, Andorra, and Moldova all use the same flag colours, it is only natural that a Pacman Ghost be made with their likeness.  Certainly there is a person in Europe who is part Romanian, Andorran, and Moldovan. 

Just to clarify Chady is the another Pacman Ghost whose colours go opposite order to Romandory.  This is like the situation in the Original Star Trek series Let That Be Your Last Battle that first aired on January 10, 1969 with the blackface/whiteface races of the planet Arrianus. 

Likewise Chady is from Africa while Romandory is from Europe.

Capuranuday - The Canada and Peru Coloured Pac-Man Ghost

Since Peru and Canada have such similar colours and general matching flag pattern, it's only fair to create a Pacman Ghost who is reflective of these two gloriously friendly and awesome nations.  Capauranuday is the best of both worlds, Peru and Canada. 

Certainly there are a few people who are mixed Canadian and Peruvian.  They can speak perfect English, French, Spanish, and Quechua.  They get the jokes on the BBC, TF1, CBC, TVE, and Univision, plus understand the other Yankee Channels on CBS, NBC, FOX, and ABC.   

Pac-Man Ghost "Mexitally"

Mexitally is the Pacman ghost that has colours that match the pattern of Mexico and Italy, thus the name "Mexitally."

Classroom Carpet Flags

Carpet classroom flags on maps are popular decorations in classrooms across America.  Here the continents are colored and several flags from different nations are visible. 

US State Seal Armorial Banner, A Unique Heraldic Flag

The armorial banner is based upon the pattern found on the shield, for a coat of arms.  In this case the shield on the official US coat of arms gives rise to this flag: the US State Seal Armorial Banner.  Interestingly there are no stars on the blue canton section.  Also the stripes are vertical and start with white, making them end with white.  Stars are missing because they appear in a cloud above the eagle. 

Although this is not an official flag, with the standard rules of heraldry applied to the shield found within the official US Coat of Arms, this is the consequential flag. 

Space Invader Rank, plus a Minecraft Mod

There were three original forms of the Space Invaders, the Invaders near the top were the higher ranking and harder to hit, as they were smaller.  While the lower rank invaders were bigger and easier to hit.  Here the Space Invaders have been Mincraftinized to honor the legacy of awesome opponents in Video Games.  These guys are the Original A.I. Coded Bad Guys who came, saw, and conquered the imaginations of Earth. 

Pac-Man Stage Ranks and Introducing "Creepy"

Stages one starts off with is the cherry, then strawberry, then orange, then apple, the melon, the spaceship, then bell, and finally the key.

Chips Ahoy! Astronaut Cookie Asteroid Flag 2016

Flags in commercials have become popular things!  Additionally blogging about pop culture flags has become a thing!!!


 Like a flashing like for the day, the fluttering of flags can capture a person's attention!   In the Chips Ahoy! commercial that features an astronaut planting a flag on an asteroid cookie, a new type of flag is seen!  It has a blue background with the red exclamation point fimbrated in white in the center!

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Adult Education Vexilloids 1984 - Daryl Hall & John Oates

Red Vexilloid from "Adult Education" 1984 - Hall & Oates

Daryl Hall and John Oates are known for their rock and roller videos that usually feature the boys with the band.  But in their Adult Education 1984 video, they took an artistic approach with the meaning of the lyrics.  The result was surreal  Road Warrior Union of Male and Female forms work of art.  In this video a woman with a red vexilloid is matched up with a man with a large black shield. 

Hall sings with his signature passion-mug poses with the Ultimate 80s Wing-Man, Oates, in the background.  In the background are several vexilloid like objects that have an ancient Babylonian kind of feel. The union of man with woman has enchanted all cultures, and public rituals and displays of their physical and spiritual togetherness have manifested in all cultures. 

Here our mysterious "female virgin initiate" is holding a vexilloid in her right hand that has a wild yet organic appearance.  It has a rake shape with wildly placed strips of red fabric tied to certain points. 



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D.C. Cab Flag - 1983 Movie

D.C. Cab is a timeless gem, from the 1980s.  Starring 80s icon Mr. T, this film painted a clear and real image of America in the early 1980s.  Of vexillological originality is the D.C. Cab pennant.  It is a basic design.  It has a yellow background and D.C. CAB written upon it.  During the parade scene people can be seen waving it for our unlikely Super Cabbie heroes.

Flag for persons born on US territory before it was the USA

A temporal flag for persons born in the USA before it was a part of the USA.  It may seem strange but there are people who were born in parts of the USA before it was US soil.  Most of founding fathers were born in the British Empire, including George Washington and Benjamin Franklin. 

The pattern of the flag is based upon a lost flag that is currently attributed to John Hewson of Philadelphia, who was a calico printer during the Revolution, soldier and patriot for the American Republic in its infancy.  The lost flag is called the Martha Washington flag, and was one of many early unofficial flags created at the earliest phase of the US revolution.

Also note the General who lead the Mexicans to victory at the battle of Puebla, Mexico on May 5th 1862 is commemorated under this flag.  This is because he was born in what is now the USA.  General Ignacio Zargoza Segun was born in Goliad, Texas.  So in a weird way it was officially speaking a Texan who defeated the French at Puebla back in 1862 on that fateful May 5th.  Texas just got one more bragging right! 

Just one more reason for Americans to celebrate Cinco de  Mayo.  But note General Zargoza was officially a Mexican citizen at the time.  Yet-but, he was an Original Texan or Tejano who was born on pre-US soil who let his natural Texan fighting spirit triumph on that most important of Cinco de Mayos.  

Glaive Banner from Krull 1983

Excalibur meets Star Wars, spiced with two teaspoons of Dune and a hint of Willow and The Dark Crystal - walla' we have the movie Krull from 1983. The Glaive is a five pointed cutting weapon that responds to the controllers thoughts, kind of like a drone-boomerang.


A classic Sci-fi movie that just opens the imagination.  A movie worthy of reboot!

Colwyn's Flag from Krull 1983

The 1980s saw cosmic forces assault the imaginations of Earth.  In the wake of galactic dreams to awaken, it was from the United Kingdom came the fantastic movie Krull 1983.

 This movie took the fantasy genre to a new level of lore mixed with romantic notions of history.  Of vexillological note the hero of the movie, Prince Colwyn, is seen carrying his banner.  Although his culture is modeled from the Far Western style of camelot, the flag bears an Eastern samurai design.  It has black, red, and white colours with a trailing long top pennant and smaller trailing streamers.

USA Rebel Stripes Shirt plus Legs & Breast Banner with George Wendt 1986

Gungo Ho 1986 starred America's favorite Norm - George Wendt.  He is wearing the original Rebel Naval Jack of 13 red and white stripes, with USA written in blue. 

The Legs and Breast banner is a supermarket broadside advertising a special at the local Hadleyville supermarket in the film Gung Ho 1986.  Here Michael Keaton fights George Wendt over work related tensions in Gung Ho 1986.

Gung Ho truly is a grown up movie that your average man-child would find boring.  Ron Howard effectively captures the tensions between workers, leaders, men, women, and foreigners.  Although Japanese and American trade tensions are low, trade tensions will always manifest across the world among the nations. 

US Celebratory Flags in Gung Ho 1986

Truth may set you free, but sometimes there is a shock and period of waiting, especially in the wake of a jarring revelation.  The truth can hurt or lead the soul to a sad and angry place.  But with a little faith, teamwork, and cooperation the hand of destiny can guide you right.  Sometimes you'll have to wing it weather you like it or not.  At the moment America still has to greatest power to wing it, but believe me you have to fail many, many, many, many times before your really get your wings - before you can really wing it.

Here the blue collar Pennsylvania auto workers are congratulating Hunt on standing up to the Japanese Executives.

Union Banner from Gung Ho 1986 - Local 3099

Hadleyville, Pennsylvania  is where the movie Gung Ho 1986 takes place.  Labor unions are a natural consequence of working for wages in the modern world. 

Perhaps the most popular North American labor union are the Teamsters. Unions usually protect society from slave and sub-human wages.  A slave wage is the basic amount of salary that pays for standard use of utilities, a car, medical insurance, and nothing is left over for savings or pleasure.  However there are wages that are "sub-human" that is lower than a slave wage, which a 40 hour working week wage can not cover these basic expenses.  People in these situations are often forced to work a second job or third job, rely on the government and charity for additional benefits, or live in sub-standard living conditions.   

 The workers union banner Local 3099 is visible when Hunt Stevenson, Mikey K, gives speech on how he can take the Japanese auto executives.








 Hunt uses sports metaphors to explain his plan.  Although cheesy, it really is a good way to relate to deep blue collar workers.


 



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Welcome Parade Banners from Gung Ho 1986

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Gung Ho 1986 reiterates the Karate Kid 1984 champion Japanese-American teamwork ethos on an adult level with serious grown up issues.







 Here the people even strung out carps along with balloons for the welcoming event of the Japanese auto executives.

 Here people have made an love banner for Assan, because the want to keep their automobile jobs.

The homemade welcome banner shows a occidental worker with yellow hat shaking the hand of oriental business man with glasses.

Ribbons of Shame from Gung Ho 1986

Starring Michael Keaton of Pennsylvania and Gedde Watanabe of Utah, Gung Ho is a classic 1980s film that plays on the trade tensions of Japan and the United States.  In this scene here the Japanese Auto executive is wearing black, red, and blue ribbons of leadership shame.

Assan Motor Company Banner - Gung Ho 1986

 In 1986 trade tensions between the USA and Japan were are all time highs.  The labor undercutting from East Asia with low cost international transportation saw that many manufacturing jobs in the USA were lost.  In the wake of this process a special gem from Hollywood Land was created Gung Ho 1986.

Here is the logo of the fictional Japanese automobile company.  Notice it has the Japanese disc as found on the Japanese national flag.  Also the name Assan strikes a similar sound with Nissan, which is indeed a real Japanese motor company.

Flag in Collective Soul's Run Video 2011

A flag briefly appears in the video for Run by Collective Soul from the album Dosage 1999.  When the team makes a touchdown fans standing by the end zone wave their flag in a frenzy. The cut scene is taken from the movie Varsity Blues.

Royal Pillow Motto from Genovia - "Totus Corpus Laborat"

 The Princess Dairies 2001 is a zero to hero makeover movie.  Here the motto of the nation can be seen on the Royal Pillow with Cat.  It read's "Totus Corpus Laborat" which like like saying "Total Corporate Labor."

Starring a real life princess, Anne Hathaway, is the Princess of Genovia.  She overcomes her challenges not with magic or fairy dust, but good old fashioned trails and errors, letting the better half of her heart win the day. This is one of the few realistic non-magical Princess Disney movies, yet this princess is not a part of the Disney Princess Doll Collections.

Genovia Livery in food, umbrella, and car flag - The Princess Diaries 2001

A patriotic dish, or rather matriotic cuisine appears for the fictional nation of Genovia, that is supposedly somewhere between France and Spain - kinda' like Andorra.  As with all nations the national dish that has the national colours makes an appearance in the Princess Diaries 2001. 

Here the colours of Genovia can be seen on the car flag: green, white, and blue.  The flag also has a yellow fringe.










The umbrellas reflect the livery of Genovia.  The people have gathered to hear important news from the heir apparent in this could really happen Disney movie about a princess.

US Flag in the Princess Diaries 2001

The US flag with starry canton appears in vivid detail crossed with the flag of the fictional Kingdom of Genovia.  Often times fate steps in and turns a persons world upside down.  In this film a local less than popular girl from San Francisco, becomes the de-facto heir to Genovia when her father unexpectedly passes away.

The US flag makes three appearances in The Princess Diaries 2001.  In the opening sequence at the high school it can be seen on the left side of the screen.  However only the lower stripes appear. 





The US flag also appears during the after school filming of the local cable tv news that only reaches a dozen people.  It appears behind the student camera-woman.

Flags in the Graduate 1967

The US flag appears in the Graduate 1967 when Benjamin Braddock, played by Dustin Hoffman, waits by a fountain at Berkley University.  This is the 50 starred modern space age flag.  Note that this film was created at the opening seasons of the 1960s, when this decade was in transition from the 1950s.  Much of the 1960s were exactly like the 1950s, say about til' 1966.

Also note several international flags appear in the film.  Half the flag of South Vietnam is visible, as yet the Vietnam War was just heating up.  Also visible is the flag of Nepal, Costa Rica, Netherlands, Libya, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nigeria, El Salvador, Australia, Jamaica, Ecuador and two hard to recognize others.

Also note the Anglo-Saxon Cultural revolution was really picking up momentum in the United States and the United Kingdom.  The roles of women and men were shifting personally and in the media.  Likewise the African Americans and African nations were fighting for equity and independence. 

 The most unique flag in the movie belongs to a fraternity - Theta, Delta, Chi.  When Ben runs into the Frat House, the flag can be seen.  It is a tri-bar of navy blue, white, and blue.  On the navy blue hoist part is a white Greek letter Theta.  In the middle white portion is a blue Greek letter Delta.  Finally a Greek letter Chi is on the fly-ward blue part. 

The letter Theta is not visible on the flag, but once inside, there is shot of the Fraternities letters framed in the dining room.