Sicily and Buthan - Fraternal Twins

Enter the Year of the Dragon...

Flag of Sicily

The flag of Sicily is attached to the flag of Bhutan in that strange and serendipitous way of flag symmetry. United by a similar pattern and pallet of colours - gold and red with a bend. The flag of Sicily is parted with a regular dexter bend while the flag of Bhutan is parted in a sinister bend.

Although they are a world away they sit at the nexus or rift between two realms of reality. Sicily is nestled between Africa and Europe while Bhutan teeters between India and China. Both nations are elements of their neighboring worlds, both with slightly northern tilts. Sicily is closer in a cultural orbit to Europe while Bhutan feels a stronger gravity with China.

Flag of Bhutan

Mystical animals often considered monsters are charged on their center. The mighty and strong dragon sits proudly on Bhutan, while Sicily has the most famous of all Gorgons - Medusa. The dragon is balanced on three balls, while Medusa's head rests on three legs.

They are union of East and West, for their ancient names are one in the same. The ancients called our world 'Middle Earth' with good reason. It was assumed to be in between heaven and hell. Likewise when you literally translate China and Mediterranean in to English it becomes one in the same 'Middle Earth.'

Sicily is an island on the greatest sea of our earth, likewise Bhutan is an island amongst the clouds on the greatest mountain range of our earth.

Flag of Campbell Island - New Zealand

Flag of Campbell Island
New Zealand

The flag for Campbell Island features the giant megaherb - Pleurophyllum Speciousum. It is a vertical tri-bar with a Canadian Pale. Dark green, light green, purple, violet and white are its main colours. The bars by the hoist and fly are dark green with the central bar white.

Campbell Island is famous for its plant life which is a virtual lost world of wonder plants - the megaherbs.

Skroob Flag - from Space Balls 1987

Skroob Flag Space Balls 1987

The Scroob flag uses the colours black and grey. Centered is a black circle. On circle is a black leg in a 'sinister kick.'

This is the flag of the Chief Executive Officer of Spaceballs Empire- President Scroob.




The flag of 'President Spaceball' is Skroob, which is a mixed up version of Brooks. Ironically, Mel Brooks thought President Skoorb would be too silly. Ya think? President Lem Skoorb would have worked just fine.

Space Balls Flag

Modern Rendition of Space Balls Flag

Watch out, there are Spaceballs out there! They want your money and will even charge you for air. If you are not careful they'll bind you in a knot and take the farm.

Space Balls 1987 was an epic parody on Star Wars directed by Mel Brooks. Mel Brooks also stars in the movie as the greedy chief executive officer - Skroob - of Space Balls.

Spaceballs Empire Flag

The Space Ball flag consists of a black field with the name 'Space Balls' written in grey along the bottom. In the center are several grey balls.

Although we are not in a space culture by any developed means, we do have 'Space Balls' that would love to charge for everything, even things that should be free.

Pitt Island or Rekohu - the lesser island in the Chatham Archipelago

Flag for Rekohu or Pitt Island - New Zealand

This is a flag for Pitt Island which is a part of the Chatham Islands archipelago. The flag of Pitt Island uses the colours black, white and green. Centered is fern which is a national symbol for New Zealand. The green fern lies on a white dexter bend dividing the black field into two triangular parts.

Pit Island was originally home to the Moriori who were a different race from the more populous Maori.

Like the tragedy of Native American in the United States, the British/New Zealand Government played aboriginal vs aboriginal. The UK arrived with Maori from New Zealand in 1835 to wipe out the Moriori. The result was the Moriori Genocide.

Ross Island Flag

Ross Island Flag

The Ross Island Flag is based upon the birthplace of its discoverer - Sir James Clark Ross. He was born in London on the zero year of the 19th century. Ross discovered this island in 1841, and it was subsequently named after him.

The flag is basically a Scandinavian version of the flag of London but with a black fimbration around the cross.

Snares Islands Flag - New Zealand

Flag of Snares Island

The Snares Islands are approximately 200 km south of South Island New Zealand. It is home to a healthy population of penguins.



The colours of the flag are based on the colours on the snare penguin - black, white, orange, and red. Also the red star with a white fimbration is modeled of after the national stars from the current national flag.