Ibaraki Tennessee Tilt Flag

Ibaraki Prefecture in Japan, like the US state of Tennessee is parallel to Africa and Europe but with an African tilt.  Thus Ibaraki qualifies for a Tennessee Tilt Flag.  The design is based upon the Tenneesee State flag with Ibaraki Prefectural elements.

US and Rhode Island State flag in Osmosis Jones 2001

 Osmosis Jones takes place in Rhode Island and in Bill Murray's body.  During a school science fair the US flag makes a small cameo on the stage upon the left side of the shot.  On the other side the flag of Rhode Island can also be seen.

African Flags from Osmosis Jones 2001

 Osmosis Jones is a unique movie that takes place in two realities.  Franks normal reality as a zookeeper and in the microscopic universe of his body.

During the 'normal' scenes of Frank's life we see his day to day job as a zookeeper and in one part we see flags of Africa which line the bridge to Ape Island.

The flag of Little Congo, Kenya, Niger, Zambia, Tanzania, Uganda all make a small cameo in this film.









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Flag from Osmosis Jones - the inner body flag of Frank

 The story of a heroic white blood cell came to Hollywood in 2001 under the comedic talents of Bill Murray and Chris Rock.  Mr. Rock plays as a white blood cell who saves Frank's body from a deadly virus.

Essentially white blood cells are the army, navy, and police force of our bodies.  These special cells often have longer lives and must have higher intelligence to fight crime...aka disease...in the body. The story plays upon the analogy of the immune system as being a police force, which is quite accurate.

 When Ozzy Jones is called in to the chief's office the flag of Frank's Body can be seen in the corner.  It uses the colours grey as a background and apparently has lime green stripes and some dashes yellow.  It's finial is black sphere.  








 Here is the close up of Franks Body. 
The great thing about this movie and television series is that it teaches through osmosis.

Nagano's Tennessee Tilt Flag

Nagano Prefecture in Japan is geographically similar to Tennessee, thus it deserves a Tennessee Tilt flag.  The design is essentially a fusion of the perfectural flag of Nagano with a Tennessee twang. 

The thrust to make this flag stems from an artifact of geography.  Both Tennessee and Nagano Prefecture are parallel to Africa and Europe, with a heavier tilt towards Africa.

Tennessee Tilt Flags for nations with a Tennessee Tilt

 A Tennessee Tilt is when a state or nation is aligned by geography like Tennessee.  Such that Tennessee Tilt nations are parallel to Africa and Europe.  It is similar to a Virginia Tilt but in this case most of the state is tilted towards Africa rather than Europe.  Basically Tennessee Tilt states have mild winters and long hot African-like summers.  Sure it may snow from time to time, but July and August can broil people from the far north.

US states with a Tennessee Tilt are North Carolina, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico and Arizona.  Nations that qualify for a Tennessee Tilt flag include Algeria, Pakistan, Syria, and Tunisia.  

So what does this mean?  I guess these nations like Tennessee have a lot guts and gumption to do it their own way.  They tend to have a thick layer of muscle and grit protecting their strong red blooded beating hearts, and aint afraid to put up their Dukes to defend their honor.

The Algeria Tennessee Tilt Flag
The Algernessee Tilt Flag












The Syria Tennessee Tilt Flag
The Syrinnessee Tilt Flag

 The Pakistan Tennessee Tilt Flag
The Pakinnessestan Tilt Flag 













The Tunisia Tilt Flag
The Tunneesseeia Tilt Flag 

Virginia Tilt flags for nations with a Virgina Tilt

Virginia Tilt?  What in the world is a Virginia Tilt and why do we need Virginia Tilt Flags?

First of all a Virginia Tilt flag is based upon a geographic artifact of Virginia in the United States.  Virginia is of the states to sit parallel to both Africa and Europe but with a slight tilt towards to Europe.  On the other hand there are another group of states that lay in a similar way but with a tilt towards Africa - which are the Tennesee Tilt Flags.  But that's another can of worms.  Suffice it to say nations or states with a Virginia Tilt have their southern ends waddling into the latitude of Africa while their northern parts are parallel to Europe.  Thus the nations Spain, Greece, and Tajikistan all qualify for a Virginia Tilt Flag.  Six other US states also qualify for this honored emblem as well.  You can see those flags here. The design of the flag is based upon the flags of Jamaica, US and final Confederate design.


The Greek Virginia Tilt Flag
The Greeginia Tilt Flag

Hot summers and mild winters in Greece and Virginia.









The Spanish Virginia Tilt Flag
The Spriginia Tilt Fla












The Tajikistan Virginia Tilt Flag
The Virjikistania Tilt Flag