The Fun Moscow Atari Dragon flag is a silly design that Gen-X gamers and video game historians will enjoy. The regular Moscow flag has St. George on horseback striking a black dragon. However with this flag, we have a dead 1979 Adventure dragon.
Quite possibly Atari's best game, no doubt it laid the framework for the Zelda games from Nintendo.
Adventure 1979 was created by Warren Robinett who put the first 'Easter Egg' in a video game. Back then Atari video game designers were not allowed to get credit nor collect any royalties. They wanted to keep the workers under the corporate thumb as virtual slaves to a system. However Robinett left an unauthorized bonus screen. In a way Warren was the very first Neo, long before the rise of Matrix 1999 movie. Thus to honor to his pioneering move to stick it to the system, here is an Atari homage. But that is not Keanau Reeves, rather it is supposed to be Warren Robinett.
There is a controversy about the sword in Adventure. Which end is the blade? Some believe that the arrow point indicates the tip of the blade, the other half thinks arrow point end is the hilt-handle. The creator, Warren Robinett, said it really dose not matter. See the video on the previous post at 49:11 to see for yourself.
In the Far West dragons on flags bring up memories of Medieval Times. But in the East and Far East, Dragons also conjure up that ancient era of the sword and arrow. In fact, there is still one nation on Earth that has preserved the Medieval sigil of the dragon on their national banner for the modern day—Bhutan.
Likewise once you cross the Indus River, the theme of the Dragons become something more of a good thing than a bad thing. St. George is a popular national Saint, especially in Russia and the UK, and is often depicted killing a dragon. However, east of the Urals, the dragon is not a spirit to be conquered. Rather it is supposed to be honored.
Official Flag of Bhutan
Bhutan is located high within the natural fortress of the Himalayas. Amazingly, it was neither absorbed into China or India. You can think of Bhutan as the Chinese Nepal (since China and Bhutan have a Buddhist/East Asian phenotype tilt); thus the counter-change axiom would then make Nepal, the Indian Bhutan (sine India and Nepal have a Hindu/South Asian phenotype tilt)—it's a Yin/Yang thing.
So in honor of dragons on flags and to make people in the West notice this little slice of heaven in the East, Bhutan, we have the Atari-Bhutan Dragon flag. It has a white Atari dragon on the yellow and orange field of Bhutan.
It's unlikely that anyone in Bhutan was able to play Atari's Adventure video game back in 1979. But just maybe, one of the super rich Bhutanese in 79' was able to get his hands on this classic American video game? For now, the Adventure-Bhutan fun flag is an educational amusement for the Far West and a few folks in Japan and South Korea. Perhaps someday in the future when Bhutan gets on the grid and they are able to create their own video games, they'll understand the humour of the Adventure-Bhutan flag.
Oddly video games have unintended consequences, that being of death and rebirth—reincarnation. In Adventure 1979, you can die and get stuck in video game purgatory. All you have to do hit the reset switch (reincarnate) and you can come back and your objects will be where you left them. But any Dragons you have killed, will also reincarnate and continue to block your path.
Funny thing is, there are three dragons in the Game of Thrones. But back in the 1970s the original dragons from Atari were there first. Coincidentally they even have the same colours of red, yellow, and green. Is this just a coincidence or should Atari claim some credit for this show?
The red dragon of Atari was Rhindle, which is the Viserion the red dragon in Game of Thrones. Both red dragons are the most aggressive and fearsome. The yellow dragon of Atari is Yorgle, who was reborn as Rhaegal, and the green Atari dragon is Grundle, aka Drogon. Coincidence? Or maybe the creators of Game of Thrones loved the Atari's Adventure? Who knows?
It all makes sense now, since you basically play as John Snow in the original Atari game. In 1970s glory the game Adventure could have been called Game of Thrones 1979? Maybe they'll repackage it?
Subsequently the castles all fit into place the White Castle is actually Winterfell. The Black Castle is the Castle Black—THE WALL. It all fits into place. Adventure was indeed, partly, the source material for Game of Thrones. Those weren't bats! They were crows!
Did you know that the Rhindle from Atari's 1979 ground breaking video game of Adventure was a distant relative of the Welsh dragon. So in honor of that heritage we have the Rhindle-Wales Flag.
To the left is the official heraldic flag of Wales with its proper dragon. Also note that Wales also has a cross flag like England but the cross is yellow and the background is black.
Here is the lost Welsh flag that us based upon a fusion Atari dragon design with a more comprehensive Welsh Dragon.
Here is the Welsh War ensign that could be flown at football matches or any other sporting event for Welsh Pride!!!
Henry Plinkett with USA Flag Jacket? - RedLetterMedia
Henry Plinkett is the ultimate anti-hero in the RedLetterMediauniverse. Plinkett is an over the top crotchety, cranky, vulgar, crass miscreant. Oddly there are many people across America and Canada who exhibit Plinkett-like behavior, yet never make it to the Big nor television screens.
Nonetheless, RedLetterMedia has captured that essence and presented it in a short skit comedy for movie reviews par on a humorous level, unshackled by politically correct standards.
You can see the American flag jacket of the owner of the trashed-trashy home. The right sleeve is completely red but the left sleeve has stripes. On the right next the American flag jacket is Mike Stoklasa. On the left under the crappified window blinds is Jay Bauman.
Flying the American Jacket Flag
Here, they fly the Henry Plinkett flag while Henry is still wearing his jacket over some bridge in "New Jersey."
It's easy to be critic. But these guys have filled with void with their own unique and comical schtick. Often sloppy on purpose, the creator is a master of deadpan humour, and they often capture lightening in a bottle, or rather, they captured a bunch of twinkle-bees in beer bottle.
RedLetterMedia has captured the feels of a generation and demographic that is usually overlooked by entertainment executives. Rather than having a socially justice driven agenda, they have cooked up a show that demonstrates with art and heart—and the random fart; the real, organic flavors of American Pie missing from modern day movies and television. They are from Wisconsin, after all.
Lions are important symbols in heraldic circles. There are many versions, and they represent nations and royal families of the world. One of the most famous kingdoms represented by a lion is the UK. A red lion represents Scotland and three golden lions represent England.
Historically several other heraldic lions were associated with the monarch of the UK. When England's Mary I married King Philip II of Spain, she was able to use the black lion of Flanders on yellow and the yellow lion on black of Brabant. And for that brief period, Mary I was connected to the purple lion of Spain.
Later in the late 1600s When William III of Orange ruled London, the yellow lion on blue with billets was tied to the UK. Likewise the white lion on black of Oliver Cromwell was tied to ruler of London for a brief period. Most recently during the colonial period of the Americas a blue lion on yellow with red hearts came to represent the British Monarch with George I the Elector of Hanover.
So in honor of the month of Leo and all the Royal Lions that were tied to London at one time or another, the Grand Leo Pride Flag of London has been created. This flag is a post historical banner, that connects different moments in London's history when this city was in some kind of union on the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, and Spain.
