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Thursday, October 31, 2019

Hangman Joke - The Band's Logo from The Crow 1994


The band of the Eric Draven is called Hangman's Joke. The bands logo features of skeleton that is about to hang itself.  On leg is on a chair and the other has noose around the neck.  This grim imagery ironically mirrors the fate of the film.  The lead of the movie, Brandon Lee who was indeed Bruce Lee's son, was killed in the making of the movie.  An accident of happenstance, caused by haste and hurry was the primary culprit of this tragedy.


Halloween Livery - The Crow 1994

 The livery of Halloween make an appearance in the movie The Crow 1994.  When one of the thugs enters a convenience store, orange Halloween streamers of orange and black can be seen hanging.  One streamer even has the Grim Reaper's head, which foreshadows the death of one of the bad guys.

The the outside of the store you can see a black and orange fluffy streamer.  As it is most stores decorate their stores to create a festive atmosphere to make customers feel happy, so they spend more.
In the far background above the dartboard you can see another Halloween streamer of black and orange.  Bars are another place that almost always decorates with Halloween decorations, since this amps up sales a bit, giving customers an excuse to drink up a little more.




Again back in the store from the inside you can also the elemental icon of Halloween as it is in the United States and Canada, a circular orange squash.  Yes, the orange pumpkin is the most famous squashes to appear across North America signaling the start of the Holiday season.



Wednesday, October 30, 2019

Master Shake 'Shakeman' flag

Master Shake is superhero Milkshake man who is anti-hero.  He is always looking to bamboozle, rook, or sneak his way to fame and money.  Unlike wile coyote, Shake speaks and has some positive qualities and makes balances out the Aqua Teen Hunger Force Team.

In one episode Master Shake makes a flag and tries to become a batman like kind of hero.  However, like all his hair brained plans they come undone.








Greenville Treaty Line Flag


The Greenville Treaty Line flag is a heritage flag that marks the dividing line between Newcomer and Native Americans in the Northwestern Territories.  The treaty was signed on August 3, 1795 and allowed much of Southern Ohio to be settled.  This flag is based upon the official flag of Ohio but with some modifications.  It is a regular square flag and the stripes are green and white instead of red and white.  Also, the stars in the tri-canton are arranged in a border arrangement. Like the flag of Ohio there are 17 stars, but these stars represent the 17 points of land agreed to this treaty.  16 points were beyond the treaty line, which included Chicago, Detroit, and Sandusky.  The 17th star represent the US area of Ohio and Indiana gained by the treaty.   The stripes are green in honor of the name Greenville.


This is post historical flag created in 2019.  It was created to bring alive the heritage of the Northwest Territory.  Remember that history is always being rewritten with new points of view. This flag can be flown anywhere across the treaty line and the other 16 parcels of land stipulated in the 1795 Treaty of Greenville.




You can read the treaty here at Yale:
https://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/greenvil.asp

Magical Non-Local Northumbrian Flags

Only Northumbria exists in our normal space time.  However, if you can go to Stonehenge at the right time you can enter Southumbria.  Likewise you can enter Westumbira through a special wardrobe.  And finally there is a high tech phone booth that will take you to Eastumbira.

If you say the right chant at Stonehenge on the right day a portal will open to Southumbira.  But you have to be careful because in this dimension, Scottish is primary language of the UK and only a small minority on the Isle of Wright and its surrounding areas speak English.
To get to Eastumbria you must have 10 kilograms of frozen Mercury in you body, swallowed in a protective sheath, which will not leak.  Then you dial all the numbers at once at a special phone booth at midnight while pressing the phone against your lower groin.  Also in this reality Cornish is the dominant language and culture of the UK.

The entrance to Westumbria can be found in 42 special wardrobes, which all need to manned when entering.  But only a lucky 13 will randomly open.  You can only receive cell phone messages from the other side and returning is pain in the arse.  You have to stuff 30 kilograms of your own hair (from any region of your body, including pubic) into a watermelon and throw it back into the wardrobe from at least five meters.  Once you land it in the wardrobe your hairs in the watermelon will be transformed into rope that only you can only use.  In this dimension the Welsh is the dominant language of the UK.

 Note there are several forms of the Northumbria flag.   This is due to trans-pan-dimensional portals found in this region.





Dumfries Frylock Flag


Here Frylock from Southern New Jersey has been drafted for the flag of Dumfries.



Thursday, October 24, 2019

Maryum May May Ali's US Flag from: 60 Days in 2016 of A&E

 
In the first season of the 60 Days In 2016 a controversial drawing of the American flag stirs up drama in Indiana's Clark County Jail.  Maryum May May Ali, known as the undercover inmate Yazmin Brown, drew a colourful heart with a black foot above the 'US flag.'   Several women in Pod-F are deeply offended by the drawing, which they argue is a foot stomping on the American flag.

Ironically, daughter is like father.  Her father was Muhammad Ali, formerly known as Cassius Clay. Muhammad Ali's stance on religion and war stirred the debate on the US Military conscription-draft, likewise Maryum Ali's freedom of expression puts a spotlight on proper respect of the US flag vs freedom of expression.

The series took place in Indian's Clark County Jail.  The sheriff badge with the seal of Indiana is visible with an American flag mural in back of Sheriff Jamey Noel.   Also note that this show was originally broadcast on the A&E channel.





Here is the close up of the US flag, which is not your standard American flag.  First of all the canton has red stars on a field of white.  Secondly there are only six stripes of red, white, and blue.   You can also see an Islamic Crescent, butterfly, and sailboat. 

The fully digitized version of Maryum 'Yazmin-Brown' Ali American flag is to the left.  It looks more like the flag of Hawaii.

This show puts a spotlight on the US Prison system and shows the humanity of the people incarcerated and presents us on what is more important: punishment or reform.  Although much better than it was 200 years ago, prisons need to be more reform oriented for those that want it.