The Solid Orange Maritime Start Flag

A solid orange flag is a start signal for most sailing sport.  Rather than just being waved to start the race, the orange flag shows the start line for ships to get ready to sail.  

Snake Rattle and Roll - Dont Tread on Me

As Nintendo 8-bit aged into the 1990s.  New systems were introduced.  But companies continued to make games for the system.  Although the tech was moving to stronger 16-bit processing systems, 8-bit programmers were making better and refined games.  One of the later, senior NES games to roll out on the market was the Snake Rattle and Roll.  It was two player game that was a challenge and wacky mess of fun.  Something like marble madness with chomping snakes and sordid silliness.

Since we have a snake, it deserves a DONT TREAD ON ME flag.  In this case the snake is on the square field patches of grass.

Dont Tread On Me - Dreamscape 1984 Snake-man Monster

Movies about entering dreams is the stuff of Hollywood and Mysticism.  Thank God Science can not crack the code here, otherwise, mankind would be subjected to commercials and paying taxes in the Dreamscape.  The economy and order of law follow different formulas as set by waking reality. Really, in the Dreamscape there is no government, no laws, no police, it is a free zone consciousness that no other man nor woman can create a system of control, or promote their agenda. Or can they?

Before Inception 2010, there was Dreamscape 1984.  There are only ever a few good dream themed movies are made every once and a while.  In one scene a man enters a boy's recurring nightmare about a snake-monster man.   Dennis Quaid helps a young boy face his fears in the oochy-goochy 1980s movie.

Since we have a snake-like being.  It is fitting to include this entity on the DONT TREAD ON ME FLAG.

Dont Tread on Me - The Legend of Zelda's Rope Rattler

The Legend of Zelda was the ultimate 1980s adventure game.  It peaked right around 1985 and is masterpiece of pixelated glory.  Loved my many, it continues to generate a legacy.  Even the original is still a fun challenge for modern day gamers.  I suppose it is something like 1980s music, many songs still hold an enchantment over the younger generations.  However there are plenty of 1980s music and video games are are perpendicular that should be kept back in 1985.

Zelda had an enemy called the Rope, which was a snake.  Kind of a weird name for a snake, but a snake is shaped like a rope?  Maybe even a wire?  Good thing they didn't call them a pipe

Guadelopue-Hidalgo Repblic Flag - a cultural flag for the West Coast of USA

Blessings and providence are chruchy terms that carry that certain Truthiness.  In 1531 a certain kind of miracle occurred in Mexico, New Spain.  The Virgin Mary was reported to have appeared to a humble John the Diego, also known as Juan Diego.  The appearance of the Virgin Mary to Mr. Diego in 1531 became epic when roses given by the apparition placed in his pancho-like-snuggie miraculously turned into the image of the Virgin Mary, which formed into Our Lady of Guadelupe in front of the Bishop of New Spain, Mexico and staff members.

By providence, the name of the Treaty that brought everlasting peace between Mexico and the United States was the 1848 Treaty of Guadelupe Hidalgo.  This treaty saw that nearly half of Mexico was destined for the United States.

This flag can be flown over any region of the US that was apart of the Treaty of Guadelupe Hidalgo.  The flag is based upon the modern California flag.  Instead of a grizzly bear, we have the Our Mother of Guadelupe and the background is taken from the coat of arms from the Mexican state of Hidalgo.   Thus the background, bell, and liberty cap represent Hidalgo, while the impression of Our Mother of Guadelupe is eponymous with Guadelupe.

This is kind of fun flag, that can be used to teach and connect Aztec-Mexican culture to American cultures.  Although grounded to Catholic culture, the image of Guadelupe is renowned by all of Spanish speaking Latin America, since this miracle happened during the 1513, which was 300 years before any of the Spanish Speaking states were considering independence.

And don't get Guadelupe confused with Guadeloupe.  The one with extra letter O refers to a French speaking island in the Caribbean. 

Retro Todd's California Republic Flag - Photo from 1890

The flag for the State of California is the kind of flag an artist can have fun with.  On this blog numerous bears from pop-culture have replaced the bear on the official state flag.  Most of the time, it was done here first, and later, other blogs would follow in the wake to catch up and copy.  The flags done with Q*Bert were the original sun-mods that were later followed.  Likewise, this blog was first to put up Science Bear for the Element of Californium.

However this California flag is a Retro-Trutro type of flag that takes the original bear from the Bear Flag Revolt and uses it as the bear.

Likewise, you have to take the other side into account so we have Retro-Redo of the original flag with a the modern official bear.  Enjoy!

Medusa - Clash of the Titans 1981: Dont Tread on Me Flag

One of the grandest effects of movie making was stop animation.  Perhaps the King of Stop Animation was Ray Harryhausen, a true Golden State Warrior from Los Angeles California, who was born about 100 years ago, on June 29, 1920.  Harryhausen added that American charm in cinema and became of Key Note of the classic 1950s sci-fi.  His last major project as the lead imagineer in Hollywood was in 1981 with Clash of the Titans.  His animated Medusa was from another world and would haunt the imaginations of Generation-X.

In honor of this masterful sculptor, we have the Medusa Gadsden flag.  There is also a Greeklish translation that which you can find here reads Όχι Πάτημα Επί Μου which you can find here.