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Saturday, March 12, 2016

The Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company Flag - The White Eagle and Letter N on a Field of Blue


Unfortunate unexpected occurrences hit the fan all the time.  Long ago people took it as sign that you deserved it, were under a curse, or somebody sent you some bad energy.  But accidents happen at a set statistical formula, and a whole industry of Emergency Relief Entities have come into existence to deal with these 'random' events.

Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company headquartered in Columbus, Ohio is one of the these many organized groups who deal with these trying situations.  Of vexillological note, they usually open their commercials by waving their corporate flag.  It has a sky blue background, with a large white capital letter "N."  On top of the "N" is an eagle - a bald eagle completely coloured white.  It is a vexillologically sound flag, that is easily identifiable.

In this commercial Nationwide playfully puts children into poor customer service situations.  You can read into the commercial that Nationwide promotes customer compassion, satisfaction, and service first. In the picture here the US national flag can be seen in the background. Another flag to the left is indistinguishable.



https://www.nationwide.com/ 



Tuesday, March 1, 2016

Flags from Glory 1989, The 54th Massachusettes


The story of the 54th Massachusetts African-American infantry unit was portrayed in 1989 with the epic film Glory. This 'colored' military unit saw extensive service during the US Civil War.  Here their unit flag can be seen with yellow stars along with state flag of Massachusetts.
 Matthew Broderick honors young Robert Gould ShawGlory effectively illustrated Colonel Shaw's youth, abolitionist political views, and valiantly illustrated his bravery during his final command at Fort Wagner.  

It was in Glory, that Morgan Freeman became a household name.  Freeman rose to stardom late in life.  Consequently his star has burned steady, smooth, true and bright.  Freeman's real world character and rich experience of life's knowing shined through as Sergeant Major Rawlins.
Here the several US flag can be seen flying as the troops of the 54th march in parade formation after successful training.




Monday, February 29, 2016

Leaping Leamurs! It's Leap Day!

A holiday that ain't a holiday but should be one!

Sunday, February 14, 2016

Mini Pom Pom Pets Flag



Lovely things are always being made.  On the cover of April Chorba's book Mini Pom Pom Pets, make your own friends published by Klutz, an adorable little baby chick can be seen holding a flag.  It is a pink pennant with a yellow star. 

In any case Happy Valentine's Day!



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http://aprilchorba.com/


Tuesday, February 2, 2016

Muffins National Flag - from the Steven Colbert's Lost Twilight Zone Episodes


A unique flag appears on the Steven Colbert Show, the Muffins National Flag.  In a parody sketch in the CBSVault of Television, "lost episodes" of the Twilight Zone a man awakens to new world order where their formerly deceased dog is now the leader of the world.

A picture of the dog with flag can be seen in a photo.  The colour is impossible to make out, but it most likely is red with a white disc with a black paw print. 



Monday, January 25, 2016

Modern Yugoslavian Freedom Flag

Yugoslavia is a nation no more.  However there are persons who identify with Yugoslavia by heritage, language or ethnic dimensions.  As communist Yugoslavia no longer exists, there are a minority of modern people who still identify in someway being "Yugoslavian" more so than Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia, Montenegro, Kosovo, Slovenia, or Herzegovina.


Cherokee Language Flag



The Cherokee Language Flag is based upon a modified Cherokee Flag upon a language field.



The colours of navy blue and sea green reflect that language is the water element of a persons identity.  Like water that fills a glass, whatever environment your early mind is shaped in you will take on that identity.  Learning a language is like learning to swim, and it takes time and practice.  Eventually an ocean of information overtakes the mind.  Many people can only swim or sail in one type of ocean.  Some persons who are native to the English Ocean in the United States can paddle a little bit in the Spanish Ocean.  But nearly everyone in the United States can splash around in the kiddie pools of France, Japan, or China since they may know a few words: like Bonjour!  Shay Shay?  Oui!  Domoarigato!  It takes time and a lot of practice to sail in different Linguistic Oceans, especially if you are a native to the English Ocean of Speech

Remember that most people in Canada and the United States may speak English, yet are not English. Thus one should not confuse language with ethnicity as is often the case with Spanish speakers, since there are many people who sail the Spanish Ocean their entire lives, yet do not have one drop of Spanish blood in the heart.  Likewise, there are many people with English names in the USA who live their entire life in the English Ocean and have absolutely no English blood flowing their veins.

Likewise many people in India learn to sail the Ocean of English at school, yet have zero English Heritage.