Whiskey and Beer - International Maritime Flag Concordance

Whiskey and Beer meet up within the framework of the International Flag Concordance.  The similarity should be obvious.  Many a sailor and grunt will known that these two refreshments are key medicines in the preparation and practice of war.

On the other hand, Whiskey is whipper snapper generation.  Originally W was called William since WWI, WWII, and even during the Korean War.  But when the space age began with Sputnik in 1957, W became Whiskey.  Nowadays, the letter B flag is known as Bravo. 







Whiskey
https://www.amazon.com/Simple-Whiskey-Bottle-Cartoon-Sticker/dp/B07DB1Q1X2

Alpha & Delta - International Maritime Flag Concordance

The names of the International Maritime flags can be put in a certain order.  The order is a binary array that is based upon names of the flags.  In this post, the letter A flag is bonded with letter D flag.  Reason being both flags are named after Greek letters.

Other examples are Romeo and Juliet, Tango and Foxtrot, Echo and X-Ray.

Charlie and Mike - International Maritime Flag Concordance

Certain things seem to pair up like sweet & sour, ketchup & mustard, or salt & pepper.  In this case the names of the international maritime flags pair up on a conceptual level.  First of all Charlie and Mike are common first names of men and they are code for soldiers to keep marching on.

Charlie is the coded to the letter C, while Mike is coded to the letter M.  Other flags, previously compared are: T&F, which are dances as the Tango and Foxtrot; and R&J which are Romeo and Juliet.  It seems that there is a natural proclivity for the human mind to think in sweet-pea pairs.

India and Quebec - International Signal Marine Concordance

What in the world is a conceptual congruency?  Basically the international maritime flags pair on goofy kind of conceptual level.  For instance the flags for R and J are called Romeo and Juliet.  The flags F and V are named after ballroom dances.

For the signal flags for the letters I and Q, they are named after large land areas, India and Quebec.  Like many nations they are both deeply connected the English speaking world, yet have maintained their own unique and original identity.

The Good Friday Tri-Cross Easter Flag

One ancient, dreadfully sadistic practice of a slow, humiliating, public execution, has ironically become a symbol of Christian faith.  Most churches embrace this icon, while a few eschew it, demonstrating the perpetual voice of the counter echo.  Nonetheless, it has become the primary device to indicate that a group of souls are aligned in someway to the path of Jesus of Nazareth.  Although many churches claim to hold the one and only singular path, the Path of Nazareth has and will continue to have new paths constructed by new churches and souls yet to be born, it is inevitable.  No doubt, in 2054, the paths of the Eastern Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic Church will reunite for a new kind of Super Pope.

The flag is reflective of springtime colours, that indicate a revival of life.  This organic rebirth of nature is congruently associated with the resurrection of Jesus.  Is it any wonder that the egg should also become an iconic token of Christ?

Regardless, the flag is composed of the colours of Easter: a soft, cheerful, blossoming of colours, as ordained by workings of Mother Earth and our Heavenly Father.  There is a checker pattern of blocks made up of baby blue, pink, yellow, basket-green, and peachy-orange.  The checker patterns reveals the two lesser crosses, of the other two men executed on Good Friday: the scornful voice who berated his Godhead at deaths door and the sorrowful voice who chose to uplift his Godhead at life's twilight.  Who can imagine the words spoken at this so very pondering and well remembered moment in history?   10,001 Kings, Queens, Presidents, Governors, Mayors, Judges, Doctors, Criminals and Fools have been pulled by our collective consciousness to reflect and ponder the gravity of these public death sentences.  

No matter the interpretation, a radiant afterglow of hope is recognized by the inner evolved unscientific eye of the observer.   

Happy Easter

Tango & Foxtrot - International Maritime Signal Flag Concordance

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Anyone who has studied the International Maritime Signal Flags may have noticed that some of the code words for the lettered flags link up in a weird way.  One of the best examples is Foxtrot and Tango.  Both are two types of ballroom dance.

Odd it is, that out of all the ten million things to choose from to represent a letter, two were dances?  Since much of modern American no longer knows how to ballroom dance, rather they just freestyle wiggle, they may not be familiar with these two types of dances.

Although the flags differ in design, as partner ballroom dancing goes, they match up very well.  Also the letter J used to be represented by the Jig. But the Jig died out to Juliet.  Likewise the Jig was a solo dance, the Foxtrot and Tango for the couples.





tango image
https://www.bellaballroom.com/dance-lessons/ballroom-dancing/tango/

foxtrot image
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkw5o0Q5xMc

Oscar & Victor - To the Winners of the International Maritime Flag Concordance

International Maritime Signal flags all have names.  It was discovered that the P, D, C, B, and E are hard to distinguish over the radio and explosions.  Some genieous figured out to give each letter a distinct name instead of B or D.  The letter V was names Victor and the letter O was called Oscar.


Even today, many organization who do not refer to their by codified-clarity names, can lead to confusion.   Under pressure and speed Ps, Bs, and Ds, can sound alike.  

Although the design of Victor and Oscar are remarkably different, Victor or and Oscar have a conceptual congruency, since both associated with winning.  And, they are also names for men. 

Additionally Oscar's original meaning is associated with God's spear tip and or a great warrior.  And victories make great warriors.