The Muppet Family Christmas - Gonfalon

 

The rarest of flags these days is the Gonfalon.  One just happens to appear in the Muppet Family Christmas television special, from 1987.  The top part is sky blue and there is a wavy pattern underneath. 

Gonfalon's are large flags.  The neat thing about these types of flag is that they are presented properly and don't sag.  The face is of the flag is set up on a cross bar so that the image can be properly admired.  

It was during the special the Sesame Street, the Muppets, and Fraggle Rock all collided into each other.  It was made during Jim Henson's peak and the writing and jokes are not just for children, as they hit for adults as well.  

This is another long, lost American Christmas classic, that hits a home run and should be at the top of every Christmas list replay to get the holly jolly sprit a flowing. 

Unit 3092 Flag - Full Metal Jacket

 

They are the few, the proud, the US Marines.  The colours of the military branch is red and yellow.  You can see the livery of the colors within the training platoon 3092.  1987 was year that public got an up close and personal view of how the Marines train.  

Leaning to dance with the angel of death is privilege.  Taking on this responsibility requires a certain amount of training and is a heavy burden on the heart and soul.   Harsh language and being called mean names is the least of one's worry when one is assigned with ending the life of another.   

The flag 3092 is in the background.  Make no mistake you can thank a marine for the freedoms you enjoy.  They are the muscle of America that does the bidding of the people, often at first contact to push the enemy out of the way.

オイラー数の退役した大日本帝国海軍の旗 - Japanese Signal Flag for Euler's Number, Post Modern

The retired Imperial Japanese Navy flag for Euler's Number (pronounced Oiler's Numbers), make a certain and elegant pattern.  

Note the IJN numerical signal flags were retired after WWII or the Great Pacific War. They are rare sort to find, but they do exist.

Only the first 3 digits appear on the flag.

 2.7182818284590452353602874713527

オイラー数 (Oiler's Numbers と発音) の退役した大日本帝国海軍旗は、特定のエレガントなパターンを作成します。

日本海軍の数値信号旗は、第二次世界大戦後または太平洋戦争後に廃止されたことに注意してください。 それらはまれにしか見つかりませんが、存在します。

 

NATO signal flag for Euler's Number

 

The second place runner up of famous number's is Euler's Number, but pronounced more like 'Oiler's Number'.  Thus the flag of 'e' or rather the flag of 'oy' is a superstar in maths. 

Here we take the NATO numerical flags coded to 2, 7, and 1, to give us this sweet flag. 

2.7182818284590452353602874713527

ICS - International Maritime Flag for Euler's Number

 Here is the International Maritime Flag ICS updated version for Euler's Number Flag.  It looks like Pokemon catcher now!  In this case it catches all the magic numbers that expand! 

 Note this is upgraded, evolved Euler's Number flag, since the other one is rather drab.  

2.7182818284590452353602874713527

Notice that 1828 appears twice after 2.7.  So what happened in 1828? 

 

1. The US Democratic Party was organized 

2. Bahía Blanca was founded in Argentina

3. Andrew Jackson was elected president, defeating incumbent John Q. Adams as the first Democrat to run the White House

4. Leo Tolstoy is born

5. Andrew Taylor Still founds Osteopathic Medicine in Missouri

6. Jules Verne is Born!  [{(TOP FUN FACT)}]

 

 

The Cartman 6' Foot Covid-19 Flag Marker from South Park

 

2020 was a year for the history books of social governance.  It was during the South Park Covid Special that that unique vexilloid made an appearance.  Cartman created a safety flag waving device that people were supposed to maintain.  It was a red flag with the number six upon it with an apostrophe that represented feet, which converts to 1.828 meters, which is rounded up to two meters, which is about two door knob lengths away.  

You can see the Covid Safety Vexilloid resting in the door way next to Cartman's mom.  Cartman is eating his signature Cheey Poofs, but as a not so nutritious breakfast cereal. 

Luhansk and Dontsk Peoples Republic - 8 Years Not in Tibet of Lost Republics

 

Since the 2014 Ukranian War two break away regions have formed in Eastern Europe.  They are the Luhansk Peoples Republic and the Donetsk Peoples Republic.  This region of Ukraine was the mostly Russian speaking region of Ukraine that wanted to maintain an Eastern outlook.  Their flags are fraternal flag partners who existed in limbo for nearly 8 years without any recognition.  

The flags are similar to the flag of Russia, except for the top bar which is light blue for Lugansk and black for Donetsk.  

As when Louisiana Territory was sold the USA when Napoleon occupied Spain, the occupation of the Russian military under Putin is currently pushing for their annexation into Russia.   

Kherson and Zaporizhzhia are also soon to be incorporated into Mother Russia shortly.   But they never existed as breakaway republics.  

Texas had good 10 year run as an independent breakaway republic before it was annexed into the USA, but it looks like the Donetsk and Luhansk Republics will not break the Texan ten-year standard.  These republics lasted from 2014 to 2022, in limbo, and their time in limbo will soon be over. 

But the Transnistria Republic snuggled in between Moldova and Ukraine is holding the record for Eastern Europe with 32 years as a mostly unrecognized republic since 1990.