Fly your freak flag

I'm sure I'm not the only person disappointed with the new Iraqi flag, reproduced below:

My problem is purely aesthetic, as I don't really mind that it looks a little like the Israeli flag, which I think is one of the better national flags.

The pale blue and yellow design does not make me think of a beacon to the Arab world, nor of a proud nation rebuilding after decades of tyranny, but instead something more along the lines of "Blue Moon Over Sweden," which I sincerely hope wasn't the point.

Speaking of flags, doesn't the old Iraqi flag:

...remind you just a little of the current DC flag?

Frankly, I prefer the instant psychadelic mindf*ck provided by staring closely at the state colors of Maryland:

I'm fairly sure tobacco wasn't the only cash crop grown by Lord Calvert.

Posted by rj3 at April 27, 2004 12:32 PM

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