The New Flag
All these maps have appeared over the past couple of days, like the purple map and The New Map with Jesusland and The United States of Canada, but as they say, “The Map is Not the Territory.”
To gain territory, you must plant flags. So here’s a new flag for the ideological island nation of Austin:
I’m not sure, but I think it needs some text. Here are some phrases I’m considering:
- Come and Take It
- The Reality Based Republic of Austin
- There’s a flower growing through the weeds.
I love it. And I vote for option B.
sarah
5 Nov 04 at 2:35 pm
I also love it… Our little island paradise in an otherwise dismal state. One suggestion though: Could it be “The Reality-Based DEMOCRACY of Austin?” The idea of our nation as a republic has become less-and-less appealling to me since the election of 2000. Even though the current election was a more accurate representation of democracy-in-action, I’d even like to see the electoral college abolished to make way for a truer sense of democracy…
Also, do you have a vector version of that flag? I’d like to print it out on paper at least. Let me know if you get some real flags made. I’d want one…
James Craig
7 Nov 04 at 5:04 pm
if you do not have a GbV review/comment/observation up by now, you have no soul.
brent
8 Nov 04 at 8:45 am
This is way cool! May I link to it as a pic for my blog?
Right now I am using the UN flag, but even though I’m from San Antonio, I identify strongly with this statement.
Thanks,
Sheryl
Sheryl Zettner
8 Nov 04 at 11:43 pm
Sure, link away. I could use the googlejuice.
I’m thinking of setting up a cafepress site for shirts and whatnot with that flag on them.
James, I don’t have a vectorized version of that file, but I may be able to do some gimp/paintshop pro tricks to get vectors out of it without doing it by hand.
How about ‘Reality Based Community’ instead of Republic? I guess Democracy works too. I tend to alliterate even when it means poor word choice.
banksean
9 Nov 04 at 10:09 am
Simply brilliant!
Scott Johnson
10 Nov 04 at 1:13 pm
I got distracted and hadn’t checked back. Thanks for letting me link to your pic. :)
Sheryl Zettner
22 Nov 04 at 11:56 pm
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