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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Der_er_et_yndigt_land
Dead vikings and norse mythology, fuck yeah!
This weekend I watched the Baltimore Orioles game and noticed that they fucking checkerboard EVERYTHING because of it.
Baltimore flag:
What the hell is wrong with you, Maryland!?
My vote for favorite city flag is a tie between:
Classy, awesome, iconic Richmond:
and
Will look good on a coffee mug I pick up at the airport after visiting my grandparents and I forgot to buy my girlfriend a gift St. Petersburg
columbia?
kpop appreciation station i also like to tweet some
I had no idea we even had a flag... Replace the stars in the U.S. flag with an eagle! It's genius!
I like Denvers flag. That's attractive.
I prefer Tough to sing, yes. But its a good mix of defiant, badass, idealistic and hopeful.
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Best Uncle Sam poster:
This neo-feudalism would be more tolerable if our betters had fancy titles.
I mean, there's not a huge deal of competition, I suppose. The USSR's "Mother Motherland" (in the CIS, she's split into national entities--Mother Russia, Mother Ukraine, etc.) is okay too, but it's not anywhere near as marketable and reproducible as Uncle Sam. Maybe she's a classier in that regard, but she's not as universal.
John Bull of Great Britain (I imagine Scotland and Wales have their own, maybe not?) is pretty good too. It's nice in that he's kind of "imperfect"--as oppose to Uncle Sam, who is a old but still commanding-looking and lean white guy, and Mother Motherland, who's basically the most fit mother ever, he's a stout, heavyset fellow. He's easily the national personification most readily adaptable into an alcoholic beverage.
And then there's Israel's Srulik. He's...probably the least commanding, imposing looking personification of anything ever. Not exactly what I think of when I see nuclear-armed, regional power, high-tech military Israel.
I think Uncle Sam is very good at meeting the needs of an American personification.
Join the Israeli Military! We've got tons of young fresh-faced boy-flesh!
But I'm sure he naturally "mans up" when he spends his time in the IDF, like any good Israeli lad.
Er...maybe not. Now he looks like a character from Archie crossing over into MASH.
It's Beetle Bailey.
"Hey, you see those huge countries? They fucking hate us. We know they hate us, because they regularly bombed the shit out of us. They like doing it so much, they went out of their way to do it when we couldn't possibly retaliate. They bombed us more than they bombed eachother back when they hated eachother. But fuck 'em, we're gonna' win, even if we have to claw our way out of the ashes!"
Sounds pretty appropriate.
The Star Spangled Banner is highly inappropriate for a war like the War of 1812. It is like talking about how awesome you are while you are taking a shit.
I've also never seen a national personifaction other than Americas uncle sam, and he looks super silly
sorry america
Plus, I think an actual decent personification has to have a semi-consistent personification. Uncle Sam: white guy. John Bull: stout guy. Mother Motherland: (Local Nationality) woman. It has to be more than just a name, I think.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRvVzaQ6i8A
yes
Incorrect. The Soviet National Anthem is the best national anthem.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91kdwxFsthI
Never in my life has a song about war so made me want to get my bone on.
The US had fairly valid grievances (although nowadays they likely would not lead to war). In a sense the British political sphere still saw the US as a colony: they forcibly conscripted merchant sailors, they prevented the US from trading with British enemies, and they were still the major American trading partner. Add to that British support of local natives to undermine American expansionism and you've got a fair overview of the causes for war.
The US of 1812 was not nearly as mighty and impressive as it is today. Until 1814 the British were doing quite well and their main force was still dealing with Napoleon in France. It was an small, under-supported force and the Americans were still only able to occupy portions of Canada the British had withdrawn from. Plus there's the oft-mentioned "the biggest American victory came after the truce was declared"-part.
Regardless, the war isn't the important aspect of the Star Spangled Banner's history. It was written for a battle and not the war. Fort McHenry was bombarded by an unassailable force for over a day. It's basically a fancy version of "We Shall Overcome" (even if that was written later).
It's a terrible anthem because it focuses on the indomitable spirit of the people, but nothing about national beauty or solidarity or anything else. Not because of when or where or why it was written.
In that sense the Deutschlandlied was great (if a bit too jingoistic) until it was ruined by the Nazis.
(Also: Alergia gained its independence after WW2...meaning they were contending with that monstrous French military...that had got its teeth kicked in in a matter of weeks a decade earlier)
But what the hell do I know. I'm just an American who likes the Star-Spangled Banner because it's the national anthem. I'd like it if it had vuzuvelas in it. OK, I take that back. No one would like it if it had vuzuvelas in it.
I remember watching a really funny clip, can't remember if it was The Daily Show or what, where they asked a bunch of Canadians on the street to sing the Star Spangled Banner, and they all could. Then they asked a bunch of Americans on the street and they were all like, "Oh, Canada! ... hmm hmm hmm HMM hmm hockey and maple leaves!"
didnt colbert also sing the Star Spangled Banner to the tune of O Canada (or vice versa) during the winter olympics?
It is when sung by the Red Army Choir.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yW8omJe-l0I
To be fair, the Red Army Choir version of many, many things is the greatest they can be.
It's still aversion of a Confederate flag, the Stars and Bars. It's just not as well known as the Confederate Battle flag was, so every one opposed to a Confederate flag shut up. Those sneaky racist politicians.
Edit Correction: This is also the a version of the flag Georgia used prior to the Civil War for some time, so maybe it influenced the Confederate flag instead of the other way around.
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