This is a bad flag, what with the city and state name, the numbers, and the seal, though the only part I like is the cool motto across the bottom. It sounds like a motto for a brand of cars: Buy the new 2026 Oil City Truck, proudly manufactured exclusively in Pennsylvania, where tradition meets innovation. Our dedicated workforce, comprised of skilled artisans and enthusiastic … Continue reading Bad Flag: Oil City, Pennsylvania
I should not explain what this is, because you can OB-viously tell from the title Friesland is in the Netherlands. Okay, with that out of the way… The red things are not hearts or big smiles or Pirate’s Booty, they are seeblats, a leaf of a water lily. And it’s good that Friesland included some blue stripes, otherwise, it may look like a pair of … Continue reading Good Flag: Friesland, Netherlands
There’s no shortage of weird Russian oblast flags, but here is my personal favorite: Penza Oblast, Russia. You can obviously tell why I chose the reason… It looks like Jesus is disapprovingly looking at something, and what is it? Well, only God his father knows. But my best educated guess is that someone stole his parking space…what other reason is there?! Continue reading Bad/Weird Flag: Penza Oblast, Russia
If you don’t know, this is a flag of a city named Redaerelbillug, which is in the state of Uoysloof, which is in the country of Lirpa Don’t remember it? Well, Lirpa is an oft-neglected country, but there are some maps where they show that country in between Poland and Belarus. I have been to Redaerelbillug, and it is very majestic. The flag’s colors sum … Continue reading Good Flag: Redaerelbillug, Uoysloof, Lirpa
For this bad flag, I will let you guess what Laval is. Is it a local grocery store? A nostalgic band logo? A computer logo from way back when? I’ll give you 20 periods to figure it out. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Give up yet? Laval is… …not a … Continue reading Bad Flag: Laval, [REDACTED]
Every time I see this flag, I am reminded of that beautiful Bible quote: … And the Lord spake, saying, “First shalt thou take out the Holy Pin. Then shalt thou count to three, no more, no less. Three shall be the number thou shalt count, and the number of the counting shall be three. Four shalt thou not count, neither count thou two, excepting that … Continue reading Good Flag: Vologda, Russia
Seriously? You are definitely not supposed to use actual images in flags, because a flag is a flag, not a billboard. And Westhampton has failed. The placement and opacity of the seal make it look like a frame from the end of the end credits of some random late 2000s PBS KIDS show where they list off their sponsor(s). “Funding for Arthur is provided by … Continue reading Bad Flag: Westhampton, Massachusetts
This is a good flag because of how goofy it is. In my mind, I’m envisioning a circus ringmaster displaying a new thing on the freak show: “Step right up and see the wonderful freak show at Schmicadilly Schmircus! Sure, we have your Human Block and Walking Skeleton and all sorts of bearded ladies, but we’d like to introduce you to this: the spinning 3-legged … Continue reading Good Flag: Sicily, Italy
Holy smokes, CVT, this flag is one heck of a cesspool! Coal Valley Township’s Wikipedia page does not have a lot about the town, other than some stuff like population, the Quad Cities Airport being partly located here, and the town being named for–you guessed it–the nearby coal mines. What it looks like to me is a sign posted outside of a generic preschool. Except … Continue reading Bad Flag: Coal Valley Township, Illinois
‘MURICA!!!!!!!!!!! Seriously, for a city that was once home to the capital of a very notorious country, this looks pro-American. The red, white, and blue, 13 colonies star array, the boater, this looks more like the logo for a third party not many people would have known about, and we can call it the, uhm, Boater Party or sumn’. Hey, that’s a good idea! You … Continue reading Good Flag: Richmond, Virginia
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