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Flags of the World – Triangles, Part Five

Posted on August 11, 2024 by pauldelancey

In Part One, we saw how geometry haters tyrannized lovers of triangles. We also discovered how geometry made better living possible. In Part Two, we learned of the terrible rivalry between circles and triangles. When, oh when, will trianglistas ever bask in the sunshine that is peace and security? In Part Four, we uncovered the unintended side benefits that accrue to lands that incorporate triangles into its flag. Here in Part Five, we learn about dynasties, golf, and weight gain.

 And now, the:

ROLL CALL OF FREEDOM

17. Jordan

Each stripe symbolizes a significant dynasty. The black stripe represents the domino-loving Abass dynasty from Baghdad. The middle white stripe is a sign of the Umayyads from Damascus and represent confectioners’ sugar. The best powdered doughnuts really can be found in Damascus. The green stripe refers to the dynasty of the Moroccan Fatimids and symbolized Morocco’s putting greens. The country may be mostly arrid, but the ruling elite really loves golf. The red wedge  stands for the Jordanian Hashim dynasty. and recalls a decadades-ago event when the dynasitc laundry woman put red scarves in the clothes washer. The red ran and all the leaders’ robes turned red. The elite made a virtue out of necessity and adopted red as their dynasty’s color. The white star is white.

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18. Marshall Islands
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The Marshall Islands is home to one of the densest concentrations of trianglistas in the world. This devotion to the trianglism –Yes, that is a now a legitimate word–way of life shows everywhere, including in sandwich shops. The levels of government bureacracy remain riddled with wisely governing trianglistas. Such devotion to the charming triangle shows up in the land’s flag which has seven! triangles. Can you find them all? (Three of the triangles are formed from two-or-three individual triangles.)
The orangle color of, well, the orangle triangle stands for the nation’s wealth. The white triangle represents hope. Well, why not? The two blue triangles recall the Pacific Ocean which laps the shores of this island nation. The differing sizes of the triangles represent the land’s ongoing commitment to diversity. The thick and thin sizes evoke humanity’s ever-present struggle from being overweight and the commitment to a leaner, healthier lifestyle. The pointy star is not a ninja death star. Rather it stands for islands’ administrative districts, Christian traditon, and the nation’s four largest cities. A busy star, you bet.
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19.  Mozambique

Arlo Guthrie’s great song “Mozambique” came about when a friend decided to make as many rhymes as they could with Mozambique. Again, I feel like point that the song “Mozambique” came after the nation was named and not vice versa.

Portugal’s flag has no triangles. Mozambique was a Portugese colony. The triangle-loving Mozambicans wanted independence and the right to determine the geometric shapes of the land. The small red refers to narrow margin of victory in their struggle for independence. The red color represents the bloody struggle to control their own destiny or red meat. (Portugal and Mozambique share a lot of culinary traditions.) The Kalashikov represents the armed conflict. Pow! Pow!

The color green harkens to the land’s fertile fields and to the cloth felt found on pool tables. If you visit Mozambique, take your cue stick. The book shows how much the Mozabicans love my novels and cookbooks. Thank you, Mozambique. The hoe depicts the imprortance of farming. Yellow stands for mineral wealth. The thin white arose from a shortage of green, black, and gold dyes.

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20. Namibia

Namibia is proud of the two triangles in its flag, as what country would not? The red stripe stands for the blood that’s pumped through our body. By extension, the stripe also represents the people teeming and flowing through this happy land. The green symbolizes the country’s vibrant parsley industry. Blue means that the sky above Namibia is blue. The flag also sports the yellow sun, which can be seen nearly every day. White stands for the country’s few clouds.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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– Paul De Lancey, The Comic Chef, Ph.D.

My cookbook, Following Good Food Around the World, with its 180 wonderful recipes, my newest novel, Do Lutheran Hunks Eat Mushrooms, a hilarious apocalyptic thriller, and all my other books, are available on amazon.com.

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Flags of the World – Triangles, Part Four

Posted on July 28, 2024 by pauldelancey
In Part One, we saw how geometry haters tyrannized lovers of triangles. We also discovered how geometry made better living possible. In Part Two, we learned of the terrible rivalry between circles and triangles. When, oh when, will trianglistas ever bask in the sunshine that is peace and security? Here in Part Four, we learn of the unintended side benefits that accrue to lands that incorporate triangles into its flag.

 And now, the:

ROLL CALL OF FREEDOM

13. Equatorial Guinea

Here, blue stands for the bountiful ocean that laps at Equatorial Guinea’s enchanting beaches. Green stands for the nation’s green plants that grow through the miracle of photosyntheis. White represents the white blood cells that defend the citizens from nasty bacteria. Red stands for the nation’s mythical red bunnies that will protect Equatorial Guinea in times of great need. Note the small blue triangle to the left. This represents (I’m really need to look up synonyms in my Thesaurus for “represents.”) the tenuous hold the trianglistas have on this troubled land. Please send thoughts and prayers to Equatorial Guinea.

The flag’s coat of arms indicates this nation’s committment to unity, peace, and justice. The green tree in the coat of arms symbolizes green trees. These trees provide shade for picknickers.  The five stars indicates the average grade-level of literacy. This is fine, as everybit of linguistic knowledge after that is only needed for specialized knowledge such as econometrics or archeology.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14. Eritrea

Eritrea fought a long war for independence. This flag clearly represents the aspirations of the trianglista revolutionaries. Eritrea’s flag contains not one, not two, but three triangles. (And three is a special number in many cultures.) The red triangles refers to tomatoes, yum, and to the land’s armed struggles for self rule and independence. The laurel wreath harkens to the one in the United Nations flag. (Note that their copyright infringement does not apply to flags.) The weird thing in the middle of the wreath symbolizes the claw prints of the reclusive mok-mok bird.

The green triangle stands for green things. The blue triangle indicates blue skies and blue waters. It’s important to note that these two triangles are orthogonal. Together with the red isoceles triangle this flag manages to incorporate just triangles into its rectangular flag. That last big is a bummer, but still an “A” for effort.

 

 

 

 

 

 

15.  Guyana

This flag was chosen through public competition. Cool. More countries should try this. The color white symbolizes the nation’s waters. Aren’t oceans and lakes blue? Perhaps white is a nod to white-water rafting.  Red stands for sacrifice, just like the red-shirted crews in Star Trek(tm). Black means the nation’s perservance in building a brighter future. Yellow symbolizes Guyana’s mineral deposits and egg yolks. (I need my egg yolks cooked through because of allergies.) Green refers to the land’s abundant vegetation.

Together, the yellow triangle and the white trim harken to the emblem sewn onto Star Trek uniforms. This symbolizes the nation’s desire to go boldly into the future. Best wishes, Guyana. Please note that this happy land starts with one triangle ends with two. This is as it should be.

 

 

 

 

 

 

16. Jamaica

Jamaica is the home of excellent reggae music and fantastic jerk chicken. I wish these two things could have made their way into this flag, but I suppose that would have been hard to do. Anyway, the Pan-African colors of black, green and yellow were placed around the cross of Saint Andrew. The two black triangles stand for hardships that will be overcome. Yellow symbolizes the Jamaican sun.” The two green triangles refer to this land’s beautiful greenery. And well done, Jamaica, for putting four triangles in your flag. You rock.

 

 

 

 

 

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– Paul De Lancey, The Comic Chef, Ph.D.

My cookbook, Following Good Food Around the World, with its 180 wonderful recipes, my newest novel, Do Lutheran Hunks Eat Mushrooms, a hilarious apocalyptic thriller, and all my other books, are available on amazon.com.

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Flags of the World – Triangles, Part Two

Posted on June 30, 2024 by pauldelancey

In Part One, we saw how geometry haters tyrannized lovers of triangles. We also discovered how geometry made better living possible.

Alas, harmony doesn’t reign freely in geometry land. Lovers of circles and squares infected our English language with phrases using the words “circles” and “squares.” Let’s see what they are:

phrases using CIRCLE

Circle Of Life (Elton John song)
circle of friends
circle of influence
circle the wagons
come full circle
drum circle (A circle of people playing drums)
full circle
literary circle
silver circle
virtuous circle
winner’s circle

Hey! All these phrases carry positive meanings.

Maybe it will be different with square

phrases using SQUARE

fair and square
square deal
square meal
square shooter
square off
square up

Zounds! These phrases all denote good things.

Well, let’s look at phrases including the word triangle.

Bermuda Triangle
Love Triangle

What the actual heck! Just two phrases with triangle in them. And they’re both bad.

We can glean three conclusions from the above phrases.

1) The geometric tribe is a fractious one. Circle lovers and squares despire the fans of the square.

2) The circle and square sects absolutely lord it over the triangle adherents.

3) Conflict does not limit itself to: politics, gender, sexual orientation and other traditional divisions.

And yet, and yet, courageous citizens from various nations defy global oppression and raise triangular-themed flags of liberty.

ROLL CALL OF FREEDOM

5. Bosnia and Herzegovina

Hooray for Bosnia and Herzegovia, defenders of the Golden Triangle. Triangulistas in this land have allied themselves with the Rhombus lovers. Together, two generally downtrodden geomtery sects have pusedh the square almost off the map. Well done.

 

 

 

 

 

6. Brunei

Triangle powerful Brunei proudly includes two triangles in its flag. The squares possess no power in this land.The crescent represents Islam. The umbrella stands for monarchy and dignity. The four-feathered wings guard peace and integrity. Way cool, Brunei.

 

 

 

 

 

7.  Comoros

The flag of Comoros puts its sole triangle at the left, a place of honor. Notice the absence of both the square and the circle. The crescent and the stars represent Islam. The colors of the four stripes stand for the main islands in this small, but wonderful country.

 

 

 

 

 

 

8. Republic of the Congo

This mighty republic drove out its oppressive geometrical shapes long ago. Huzzah! The colors show the three favorite colors of the populace.

 

 

 

 

 

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– Paul De Lancey, The Comic Chef, Ph.D.

My cookbook, Following Good Food Around the World, with its 180 wonderful recipes, my newest novel, Do Lutheran Hunks Eat Mushrooms, a hilarious apocalyptic thriller, and all my other books, are available on amazon.com.

 

 

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Flags of the World – Triangles, Part One

Posted on June 23, 2024 by pauldelancey

Few conflicts are as external as the conflict between lovers of geometry and its haters. A few other spats come close: wars of  aggression, sibling rivalries, lutefisk vendors and people,  spam callers and call blockers, and road repair and activity.

Geometry lovers wax rhapsodic over the ability to determine the height of a distant building without every going near it. Wow! All you need to have is a tree between you and the building and a few distances. What can be more beneficial to humanity than calculating that?

Alas, evil people, geometry haters stalk the land, people fell asleep during geometry class, people who snap after being asked to prove the Pythagorean Theorem one time too many. These people are the reason we can’t nice things. These folk constitute the hard-core unemployed. All those jobs that requiring calculating building heights, remain forever shut to them. Indeed these people find no jobs at all in the construction industry. Would you trust erecting a skyscraper to a ne’er do well who won’t measure angles? I didn’t think so.

It’s hard to spot a feral geometry hater on the street. You need to make repeated visits to people’s homes or diners. A geometry lover, GL, will often cut his cheese sandwich into two pieces diagonally. A geometry hater, GH, never.

Over the centuries, GHs took control of most countries and eliminated all traces of triangles in their nation’s flags. In these lands, GHs relentlessly persecute geometry lovers. The coup d’état remains the only way for GLs to assert their freedom. You can tell these plucky lands by the triangles in their flags.

And now, the roll call of FREEDOM

1) American Samoa

American Samoa remains firmly in the grasp of the Order of the Triangle, OT, or Overtimers as the underground resistance calls them. This wondrous land features nested triangles with a heavily armed and rather pissed-off bald eagle ever ready to defend geometric freedom.

 

 

 

 

 

2) Antigua and Barbuda

Oh Antigua! Oh Barbuda! How the Sun blesses your happy shores! Indeed, contentment here runs riot to such an extent, that this Eden proclaims its joy with five flags, five! (See if you can find them all.) The poly-coloric–Yes, that is now a word, by decree–triangles reflects the two islands’ committment to diversity and to the land’s influential painters. community.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3) Bahamas

The colors of the Bahamian flag represent the three main groups of the island chain: black-haired people, golden-haired people, and, of course, the teal-haired people. (You really should visit and see all the wonderful ‘dos.) Anyway, the black triangle also stands for the graphite pencils and black-ink pens favored by the GLs. Although diverse in geometric sentiment, Bahamas is no mathematics tyranny. The dominant GLs freely share power with the GHs. If only we could all be like the Bahamas.

 

 

 

 

 

4) Bhutan

Such a happy land! It loves triangles. The Bhutanese don’t see things in black and white; they view the world in yellow and orange! How wonderful is that? The joy of the land often erupts in games of Four Ball. (The dragon in the flag below holds a ball in each of its four claws.) In Four Ball, the side that collects and then defends four balls, wins. But it’s a friendly game; the winners treat the losers to triangular scoops of lemon and orange sherbets.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

– Paul De Lancey, The Comic Chef, Ph.D.

My cookbook, Following Good Food Around the World, with its 180 wonderful recipes, my newest novel, Do Lutheran Hunks Eat Mushrooms, a hilarious apocalyptic thriller, and all my other books, are available on amazon.com.

 

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