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The New Utah State Flag

profxm, February 11, 2011

The Utah State Senate is adding to the list of “state symbols” a “state gun” – the Browning M1911. I’ve taken the liberty of redesigning the state flag for Utah as a result of this change:

it's just a bird
Utah

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Comments (8)

  1. Chino Blanco says:
    February 11, 2011 at 10:02 am

    Thanks a bunch, ProfXM. You’ve got a knack for attracting all kinds of new readers. 😉

    ProfXM says

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  2. chanson says:
    February 11, 2011 at 10:19 am

    Haha, that’s great! It reminds me of this site where they grade the world’s ugliest flags. If Utah adopts your design, it won’t be the only place to adorn its flag with weapons. 😉

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  3. SLK in SF says:
    February 11, 2011 at 11:22 am

    How about a new state motto while we’re at it? Something like the recent UPS slogan comes to mind:

    “What can Browning do for you?”

    Cue the off-color jokes (and forgive the pun.) 🙂

    Reply
  4. ff42 says:
    February 11, 2011 at 11:27 am

    Are the barrels aimed at the center for artistic or symbolic reasons?

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  5. profxm says:
    February 11, 2011 at 11:37 am

    I replaced existing arrows with the guns and bullets:
    http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/time-zone/usa/utah/images/state-flag-utah.jpg

    I’m not much of an “artist” and can’t claim credit for thinking symbolically either.

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  6. chanson says:
    February 11, 2011 at 1:20 pm

    And yet the symbolism kind of works. I also noticed that the design seemed to be shooting itself…

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  7. Christopher Smith says:
    February 11, 2011 at 2:28 pm

    This was funny even before I noticed the bullets tearing through the eagle’s wings.

    Then it was hilarious.

    Reply
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