Wednesday, October 7, 2009

This Is What My Empire Would Be Founded On, Raw Computation And Rage*

I saw this on Kottke yesterday. It's the actual flag of the Benin Empire which existed from 1170 to 1897 in modern day Nigeria.


When my quest for world domination comes to fruition, this will be my flag. In fact, I may not even wait that long. I think it makes an excellent statement to people who come to my home to sell me things, whether goods, services or religion. And it states my position on property crime as well. Win-win.


*Soon I Will Be Invincible by Austin Grossman
(great book)

44 comments:

  1. I think you forgot the "Mwah-Ha-Ha-Ha-Haaaaaaa!!!" at the end of that.

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  2. And you could have bumper stickers made up and stick one on your Man Van.

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  3. Oh you could put this right over the MAN Van

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  4. Is this a bad time to talk about religion?

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  5. LOL @ Mo.

    Just to be very clear about the flag, I would always answer the door sword in hand. I mean, you wouldn't want to confuse anyone.

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  6. Man, I gotta get one of those. I can fly it down at my gate to keep people out. I'm also going to hang a sign that says "Salesmen welcome. Dog food is pretty expensive."

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  7. i have a feeling Kirby will not be cleaning your carpets of trying to give you a free bottle of cleaner any time soon...at least after the next time.

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  8. Yeah, but could you change the background color? I think it would be cool to make it lavendar or puce or magenta.

    That way, it really makes you look at the guy beheading the other guy.

    Also? Maybe have the head actually ON the ground. Or at least falling off a little more.

    Put some oooomph in it, ya know?

    Makes 'em take you seriously.

    Cause in this flag, it totally looks like he might be another Nearly Headless Nick.

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  9. LOL! Can I get a spot on your administrative team when you rule the world? I can be pretty bitchy, but once a month dh says I could even scare Beelzebub. I could be a good person to have on your team. Heck, I might goout and lop off a few heads myself.

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  10. You go boy.

    Want fries with that?

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  11. Big talk for a guy who calls his wife Supreme Leader. She'll be the one with the sword, eh?

    Heh.

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  12. You could start by using it as your blogger profile pic.

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  13. Wow. That guy looks like he just danced his way into that beheading though. He's mid-step and are those jazz hands? That's just asking for it.

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  14. That would make for an excellent No Soliciting sign.

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  15. When you get the t-shirts printed let me know. They'll make great Christmas presents.

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  16. I can see you going down the Caligula route. One minute your shagging anything that moves, chopping the heads off anyone that looks at you the wrong way and generally being a right bastard. Then one morning you wake up, your eldest gives you a piece of cardboard and says "hold that", and as you're peering over the top to read what it says you hear a "Mwah-ha-ha-ha" and a swish of a sword blade before your head is lying one end of the room and the rest of you the other. And the cardboard read, "thanks for all the M & M's".

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  17. i think you're confusing yourself
    with "The Brain" aka Stephen Spielberg's Pinky and the Brain.
    There is help out there you know,
    acknowledging your meglomanic tendences is the first step.

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  18. HA! HA! Love it and I just posted about Nigeria...strange.

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  19. Maybe that could be the flag for a new butcher shop.

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  20. I agree. Put it up in the entryway with a sign saying Solicitors will be beheaded or something.

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  21. they kind of look like maybe they wre doing the salsa and someone stepped foroward when they should have stepped back. but, you know, usually the response to a missed step isn't chopping your partner's head off.

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  22. "When I am King, you will first against the wall..."


    Simple. Direct. No mistaking the message. But can I get it in royal blue?

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  23. I thought you were already successful with your world domination quest? You better get that flag, STAT. ;)

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  24. You fight nekkid? That ain't safe.

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  25. I love it. May have to get one of those for the hubby's collection.

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  26. I've adopted that flag for my household. We plan on taking it literally.

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  27. One of the commenters mentioned something about shirts. Will they come in kid sizes too?

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  28. That's perfect. So many interpretations, too! For instance, it could just as easily be someone getting overzealous with the Wii fencing game...Epi Wii (oh yeah, I'm tired, why?)

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  29. It needs a really mean-looking dog barking at the guy who's getting his head chopped off

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  30. The only thing missing is the blood spout!

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  31. I don't know; maybe a more soothing background color? Like lavender?

    Ellie

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  32. I would start with your twitter avitar.
    Kick ass.

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  33. http://www.geniuspending.com/2009/10/daily-cartoonchart-star-wars-on-brain.html

    Thought you'd like today's daily graph.

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  34. I like...my only complaint would be that the characters aren't very 'slimming'. In fact, the dude on the left appears to have a little 'man-boob'.

    Oh, and holy shit, I didn't realize it has been a month.

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  35. That would be a great deterrent.

    Unfortunately the situation in a large part of Africa could still be adequately described by that flag.

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  36. In what other form of socializing could a self proclaimed wizard get a happy birthday wish from a self proclaimed Dumbass and feel happy about it! :)

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  37. Now all you need is a midget in storm trooper gear. Reign you I say!!

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  38. I would SO fly that flag. You could start your own Captain Dumbass Nation!

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  39. Maybe it should just be your new banner?

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  40. I just put a huge pentagram on my door, so that the religious folks would stay far far away. It's been working well, but I'm pickin' up what you're putting down on this whole beheading thing.

    I likey!!!

    Blessings!

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Come on, sailor. I love you long time.