Wednesday, March 30, 2005

Pope FAQ - Vatican Flag

Question: Since Vatican City is a country, it must have a flag, right?

Answer: What a stupid question. Of course the Vatican has a flag, go look at it here, now! Ok, you back now? You get a good look? Excellent. The emblem, located on the left side of the flag, is made up of two parts. The first part is St. Peters Keys, the yellow key is to the Gates of Heaven and the white one, well, the white one is actually the key to the front door of an apartment Peter had like 4 years ago, he just never got around to taking it off his keychain. Also in the emblem is the Papal miter, which as you can see was the inspiration for the Easter egg. The emblem is placed on a white field, which is a tip of the cap to Catholic France's unofficial flag. The Yellow field was used because, well, to be honest, all the other, cool colors were already taken (that's what you get for waiting till 1929 to make your flag). The final thing of note about the Vatican flag is that it is a square, not a rectangle like most flags (well, I guess, it is technically a rectangle too, but that's not really the point Poindexter). The square shape is a nod to the Freemasons, who, of course, run the world from a secret underground lair below the Vatican, along with several Zionists, 3 aliens and Rupert Murdoch.

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