#vexiology

[mineralshine]

It's so much fun looking at the flags at the Paris Olympics Closing Ceremony.

[dickspends]

look i hate ohio but lets be honest here nepals flag fucking SUCKS. 1. the two triangles are completely uneven. one is an equilateral and the other is not. 2. since they are not the same triangle, the icon on the top of the nepal flag is misaligned like you accidentally dragged it a little too low in photoshop. 3. THE ICON ON THE EQUILATERAL TRIANGLE ALSO ISNT IN THE CENTRE OF THE TRIANGLE. IT IS TOO HIGH. 4. the colours are too saturated and therefore clash too harshly.

i agree with all ohio hate but its a good flag. nepals is uneven and looks like a 3rd grader drew it. genuinely a 2/10 flag. the icons are the only nice thing about it.

Flag Wars Bonus Round

[basilgamez]

if i had to choose between to be harrased or be the person who peed on that hand towel with r/vexiology

i wouldnt pick because i wasnt born

[frankhightower]

Heraldic Banner of Polyamory

On 11/11/2022, @matrioshkadog went on a twitter rant about how terribly designed pride flags are. To prove it, she used her knowledge of heraldy and vexiology to propose new flags off the top of her head. Having studied it myself (I was developing a game some 20 years ago where flags would play a big role, but the project got cancelled), I took it upon myself to bring the idea to life. The official description goes as follows:

Tierced, azure, argent, and azure (translation: three stripes, blue, light gray, blue) representing "this is a flag, not an inkjet test page"

Cerberus passant* sable (Translation: three-headed dog on all fours in black) representing "poly, huh? At least some of you are definitely furries"

His top head, regardant, and in its muzzle, a dagger, or (Translation: first head looking over its shoulder, holding a yellow knife in its mouth) representing how every polycule has someone where you’re like “what do you have?” and they’re like “a knife”

His middle head, armed (Translation: second head is growling) representing "it’s friggin’ badass"

His bottom head, langued gules (Translation: third head is sticking its tongue out) representing being dope AF

* The original proposal says "rampant" (on two legs) but I didn't realize until after I was done (the traditional heraldic depiction of Cerberus is on all fours) She also had a pretty good proposal for the flag of Asexuality, but I didn't have the time to draw it DISCLAIMER: Neither I nor my characters are polyamorous (all straight unless otherwise noted) and I do not endorse any interpretations on the contrary. I will also not accept criticisms of: "What? But that's boring!"

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[incorrect-pokespe-quotes]

may I request some fluffy specialshipping? if you need a specific prompt, maybe Red calms Yellow down after a nightmare (but please nothing too angsty), but you can do anything you want

I forgot about the specific prompt you mentioned but here u go!!

Short reminder that you can find the rest of my writing on @vexiverse

Yellow decided not ten minutes into their trip that Red was the best person in the region to go fishing with. He didn’t feel the need to fill every empty space with words like Blue did or take things so seriously like Green did. Though she loved her other friends, it was nice to have someone who was content with simply sitting by the riverside with a pole in their hand and her by their side. They fished for hours, reeling in Magikarp after Magikarp and watching the crystalline water bubble over rocks further downstream. It was quiet, peaceful, and the perfect way to spend such a lovely summer afternoon. 

Yellow shifted, reaching into the bucket for another piece of bait when her hand bumped into something. She looked up, confused at the firmness of the bait and the fact that it was moving. Her eyes met Red’s, as he too was leaning over the bucket and reaching in. The two of them moved closer, almost knocking heads, and realized that there wasn’t actually any more bait left, only dirty water and worm juice. The ‘bait’ they had grabbed were each other’s fingers. When Red noticed, he began to laugh. Yellow couldn’t help but laugh alongside him, pulling her hand away to wipe it off on her jeans. “I’ll go get some more bait,” Red announced, standing up and jogging off into the woods with the bucket in his hand. Yellow leaned back, letting the brim of her hat shade her face as she dozed off. She didn’t realize until after he came back that there was no bait in the middle of the forest.Red came back without bait. When he shook Yellow awake and presented her the bucket, it contained not worms but a myriad assortment of flowers. Pollen swirled in a honey-colored haze around the bucket, causing Yellow to wrinkle her nose in surprise. "T- thank you," she said, looking quizzically at the... could it really be called a bouquet if the flowers were just piled on top of each other? Ruby would surely say no. "It's not a bouquet if that's what you were wondering," Red explained. "I was hoping... could I braid your hair? I never really got to see you wear it down."It was Yellow's turn to be caught totally off guard. "U- um... sure!" she said, pulling off her hat and letting ropes of flaxen hair tumble to the ground. Sitting down, it reached all the way to the ground and fanned out around her, sitting in twisting curls all around her waist. "It's... it's so long!" Red exclaimed. Yellow was feeling a little sheepish. "I guess it is!"Red fell back, sitting cross-legged and easing Yellow closer to sit on his lap as he struggled to figure out how to approach braiding her tangled hair. Yellow sat there in anticipation, staring ahead at the forest and watching Chuchu and Pika twitch in their sleep as they napped in the sun. She felt something gentle brush her scalp, and tried not to tense as Red's careful, calloused fingers threaded into her hair and gently tugged at the knots. It sent a special sort of chills down her spine, letting her lean into his touch as though it were the most familiar thing in the world. She closed her eyes, lost in a trance as Red worked his magic, slowly and deliberately untangling her mess of hair and gathering it in his hands to braid it. She had no idea what he was doing or what it looked like, only that it felt wonderful. When Red announced he was finished and Yellow opened her eyes, the sun was already setting. She turned around to see his smiling face lit up like a Christmas Tree. Yellow turned her head, trying to see the braid. "Oh, I took a picture!" Red said, pulling out his pokegear and showing the photo he took. The braid was messy, uneven, and had weird split ends sticking out in seemingly random places. The photo was blurry, making the flowers he had threaded into the braid look like weird splotches of color. It was perfect. Yellow couldn't fight the grin spreading on her face-- not that she wanted to. "I love it," she said softly. "But... it’s getting late, we should probably go home now."Red agreed, standing up and stretching. And so the Fighter and the Healer walked home, bathed in the orange glow of sunset.

[batman-gif]

Hey good post-sorry unrelated I've been on a vexiology kick so I'm in the right headspace to recognize flags. I just noticed the gun astronaut has a flag for the state of Ohio on their arm?? Why ??? Huh?? Whats this images origin excuse me

I legit heard someone criticize this movie for being serious.

[mampfyundodergegenshnuffy]

Look which #flag now is decortating my room #🏴 #muogs #vexiology #nghs https://www.instagram.com/p/CX3ou3QIvPp/?utm_medium=tumblr

[x-but-gay]

Vexiology but gay.

(*also known as pride flags)

[gorillageek27]

Adam: r/vexiology. The white fang flag but its actually this hand towel, but its actually this hand towel with this perfectlt place water stain.

Yang: oh shit i just peed on my towel accidently better turn this into clout

Adam: It was a WATER STAIN I had an ICE PACK and It LEAKED onto the towel I DIDNT FUCKING PEE ON IT

Blake: you peed on it. You peed on it, didnt you lil piss boy?

adam: I DIDNT PISS I DIDNT! I'M NOT A LITTLE PEEPEE BOY! IM NOOOOOT!

[the-orb-they-ponder]

THEY DONT TEACH US THIS

I ONLY KNEW BARBADOS AND TIBET WERE REAL AND STILL EXISTING PLACES BECAUSE I GOT INTO VEXIOLOGY ONCE

[venr0s]

a hypothetical flag for renking's rule because god may work hard but a bitch that's into vexiology and has a horrid sleep schedule works harder

[rvexillology]

Montenegro loves big flags

from /r/vexillology Top comment: We don't really, there is just an ongoing vexiological war, hence why these flags are all up. The other side hoists [massive tricolors](https://www.alo.rs/resources/images/0000/254/114/2_1000x0.png) (yes, it covers an entire hill, we're retarded) It's like gang signs, only state sponsored

[andromedako]

pu-erh

pu-erh: 3 random facts about myself

my fav food is mashed potato...

“as a kid i got google earth and when i got stuck in the ocean id cry bc i was afraid“ - actual quote from me

past special interests include geography/vexiology, history, and kirby. i dont wanna associate with the other ones tho DFGHJKDGFJK

[cooltrainererika]

Oh I got your mention!

Hmm... well, the thing is, in modern flag design, it’s agreed upon that a flag should have these principals in mind, or at least cover most of them:

Keep It Simple. The flag should be so simple that a child can draw it from memory.

Use Meaningful Symbolism. The flag’s images, colors, or patterns should relate to what it symbolizes.

Use 2 or 3 Basic Colors. Limit the number of colors on the flag to three which contrast well and come from the standard color set.

No Lettering or Seals. Never use writing of any kind or an organization’s seal.

Be Distinctive or Be Related. Avoid duplicating other flags, but use similarities to show connections.

In my opinion, the first one might be most important for practical reasons. Seals might be fine if they’re simple seals (Japanese prefecture flags are what vexiologists call “seals on a bedsheet”, flags that are just seals on a solid background, but they’re still well-liked by vexiologists due to many Japanese seals being super simple in the first place), and certain flags like the Seychelles flag or the LGBT flag use more than three colors, and look perfectly fine. Though in my opinion flags like the Belarusian or Tajik ones make up for being so detailed with their cultural relevance (and probably also that I just have a bias towards elaborate traditional textile designs), and even if something is super detailed if it’s so big and distinctive looking that you know what you’re looking at from a distance (e.g. Bhutan and Wales’ flags), you’re probably fine.

...But this changes if these aren’t modern flags, but based in older time periods. Which many of these seem to be. In that case, these are still pretty plausible and actually pretty good. I can see some Qing inspiration for Shengillet. Though Pinnopo’s cherry blossoms do seem to be a bit too much fine detail, due to being towards the edges. And definitely go with the second design for Lumen.

I think another unspoken rule of flags is symmetry, whether vertical or horizontal, is usually preferable, unless the asymmetry is caused by a canton in the corner (though even then there’s exceptions like Pocatello, Idaho, formerly the winner of the worst city flag in America who changed their flag due to it being called out), and that more detailed stuff should go near the hoist or center (or maybe canton, depending on the complexity) if you want to include it (e.g. Kenya, Belarus, Tajikistan), just for the love of god don’t make it an overly complicated government seal (COUGHMOSTUSSTATEFLAGSCOUGH).

Flag Designs For World Storyia

Okay, this has been something I’ve been thinking of doing but never got to until recently, out of fear I’d be doing a bad job at it. So, here are some flag designs I’ve done over the past week.

First is Lumen’s flag(s):

Second is the flag(s) of Andromache:

Third is the flag of the Victoria Kingdom:

Fourth is the flag of Pallettae:

Fifth is the flag of Terrestria:

Sixth as the flag of the Shengillet Empire:

Seventh is the flag of Issactalis:

And the eighth and last one of this set is the flag of Pinnopo:

Don’t worry @cooltrainererika​, I haven’t forgotten about asking you about the flag designs. Please, give them a look-sie and tell me what I’m doing right and what I’m doing wrong and need to improve on.

[cuntryhuman]

bestie im drawing fanart and i gotta stop myself from giving these characters mobility aids cuz i project... the urge to give my scrunglum a cane is so intense -kum n go

im playing a vexiology game wdyw/lh/j

do it. do it. do. it.

[incorrect-pokespe-quotes]

Prompt: Dexholder Beach Day, requested by @urkelsgrandma

As Ruby rubbed the last of the sunscreen into Sapphire’s shoulders, she finally brought up the question that had been bugging her for so long. “Why aren’t ya wearing a bathing suit?” she asked him. Ruby hummed and smiled. “Because I’m not swimming.” “WHAT?!”

“I don’t like the ocean, I just want to take pictures and tan,” he said. “Why don’t you like the ocean? Don’t you wanna come swimming with Rald and I?” Ruby laughed. “And get all sandy? No thanks. Plus the ocean water is all salty and dirty, it’s bad for my hair.” “It’s not dirty, it’s the ocean!!” Sapphire protested. “Sapphire, people *pee* in the ocean.” “Yeah, and?” Emerald interjected. He was digging through their massive towel bag looking for snacks, dressed in the most atrocious outfit Ruby had ever seen. “I am *not* going to accept arguments from somehow who thinks Alola shirts and neon blue swim trunks match with old man sandals!” Ruby snapped. Emerald rolled his eyes and continued digging through the bag as Sapphire latched onto Ruby’s arm. “Come onnnnn Ruby, I really wanted t’go swimming with you!” “I can’t even if I wanted to— which I *do not*, by the way— so there.” Sapphire gasped. “Emerald and I can teach ya!! It’ll be so fun!” “*Absolutely NOT*.” Emerald strolled up to them and leaned against Ruby’s umbrella. “Stop being a baby and just drag your chair to the shoreline. We came to the beach to hang out with you, not for you to sit there and watch us have fun.” Ruby was admittedly flattered, so he adjusted the brim of his sunhat with a smile. “I’ll consider it.” Sapphire shrugged. “Close enough.” She turned to Emerald with a grin. “Last one in the water is a rotten Exeggcute!” Emerald gasped as sprinted after her as Sapphire made a mad dash for the water. “THIS IS SO NOT FAIR MY LEGS ARE SHORT!” Emerald called after her. Ruby sighed and left Zuzu under the umbrella, dragging his chair behind him as he slowly walked towards the ocean. Emerald and Sapphire were already in the water, splashing each other and charging into waves. As Ruby set his chair down where the tide came in, he smiled.