A vexing question

[muckefuck]

I was complimented at yesterday's barbecue on the neatness of my bratwurst. The clean design of my pale sausage edged with a line of mustard and a line of relish prompted someone to ask, "Is that the flag of Jamaica?" I knew it wasn't, but when it came to the question of whether some lame country had come so late to the party that a crappy design of green-white-yellow horizontal stripes was the best choice available[*], I was stumped. "Is there a vexillologist in the house?" I asked. But, alas, there was not. Fortunately, I have found a passable substitute in the form of this website. The various search engines leave much to be desired, but the use of one reveals no matches. There are a couple of tricolours with these three colours, but they have the green in the middle--which, I have to admit, more closely follows the rules of heraldry (i.e. metal may not lie upon metal) than that which was on my bun.

[*] Far from the worst choice possible, sadly, as some of the examples here attest.

Comments

[foodpoisoningsf.livejournal.com]

I'm vexed by the neatness of your bratwurst. I expect big slurpy drippy things stewed in beer with a light grilling and sheathed in a roll not just to absorb stray juices, but also to guide the meat missile and mustard into the waiting mouth.

On the other hand, I never would have found out about Niue, a country hitherto unknown to me. I checked it's website and they don't permit same-sex marriage.

[muckefuck.livejournal.com]

So that puts the kibosh on your plan of emigrating and opening an ItaliAsian bakery in Niue City, does it?

Niue came to my attention in the early days of the Web when it was willing to hawk its .nu domain names to the highest bidder. (If you ever change your mind, rocco.nu is still available!)

I regret my bratwurst vexing. Be assured that in your presence, I'd do my best to dress it so as to appeal to your penchant for slurpy, drippy, sheathed, juicy meat missiles.