A basin for all nations

[muckefuck]

In Kiran Desai's The inheritance of loss, when one Indian immigrant living in New York City hears of another's plans to return home, he tells him:

"You're making a big mistake. Thirty years in this country, hassle-free except for the bitch-witch, of course, and I have never gone back. Just even see the plumbing," he indicated the sound of the gurgling toilet behind him. "They should put their plumbing on their flag, just like we have the spinning wheel--top-class facility in this country."

I'm not a big fan of objects on flags, but if you were going to take Mr Kakkar's advice and put an image of something on your country's flag, what would it be?

Comments

[keyne.livejournal.com]

Oddly enough, the first thing that sprang to mind was a plow. Which doesn't exactly fit the US in the modern age.

Unfortunately, cars and shopping malls and televisions don't look good waving in the breeze.

[marnanel.livejournal.com]

PA has a plough as a charge on its coat of arms and therefore also its flag. Montana also has a plough, but represented as part of a picture. And strictly speaking, Alaska has a plough too. :)

[keyne.livejournal.com]

Ah, that's probably why it sprang to mind -- I used to know most of the state flags, long ago.

(I did a doubletake when you commented, btw. Thanks for Joule.)

[marnanel.livejournal.com]

Thanks for using it!

[muckefuck.livejournal.com]

What about just using the Walmart and FOX Television logos?