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The Middle East’s Wild West

on July 23, 2010 in Wannabe Flags & Politics

By Atlas Al If you haven’t already heard about the terrorist bombings in Kampala, Uganda, Flagging Headquarters brings the story to you.  Earlier this month, Somali terrorist group, Al-Shabaab, bombed two locations where fans were watching the World Cup.  Their motive:  retribution for the 6000 Ugandan and Burundian soldiers keeping the peace in war torn [...]

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Global Ground Zero

on July 19, 2010 in Flagging Vocabulary

By The Hunger If you ever wanted to hook up with a Spaniard, 2010 World Cup Sunday was paying better odds than a defective poker machine. Patriotism and partying, synonymous with Spanish football fans, hit a new national zenith in the wake of the country becoming the newly crowned world champions of football. I gate crashed the [...]

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World Cup Woes, Hoes

on June 21, 2010 in Flagosphere Warnings

By Atlas Al FootballSex The World Cup always attracts loads of visitors and earns the host country billions in state revenue.  The one industry South Africa won’t make money on is: FootballSex. In the article, Prostitutes flock to South Africa ahead of World Cup 2010, The Christian Science Monitor reports sex workers from all over southern [...]

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Ready. Aim. Flag!

on June 15, 2010 in Flagging Vocabulary, International Flagfests

By Atlas Al Hot Football Fans Fans of basketball, baseball, tennis, American football, the annual Lumberjack World Championship – all are god awful when compared to Hot Football Fans. You won’t see more beautiful women at any sporting event than the World Cup. The well known cliché goes “______ is as easy as shooting fish [...]

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FIFA Citizenship

on June 1, 2010 in International Flagfests

By The Hunger June 11th is just around the corner and the whole world (even New Zealand) is getting ready for FIFA World Cup 2010. Whilst everyone with a passport has an automatic favourite, the tournament is limited to only 32 nations. With 30 countries destined not to make the final and 161 nations without [...]

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What Will Mirza-Malik’s Baby Be?

on April 23, 2010 in International Flagfests

It’s safe to assume they’ll have kids like most married people do. The important question is: if she’s Indian and he’s Pakistani, what flag will their kids be?

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Hard To Wear Software

on February 23, 2010 in Flagging Vocabulary

By The Hunger The Olympic circus has come to Vancouver with all the global fervour and controversy we had hoped for. Flag mania is sweeping the city, but is everyone waving the right flag? Australia’s performance at past Winter Olympics isn’t legendary except for the famous Steven Bradbury gold medal. In recent years, however, Australia [...]

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Vancouver’s Foreign Born Perfect Storm

on February 11, 2010 in International Flagfests

By Atlas Al Foreign Born Vancouver is a special city for many reasons. One reason in particular is that it has one of the highest concentrations of Foreign Born populations in the world. A common definition of Foreign Born (or non-native) is someone born outside of their country of residence. It can apply to immigrants [...]

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Eye of the Tiger Woods

on January 11, 2010 in International Flagfests

By The Hunger Tiger Wood’s is a modern-day, living God. His Everest-like status atop the world’s sporting landscape has ensured his place in sports history – not to mention him being worth a cool billion dollars. However, right now Tiger Woods probably feels like the poorest billionaire in the world. A month ago, the world [...]

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