I am afraid I do not have a long editorial for you today my readers, but I do have an interesting tidbit for you. Hope it tides you over until my next entry.

While I was surfing the Internet, I found an interesting piece by Britain’s Daily Telegraph, taking a poll among readers, voting for a new flag of Great Britain and Ireland. The winning entry was the following:

If you are asking ‘Isn’t that the emblem from the anime Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann? If you are, you are right!

This design, submitted by an anonymous otaku, features the sunglasses-wearing flaming skull used by the protagonists of the popular Japanese anime, placed over the Union Jack. While astounding that this was one of 20 designs that made it to the final round of polling, it is even more shocking that it earned over 55 percent of all votes cast.

Keep in mind, that this was just a magazine poll, so nobody should expect to see this banner flying over Buckingham Palace anytime soon. Nevertheless, it does bring some interesting repercussions and spark some interesting thoughts. I do not know whether to be amused or horrified by this, but at the least, it certainly did grab my attention.

So what about all of you?