Wednesday, November 17, 2010

I was reading up a bit on the Soviet-Afghan war of the 80's when I came across a picture of the Afghanistan flag circa 1980-1987.
It struck me that the flag's seal looked a lot like Professor Chaos (Butters from South Park).

Anyway, according to the Wikipedia entry, here's what the seal actually represented:
"...a rising sun (a reference to the former name, Khorasan, meaning "Land of the Rising Sun"), a pulpit and the Qur'an for Islam, ribbons with the national colors, a cogwheel for industry, and a red star for communism"

1 comment:

Brian said...

I believe Professor Chaos was a spy for the Soviets. I can see Butters working in the Kremlin. That is eerily similar...even the zipper in his jacket matches the spine of the Qur'an.