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      10 months ago

      They’re referencing the Fallout video game franchise. There’s a government referred to as the New California Republic, and their flag has a bear with two heads. Two-headed creatures mutated by radiation is kind of a running joke in the Fallout universe.

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    So. Fun fact. I’ve seen this tumblr post before (I mean given the amount of shit I have saved that’s probably not a surprise) but I also had the exact same experience when I saw the post for the first time. I did not know that it was a real flag. I mean I’m Canadian so I have that excuse at least but damn.

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      I’m not on the west coast, but I’ve seen the flag plenty of times.

      Doesnt matter. It still feels weird. Almost makes you wish for a nuclear winter.

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        Doesnt matter. It still feels weird. Almost makes you wish for a nuclear winter.

        No, no it doesn’t. Tf man

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    NGL a decade ago, I wanted a California flag too and was also disappointed that it wasn’t a multi headed bear. Didn’t even know it was Fallout.

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    Here’s an example in the wild that I remember. Anime reviewer Glass Reflection (13:39) talking about an anime/gaming convention in California that he attended. He’s Canadian so he gets a pass. No hate, just a funny mistake.

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    Oh yea, my wife who’s from the US showed me this flag and I was like “That NCR flag looks weird” having only ever seen that flag in New Vegas.