Lennard Ramone

  Fun with flags with Dr. Lennard Ramone, part II. After the positive comments I received when I published my first story about flags, I thought it would be a good idea to follow up with a few things I didn’t have space for in the first story.  The first question I got was why I didn’t make a mention in the “Flags with similarities” section of the flags of Scandinavia.  Well, the story was already quite long and now we have a good reason to tell you more about flags. So the flags of Scandinavia all follow the Nordic Cross pattern. The OG of Nordic Cross flags is Denmark’s flag, the Dannebrog. There are several conflicting origin stories, but the generally accepted legend has it that, some time in the 13th century, king Valdemar the second was leading his army into the battle of Lindanise, near present day Tallinn, Estonia. Morale was low but, with his troops in dire straits, the skies opened and a red banner with a white Nordic Cross on it fell from the clouds. This impro...

Craft beer has been all the hype in recent years, so we, the insiders in the industry, thought it would be practical to set up some regulations to ensure the industry doesn’t get infected with cowboy entrepreneurs looking to make a quick buck.  Therefore, if you want to call yourself a craft beer bar, you must comply with the following rules.  Your bar must be either in a prime downtown location or in a gritty, soon-up-for-gentrification neighborhood where no one really wants to live right now. You must have at least 15 taps. Anything less than that is not acceptable. A good rule of thumb is to have 1 tap per 50 square foot of floor space. You must have 1 female employee with bright blue hair. This is not debatable.  Acceptable staff footwear choices are: Vans, Converse All Stars and Doc Martens. Nike Air running shoes and Adidas Stan Smiths may be accepted, but only with a doctor’s note. Knitted beanie hats are  recommended. Your staff must all have tattoos. Exempt...